Sunday Service 10-11-20 - Luke 3:1-20 - John Prepares the Way

 5:30 P.M. June 24, 2018\ ******************************************************** My soul makes its boast in the LORD, Let the humble hear it and be glad! Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together! ******************************************************** THE PRELUDE.................................................Variations on the Hymns THE GREETING OF THE CONGREGATION *THE CALL TO WORSHIP...................................From Psalm 133/134 Leader: How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity! All: For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. Leader: Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. All: May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth. *THE INVOCATION & THE LORD'S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. *THE HYMN OF PRAISE.........................O Love That Will Not Let Me Go PRIVATE & CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN All: Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy, forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen ASSURANCE OF PARDON & PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Isaiah 55:6-7 - Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. *THE PSALM OF WORSHIP..........................Psalm 73 (Surely God Is Good) *THE TEACHING OF FAITH.........................The WSC Question 92-93 SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION...............John 13:12-17 (The Perfect Example) SCRIPTURE READING - LECTIO CONTINUA................Exodus 28:1-14 The Reader: This is the Word of the Lord! The Congregation: Thanks be to God! The Reader: May God's Word live in us The Congregation: And bear much fruit to His glory! THE PASTORAL PRAYER THE HYMN OF PREPARATION....................................He Leadeth Me & THE GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS..................The Doxology THE SERMON.........................................................Rev Jonathan Rowe Luke 3:1-20 - John Prepares The Way *THE HYMN OF RESPONSE..........................................Trust & Obey VOWS OF MEMBERSHIP *THE CONFESSION OF FAITH.............................The Apostles' Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. *THE BENEDICTION THE POSTLUDE...............................................Variations on the Hymns *All Are Standing WELCOME TO: THE MORNING SERVICE OF WORSHIP 10:45 A.M. October 11, 2020 www.covenantdublin.com www.facebook.com/CovenantDublin