The Order of Worship for May 29, 2022
Gathering & Preparation
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you – unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
Prelude
*Call to Worship
*Hymn – Only a Holy God
Dustin Smith, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson (2016)
*Prayer of Adoration
*Affirmation of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
*Hymn #735 – Gloria Patri
*Prayer of Thanksgiving
*Hymn – Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder
John Newton (1774), Laura Taylor (2001)
Scripture Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
Sermon: Who Won? (Remembering…100 Years Later) by Pastor Dan Ledford
*Hymn #92 – A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Unison Prayer of Confession
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 our neighbor as you have commanded. Forgive us, gracious God, and bring us back into the fullness of our covenant with you and one another.
Silent Prayer
Assurance & Comfort of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
*Hymn #570 – Faith of Our Fathers
Prayer of Intercession for Christ’s Church & the World
*Hymn #447 – Christ for the World We Sing
*Benediction
Postlude
Announcements
Guidelines Regarding In-Person Corporate Worship – May 18, 2021
The Session & Deacons are deeply grateful to the Westminster church family for your prayers, patience, and support as we have sought wisdom in applying the recommendations of governing authorities regarding the pandemic. We are having in-person corporate worship in the sanctuary on the Lord’s Day along with other in-person activities. Our enhanced live-stream of our worship service is available for those who cannot attend. For those who do attend in person, please adhere to the following guidelines:
- Masks are optional.
- Several pews in the rear of the sanctuary are reserved for those who desire to wear a mask during the entire service and sit among others who are masked as well.
- Please enter the Church using the front, Main Street doors and wait for an usher to seat you.
- Please wait to be seated by an usher in order to maintain our staggered seating arrangement.
- Child care available for ages birth – 2 in our upstairs nursery.
- Children’s Worship is available midway through the service for preschoolers and kindergartners.
- An offering plate is located outside the sanctuary doors for your use since we will not be passing offering plates during the service.
We are thankful to be together in the fellowship of the church family; and yet acknowledge it is wise for some to stay at home. It is important for us to love one another well, in recognition that we have all been experiencing this season of life under God’s perfect providence. In all circumstances let us love the Lord and love one another.
