Trinity Evangelical Church is dedicated as part of Christ’s Church in making disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

114 N. Center Street
P.O. Box 121
Larwill, IN 46764

Trinity Evangelical Church

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 103:1-12 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “All Creatures of Our God and King” Cantus 288 
Passage of Confession 2 Timothy 3:6 
For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Through Christ, our Lord—Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Isaiah 1:18 
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” Cantus 263 
The Nicene Creed AD 381 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; 
Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin, Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into Heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 108: What does the seventh commandment teach us? 
Answer: That all uncleanness is accursed of God: and that therefore we must with all our hearts detest the same, and live chastely and temperately, whether in holy wedlock, or in single life. 
q 109: Does God forbid in this commandment only adultery, and such like gross sins? 
a: Since both our body and soul are temples of the holy Ghost, he commands us to preserve them pure and holy: therefore he forbids all unchaste actions, gestures, words, thoughts, desires, and whatever else can entice. 
Psalm (stand) “As the Hart About to Falter” Ps. 42 Cantus 76 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Proverbs 16:24 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Romans 14:13-15 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Protecting Our Brothers” 1 Corinthians 8:7-13 
Hymn (stand) “Immortal, Invisible” Cantus 310 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 103:1-12
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “All Creatures of Our God and King” Cantus 288
Passage of Confession  2 Timothy 3:6
For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Through Christ, our Lord—Amen.  
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Isaiah 1:18
Come now, let us reason together

“Protecting Our Brothers” 1 Corinthians 8:7-13   October 3, 2021 TEC Service

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 101 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation” Trinity 268 
Passage of Confession 2 Timothy 3:6 
For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Blessed Spirit, author of all grace and comfort, come and work repentance in our souls; represent sin to all of us in its true colors so that we may hate it. Melt our hearts by the majesty and mercy of God. May we confide in his power and love, to commit our souls to him without reserve, to bear his image, observe his laws, pursue his service; make us willing to be saved in this way, perceiving nothing in ourselves but all in Jesus; help us not only to receive him but to walk in him, depend on him, commune with him, be conformed to him and to follow him—imperfect but still pressing forward. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Ephesians 2:8-10 
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Ah, Jesus Lord, Thy Love To Me” Cantus 340-341 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin, Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hades; 
The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 105: What does God require in the sixth commandment? 
Answer: That neither in thoughts, nor words, nor gestures, much less in deeds, I dishonor, hate, wound, or kill my neighbor, by myself or by another: but that I lay aside all desire of revenge: also, that I hurt not myself, nor willfully expose myself to any danger. Wherefore also the magistrate is armed with the sword, to prevent murder. 
q 106: But this commandment seems only to speak of murder? 
a: In forbidding murder, God teaches us, that he abhors the causes thereof, such as envy, hatred, anger, and desire of revenge; and that he accounts all these as murder. 
q 107: But is it enough that we do not kill any man in the manner mentioned above? 
a: No: for when God forbids envy, hatred, and anger, he commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves; to show patience, peace, meekness, mercy, and all kindness, towards him, and prevent his hurt as much as in us lies; and that we do good, even to our enemies. 
Psalm (stand) “All Peoples, Clap Your Hands” Ps. 47 Cantus 87 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Deuteronomy 6:4-5 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Ephesians 4:4-6 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“No Other God” 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 
Hymn (stand) “Soul, Adorn Thyself With Gladness” Cantus 214-215 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 101
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation” Trinity 268
Passage of Confession  2 Timothy 3:6
For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Blessed Spirit, author of all grace and comfort, come and work repentance in our souls; represent sin to all of us in its true colors so that we may hate it. Melt our hearts by the majesty and mercy of God. May we confide in his power and love, to commit our souls to him without reserve, to bear his image, observe his laws, pursue his service; make us willing to be saved in this way, perceiving nothing in ourselves but all in Jesus; help us not only to receive him but to walk in him, depend on him, commune with him, be conformed to him and to

“No Other God”  1 Corinthians 8:4-6     September 19, 2021 TEC Service

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 100 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “And Can It Be?” Cantus 286-287 
Passage of Confession 1 Kings 19:18 
“Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Almighty God, who does freely pardon all who repent and turn to Him, now fulfill in every contrite heart the promise of redeeming grace; forgiving all our sins, and cleansing us from an evil conscience; through the perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Deuteronomy 31:7-8 
Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it. It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” Trinity 454 
The Nicene Creed AD 381 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; 
Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin, Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into Heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 103: What does God require in the fourth Commandment? 
Answer: In the first place, God wills that the ministry of the Gospel and schools be maintained, and that I, especially on the day of rest, diligently attend church to learn the Word of God, to use the Holy Sacraments, to call publicly upon the Lord, and to give Christian alms. In the second place, that all the days of my life I rest from my evil works, allow the Lord to work in me by His Spirit, and thus begin in this life the everlasting Sabbath. 
q 104: What does God require in the fifth Commandment? 
a: That I show all honor, love and fidelity, to my father and mother, and all in authority over me, and submit myself to their good instruction and correction, with due obedience; and also patiently bear with their weaknesses and infirmities, since it pleases God to govern us by their hand. 
Psalm (stand) “In Every Time” Ps. 34 Cantus 60-61 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Hosea 4:6 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament 1 Corinthians 13:1-2 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Don’t Be Puffed Up” 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 
Hymn (stand) “Come, Thou Fount” Trinity 400 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 100
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “And Can It Be?” Cantus 286-287
Passage of Confession  1 Kings 19:18
“Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Almighty God, who does freely pardon all who repent and turn to Him, now fulfill in every contrite heart the promise of redeeming grace; forgiving all our sins, and cleansing us from an evil conscience; through the perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.  
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Deuteronomy 31:7-8
Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it. It is t

