Bless our God, O peoples;let the sound of his praise be heard,

who has kept our soulamong the living

and has not let our feet slip.

Psalm 66:8-9

Call to Worship

Be thou my vision,O Lord of my heart;

naught be all else to mesave that thou art.

Thou my best thought,by day or by night

waking or sleeping,thy presence my light.

Text: Unknown, 8th c. • Music: Slane (Irish Folk Tune)

Be Thou My Vision

Be thou my wisdomand thou my true word;

I ever with theeand thou with me, Lord;thou my great Father,

I thy true son;thou in me dwelling,and I with thee one.

Be thou my battle shield,sword for my fight;be thou my dignity,

thou my delight,thou my soul’s shelter,

thou my high tow’r:raise thou me heav’nward,

O Pow’r of my pow’r.

Riches I heed not,nor man’s empty praise;thou mine inheritance,

now and always;thou, and thou only,

first in my heart,High King of heav’n,my treasure thou art.

“Be Thou My Vision” • Text: Unknown, 8th c. • Music: Slane (Irish Folk Tune)

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High King of heav’n,my victory won,

may I reach heav’ns joys,O bright heav’n’s Sun!Heart of my own heart,

whatever befall,still be my vision,

O Ruler of all.

Prayer of Invocation

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

Isaiah 6:

Call to Confession of Sin

And one called to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;the whole earth is full of his glory!”

And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!”

Almighty God, our heavenly Father,we have sinned against you and

against our neighbor,in thought and word and deed,

in the evil we have doneand in the good we have not done,

through our ignorance,through weakness,

through our own deliberate fault.

Confession of Sin

We are truly sorryand repent of all our sins.For the sake of your Son,

Jesus Christ, who died for us,forgive us all that is past;

and grant that we may serve youin newness of life

to the glory of your name. Amen.

(Silent confession)

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

Isaiah 6:6-7

Assurance of Forgiveness

May the peace of Christ be with you.And also with you.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Romans 12:1

Offering

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise him, all creatures here below;Praise him above, ye heav’nly host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Text: Thomas Ken (1674)

Music: “Old 100th” / Genevan Psalter / Louis Bourgeois (1551)

The Doxology

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The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God!

Deuteronomy 8:1-10

Old Testament Reading

The Lord be with you.And also with you.

Let us pray…

Prayers of the People

Father, we pray for yourholy, catholic, and apostolic Church,

That we all may be one.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Grant that every memberof the church may joyfully

and humbly serve you,

That your Name would be honoredby all people.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

We pray for allwho lead and guide your church,

That they may be faithfuland diligent servants of you.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

We pray for all who governand hold authority

in the nations of the world,

That there may be justiceand peace on the earth.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Give us grace to do your willin all that we undertake,

That we may know the joyof living for you.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Have compassion on thosewho suffer from grief or trouble,

That they may be deliveredfrom their distress.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Let us join together in prayingas Jesus taught us to pray:

Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be doneon 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.

I come with joy to meet my Lord,forgiven, loved, and free;

in awe and wonder to recallhis life laid down for me.

Text: Brian Wren • Music: Matthew H. Curl

I Come With Joy To Meet My Lord

His name is Jesus!A sacrifice of love,

I owe him everything,my life, my all.

I come with Christians far and nearto find as all are fed,

the new community of lovein Christ’s communion bread.

His name is Jesus!A sacrifice of love,

I owe him everything,my life, my all.

As Christ breaks breadand bids us share,

each proud division ends;the love that made us makes us one,

and strangers now are friends.

His name is Jesus!A sacrifice of love,

I owe him everything,my life, my all.

Together met, together bound,we’ll go our different ways;

and as his people in the world,we’ll live and speak his praise.

“I Come With Joy To Meet My Lord” • Text: Brian Wren

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His name is Jesus!A sacrifice of love,

I owe him everything,my life, my all.

To you, O Lord,I lift my eyes,

to you enthronedabove the skies.

As servants watchtheir master’s hand,

or maidens bytheir mistress stand.

Text: Psalm 123 • Music: Matthew H. Curl

To You, O Lord, I Lift My Eyes

So to the Lord our eyes we raise,until his mercy he displays.

To you, O Lord, I lift my eyes,to you enthroned above the skies.

O Lord our God,your mercy show,for human pride

and scorn we know.Reproach and shameyour saints endure,from sinners whoappear secure.

“To You, O Lord, I Lift My Eyes” • Text: Psalm 123

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So to the Lord our eyes we raise,until his mercy he displays.

To you, O Lord, I lift my eyes,to you enthroned above the skies.

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ.Praise be to you, O Christ!

Luke 4:1-13

Gospel Reading

What is your only comfortin life and in death?

That I am not my own,but belong with body and soul,

both in life and in death,to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.

The Heidelberg Catechism, Question 1

Confession of Faith

He has fully paid for all my sinswith His precious blood,

and has set me freefrom all the power of the devil.

He also preserves me in such a waythat without the will

of my heavenly Fathernot a hair can fall from my head;

indeed, all things must work togetherfor my salvation.

Therefore, by His Holy SpiritHe also assures me of eternal life

and makes me heartily willingand ready from now on

to live for Him.Amen.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,to which indeed you were called in one body.

And be thankful.

(Greet one another with the words,“The peace of Christ be with you.”)

Colossians 3:15

Passing of the Peace

Institution of the Lord’s Table

Therefore let us proclaim the mystery of faith.Christ has died.Christ is risen.

Christ will come again!

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.Therefore let us keep the feast.

The gifts of God for the people of God.

(The Mystery of Faith)

Mysterium Fidei

There is a Redeemer,Jesus, God’s own Son,

precious Lamb of God, Messiah,Holy One.

Text & Music: Melody Green

There Is A Redeemer

Jesus my Redeemer,name above all names,

precious Lamb of God, Messiah,O, for sinners slain.

Thank you, O my Father,for giving us your Son,and leaving your Spirit

’til the work on earth is done.

When I stand in glory,I will see his face,

and there I’ll serve my king foreverin that holy place.

Thank you, O my Father,for giving us your Son,and leaving your Spirit

’til the work on earth is done.

There is a Redeemer,Jesus, God’s own Son,

precious Lamb of God, Messiah,Holy One.

Thank you, O my Father,for giving us your Son,and leaving your Spirit

’til the work on earth is done.

“There Is A Redeemer” • Text & Music: Melody Green

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When peace, like a river,attendeth my way,

when sorrows like sea billows roll;whatever my lot,

thou hast taught me to say,“It is well, it is well with my soul.”

Text: Horatio G. Spafford • Music: Phillip P. Bliss

It Is Well With My Soul

It is well… with my soul;it is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet,though trials should come,

let this blest assurance control,that Christ has regarded

my helpless estateand has shed his own blood

for my soul.

It is well… with my soul;it is well, it is well with my soul.

My sin, O the blissof this glorious thought!

My sin, not in part, but the whole,is nailed to the crossand I bear it no more;

praise the Lord! It is wellwith my soul!

It is well… with my soul;it is well, it is well with my soul.

O Lord, haste the daywhen the faith shall be sight,

the clouds be rolled back as a scroll,the trump shall resound

and the Lord shall descend,even so, it is well with my soul!

“It Is Well With My Soul” • Text: Horatio G. Spafford

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It is well… with my soul;it is well, it is well with my soul.

Romans 16:20

Benediction