The Lord’s Day ~ July 25, 2021
The Preparation for Worship
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. (Romans 11:36)
Prelude and Silent Prayer
Welcome and Announcements
The Adoration of God
Call to Worship – Psalm 119:12-13
*Psalm of Praise – Psalm 119B, vv. 1-2, ARP Psalter
Speaker: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
All: His greatness is unsearchable. (Psalm 145:3)
*The 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.
*The Hymn of Exaltation – Hymn 9, vv. 1-3
(All You That Fear Jehovah's Name)
The Old Testament Reading – Psalm 76:7-12
*The Response of Praise - Make Me a Servant
Make me a servant, humble and meek.
Lord let me lift up, those who are weak.
And may the prayer of my heart always be,
Make me a servant, make me a servant,
Make me a servant today.
The Confession of Sin
The Call to Repentance – Acts 2:42-47
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and to the breaking of bread, and to prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all who believed were together, and had all things as common; and sold their possessions and goods, and gave them to anyone, as every man had need. And they, continued daily to meet in the temple, and to break bread from house to house, partaking of their food with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved
The Prayer of Confession (a moment of silent confession)
Almighty, eternal God and Father, we confess and acknowledge unto You that we were conceived in unrighteousness and are full of sin and transgression in all areas of life. We do not fully believe your Word nor follow your holy commandments. Remember your goodness, we pray and for your Name's sake be gracious unto us. Forgive us our iniquity which is very great. In Jesus' name. Amen.
The Assurance of Pardon – Psalm 32:1,2 "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit."
*The Hymn of Gratitude – Hymn 254
(Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed)
The Means of Grace
The Pastoral Prayer
The Worship of Giving
*The Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below; praise Him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*The Prayer of Dedication
The Scripture – 1 Samuel 6:1-21
The Sermon – Who Is Able to Stand?
The Response and Blessing
*The Hymn of Consecration – Hymn 100
(Holy, Holy, Holy!)
*The Benediction
*Congregation Standing
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Announcements
We welcome all who are visiting with us today. The Pastor and elders are available after the service to pray with you, to speak with you about salvation or church membership.
Prayer Meeting -- Wednesday night @ 7:00.
On Sunday mornings, August 8 & 15, we will take up a special offering for the Dunlap Orphanage Fund of the ARP Church, whose purpose is “to provide care, support, maintenance, and education of orphaned, or fatherless, or helpless, or needy children, and to support projects related to such children.” Make your check out to Unity Presbyterian and designate for "Dunlap Orphanage." Or put cash in an envelope and label it "Dunlap Fund." This offering will go to the Dunlap Adoption Assistance Fund.
"Has God Done Enough for This World?"
Suppose there actually is a God in heaven, and suppose this God created the world and everything in it. Suppose that, in the process of making myriad species of birds, fish, and animals, He formed human beings in His image and gave them the most exalted position in all of creation. Suppose He said, “You will be holy, even as I am holy,” and gave them only one command to obey—but fifteen minutes after He made them, these human beings revolted against Him by doing the very thing he had commanded them not to do. Suppose God then said, “I’m going to provide a way for you to escape My judgment,” and He then called Abraham out of paganism, brought him to Himself, and said, “I’m going to make you the father of a great nation.” Suppose that He blessed all the descendants of Abraham, expanded them into a whole nation, and said, “Through this nation I’m going to bless the whole world”—but this nation repeatedly turned against Him. Suppose God sent prophets to these people to tell them to come back to Him, just as an unfaithful spouse returns to his or her partner—but the people killed the prophets. Suppose God finally said, “I love you so much, even though you are a stiff-necked people, that I’m going to send My eternal, only begotten Son to you”—but the people rose up against His Son and crucified Him. Suppose that God loved the people enough in all of this that while they were in the very act of killing His Son, He transferred the sins of His people to His Son and said: “If you’ll put your trust in Him, if you’ll confess your sins and believe in Him, if you’ll turn your gaze upon Jesus, you will not experience death. I’m going to give you eternal life with no pain, no tears, no evil, and no darkness.” If God were to do all that, would you have the insolence to say to Him, “God, You haven’t done enough for this world that hates You”?
(R.C. Sproul’s commentary on John.)
