Acceptable worship
Acceptable Worship
Dialogue between God and his people
Announcements
Call to worship
Bible Verse
I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem. That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel. There the thrones for judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David. (Psalm 122:1-2; 4-5)
Doxology: “There is none holy as the Lord”
Greeting:
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. (Psalm 67:1-2)
Hymn: “We praise you our Father”
Invocation and the Lord’s Prayer
Invocation
Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name.” Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man’s behalf! (Psalm 66:1-5)
The Lord’s Prayer
Scripture Reading Exodus 25:10-22
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Pardoning
I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer. (Psalm 66:17-19)
Hymn No 503: “I waited patiently for the Lord”
Offering and Dedication
On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income. (1 Corinthians 16:2)
Remaining seated we sing 471
Hymn 471
Scripture Reading: John 4:19-26
Sermon
Introduction
8 Elements of Worship
The Worship service is God’s appointed way to commune with his people. When God speaks, his people listen and respond. 8 In this sense the worship service is a dialogue between God and his people. What we do in the service is important as it represents and gives expression to the elements of communion and dialogue with God. Let’s look at these elements. 8 Liturgy=service
· Doxology – praise to God
· Call to worship
· Blessing
· Song of praise
· Invocation and the Lord’s prayer
· Scripture Reading:
· Prayer of Confession
· Declaration of pardoning
· Offering and Dedication
· Prayer for others
· Scripture Reading and sermon
· Prayer
· Singing as response
· Benediction