A New Command
Series: The Gospel of John
Speaker: Tim Latham
Detail:
This is a basic home worship guide you can use to worship together in your home this Sunday. We encourage you to gather together with your family and any other neighbors or friends that might be in your home to worship with you. Choose a leader to lead the “Leader” portions. If you’re musical, feel free to sing, if not, you can just skip the singing parts!
Preparation for Worship | Psalm 46
Leader: Be still, and know that I am God.
Call to Worship | From Psalm 46
Leader: God is our refuge and strength
People: A very present help in trouble.
Leader: The nations rage, the kingdoms totter.
People: But the Lord utters his voice, and the earth melts.
Leader: Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.
People: The Lord of hosts is with us! The God of Jacob is our refuge. Everyone: Amen.
Prayers of Adoration
Spend a few minutes praising God. You could just invite people to say words out loud that characterize God and His care for us, or thank for who He is and what He has done for us. ”
Hymn | What Wondrous Love is This?
Prayer of Confession
Leader: Merciful God, we have not loved you with all our heart and mind and strength and soul.
People: Lord, have mercy
Leader: We have not loved our neighbors as you have taught us.
People: Christ have mercy.
[Time for Silent confession]
Assurance of Pardon | Ezekiel 36
Leader: I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness, and from all your idols, I will cleanse you. A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; an I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh! This is the promise of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
Offering
Please take a moment to reflect on God’s provision in our lives and consider donating online or through the mail.
Offertory | Psalm 46 – Bifrost Arts
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Praise Him all creatures here below!
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Amen.
Scripture | John 13:31-35
Homily
Please listen to Tim’s sermon, A New Command.
Hymn | How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Confession of Faith | The Apostles’ Creed
Leader: Christians, what do you believe?
People: I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
Hymn | Hallelujah, What a Savior
Commission
May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord make His face shine upon you, and give you peace forever, Amen.