1 Peter 1:17-21
Links to the scriptures and hymns used during this service are provided below. Click on the hymn title to be taken to a page with sheet music.
Order of Service
Call to Worship: Psalm 8
Hymns:
Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Forgiveness:
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, it has always pleased you to extend grace toward your people, as rebellious as they have proven to be. You never ceased to exhort them to repentance and always led them by the hand of the prophets who brought your Word. Grant us grace today that your same Word may resound in our ears. By your Spirit subdue and so reign over our minds and affections, that being truly humbled, we give you the glory that your majesty is due, until the day we rejoice in your heavenly promise, which has been purchased for us by the blood of your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
from John Calvin: Sermons on the Book of Micah
Hymn: O How I Love Jesus
Scripture Readings:
Exodus 12:1-13
John 1:29-34
Affirmation of Faith: Scripture Alone
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. (Psalm 138:2)
Pastoral Prayer
Hymn: I Need Thee, Precious Jesus
Sermon: 1 Peter 1:17-21
Closing Hymn: Doxology