Order of Worship
The Ministry of Giving (Tithes, Mission, Benevolent, YPD)
The Altar Call
The Call to Worship
Minister: I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Our feet have ben standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
People: For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Minister: O Lord, I love the habitation of your house, and the place where your glory dwells.
People: But the Lord is in his holy temple, let all the earth keep silence before him.
Minister: Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
People: O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! I will sing of loyalty and of justice; to you, O Lord, I will sing.
The Decalogue
(The Contemporary Abridged)
From all that dwells below the skies, let the Creator’s praise arise; Let
the Redeemer’s name be sung, through every land by every tongue.
Minister: Let
us express our commitment to keep God’s law.
People:
God
of our salvation, only you are God. We will make no idols. We will not invoke
with malice Your name, O God. We will remember the Sabbath Day and keep it
holy. We will honor our father and our mother. We will not commit murder. We
will not commit adultery. We will not steal. We will not be a false witness. We
will not covet anything that belongs to our neighbor.
Singing:
Nearer My God to Thee!
Minister:
And
He said unto Him, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great
commandment. And the second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as
yourself.
On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.
The Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. AMEN.
The Ministry of Giving
The Giving Affirmation
This is my seed. It shall meet all my needs.
I give it today, because I obey – my God and His command.
My tithe is out of obedience and love. My offering is my sacrifice.
My return shall be magnified, because I’ve learned to give right.
I’m the head and not the tail, a lender and not a borrower, on top and not beneath.
Because I give, I am blessed – in the city and in the field.
I’m blessed because I give my God my best.
Today and every day, I am blessed!
THE GENERAL CONFESSION.
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men, weacknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness which we from time to time mostgrievously have committed by thought, word and deed against Thy divine Majesty, provokingmost justly Thy wrath and indignation against us.We do earnestly repent and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of themis grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father for YourSon our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake; forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may everhereafter serve and please Thee in newness of life, to honor and glory of Your, through JesusChrist our Lord. Amen.Type your paragraph here
The Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye Heavenly Host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.