“Don’t Be Puffed Up”  1 Corinthians 8:1-3    September 19, 2021 TEC Service

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 99 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Rejoice the Lord Is King” Trinity 226 
Passage of Confession Psalm 146:3 
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Almighty God, since You have delayed with great forbearance the punishment which we deserve and daily draw on ourselves, grant that we may not indulge ourselves but carefully consider how often and in how many different ways we have provoked Your wrath against us. May we learn humbly to present ourselves to You for pardon, and with true repentance implore Your mercy. With all our heart we desire to submit ourselves to You, whether You chastise us, or according to Your infinite goodness, forgive us. Let our condition be ever blessed, not by flattering ourselves in our apathy, but by finding You to be our kind and bountiful Father, reconciled to us in Your only-begotten Son. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Hebrews 7:23–25 
The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but He holds His priesthood permanently, because He continues forever. Consequently, He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “O The Deep Deep Love” Cantus 264 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin, Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hades; 
The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 99: What is required in the third Commandment? 
Answer: That we must not by cursing, or by false swearing, nor yet by unnecessary oaths, profane or abuse the name of God; nor even by our silence and connivance be partakers of these horrible sins in others; and in summary, that we use the holy name of God in no other way than with fear and reverence, so that He may be rightly confessed and worshiped by us, and be glorified in all our words and works. 
q 100: Is the profaning of God’s name, by swearing and cursing, so grievous a sin that His wrath is kindled against those also who do not help as much as they can to hinder and forbid it? 
a: Yes, truly, for no sin is greater and more provoking to God than the profaning of His name; wherefore He even commanded it to be punished with death. 
q 101: But may we swear reverently by the name of God? 
a: Yes, when the magistrate requires it, or when it may be needful otherwise, to maintain and promote fidelity and truth to the glory of God and our neighbor’s good; for such an oath is grounded in God’s Word, and therefore was rightly used by the saints in the Old and New Testaments. 
q 102: May we swear by “the saints” or by any other creatures? 
a: No, for a lawful oath is a calling upon God, that He, as the only searcher of hearts, may bear witness to the truth, and punish me if I swear falsely; which honor is due to no creature. 
Psalm (stand) “The Lord’s My Shepherd” Ps. 23 Cantus 38 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Proverbs 5:15-19 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Final Instructions on Marriage” 1 Corinthians 7:36-40 
Hymn (stand) “The Church’s One Foundation” cantus 327 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 99
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Rejoice the Lord Is King” Trinity 226
Passage of Confession  Psalm 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Almighty God, since You have delayed with great forbearance the punishment which we deserve and daily draw on ourselves, grant that we may not indulge ourselves but carefully consider how often and in how many different ways we have provoked Your wrath against us. May we learn humbly to present ourselves to You for pardon, and with true repentance implore Your mercy. With all our heart we desire to submit ourselves to You, whether You chastise us, or according to Your infinite goodness, forgive us. Let our condition be ever blessed, not by flattering ourselves in our apathy, but by finding You to be our k

“Final Instructions on Marriage”  1 Corinthians 7:36-40    September 12, 2021 TEC Service

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 92 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” Cantus 313 
Passage of Confession 2 Timothy 2:15 
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
God of everlasting love, we confess that we have been unfaithful to our covenant with You and with one another. We have worshiped other gods: money, power, greed, and convenience. We have served our own self-interest instead of serving only you and your people. We have not loved You wholeheartedly, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. Forgive us, gracious God, and bring us back into the fullness of our covenant with you and one another. Through Christ, our Lord, Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Micah 7:18-19 
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Holy, Holy, Holy” Cantus 305 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin, Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hades; 
The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 83: What are the keys of the kingdom of heaven? 
Answer: The preaching of the holy gospel, and Christian discipline, or excommunication out of the Christian church; by these two, the kingdom of heaven is opened to believers, and shut against unbelievers. 
q 84: How is the kingdom of heaven opened and shut by the preaching of the holy gospel? 
a: Thus: when according to the command of Christ, it is declared and publicly testified to all and every believer, that, whenever they receive the promise of the gospel by a true faith, all their sins are really forgiven them of God, for the sake of Christ’s merits; and on the contrary, when it is declared and testified to all unbelievers, and such as do not sincerely repent, that they stand exposed to the wrath of God, and eternal condemnation, so long as they are unconverted: according to which testimony of the gospel, God will judge them, both in this, and in the life to come. 
Psalm (stand) “Chide Me, O Lord, No Longer” Ps. 6 Cantus 8 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Deuteronomy 7:1-4 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Navigating Marriage Part two” 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 
Hymn (stand) “Before the Throne of God” Back of cantus 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 92
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” Cantus 313
Passage of Confession  2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
God of everlasting love, we confess that we have been unfaithful to our covenant with You and with one another. We have worshiped other gods: money, power, greed, and convenience. We have served our own self-interest instead of serving only you and your people. We have not loved You wholeheartedly, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. Forgive us, gracious God, and bring us back into the fullness of our covenant with you and one another. Through Christ, our Lord, Amen.  
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like you, 

