Order of Worship

Welcome & Life in the Body

Call to Worship: Ephesians 1:3-6 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

Prayer of Praise

Song #21: Come Praise and Glorify

Song: We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer

Scripture Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Prayer of Confession

Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 51:1-2  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!

Song #123: His Mercy Is More

Song: Psalm 42: As the Hart Longs for Flowing Streams

Affirmation of Faith: Ephesians 3:14-21 [Congregation will read the text in bold.]

For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith

That you may be rooted and grounded in love,

That you may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge

that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Petition

Song #41: Ancient of Days

Song #11: Only a Holy God

Sermon

Song: Romans Doxology

Benediction