2 Peter 1:5-11
Order of Service
Call to Worship: Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
Invocation
Hymn: #529 - Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Tune)
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Forgiveness:
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
Hymns:
#186 - One There Is Above All Others (Tune)
#535 - O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus (Tune)
Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 44:21-24
Matthew 7:7-11
Affirmation of Faith: from The Heidelberg Catechism
Q. 26 What do you believe when you say, “I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth”?
A. That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth and everything in them, who still upholds and rules them by his eternal counsel and providence, is my God and Father because of Christ the Son. I trust God so much that I do not doubt he will provide whatever I need for body and soul and will turn to my good whatever adversity he sends upon me in this sad world. God is able to do this because he is almighty God and desires to do this because he is a faithful Father.
Morning Prayer
Hymn: #518 - Christ of All My Hopes the Ground (Tune)
Sermon: 2 Peter 1:5-11
Closing Hymn: #672 - Trust and Obey (Tune)
Benediction