“Navigating Marriage, Part Two”  1 Corinthians 7:12-16  August 1, 2021 Service

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 71:1–7 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “And Can It Be?” Cantus 286-287 
Passage of Confession Titus 2:1-2 
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Blessed Spirit, author of all grace and comfort, come and work repentance in our souls; represent sin to all of us in its true colors so that we may hate it. Melt our hearts by the majesty and mercy of God. May we confide in his power and love, to commit our souls to him without reserve, to bear his image, observe his laws, pursue his service; make us willing to be saved in this way, perceiving nothing in ourselves but all in Jesus; help us not only to receive him but to walk in him, depend on him, commune with him, be conformed to him and to follow him—imperfect but still pressing forward. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Titus 2:11-14 
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Father Most Holy” Cantus 301 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin, Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hades; 
The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 52: What comfort is it to you that “Christ shall come again to judge the quick and the dead”? 
Answer: That in all my sorrows and persecutions, I, with uplifted head, look for the very One who offered Himself for me to the judgment of God, and removed all curse from me, to come as Judge from heaven, who shall cast all His and my enemies into everlasting condemnation, but shall take me with all His chosen ones to Himself into heavenly joy and glory. 
q 53: What do you believe concerning the Holy Ghost? 
a: First, that He is co-eternal God with the Father and the Son. Second, that He is also given unto me: by true faith makes me a partaker of Christ and all His benefits, comforts me, and shall abide with me forever. 
q 54: What do you believe concerning the “holy catholic church” of Christ? 
a: That out of the whole human race, from the beginning to the end of the world, the Son of God, by His Spirit and Word, gathers, defends, and preserves for Himself unto everlasting life a chosen communion in the unity of the true faith; and that I am and forever shall remain a living member of this communion. 
Hymn (stand) “St. Patrick’s Breastplate” Cantus 349-351, vs. 1-5 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Proverbs 3:11-12 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Hebrews 12:7-11 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Beloved Children” 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 
Hymn (stand) “Lead On, O King Eternal” Cantus 312 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 71:1–7
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “And Can It Be?” Cantus 286-287
Passage of Confession  Titus 2:1-2
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Blessed Spirit, author of all grace and comfort, come and work repentance in our souls; represent sin to all of us in its true colors so that we may hate it. Melt our hearts by the majesty and mercy of God. May we confide in his power and love, to commit our souls to him without reserve, to bear his image, observe his laws, pursue his service; make us willing to be saved in this way, perceiving nothing in ourselves but all in Jesus; help us not only to receive him but to walk in him, depend on him, commune with him, be conf

“Beloved Children” 1 Corinthians 4:14-21

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 67 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Rejoice the Lord Is King” Trinity 226 
Passage of Confession Romans 13:8-10 
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Almighty God, who does freely pardon all who repent and turn to Him, now fulfill in every contrite heart the promise of redeeming grace; forgiving all our sins, and cleansing us from an evil conscience; through the perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) 1 John 1:7 
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” Trinity 454 
The Nicene Creed AD 381 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; 
Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin, Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into Heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 50: Why is it added, “and sits on the right hand of God”? 
Answer: Because Christ is ascended into heaven for this end, that he might appear as head of his church, by whom the Father governs all things. 
q 51: What profit is this glory of Christ, our head, unto us? 
a: First, that by his Holy Spirit he pours out heavenly graces upon us his members; and then that by his power he defends and preserves us against all enemies. 
Hymn (stand) “O Sing a New Song to the Lord” Psalm 98 
 Cantus 134-135 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Leviticus 19:15-18 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Matthew 5:21-26 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Love Your Brothers” Matthew 18:15-17 
Hymn (stand) “Come Thou Almighty King” Cantus 345 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 67
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Rejoice the Lord Is King” Trinity 226
Passage of Confession  Romans 13:8-10
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Almighty God, who does freely pardon all who repent and turn to Him, now fulfill in every contrite heart the promise of redeeming grace; forgiving all our sins, and cleansing us from an evil conscience; through the perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (sta

“Love Your Brothers” Matthew 18:15-17

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 16 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Up From the Grave He Arose” Trinity 206 
Passage of Confession Romans 2:4-5 
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: cleanse us from all our offenses, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to you, confessing our faults, confiding in your grace, and finding in you our refuge and strength; through Jesus Christ your Son. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Romans 3:23-24 
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” Cantus 263 
The Nicene Creed AD 381 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; 
Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin, Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into Heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 37: What do you understand by the words, “He suffered”? 
Answer: That he, all the time that he lived on earth, but especially at the end of his life, sustained in body and soul, the wrath of God against the sins of all mankind: that so by his passion, as the only propitiatory sacrifice, he might redeem our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and obtain for us the favor of God, righteousness and eternal life. 
q 38: Why did he suffer “under Pontius Pilate, as judge”? 
a: That He, being innocent, might be condemned by the temporal judge,and thereby deliver us from the severe judgment of God, to which we were exposed. 
q 39: Is there anything more in his being “crucified,” than if he had died some other death? 
a: Yes, for thereby I am assured that He took upon Himself the curse which lay upon me, because the death of the cross was accursed of God. 
Hymn (stand) “God the Lord Is Known in Judah” PSalm 76 Cantus 115 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Isaiah 11:1-5 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Acts 17:22-28 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“All Men Everywhere” Acts 17:29-31 
Hymn (stand) “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” Cantus 270 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 16
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Up From the Grave He Arose” Trinity 206
Passage of Confession  Romans 2:4-5
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: cleanse us from all our offenses, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to you, confessing our faults, confiding in your grace, and finding in you our refuge and s

