PRELUDE: Resolve by Domecq Smith; Julie Metz, violin
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
PRAYER OF PRAISE
HYMN: Fairest Lord Jesus [Crusaders’ Hymn] 630]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Glory be to the Father [Gloria Patri]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Matthew 16:13-17
HYMN: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee [St. Agnes]
SERMON: “The Identification”
ANTHEM: Thou Art the Christ, O Lord by Sheldon Curry
Thou art the Christ, O Lord, the Son of God most high! Forever be adored that Name in earth and sky, in which, though mortal strength may fail, the saints of God at last prevail! Singing the hymn they love so well, “Thou art the Christ, O Lord.” O surely He was blest with blessedness unpriced, who, taught of God, confessed the Godhead in the Christ! For of Thy church, Lord, Thou didst own Thy saint a true foundation stone, He, who to Jesus swore this oath, “Thou art the Christ, O Lord.” Thrice fallen, thrice restored! The bitter lesson learned, that heart for Thee, O Lord, with triple ardor burned. The cross He took, He laid not down until He grasped the martyr’s crown. His final breath, a whispered sound, “Thou art the Christ, O Lord.” O bright triumphant faith, O courage void of fears! O love most strong in death, O penitential tears! By these, Lord, keep us lest we fall, and make us go where Thou shalt call. Profess with saints this truth to all, “Thou art the Christ, O Lord.” [William Walsham How, from Matthew 16:16]
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
HYMN: I Want Jesus to Walk with Me [Walk With Me]
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE: Passacaglia (from “Five Pieces for Violin and Organ”) by Hermann Schroeder; Julie Metz, violin
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