WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION

PRELUDE        Variations on “Cwm Rhondda”           Hal Hopson

*CALL TO WORSHIP – from Psalm 112

Leader:  Happy are those who fear the LORD,
People: Who greatly delight in the commandments of God.
Leader:  They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
People: They are gracious, merciful, and righteous.
Leader:  They have distributed freely,
People: They have given to the poor;
Leader:  Acts of kindness and mercy endure forever,
People: And they bring honor to the name of their God!

*PRAYER OF THE DAY

*HYMN 263              All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!

PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                         

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent, for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name…

Silent Prayers of Confession

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS 

“There is one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself a ransom for all...” (1 Timothy 2: 5,6a) This undeserved good news is that in Jesus Christ we are forgiven. 

Thanks be to God! 

THE LAW OF GOD – page 36 

*GLORIA PATRI         “Glory Be to the Father” – Hymn 581

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Exodus 20:16; Acts 5:1-11

SERMON             “Truthful Witness”               Rev. Barrett Ingram 

Text: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” -Exodus 20:16

*HYMN 451              Open My Eyes, That I May See   

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

          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         “How Great Thou Art”           arr. Dan Forrest

                                                                          Bridger Warlick, Soloist

RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS

* DOXOLOGY

            “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”   – Hymn 606 

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

*HYMN 729              Lord, I Want to Be a Christian 

*BENEDICTION

*POSTLUDE               Jubilation                             George F. Handel