“All Men Everywhere” Acts 17:29-31

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 24 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Come Ye That Love the Lord” Cantus 348 
Passage of Confession Ephesians 4:11-15 
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Our most holy and merciful Father, be gracious to us according to Your lovingkindness; according to the greatness of Your compassion blot out our transgressions. Wash us thoroughly from our iniquity and cleanse us from our sin. For we know our transgressions and our sin is ever before us. Against You Lord, and You alone, we have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and blameless when You judge. Forgive us for the sake of Your Son and our precious Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Micah 7:19 
He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Great God, How Infinite” Trinity 22 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin, Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hades; 
The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 33: Why is He called God’s “only begotten Son,” since we also are the children of God? 
Answer: Because Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God,but we are children of God by adoption, through grace, for His sake. 
q 34: Why do you call Him “our Lord?” 
a: Because not with silver or gold, but with His precious blood, He has redeemed and purchased us, body and soul, from sin and from all the power of the devil, to be His own. 
q 35: What is the meaning of “conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary?” 
a: That the eternal Son of God, who is and continues true and eternal God, took upon Himself the very nature of man, of the flesh and blood of the virgin Mary, by the operation of the Holy Ghost; so that He might also be the true seed of David, like unto His brethren in all things, except for sin. 
q 36: What benefit do you receive from the holy conception and birth of Christ? 
a: That He is our Mediator, and with His innocence and perfect holiness covers, in the sight of God, my sin, wherein I was conceived. 
Hymn (stand) “All Peoples, Clap Your Hands” PSalm 47 Cantus 87 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Proverbs 3:5-8 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Romans 1:18-23 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Be Not Self-Deceived” 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 
Hymn (stand) “Before the Throne of God” Back of cantus 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 24
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Come Ye That Love the Lord” Cantus 348
Passage of Confession  Ephesians 4:11-15
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Our most holy and merciful Father, be gracious to us according to Your lovingkind

“Be Not Self-Deceived” 1 Corinthians 3:18-23

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 62:1-8 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “The God of Abraham Praise” Trinity 32 
Passage of Confession Colossians 4:5-6 
‘Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Our God and Father, you have shown us the way of life through your Son, Jesus Christ. We confess with shame our slowness to learn of him, our failure to follow him, and our reluctance to bear our cross. Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us. We confess the poverty of our worship, our neglect of fellowship and of the means of grace, our hesitating witness for Christ, our evasion of responsibilities in our service, our imperfect stewardship of your gifts. Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us. Through Christ, our Lord, Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Psalm 32:5 
‘I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord ,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “God Be Merciful to Me” Trinity 415 
The Nicene Creed AD 381 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; 
Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin, Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into Heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 29: Why is the Son of God called “Jesus,” that is, Savior? 
Answer: Because He saves us from all our sins, and because salvation is not to be sought or found in any other. 
q 30: Do those also believe in the only Savior Jesus, who seek their salvation and welfare from “saints,” themselves, or anywhere else? 
a: No; although they make their boast of Him, yet in their deeds they deny the only Savior Jesus; for either Jesus is not a complete Savior, or they who by true faith receive this Savior, must have in Him all that is necessary to their salvation. 
q 31: Why is He called “Christ,” that is, Anointed? 
a: Because He is ordained of God the Father and anointed with the Holy Ghost to be our chief Prophet and Teacher, who has fully revealed to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our redemption; and our only High Priest, who by the one sacrifice of His body, has redeemed us, and ever lives to make intercession for us with the Father; and our eternal King, who governs us by His Word and Spirit, and defends and preserves us in the redemption obtained for us. 
q 32: But why are you called a Christian? 
a: Because by faith I am a member of Christ and thus a partaker of His anointing, in order that I also may confess His Name, may present myself a living sacrifice of thankfulness to Him, and with a free conscience may fight against sin and the devil in this life, and hereafter in eternity reign with Him over all creatures. 
Hymn (stand) “Thee, O God, Yes, Thee We Praise” PSalm 75 
 Cantus 113 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Isaiah 40:9-11 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Revealed by Fire” 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 
Hymn (stand) “Be Thou My Vision” Cantus 342 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 62:1-8
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “The God of Abraham Praise” Trinity 32
Passage of Confession  Colossians 4:5-6
‘Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Our God and Father, you have shown us the way of life through your Son, Jesus Christ. We confess with shame our slowness to learn of him, our failure to follow him, and our reluctance to bear our cross. Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us. We confess the poverty of our worship, our neglect of fellowship and of the means of grace, our hesitating witness for Christ, our evasion of responsibilities in our service, our imperfect stewardship of your gifts. Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us. Th

