WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION
PRELUDE “Joy in the Morning” arr. Joel Raney
*CALL TO WORSHIP – from Psalm 47
Leader: Clap your hands, all you peoples;
Shout to God with a cry of joy.
People: Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to our Sovereign, sing praises.
Leader: For God is Sovereign over all the earth;
Sing praises with all your skill.
People: God reigns over the nations;
God sits upon heaven’s holy throne.
*PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN 263 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of grace and God of glory, you have clothed us with power from on high. Christ, who is risen and ascended, has opened our minds to understand you and our hearts to know the hope to which you call us. Still, we feel helpless in the face of sin, paralyzed by evil’s sway in the world, unsure of your power to redeem what seems lost. Convict us of our doubt, convince us of our heritage, and renew us, O God, in your wisdom, mercy, and power...
Silent Prayers of Confession
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
We can cast all our anxiety on God who cares for us deeply. So, be assured that the Spirit of God is resting upon us, restoring, supporting and strengthening us all with power. (1 Peter 5:7, 10b)The good news therefore is this: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
Thanks be to God!
*GLORIA PATRI “Glory Be to the Father” #581
*SUMMARY OF THE LAW – Matthew 22:37-40
Our Lord Jesus said:
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and first commandment.
And the second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Ephesians 1:15-23
SERMON “Our Heart’s Eyes” Rev. Barrett Ingram
*HYMN 363 Rejoice, the Lord Is King!
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed pg. 35
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.
PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
OFFERTORY ANTHEM
“O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High” Lloyd Larson
RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS
*DOXOLOGY
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN 265 Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE “Fugue” Alexandre Guilmant