Order of Worship 01-03-16

WORSHIP SERVICE

Call to Worship

Worship Leader: Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, that He might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for Him; let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation. (Isaiah 25:9)

“O Come, All Ye Faithful” (Hymn of Adoration)

God Graciously Renews Us in Christ

As we join together in our Confession of Sin; Gen 2 says:

Worship Leader: The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

& our Forgiveness of Sin Through Christ, Psalm 145 says

Worship Leader: “The Lord is near to those who call on him, to all who call on him faithfully.  He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he hears their cry and helps them.  The Lord preserves all those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.”

“In Christ Alone” (Song of Assurance)

As we join together to Thank God for what He has done by Giving Our Offerings, Psalm 98 says

Worship Leader: Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things.  He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to his people, and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.  Shout with joy to the Lord, all you lands; lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing.   

“Be Thou My Vision” (Song of Petition)

God Instructs Us Through His Word

Sermon

Eric Tiffany

God Feeds and Nourishes Us Through His Supper

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 53:1-6 (Bread)

Who has believed what he has heard from us?^[a]
    And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
² For he grew up before him like a young plant,
    and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.
³ He was despised and rejected^[b] by men; a man of sorrows,^[c] and acquainted with^[d] grief;^[e] and as one from whom men hide their faces^[f] he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

⁴ Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
⁵ But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. ⁶ All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

** The Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, ²⁴ and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for^[b] you. Do this in remembrance of me.”^[c]

Colossians 1:19-20 (Cup)

For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, ²⁰ and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

** In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” ²⁶ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

God Blesses and Sends Us Out

Worship Leader: “Be comforted in all your troubles so that you may comfort those in trouble with that comfort you have received from God.” (2 Corinthians 1:4)