Call To Worship
We confess the supremacy of God in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Call to Worship
Psalm 145:1-13
1I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. 3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
4One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. 5On the glorious splendor of your majesty and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. 6They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness. 7They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
8The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 9The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
10All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord, and all your saints shall bless you! 11They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power, 12to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
Our Sung Call to Worship
Fairest Lord Jesus
Confession
We confess our need for mercy through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Confession
A prayer of confession regarding broken human relationships.
From the Worship Sourcebook, 2nd Ed.
Almighty God and loving Father,
We thank you for placing us in covenant relationships, in homes and families and friendships.
Forgive us for taking our vows and promises lightly.
Forgive us for the breakdown of family life, for misdirected love and broken covenants, for failing to give time to our families, for failing to teach and live by Your values.
Jesus, our heavenly brother,
Teach us every day to love and serve, to cherish and protect those with whom we live. In your name we pray.
Amen.
TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION
Our Sung Confession
There is No Sin That I Have Done
Verse 1
There is no sin that I have done
That has such height and breadth
It can’t be washed in Jesus’ blood
Or covered by His death.
There is no spot that still remains,
No cause to hide my face,
For He has stooped to wash me clean
And covered me with grace.
Verse 2
There is no wrath that I will know,
No wormwood and no gall;
For though such wounds and grief I earned
My Savior bore them all.
There is no work that I must add
To stand before His throne.
I only plead His life and death
Sufficient on their own.
Verse 3
There is no love that I desire
But Jesus’ warm embrace.
While now I know His love by faith
I long to see His face.
There is no song that I will sing,
No melody but this,
That my Beloved, He is mine,
For He has made me His.
Assurance and Peace
We profess our assurance of salvation and peace in Christ through both responsive reading and song.
Our Spoken Profession of Assurance
From the song “In My Place” by Matt Boswell and Michael Bleeker
In my place, He stood condemned.
He who knew no sin became sin for us
That we might become, His righteousness.
Bearing all my sin and shame,
The punishment and blame
He conquered the grave
That we might become, the heirs of grace.
In my place, Jesus died
The spotless Lamb laid down His life.
The wrath of God was satisfied.
In my place Jesus died.
Our Sung Profession of Assurance
In My Place
Thanksgiving and Petition
We Give Thanks in Prayer and Offer Petitions to God
We express our gratitude to God our Father for Christ’s work on the cross for us and bring our requests before him. In bringing our requests, we confess that we believe God truly is a good father, who cares about our needs and gives us what he knows is best.
We Give Thanks by Giving
We give financial offerings to support the work of the church because of our gratitude to God. By giving we confess we are trusting in God’s provision for us as well.
We Give Thanks in Song
To Live is Christ
Scripture Reading
We hear the scripture text of the sermon read.
Colossians 3:20-21 ESV
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Sermon
Colossians 3:20-21 – Shaped by the Gospel: Parenting and Children – Michael Felkins
Sending
Having heard and confessed the Gospel, we are sent into the world on mission in Christ, which we express in both song and spoken word.
Sending Song
Glorious Day
Blessing
Blessing from 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.