CALL TO WORSHIP
CALL AND RESPONSE FROM PSALM 24:1-4:
LEADER: The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers. Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?
TOGETHER: Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully.
ADORATION
CORPORATE PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.
CONFESSION
SCRIPTURE READING
PSALM 139:23–24
Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
ASSURANCE
WORDS OF BLESSING
May the Father of all mercy, the God of the New Covenant, who has removed your heart of stone and given you a new heart of flesh, renew your heart today with faith in Him. May Jesus Christ, who has taken away your sin, assure you of your forgiveness, and His sacrificial love. And may the Holy Spirit, who has been sent to dwell in you, keep you in His grip, on into eternity.
THANKSGIVING
CORPORATE PRAYER
Almighty and merciful God, from whom comes all that is good, we praise you for all your mercies: For your goodness that has created us, your grace that has sustained us, your wisdom that has challenged us, your patience that has borne with us, and your love that has redeemed us. Help us to love you and all your children and to be thankful for all your gifts, by serving you and delighting to do your will. In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.
WORSHIP IN GIVING
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PROCLAMATION
SCRIPTURE READING
MARK 7:14–23
And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”