“Revealed by Fire”  1 Corinthians 3:10-15

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 48 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Arise My Soul Arise” Trinity 223 
Passage of Confession Hebrews 6:7-8 
For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Our Father, forgive us for thinking small thoughts of You and for ignoring Your holiness and power. Lord Jesus, forgive us when we forget that You rule the nations and You rule our lives. Holy Spirit, we offend you by open and hidden sin, and in squandering your gifts. O Triune God, we confess that our blindness to Your glory has resulted in shallow confession, tepid conviction, and only mild repentance. Have mercy upon us, let us not presume on Your patience, and restore us for Christ’s sake. In His strong and precious Name, Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) 1 John 1:7 
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!” Cantus 259 
The Nicene Creed AD 381 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; 
Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin, Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into Heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 24: How are the articles of the Apostle’s Creed divided? 
Answer: Into three parts: the first is of God the Father and our creation; the second, of God the Son and our redemption; the third, of God the Holy Ghost and our sanctification. 
q 25: Since there is but one Divine Being, why do you speak of three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost? 
a: Because God has so revealed Himself in His Word, that these three distinct persons are the one, true, eternal God. 
q 26: What do you believe when you say: “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth?” 
a: That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who of nothing made heaven and earth with all that in them is, who likewise upholds, and governs the same by His eternal counsel and providence, is for the sake of Christ, His Son, my God and my Father, in whom I so trust as to have no doubt that He will provide me with all things necessary for body and soul; and further, that whatever evil He sends upon me in this troubled life, He will turn to my good; for He is able to do it, being Almighty God, and willing also, being a faithful Father. 
Hymn (stand) “Be Gracious Unto Me” PSalm 56 Cantus 88 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Psalm 119:65-72 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament 1 Peter 1:10-12 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“What God Has Revealed” 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 
Hymn (stand) “How Deep the Father’s Love” Back of Cantus 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand) 
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Tuesday, March 9, 7 p.m.: Men’s fellowship, Greg Pike’s home 
Friday, March 12, 10:30 a.m.-noon: Moms of Littles group (see Colleen Harlan) 
Sunday, March 14, after worship: Heads of Households meeting (second Sunday of every month) 
Tuesday, March 16, 7 p.m.: Trinity Creative Writing Society (see Jon Swerens) 
Tuesday, March 16, 7 p.m.: The Wonks Club (see Bill Lliorca) 
Wednesday, March 17, 6 p.m.: Prayer time, 7 p.m.: Bible study, at the church building

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 48
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Arise My Soul Arise” Trinity 223
Passage of Confession  Hebrews 6:7-8
For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Our Father, forgive us for thinking small thoughts of You and for ignoring Your holiness and power. Lord Jesus, forgive us when we forget that You rule the nations and You rule our lives. Holy Spirit, we offend you by open and hidden sin, and in squandering your gifts. O Triune God, we confess that our blindness to Your glory  has resulted in shallow confession, tepid conviction, and only mild repentance. Have mercy upon us, l

“What God Has Revealed” 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 40:1-11 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above” Cantus 324-5 
Passage of Confession Genesis 13:12-13 
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the LORD. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Most gracious and most merciful God, we confess to you that time after time we have entered your presence with countless prayers but with hearts that have been closed to your Spirit. We have lifted our hands to you in praise, but our feet have still walked in the ways of the flesh. We have rehearsed your commandments but have refused to see your face in the needs of our neighbor. We pray, Lord, that you forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Grant us the healing that comes from your presence and the cleansing of your all-powerful Word, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Micah 7:19 
He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Alas and Did My Savior Bleed?” Trinity 195 
The Apostles’ Creed AD second century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin, Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hades; 
The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 12: Since then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, how may we escape this punishment and be again received into favor? 
Answer: God wills that His justice be satisfied; therefore, we must make full satisfaction to that justice, either by ourselves or by another. 
Q13: Can we ourselves then make this satisfaction? 
a: Certainly not; on the contrary, we daily increase our guilt. 
q14: Can any mere creature make satisfaction for us? 
a: None; for first, God will not punish any other creature for the sin which man committed; and further, no mere creature can sustain the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin and redeem others from it. 
q15: What kind of mediator and redeemer, then, must we seek? 
a: One who is a true and righteous man, and yet more powerful than all creatures, that is, one who is also true God. 
Hymn (stand) “In Every Time” PSalm 34 Cantus 60-61 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Isaiah 29:13-14 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Matthew 11:20-30 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“The Wisdom of God” 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 
Hymn (stand) “In Christ Alone” Back of cantus 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 40:1-11
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above” Cantus 324-5
Passage of Confession  Genesis 13:12-13
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom. Now the men of Sodom were wicked exceedingly and sinners against the LORD.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Most gracious and most merciful God, we confess to you that time after time we have entered your presence with countless prayers but with hearts that have been closed to your Spirit. We have lifted our hands to you in praise, but our feet have still walked in the ways of the flesh. We have rehearsed your commandments but have refused to see your face in the needs of our neighbor. We pray, Lord, that you forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Gran

