December 17, 2023

Are You the One?

Speaker: Scott Edburg Series: Luke Topic: Expository Scripture: Luke 7:18–35

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Introit

Call to Worship* Hebrews 10:19-22

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Hymn of Praise* #57

“Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, O My Soul”

Invocation*

Confession of Faith WSC #42-44 p.872

Preparation for Confession of Sin Jeremiah 2:9a, 13

Therefore I still contend with you, declares the LORD...for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.

Confession of Sin

Assurance of Pardon 1 John 2:1-2

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

Hymn of Assurance* #196

“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”

Giving of Tithes and Offerings

Prayer of Response

Scripture Reading* Malachi 3:1-15

Matthew 1:18-25

Doxology* #735

“Gloria Patri”

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.