Worship Guide for Sunday, May 3rd

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Tips for Working through the Order of Worship

We encourage that someone takes the lead in prompting through the prayers, reading, and discussion questions below, as many sections will have a “leader” and a response by “everyone.” Accordingly, each participant is encouraged to follow along on their own device (or displaying this on a screen everyone can see). *Underlined Text is meant to be read together, corporately.

ORDER OF WORSHIP

CALL TO WORSHIP

SINGING
Yes I Will
(The King’s Church)

RESPONSIVE READING
This excerpt comes from from the Heidelberg Catechism (learn more here and here), written in 1563 with a particular focus on how the doctrines of the Christian faith provide comfort & hope to believers.

Lord’s Day 12 Q & A 31:

Leader: Why is he called “Christ,” meaning “anointed”?

Everyone:  Because he has been ordained by God the Father and has been anointed with the Holy Spirit to be
our chief prophet and teacher who fully reveals to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our deliverance;

our only high priest who has delivered us by the one sacrifice of his body, and who continually pleads our cause with the Father;

and our eternal king who governs us by his Word and Spirit, and who guards us and keeps us in the freedom he has won for us.

SCRIPTURE READING
Colossians 1:15-20
*Note: Scripture reading also available in the sermon video

SERMON
"Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord" (Colossians 1:15-20)
*We encourage you to corporately read along with The Apostles’ Creed in the video

DISCUSSION & PRAYER

Based on Colossians 1:15-20 & Pastor Ian’s Sermon, discuss the following questions:

1. How does Jesus as the eternal, divine, Son of God help us to understand God’s character and nature?

2. Why is it so important for Jesus Christ to be both fully divine and fully man? Why does this matter for our lives today?

3. What areas of your life need to be reoriented under the Lordship of Christ? How does Jesus’ reconciling, gracious work on the cross invite you to faith and repentance in this way?

Spend a few minutes praying together for the following:

• Pray that our church would experience a greater worship of Jesus, who is worthy of our worship as he rules and reigns as Lord of all.

• Pray that more people in our community and our world would have the eyes to see Jesus as Lord, and would be saved by his grace.

• Pray for the Lord to protect those around the world from the effects of this virus, to sustain healthcare workers and others on the frontlines of care, and for wisdom for decision makers and communities in the days and months ahead.

CONFESSION OF SIN, COMMUNION, & ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*The Lord’s Supper is a meal instituted by Jesus for his followers to specifically remember his death on our behalf (see Matt. 26:26-28 & 1 Cor. 11: 23-26). Partaking in the bread and the cup together is a reminder of where our hope is rooted, and prepares us for the marriage supper of the Lamb that is to come in the New Heavens & the New Earth. Accordingly, only Christians (and Christians with a clear conscience) should partake in this meal. A confession of sin & assurance of pardon bookend communion below to capture our need for and our response to the death of Jesus.

CONFESSION OF SIN (Psalm 25:6-8, 11, 16-18)

Leader: Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness’ sake, O LORD! Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

Everyone: For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great. Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of my distress. Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.

COMMUNION

Leader:
The Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 

ASSURANCE OF PARDON (Romans 8:31-35, 37-39)

Leader: What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Everyone: No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

SINGING
Great Are You Lord
(The King’s Church)

BENEDICTION

GIVING

In this unique & difficult time, it's important to remember that the Lord is still at work. We anticipate there being many ministry needs and opportunities in the coming days and weeks. As you are able, consider giving to support the mission & vision of The King’s Church.