LORD’S DAY ORDER OF WORSHIP

 December 16, 2018

 These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.  – Revelation 7:14

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

SILENT PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP

 Isaiah 55:1-3

 

*INVOCATION AND 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.

 

*HYMN OF PRAISE – #196

 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

 

PASTORAL PRAYER

 

GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS

 

*THE DOXOLOGY (#731)

 

*OFFERTORY PRAYER

 

*PSALM OF PREPARATION – Psalm 10

 (Tune: Finlandia, BPFW, 2010)

 ¹Why do You stand so far away, O Lord;

 Why do you hide Yourself in troubled times?

²In pride the wicked chase and trap the poor;

Let them be caught in schemes they have devised.

³The wicked boasts about his heart’s desires;

The greedy he commends, but spurns the Lord.

 

⁴The wicked proudly does not choose to seek;

 In all his thoughts he says, “There is no God.”

⁵He cannot see Your judgments, yet he thrives;

He sneers with scorn at all his enemies.

⁶He says within his heart “I’ll not be moved;

Through every age I will not suffer harm.”

 

¹²Rise up, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand!

Do not forget the ones who are oppressed.

 ¹³Why has the wicked proudly scoffed at God?

 He thinks that You will never take account.

¹⁴But You indeed see evil and distress,

 You see, and with Your hand You set things right.

 

*PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

 

*SCRIPTURE READING

Matthew 24:15-22

 (p. 829 in ESV Pew Bible)

 

 

SERMON – Rev. Mark Blalack

Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew:

 Realistic Expectations of The End

 

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

 Invitation to the Lord’s Table

 We welcome to the Lord’s Table all who have professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and are members in good standing of an evangelical, Bible-believing church.

 

Unison Confession of Sin

 O Most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; Who pardons all such as truly repent and turn to Thee; We humbly confess our sins and implore Thy mercy. We have not loved Thee with a pure heart fervently; Neither have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have not done justly, nor loved mercy, nor walked humbly with Thee, our God. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, according to Thy loving-kindness; According to the multitude of Thy tender mercies, blot out our iniquity. Create in us a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within us. Cast us not away from Thy presence; And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us. Restore to us the joy of Thy salvation; And uphold us with Thy free Spirit. Amen.

 

Assurance of Pardon

 The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, He remains faithful – for He cannot deny Himself.  (2 Timothy 2:11-13)

 

*Communion Hymn – #213

What Child Is This

 

Words of Institution

 Prayer of Consecration

Distribution of the Elements

Prayer of Thanksgiving

 

*HYMN OF RESPONSE – #195

Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come

 

*BENEDICTION

 Hebrews 13:20-21

 

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

Song of Simeon (December Hymn of the Month)

 

 

*Congregation stands as able

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 16, 2018

 Visitors and Guests – We are thankful that you have chosen to worship with us this Lord’s Day. If at any time during the service you are in need of assistance, please ask one of our members. Our Cry Room is located just outside the sanctuary to the right, and restrooms to the left downstairs.

 

Evening Worship will resume on January 20^th.

 

The Lord’s Supper – Today we will be coming to the Lord’s Table. Please take time before and during the service to meditate upon the work of the Lord Jesus Christ and your trust in Him alone as you prepare to come.

 

The Session has called a Congregational Meeting immediately following Morning Worship, for the purpose of presenting the 2019 Budget and to make a change to Pastor Blalack’s call. A copy of the budget is available in the Narthex. Our Christmas Luncheon will follow.

 
Congregational Prayer is each Lord’s Day at 9:15 am in the Pastor’s Study.

 

Christmas Eve Service – Make plans to invite friends and family to join us on December 24^th at 4:30 pm as we celebrate the Incarnation of Christ.