God Is Great, and His Timing Is Perfect
September 1, 2024
Call to Worship Psalm 68:4
Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
Invocation and The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn of Praise “Come, People of the Risen King”HMA #27
Scripture Reading 1 Peter 5:6-11
Confession of Sin and Assurance of Pardon Isaiah 53:4-5
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
Hymn of Assurance “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”#94
Confession of Faith Heidelberg Catechism # 124
Q. 124 What does the third request mean?
“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” means, help us and all people to reject our own wills and to obey Your will without any back talk. Your will alone is good. Help us one and all to carry out the work we are called to, as willingly and faithfully as the angels in heaven.
Pastoral Prayer
Choral Anthem “Thy Loving–kindness, Lord, Is Good and Free”
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
The Preaching of God’s Word “God Is Great, and His Timing Is Perfect”
Psalm 70
Hymn of Preparation “Beneath the Cross of Jesus” (1-2)#183
The Lord’s Supper
Hymn of Response Psalm 70 Insert
Benediction 1 Peter 5:10
[May] the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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