Hear God call you to worship:

“There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.”
— ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭2:2‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Let us worship the Lord!

Song 1 – Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Song 2 – Great Are You Lord

Song 3 – At Your Feet (I Surrender)

Our welcome team members will pass an offering basket during this song.

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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

We continue our gathered worship now with a time of confession before God and each other. We invite you to read out loud the prayer on the screen, which is based on Daniel 9:4-19.

Confession of Sin
O Lord, great God,
all holy, Father most gracious,
filled with mercy and steadfast love,
we are not worthy to come before you,
for we have preferred the ways of this world to your ways,
for we have rebelled against your wisdom
and we have gotten into trouble,
for we have rejected your fatherly guidance
and have gotten lost altogether.

To you belongs righteousness, O Lord,
and to us confusion of face.
O Lord, great God,
all holy, filled with awe,
Father, most gracious,
filled with mercy and steadfast love,
incline your ear to our troubles.
Hear us when we pour out our sorrows before you.

Forgive us,
not on the ground of our own righteousness,
but on the ground of your great mercy;
on the ground of your great mercy
and in the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ.

It is in his name that we pray,
for he is our Saviour 
and the mediator of the covenant of grace. 
Amen.

—based on Daniel 9:4-19

Assurance of Forgiveness
Hear these words of assurance from Titus 3:4–7:

“But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
           — ‭‭Titus‬ ‭3:4-7‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Let us pray.

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Hear the Word of the Lord:

“1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers[a] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

5 Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, 6 who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. 7 For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.

11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

13 I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

15 Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, each by name.”

This is the Word of God. 

Beloved, Imitate Good and Walk in the Truth!
           – 3 John

1. Walking in the truth (vv 1-6a)
2. Fellow workers for the truth (vv 6b-8)
3. Testimony of the truth (vv 9-15)

If you believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, you are welcome to receive the elements of communion.

Please hold them until all have received, so that we can all partake together as one body. 

Song 4 – Jesus Paid it All

Song 5 – Bread of Life

Song 6 – Only a Holy God

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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