“The Wisdom of God” 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 33:12–22 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “All Hail the Power” Cantus 292 
Passage of Confession Mark 9:38 
“For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father and with the holy angels.” 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with you, our God. Have mercy on us, O God, in your loving-kindness. In your great compassion, cleanse us from our sin. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Do not cast us from your presence, or take your Holy Spirit from us. Restore to us the joy of your salvation and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Mark 15:37-38 
“And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed His last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.” 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Stricken, Smitten” Cantus 265 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. 
The third day He rose again from the dead, He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Heidelberg Catechism ad 1563 
Question 1: What is your only comfort in life and in death? 
Answer 1: That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ, who with His precious blood has fully satisfied for all my sins, and redeemed me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that all things must work together for my salvation. Wherefore, by His Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me heartily willing and ready from now on to live unto Him. 
q 2: How many things are necessary for you to know, that in this comfort you may live and die happily? 
A 2: Three things: First, the greatness of my sin and misery. Second, how I am redeemed from all my sins and misery. Third, how I am to be thankful to God for such redemption. 
Hymn (stand) “O Lord, Our King Rejoices” PSalm 21 Cantus 30 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Psalm 126 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Ephesians 3:14-21 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Great is the Lord” Psalm 96:4 
Hymn (stand) “The Church’s One Foundation” Cantus 327 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 33:12–22
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “All Hail the Power” Cantus 292
Passage of Confession  Mark 9:38
“For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father and with the holy angels.”
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with you, our God. Have mercy on us, O God, in your loving-kindness. In your great compassion, cleanse us from our sin. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Do not cast us from your presence, or take your H

“Great is the Lord” Psalm 96:4  - Trinity Evangelical Church - January 10, 2020

Scripture Reading of Praise Isaiah 11:1-10 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Cantus 243 
Passage of Confession Jeremiah 7:23-24 
But this command I gave them: Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Almighty God, since You have delayed with great forbearance the punishment which we deserve and daily draw on ourselves, grant that we may not indulge ourselves but carefully consider how often and in how many different ways we have provoked Your wrath against us. May we learn humbly to present ourselves to You for pardon, and with true repentance implore Your mercy. With all our heart we desire to submit ourselves to You, whether You chastise us, or according to Your infinite goodness, forgive us. Let our condition be ever blessed, not by flattering ourselves in our apathy, but by finding You to be our kind and bountiful Father, reconciled to us in Your only-begotten Son. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Isaiah 53:5 
But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His stripes we are healed. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” Cantus 242 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. 
The third day He rose again from the dead, He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
Advent Responsive Reading Psalm 16 
1 Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge. 
2 
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” 
3 
As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight. 
4 
The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips. 
5 
LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. 
6 
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. 
7 
I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. 
8 
I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 
9 
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, 
10 
because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. 
11 
(All together) You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. 
Hymn (stand) “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” Cantus 227 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Psalm 55:22 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament John 13:34-35 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Bearing Burdens” Galatians 6:2-5 
Hymn (stand) “Good Christian Men, Rejoice” Cantus 238 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Isaiah 11:1-10
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Cantus 243
Passage of Confession  Jeremiah 7:23-24
But this command I gave them: Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Almighty God, since You have delayed with great forbearance the punishment which we deserve and daily draw on ourselves, grant that we may not indulge ourselves but carefully consider how often and in how many different ways we have provoked Your wrath against us. May we learn humbly to present ourselves to You for pardon, and with true repentance implore Yo

“Bearing Burdens” Galatians 6:2-5  - Trinity Evangelical Church - November0 29, 2020

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 20 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “O Worship The King” Cantus 321 
Passage of Confession Proverbs 18:8 
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Merciful God, You made us in Your image, and by the grace of regeneration you have given us a mind to know You, a heart to love you, and a will to serve you. But our knowledge is imperfect, our love inconstant, our obedience incomplete. Day by day, we fail to grow into your likeness. Look upon us with kindness and grace. Rule in our homes and in all the world; show us how to walk in your paths, through the mercy of our Savior. In your tender love, forgive us through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Isaiah 41:8-10 
But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, “You are my servant”; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” Trinity 27 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. 
The third day He rose again from the dead, He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Westminster Shorter Catechism AD 1646-47 
Question 73: Which is the eighth commandment? 
Answer: The eighth commandment is, “You shall not steal.” 
Q 74: What is required in the eighth commandment? 
A: The eighth commandment requires the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others. 
Q 75: What is forbidden in the eighth commandment? 
A: The eighth commandment forbids whatever does or may unjustly hinder our own or our neighbor’s wealth or outward estate. 
Hymn (stand) “God of Vengeance, O Jehovah” Ps. 94 Cantus 124 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Proverbs 3:5-8 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Hebrews 6:1-8 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Severed from Christ” Galatians 5:1-6 
Hymn (stand) “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” Cantus 304 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 20
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “O Worship The King” Cantus 321
Passage of Confession  Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Merciful God, You made us in Your image, and by the grace of regeneration you have given us a mind to know You, a heart to love you, and a will to serve you. But our knowledge is imperfect, our love inconstant, our obedience incomplete. Day by day, we fail to grow into your likeness. Look upon us with kindness and grace. Rule in our homes and in all the world; show us how to walk in your paths, through the mercy of our Savior. In your tender love, forgive us through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.  
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Isaiah 41:8-10
But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have 

“Severed from Christ” Galatians 5:1-6 -- Trinity Evangelical Church - September 20, 2020

