O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;sing praises to the Lord,

to him who rides in the heavens,the ancient heavens;

behold, he sends out his voice,his mighty voice.

Psalm 68:32-35

Call to Worship

Ascribe power to God,whose majesty is over Israel,

and whose power is in the skies.Awesome is God from his sanctuary;

the God of Israel—he is the one who gives

power and strength to his people.Blessed be God!

Amazing grace!How sweet the sound

that saved a wretch like me!I once was lost, but now am found,

was blind, but now I see.

Text: John Newton • Music: American Melody

Amazing Grace

’Twas grace that taughtmy heart to fear,

and grace my fears relieved;how precious did that grace appear

the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers,toils and snares,

I have already come;’tis grace hath brought me

safe thus far,and grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,his Word my hope secures;

he will my Shield and Portion be,as long as life endures.

Yea, when this fleshand heart shall fail,

and mortal life shall cease,I shall possess, within the veil,

a life of joy and peace.

When we’ve been thereten thousand years,

bright shining as the sun,we’ve no less daysto sing God’s praise

than when we’d first begun.

“Amazing Grace” • Text: John Newton

Music: American Melody • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

Prayer of Invocation

Remember these things, O Jacob;and Israel, for you are my servant;I formed you; you are my servant;

O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.I have blotted out your transgressions

like a cloudand your sins like a mist;

return to me, for I have redeemed you.

Isaiah 44:21-22

Call to Confession of Sin

O Lord, we have lovedother gods before you

and have become their servants.We have not worshiped you

in spirit and in truth.We have brought insultupon your reputation.

Confession of Sin

We have not trusted youto give us rest.

We have not honored othersas they deserve.

We have hated our neighbors.Our desires are all

distorted and misplaced.

We have taken for ourselveswhat did not belong to us.We have lied, slandered,

and gossiped.We have coveted the good blessings

you gave to others.

O Lord, have mercy on us,for we have not kept your law.

Forgive us for the sake of your Son,our Savior, in whose name we pray.

Amen.

(Silent confession)

Sing, O heavens,for the LORD has done it;

shout, O depths of the earth;break forth into singing, O mountains,

O forest, and every tree in it!For the LORD has redeemed Jacob,

and will be glorified in Israel.

Isaiah 44:23

Assurance of Forgiveness

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

As you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.

2 Corinthians 8:7-9

Offering

I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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!

Leviticus 25:8-12

Old Testament Reading

The Lord be with you.And also with you.

Let us pray…

Prayers of the People

(Elder prays)

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.

Before the throne of God aboveI have a strong and perfect plea,

a great High Priest whose name is Lovewho ever lives and pleads for me.

Text: Charitie Lees Bancroft • Music: Vikki Cook

Before The Throne Of God Above

My name is graven on his hands,My name is written on his heart.

I know that while in heaven he standsno tongue can bid me thence depart,no tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair,and tells me of the guilt within,upward I look to see him there,who made an end of all my sin.

Because the sinless Savior died,my sinful soul is counted free,for God, the Just, is satisfied

to look on Him and pardon me,to look on Him and pardon me.

Behold him there! the risen Lamb,my perfect, spotless Righteousness,

the Great unchangeable I Am,the King of glory and of grace.

One with himself I cannot die,my soul is purchased by his blood,my life is hid with Christ on high,

with Christ my Savior and my God,with Christ my Savior and my God,with Christ my Savior and my God.

“Before The Throne Of God Above” • Text: Charitie Lees Bancroft

Music: Vikki Cook • © 1997 Sovereign Grace Worship • CCLI License #11109756

There is a fountain filled with blooddrawn from Immanuel’s veins;

and sinners plungedbeneath that flood

lose all their guilty stains,

Text: William Cowper • Music: Lowell Mason

There Is A Fountain

lose all their guilty stains,lose all their guilty stains;

and sinners plungedbeneath that flood

lose all their guilty stains.

The dying thief rejoiced to seethat fountain in his day;

and there may I, though vile as he,wash all my sins away,

wash all my sins away,wash all my sins away;

and there may I, though vile as he,wash all my sins away.

