Liturgy for Corporate WorshipPalm Sunday April 19, 2020

Prelude Chris Holmberg

Introit Sue LechotaBe Still

Call to Worship Psalm 104:1-2

Hymn 253 God, All Nature Sings Thy Glory

Corporate Prayer of Confession & Silent ConfessionDear Lord Jesus, we confess our tongues are driven by our fallen hearts. Your Word warns us: our throats are open graves, our tongues speak de-ceptions, our mouths are full of curses and bitterness, our tongues are a fire of untamed, restless evil. We confess, we praise and then curse, we speak of the Truth and then utter deceptions, we pray and then accuse. Bitterness and lies fall easily from our lips. We confess we need your Holy Spirit’s power to tame our tongues and wisdom to guide our tongues. Forgive us for giving our tongues to Satan’s work. Empower us to use our tongues to tell the story of your salvation, love, and glory. Help us! Guide our tongues to lift up your mighty name and glorious work. We ask this in your holy name, the name of Christ Jesus. Amen.

Assurance of Forgiveness Romans 3:21-22a

The Gloria Patri 572Glory 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.

Prayer of Dedication Elder Randy Heidtman

The Lord’s PrayerOur 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. 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.

Unison Scripture Reading John 1:1-14

Special Music 268 Chris HolmbergOf the Father’s Love Begotten

Pastoral Prayer

Hymn 459 My Hope is Built on Nothing Less

Sermon Rev. Pete ScribnerGenesis 1:1-3

Hymn 248 All Creatures of Our God and King

Benediction

Parting HymnGod be with you till we meet again; By His counsels guide, uphold you, with His sheep securely fold you; God be with you till we meet again. Till we meet, till we meet, till we meet at Jesus’ feet; Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again.

Postlude

Featured Element of Worship: Confession of Sins

Some have questioned whether confession of sin has a place in worship. Such acknowledgment of our shortcomings may be perceived as a “downer” or a “turnoff” to congregants who have little background in church. However, it is reasonable to question whether worship is Christian worship at all if there is no opportunity for confession. Human confession is the reflex response of divine encounter. If there really has been no confession in a worship service, then there has been no real apprehension of God. His praise necessitates our humility. We cannot truly honor his worth without sensing our unworthiness. We cannot really see who he is and fail to bow.

(From Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell)

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UNISON SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 19:28-36 ESV

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word

was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through

him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life,

and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the

darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name

was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might

believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the

light. 9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 10

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did

not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to

become children of God. 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the

flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and

dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the

Father, full of grace and truth.

SERMON TEXT: Genesis 1:1-3 ESV

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was with-

out form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit

of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, "Let there be

light," and there was light.