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 6 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “All Hail the Power” Cantus 292 
Passage of Confession Matthew 12:33-37 
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with you, our God. Have mercy on us, O God, in your loving-kindness. In your great compassion, cleanse us from our sin. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Do not cast us from your presence, or take your Holy Spirit from us. Restore to us the joy of your salvation and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Romans 10:9-11 
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” Cantus 263 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. 
The third day He rose again from the dead, He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Westminster Shorter Catechism AD 1646-47 
Question 43: What is the preface to the ten commandments? 
A: The preface to the ten commandments is in these words, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 
Q 44: What does the preface to the ten commandments teach us? 
A: The preface to the ten commandments teaches us that because God is the Lord, and our God, and redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all his commandments. 
Q 45: Which is the first commandment? 
A: The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 
Q 46: What is required in the first commandment? 
A: The first commandment requires us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him accordingly. 
Q 47: What is forbidden in the first commandment? 
A: The first commandment forbids the denying, or not worshiping and glorifying the true God as God, and our God; and the giving of that worship and glory to any other, which is due to him alone. 
Q 48: What are we specially taught by these words before me in the first commandment? 
A: These words before me in the first commandment teach us that God, who sees all things, takes notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other god. 
Hymn (stand) “Be Gracious Unto Me” Ps. 56 Cantus 88 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Isaiah 56:1-8 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Revelation 7:9-12 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Sons of God by Faith” Galatians 3:23-29 
Hymn (stand) “Soul, Adorn Thyself With Gladness” Cantus 214-5 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 6
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “All Hail the Power” Cantus 292
Passage of Confession  Matthew 12:33-37
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure hear

“Sons of God by Faith” Galatians 3:23-29 -- Trinity Evangelical Church - August 9, 2020

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 5 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation” Trinity 268 
Passage of Confession Isaiah 55:6-7 
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Almighty and merciful God, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we should have done; and we have done those things which we should not have done. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are repentant, according to your promises declared to the world in Christ Jesus, our Lord. And grant, O merciful God, for his sake, that we may live a holy, just, and humble life to the glory of your holy name—Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Jeremiah 31:33-34 
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put My law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be My people. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, “Know the LORD,” for they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “Ah, Jesus Lord, Thy Love To Me” cantus 340-341 
The Apostles’ Creed AD second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. 
The third day He rose again from the dead, He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Westminster Shorter Catechism AD 1646-47 
Question 36: What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption and sanctification? 
Answer: The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption and sanctification, are, assurance of God’s love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost, increase of grace, and perseverance to the end. 
Q 37: What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death? 
A: The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; and their bodies, being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves until the resurrection. 
Q 38: What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection? 
A: At the resurrection, believers being raised up in glory, shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment, and made perfectly blessed in the full enjoying of God to all eternity. 
Hymn (stand) “As the Hart About to Falter” Ps. 42 Cantus 76-77 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Deuteronomy 28:15-19 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“The Blessing of Abraham” Galatians 3:10-14 
Hymn (stand) “Lead On, O King Eternal” Cantus 312 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 5
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation” Trinity 268
Passage of Confession  Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Almighty and merciful God, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we should have done; and we have done those things which we should not have done. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are repentant, according to yo

“The Blessing of Abraham” Galatians 3:10-14 -- Trinity Evangelical Church - July 26, 2020

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 1 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
Prayer of Invocation 
Hymn (stand) “The God of Abraham Praise” Trinity 32 
Passage of Confession Psalm 135:15-18 
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them. 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Almighty God, since You have delayed with great forbearance the punishment which we deserve and daily draw on ourselves, grant that we may not indulge ourselves but carefully consider how often and in how many different ways we have provoked Your wrath against us. May we learn humbly to present ourselves to You for pardon, and with true repentance implore Your mercy. With all our heart we desire to submit ourselves to You, whether You chastise us, or according to Your infinite goodness, forgive us. Let our condition be ever blessed, not by flattering ourselves in our apathy, but by finding You to be our kind and bountiful Father, reconciled to us in Your only-begotten Son. Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) Psalm 130:7-8 
O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Hymn (stand) “God Be Merciful to Me” Cantus 343 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. 
The third day He rose again from the dead, He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
The Westminster Shorter Catechism AD 1646-47 
Question 21: Who is the redeemer of God’s elect? 
A 21: The only redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was, and continues to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever. 
Q 22: How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man? 
A 22: Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body and a reasonable soul, being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the virgin Mary, and born of her, yet without sin. 
Q 23: What offices does Christ execute as our redeemer? 
A 23: Christ, as our redeemer, executes the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation. 
Hymn (stand) “Be Not Far Off” Ps. 22:11-20 Cantus 31 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
Old Testament Genesis 15:1-6 
 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament Romans 3:19-26 Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
Preaching of the Word 
“Faith Alone” Galatians 2:15-16 
Hymn (stand) “Be Thou My Vision” Cantus 342 
Typically, heads of household serve their own families, but this is not mandatory. See our note about Communion on the cover of this bulletin. 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
Benediction (stand)

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 1
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!
Prayer of Invocation
Hymn (stand) “The God of Abraham Praise” Trinity 32
Passage of Confession  Psalm 135:15-18
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see; they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them become like them, so do all who trust in them.
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Almighty God, since You have delayed with great forbearance the punishment which we deserve and daily draw on ourselves, grant that we may not indulge ourselves but carefully consider how often and in how many different ways we have provoked Your wrath against us. May we learn humbly to present ourselves to You for pardon, and with true repentance implore Your mercy. With all our heart we desire to submit

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Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 135:1-7 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
 
Prayer of Invocation 
 
Hymn “The Son of God Goes Forth To War” Cantus 282 
 
Passage of Confession Psalm 119:36-37 
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in Your ways. 
 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
God of everlasting love, we confess that we have been unfaithful to our covenant with You and with one another. We have worshiped other gods: money, power, greed, and convenience. We have served our own self-interest instead of serving only you and your people. We have not loved You wholeheartedly, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. Forgive us, gracious God, and bring us back into the fullness of our covenant with you and one another. Through Christ, our Lord, Amen. 
 
