Hear God call you to worship through his Word:

4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.”
– Deuteronomy 6:4–6

‭‭Let us worship the Lord!

Song 1 –  Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Song 2 – Your Words Are Wonderful

Song 3 – How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

Song 4 – Jesus Paid It All

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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him, all creatures here below
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Amen

God our Father has instructed us in his great commandments of divine love. Because we have not lived in full obedience, let us now confess our sins to God, trusting Christ as our Savior and Lord.
—based on Matthew 22:37-40, NRSV

Confession of Sin
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 neighbours 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. 
Amen.

Assurance of Forgiveness
Hear and receive the promise of forgiveness from God our Father, in the words of the prophet Isaiah:

“With everlasting love I will have compassion on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer. I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. 
—Isaiah 54:8; 43:25; 44:22 

Let’s pray.

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Hear the Word of the Lord:

“⁷ Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. ⁸ At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. ⁹ Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. ¹⁰ Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. ¹¹ But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

¹⁵ Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. ¹⁷ And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

This is the Word of God. 

Joy and Loving One Another

1. The Command To Love vv 7-11
2. The Encouragement to Grow in Love vv 9-17

Song 5 — In Christ Alone

Song 6 —  Be Thou My Vision

Our Father in heaven, 
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. 
And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who have sinned against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. 
For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Amen.

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