OUR
APPROACH TO GOD
Prelude
Introit “We Have Come Into His House”
Welcome!
Call to Worship: Psalm 42
These things I remember, as I pour out my soul:
HOW I WENT WITH THE THRONG AND LED THEM IN PROCESSION TO THE HOUSE OF
GOD, AND GLAD SHOUTS AND SONGS OF THANKSGIVING.
Hope in God!
FOR I SHALL AGAIN PRAISE HIM, MY HELP AND
MY GOD!
*Hymn 16 "We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer"
Let us be before our God in silence.
Unison Prayer: Psalm 43
VINDICATE ME, O GOD, AND DEFEND MY CAUSE,
FOR YOU ARE THE GOD IN WHOM I TAKE REFUGE. O SEND OUT YOUR LIGHT AND YOUR
TRUTH; LET THEM LEAD ME; LET THEM BRING ME TO YOUR HOLY HILL AND TO YOUR
DWELLING. THEN I WILL GO TO THE ALTAR OF GOD, TO GOD MY EXCEEDING JOY; AND
I WILL PRAISE YOU WITH THE HARP, O GOD, MY GOD.
Kyrie
(sung)
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.
CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON US.
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.
A Word of Assurance:
The Summary of the
Law
(Mark
12:29b-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 "Come Thou
Almighty King" F. De Giardini
THE WORD OF
GOD
*Responsive Reading:
Psalm 23
*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
*Hymn 41 "God is So Good"
Scripture Lessons:
Jewish Scriptures:
Isaiah 25:1-9
Epistle:
Philippians 4:1-9
The Celtic Allelulia!
Gospel:
Matthew 22:1-14
Sermon: The Reverend John T. Ryan, preaching
OUR
RESPONSE TO GOD
Hymn 34 "The God of Abraham Praise"
