Ruth 1

Order of Service

Call to Worship: Psalm 104:31-35

Invocation

Hymns

Corporate Confession of Sin

O Father, we are gathered before you, the Maker of Heaven and Earth, whose chosen dwelling place is with the broken and contrite, to confess that we have sinned in thought and word and deed; we have not loved you with all our heart and soul, we have not loved you with all our mind and strength; we have not even loved our neighbor as ourselves. In your mercy, deepen our sorrow for the wrong we have done and for the good we have left undone, so that we may hate our sin with a holy hatred. But, please Father, do not leave us in sorrow. With you, O Lord, there is forgiveness. In your mercy, restore the joy of our salvation; so that we may love you with a holy love. Amen.

Silent Confession and Assurance of Forgiveness

Response: #499 - Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me

Gospel Reading: Matthew 10:34-39

Epistle Reading: Hebrews 12:7-11

Affirmation of Faith: from The New Hampshire Confession of Faith

Article I. Of the Scriptures

We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter, that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried.

Pastoral Prayer

Hymn: #139 - Your Word Is like a Garden, Lord

Sermon: Ruth 2

Closing Hymn: #731 - Doxology

Benediction