Thank you for joining us in worship! If you do not have a Church home, we invite you to consider New Utrecht to be your spiritual home. We invite you to maintain a spirit of silence as the prelude begins our service.
OUR APPROACH TO GOD
Prelude
Introit
Our help is in the name of the Lord
WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH!
Welcome
Call to Worship: Ps 33 & Tobit 13
Shout joy to the Lord, lovers of justice!
HOW RIGHT IT IS TO PRAISE GOD!
For the word of God is true: what God says, God does!
THIS LOVER OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE FILLS THE EARTH WITH LOVE!
Match your praise to all God has done for you.
BLESS THE LORD OF JUSTICE, WHO RULES FOREVER!
*Hymn 454 "Glorious is Thy Name Most Holy"
Let us be before our God in silence.
Unison Prayer: Psalm 15 & 5
LORD, WHO IS WELCOME IN YOUR HOUSE? WHO CAN REST ON YOUR HOLY MOUNTAIN? THOSE WHO WALK WITH INTEGRITY AND DO ONLY WHAT IS RIGHT, SPEAKING THE TRUTH WITH COURAGE...THESE ARE THE JUST: THEY STAND FOREVER UNSHAKEN. YOU NEVER WELCOME EVIL, GOD, NEVER LET IT STAY...BY YOUR GREAT MERCY I ENTER YOUR HOUSE AND BEND LOW IN AWE WITHIN YOUR HOLY TEMPLE...BRING ME YOUR JUSTICE.
Kyrie (sung)
LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US.
CHRIST HAVE MERCY UPON US.
LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US.
A Word of Assurance: Psalm 24 & 11
Whoever has integrity: not chasing shadows, not living lies. God will bless them, their Savior will bring justice. The Lord loves justice, the just will see God's face.
The Summary of the Law (Mk 12:29-31)
This is the first commandment:
HEAR O ISRAEL, THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE!
THEREFORE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH
ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
This is the second commandment:
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
There is no greater commandment than these.
Anthem "Jesu, Jesu"
THE WORD OF GOD
*Responsive Reading: Psalm 80: 14-19
*Gloria Patri (Hymn No. 623)
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, AMEN!
The Greeting of Peace
Announcements & Children's Moment
*Hymn insert "Be Glorified"
Scripture Lessons
Jewish Scriptures: Ezekiel 18: 1-4, 25-32
Epistle: Philippians 2: 1-13
Gospel: Matthew 21: 23-32
Sermon
OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
*Hymn 299 "Rescue the Perishing" Vs: 1, 3, 4
*The Offering
Doxology (625) and Prayer
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW; PRAISE GOD ALL CREATURES
HERE BELOW; PRAISE GOD ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOSTS; PRAISE FATHER
(CREATOR), SON (CHRIST) AND HOLY GHOST.
A Time of Giving Thanks & Praise
The Prayer of the People & The Lord's Prayer
*Hymn 455 "Come, All Christians, Be Committed"
*Benediction
Postlude
*Please stand if you are able.