John 15:18-16:4

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 118:1-4,19-29

Hymn: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Forgiveness: from Psalm 51:1-4

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.

Hymn: In Christ Alone

Scripture Readings:

1 Peter 4:12-19

Psalm 69:1-15

Affirmation of Faith: from the New Hampshire Confession of 1853

We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace; through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God; who by the appointment of the Father, freely took upon him our nature, yet without sin; honored the divine law by his personal obedience, and by his death made a full atonement for our sins; that having risen from the dead he is now enthroned in heaven; and uniting in his wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfections, he is every way qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate, and an all-sufficient Savior.

Hymn: Day by Day

Sermon: John 15:18-16:4

Closing Hymn: Doxology