The Preparation for Worship
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen. (Romans 11:36)
Prelude and Silent Prayer
Welcome and Announcements
The Adoration of God
Call to Worship – Psalm 119:12-13
*Psalm of Praise – Psalm 119B, vv. 1-2, ARP Psalter
Speaker: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
All: His greatness is unsearchable. (Psalm 145:3)
*The 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.
*The Hymn of Exaltation – Hymn 9, vv. 1-3
(All You That Fear Jehovah's Name)
The Old Testament Reading – Psalm 76:7-12
*The Response of Praise - Make Me a Servant
Make me a servant, humble and meek.
Lord let me lift up, those who are weak.
And may the prayer of my heart always be,
Make me a servant, make me a servant,
Make me a servant today.
The Confession of Sin
The Call to Repentance – Acts 2:42-47
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and to the breaking of bread, and to prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all who believed were together, and had all things as common; and sold their possessions and goods, and gave them to anyone, as every man had need. And they, continued daily to meet in the temple, and to break bread from house to house, partaking of their food with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved
The Prayer of Confession (a moment of silent confession)
Almighty, eternal God and Father, we confess and acknowledge unto You that we were conceived in unrighteousness and are full of sin and transgression in all areas of life. We do not fully believe your Word nor follow your holy commandments. Remember your goodness, we pray and for your Name's sake be gracious unto us. Forgive us our iniquity which is very great. In Jesus' name. Amen.
The Assurance of Pardon – Psalm 32:1,2 "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit."
*The Hymn of Gratitude – Hymn 254
(Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed)
The Means of Grace
The Pastoral Prayer
The Worship of Giving
*The Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below; praise Him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*The Prayer of Dedication
The Scripture – 1 Samuel 6:1-21
The Sermon – Who Is Able to Stand?
The Response and Blessing
*The Hymn of Consecration – Hymn 100
(Holy, Holy, Holy!)
*The Benediction
*Congregation Standing
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Announcements
We welcome all who are visiting with us today. The Pastor and elders are available after the service to pray with you, to speak with you about salvation or church membership.
Prayer Meeting -- Wednesday night @ 7:00.
On Sunday mornings, August 8 & 15, we will take up a special offering for the Dunlap Orphanage Fund of the ARP Church, whose purpose is “to provide care, support, maintenance, and education of orphaned, or fatherless, or helpless, or needy children, and to support projects related to such children.” Make your check out to Unity Presbyterian and designate for "Dunlap Orphanage." Or put cash in an envelope and label it "Dunlap Fund." This offering will go to the Dunlap Adoption Assistance Fund.
"Has God Done Enough for This World?"
Suppose there actually is a God in heaven, and suppose this God created the world and everything in it. Suppose that, in the process of making myriad species of birds, fish, and animals, He formed human beings in His image and gave them the most exalted position in all of creation. Suppose He said, “You will be holy, even as I am holy,” and gave them only one command to obey—but fifteen minutes after He made them, these human beings revolted against Him by doing the very thing he had commanded them not to do. Suppose God then said, “I’m going to provide a way for you to escape My judgment,” and He then called Abraham out of paganism, brought him to Himself, and said, “I’m going to make you the father of a great nation.” Suppose that He blessed all the descendants of Abraham, expanded them into a whole nation, and said, “Through this nation I’m going to bless the whole world”—but this nation repeatedly turned against Him. Suppose God sent prophets to these people to tell them to come back to Him, just as an unfaithful spouse returns to his or her partner—but the people killed the prophets. Suppose God finally said, “I love you so much, even though you are a stiff-necked people, that I’m going to send My eternal, only begotten Son to you”—but the people rose up against His Son and crucified Him. Suppose that God loved the people enough in all of this that while they were in the very act of killing His Son, He transferred the sins of His people to His Son and said: “If you’ll put your trust in Him, if you’ll confess your sins and believe in Him, if you’ll turn your gaze upon Jesus, you will not experience death. I’m going to give you eternal life with no pain, no tears, no evil, and no darkness.” If God were to do all that, would you have the insolence to say to Him, “God, You haven’t done enough for this world that hates You”?
(R.C. Sproul’s commentary on John.)
The ARP Church has published a Psalter in conjunction with Crown and Covenant Publications. Read here about the Preface and History of Psalm singing in the ARPC.
