Liturgy

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

We go into God's presence in response to His summons.

Invocation and Praise

We praise God and ask Him to receive our worship

– Prayer
– Sing (Psalm or Hymn)

Confession and Pardon

We confess our sins and receive God's forgiveness

– Sing (Psalm or Hymn)
– Exhortation Confession of Sin [kneeling, if able]
– Assurance of Pardon
– Sing (Psalm or Hymn)

Consecration

God speaks to us through His Word, and we speak to Him in prayer.

– Old Testament Reading
– New Testament Reading
– Sing (Psalm or Hymn)
– Prayer for Christ's Kingdom and the Local Body
– Sing (Psalm or Hymn)
– Sermon

Response to God's Mercies

We acknowledge Christ as King with our tithes and offerings.

– Confession of Faith
– Tithes and Offerings
– Sing "The Doxology" or "Gloria Patri" [hands raised]

The Lord's Supper

We enjoy communion with God, and give thanks.

– Prayer
– Sing "Word and Water, Bread and Wine" or "How Sweet and Awesome is the Place"
– Words of Institution
– Eating of the Bread
– Drinking of the Wine

Benediction

Having renewed us through word and sacrament God recommissions us with His blessing. 

Response

– Sing "Psalm 98" (first verse) [hands raised]