Sunday Service 6-27-21 - Luke 6:43-49 – Of Trees And Houses: What You Are Or Will Become

 ******************************************************** 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............2 Corinthians 1:2-3 *THE CALL TO WORSHIP....................................From Proverbs 3:5-6 Leader: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. All: In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. *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...........................O Love That Will Not Let Me Go PRIVATE & CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN All: Eternal God, our judge and redeemer, we confess that we have tried to hide from you, for we have done wrong. We have lived for ourselves, and turned from You and from our neighbors. We have worshiped idols of the world which appeal to our sinful desires. We have refused to bear the troubles of others and passed by the hungry, the poor, and the oppressed. O God, in your great mercy forgive our sin and free us from sin, that we may choose your will and obey your commandments; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON & PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Isaiah 25:9 - "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation." *THE PSALM OF WORSHIP..........O My Soul With All Thy Powers (Psalm 103) *THE TEACHING OF FAITH.........................The WSC Questions 45-48 Q45: Which is the first commandment? A: The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3. Q46: What is required in the first commandment? A: The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God, and to worship and glorify him accordingly. 1 Chronicles 28:9. Deuteronomy 26:17. Matthew 4:10. Psalm 95:6-7. Psalm 29:2. Q47: What is forbidden in the first commandment? A: The first commandment forbiddeth the denying, or not worshipping 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. Psalm 14:1. Romans 1:20-21. Psalm 81:11. Romans 1:25. Q48: What are 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 seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other god. 1 Chronicles 28:9. Psalm 44:20-21. SCRIPTURE READING - LECTIO CONTINUA.............Leviticus 5:14-6:7 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........................How Great Thou Art (#44) & THE GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS...................The Doxology THE SERMON.......................................................Rev Jonathan Rowe Luke 6:43-49 - Of Trees And Houses: What You Are Or Will Become *THE HYMN OF RESPONSE............My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less (#521) *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. June 27, 2021 www.covenantdublin.com www.facebook.com/CovenantDublin