Dear dying Lamb, thy precious bloodshall never lose its power

till all the ransomed church of Godare saved, to sin no more,

are saved, to sin no more,are saved, to sin no more;

till all the ransomed church of Godare saved, to sin no more.

For since by faith I saw the streamthy flowing wounds supply,

redeeming love has been my theme,and shall be till I die,

and shall be till I die,and shall be till I die;

redeeming love has been my theme,and shall be till I die.

Then in a nobler, sweeter songI’ll sing thy pow’r to save,when this poor, lisping,

stamm’ring tonguelies silent in the grave,

“There Is A Fountain” • Text: William Cowper

Music: Lowell Mason • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

lies silent in the grave,lies silent in the grave;when this poor, lisping,

stamm’ring tonguelies silent in the grave.

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

Luke 4:14-30

Gospel Reading

How are you right with God?

Only by true faith in Jesus Christ. Even though my conscience accuses me of having grievously sinned against all God’s commandments and of never having kept any of them…

The Heidelberg Catechism, Question 60

Confession of Faith

and even though I am still inclined toward all evil, nevertheless, without my deserving it at all, out of sheer grace, God grants and credits to me the perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ,

as if I had never sinned or been a sinner, as if I had been as perfectly obedient as Christ was obedient for me. All I need to do is to accept this gift with a believing heart. 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

I lay my sins on Jesus,the spotless Lamb of God;

he bears them all, and frees usfrom this accursed load:

Text: Horatius Bonar (1843) • Music: Matthew H. Curl

I Lay My Sins On Jesus

I bring my guilt to Jesusto wash my crimson stains

white in his blood most precious,till not a spot remains.

I lay my sins on Jesus!The spotless Lamb of God.

I rest my soul on Jesus!This weary soul of mine.

I lay my wants on Jesus;all fullness dwells in him;he heals all my diseases,he doth my soul redeem:

I lay my griefs on Jesus,my burdens and my cares;he from them all releases,he all my sorrows shares.

I lay my sins on Jesus!The spotless Lamb of God.

I rest my soul on Jesus!This weary soul of mine.

I give my cares to Jesus,the worries of my mind;

his right hand me embraces,I on his breast recline.

I love the name of Jesus,Immanuel, Christ, the Lord;

like fragrance on the breezeshis name abroad is poured.

I lay my sins on Jesus!The spotless Lamb of God.

I rest my soul on Jesus!This weary soul of mine.

I long to be like Jesus,meek, loving, lowly, mild;I long to be like Jesus,the Father’s holy child:

I long to be with Jesusamid the heav’nly throng,

to sing with saints his praises,to learn the angels’ song.

“I Lay My Sins On Jesus” • Text: Horatius Bonar (1843) • Music: Matthew H. Curl

Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

I lay my sins on Jesus!The spotless Lamb of God.

I rest my soul on Jesus!This weary soul of mine.This weary soul of mine.

My hope is built on nothing lessthan Jesus’ blood and righteousness;

I dare not trust the sweetest framebut wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

Text: Edward Mote • Music: William Bradbury

My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less

On Christ the solid Rock I stand;all other ground is sinking sand,all other ground is sinking sand.

When darkness seemsto hide his face,

I rest on his unchanging grace.In every high and stormy gale,my anchor holds within the veil.

On Christ the solid Rock I stand;all other ground is sinking sand,all other ground is sinking sand.

His oath, his covenant, his blood,support me in the ’whelming flood.

When all around my soul gives way,he then is all my Hope and Stay.

On Christ the solid Rock I stand;all other ground is sinking sand,all other ground is sinking sand.

When he shall comewith trumpet sound,

O, may I then in him be found,dressed in his righteousness alone,faultless to stand before the throne.

On Christ the solid Rock I stand;all other ground is sinking sand,all other ground is sinking sand.

“My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less” • Text: Edward Mote (1834)

Music: Solid Rock, William Bradbury (1863) • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

Matthew 28:18-20

Benediction