Faith in Time of Trouble
Series: Jesus is Greater | A Study in Hebrews
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.
Preparation for Worship
Leader: O God, you pour out the Spirit of grace and love, deliver us from cold hearts and wandering thoughts, that with steady minds and burning zeal we may worship you in spirit and truth. Amen.
Call to Worship
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made;
People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
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. Today, on Pentecost, you might pay special attention to the gift of the Holy Spirit
Hymn | All Glory, Laud and Honor
Prayer of Confession
Leader: Lord, sometimes our lives have such little focus; we have so much to do;
We possess so much stuff yet still driven by the need for more.
We’re sorry, Lord, for how distracted we’ve become and for losing our way without even realizing it. Forgive us and help us to know that you are the only one we need.
Time for Silent Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Leader: While it is true that we have sinned, it is a greater truth that we are forgiven through God’s love in Jesus Christ. To all who humbly seek the mercy of God, in Jesus Christ, your sin is forgiven!
People: Thanks be to God!
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, Amen, Amen.
Offering
Please take a moment to reflect on God’s provision in our lives and consider donating online or through the mail.
Offertory | When Trials Come (Linda Gyrath)
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 | Hebrews 11: 17-40
Homily
Praise | Cornerstone
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 | O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Commission
May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord make His face shine upon you, and give you peace forever, Amen.