Assurance of Pardon Colossians 2:13-15 
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with Him, having forgiven all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This He set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in Him. 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
 
Hymn “Let Israel Now Say In Thankfulness” PS. 124 Cantus 162 
 
The Apostles’ Creed AD Second Century 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth. 
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; 
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. 
The third day He rose again from the dead, He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
 
The Reading of the Universal Word 
Old Testament Psalm 119:129-133 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
New Testament 2 Timothy 3:16-17 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
 
Pastoral Prayer 
Concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (all together) 
 
Preaching of the Word 
“Be Diligent” 2 Peter 3:14-18 
 
Hymn “In Christ Alone” Back of Cantus 
 
Commissioning 
Gloria Patri Cantus 436 
Benediction

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 135:1-7
Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!

Prayer of Invocation

Hymn “The Son of God Goes Forth To War” Cantus 282

Passage of Confession Psalm 119:36-37
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in Your ways.

Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
God of everlasting love, we confess that we have been unfaithful to our covenant with You and with one another. We have worshiped other gods: money, power, greed, and convenience. We have served our own self-interest instead of serving only you and your people. We have not loved You wholeheartedly, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. Forgive us, gracious God, and bring us back into the fullness of our covenant with you and one another. Through Christ, our Lord, Amen. 

Assurance of Pardon Colossians 2:13-15
And you, who were

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Sermon: "“The Promise of His Coming”" 
 
May 4, 2020, livestream service 
 
Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 134 
 
Pastor: Lift up your hearts! 
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! 
 
Prayer of Invocation 
 
Hymn (stand) “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” Trinity 173 
 
Passage of Confession Matthew 7:21-23 
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of 
heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” 
 
Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel) 
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together): 
Our Father, forgive us for thinking small thoughts of You and for 
ignoring Your holiness and power. Lord Jesus, forgive us when 
we forget that You rule the nations and You rule our lives. Holy 
Spirit, we offend you by open and hidden sin, and in squandering 
your gifts. O Triune God, we confess that our blindness to Your 
glory has resulted in shallow confession, tepid conviction, and only 
mild repentance. Have mercy upon us, let us not presume on Your 
patience, and restore us for Christ’s sake. In His strong and precious 
Name, Amen. 
Assurance of Pardon (stand) John 6:37 
“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” 
 
Pastor: Our sins are forgiven through Christ. 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
 
Hymn (stand) “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” Cantus 358 
 
The Nicene Creed ad 381 
Pastor: Christian, what do you believe? 
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, 
and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, 
the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all 
worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, 
not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made. 
Who, for us men for our salvation, came down from heaven, and 
was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made 
man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered 
and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the 
Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of 
the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick 
and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. 
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who 
proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the 
Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. 
And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge 
one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection 
of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 
 
The 1689 Baptist Catechism AD 1677-89 
Question 116: What do we pray for in the fifth petition of the 
Lord’s Prayer? 
Answer: In the fifth petition, which is, “And forgive us our debts, as 
we forgive our debtors,” we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would 
freely pardon all our sins; which we are rather encouraged to ask, 
because by his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others. 
 
q 117: What do we pray for in the sixth petition of the Lord’s Prayer? 
a: In the sixth petition, which is, “And lead us not into temptation, 
but deliver us from evil,” we pray that God would either keep us from 
being tempted to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted. 
 
q 118: What does the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us? 
a: The conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, “For Thine is the 
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen,” teaches us to 
take our encouragement in prayer from God only, and in our prayers 
to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to him; and in 
testimony of our desire, and assurance to be heard, we say AMEN. 
 
Hymn (stand) “Bless Now the Man” Ps. 1 Cantus 2 
 
The Reading of the Universal Word (stand) 
 
Old Testament Isaiah 13:9-11 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
 
New Testament Philippians 3:17-21 
Congregation: Thanks be to God! 
 
Pastoral Prayer (sit) 
 
 
Preaching of the Word 
“The Day of the Lord” 2 Peter 3:10-13 
 
Hymn (stand) “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” Cantus 322-3 
 
Gloria Patri (stand) Cantus 436 
 
Benediction (stand)

Sermon: "“The Promise of His Coming”"

May 4, 2020, livestream service

Scripture Reading of Praise Psalm 134

Pastor: Lift up your hearts!
Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord!

Prayer of Invocation

Hymn (stand) “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” Trinity 173

Passage of Confession Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of
heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”

Personal Silent Prayer of Confession (kneel)
Corporate Prayer of Confession (All Together):
Our Father, forgive us for thinking small thoughts of You and for
ignoring Your holiness and power. Lord Jesus, forgive us when
we forget that You rule the nations and You rule our lives. Holy
Spirit, we offend you by

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