Sunday Service 5-23-21 - Luke 6:1-11 - The Lord of the Sabbath

 ******************************************************** My soul makes its boast in the LORD, Let the humble hear it and be glad! Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together! ******************************************************** THE PRELUDE..................................................Variations on the Hymns THE GREETING OF THE CONGREGATION......................Romans 1:7 *THE CALL TO WORSHIP.....................................From Psalm 57:9-11 Leader: I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; All: I will sing of you among the peoples. Leader: For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; All: your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Leader: Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; All: let your glory be over all the earth. *THE INVOCATION & THE LORD'S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. *THE HYMN OF PRAISE.....................Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us (599) PRIVATE & CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN All: Good and gracious Father, we confess that we have known Your ways, and yet we fall short. You know our sin and failure, our rebellion and neglect of your law. Jesus, Lord of Mercy, you paid the penalty for our sins upon the cross. Forgive us, we pray, for so easily taking them up again. As our sin was nailed to the cross with you, so may we now die to our sin and live for you. Even as you have taken away sin's guilt, so now take away its power. Holy Spirit, cleanse us, restore us, and replace our sinful passion with holy passion for obedience and good works. With trust in the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON & PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Titus 3:5-7 - But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. *THE PSALM OF WORSHIP............The Mighty God The Lord (Psalm 50) (316) *THE TEACHING OF FAITH............................The WSC Questions 36 Q36: What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification? A: 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 therein to the end. Romans 5:1-2, 5. Romans 14:17. Colossians 1:10-11. Proverbs 4:18. Ephesians 3:16-18. 2 Peter 3:18. Jeremiah 32:40. 1 John 2:19, 27. Revelation 14:12. 1 Peter 1:5. 1 John 5:13. SCRIPTURE READING - LECTIO CONTINUA.....................Leviticus 2 The Reader: This is the Word of the Lord! The Congregation: Thanks be to God! The Reader: May God's Word live in us The Congregation: And bear much fruit to His glory! THE PASTORAL PRAYER THE HYMN OF PREPARATION......................I Know Who Holds Tomorrow & THE GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS...................The Doxology THE SERMON.......................................................Rev Jonathan Rowe Luke 6:1-11 - The Lord of the Sabbath *THE HYMN OF RESPONSE......................................Jesus I Am Resting MEMBERSHIP VOWS Do you acknowledge yourselves to be sinners in the sight of God, justly deserving His displeasure, and without hope save in His sovereign mercy? Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and Savior of sinners, and do you receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel? Do you now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes the followers of Christ? Do you promise to support the Church in its worship and work to the best of your ability? Do you submit yourselves to the government and discipline of the Church, and promise to study its purity and peace? *THE CONFESSION OF FAITH.............................The Apostles' Creed 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. *THE BENEDICTION THE POSTLUDE...............................................Variations on the Hymns *All Are Standing WELCOME TO: THE MORNING SERVICE OF WORSHIP 10:45 A.M. May 23, 2021 www.covenantdublin.com www.facebook.com/CovenantDublin