A Sample Order of Worship
“Our help is in the Name of the LORD who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 124:8)
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise.” (Psalm 100:4).
God’s Word of Greeting
God’s Call to Worship
Our Song of Approach
Our Prayer of Approach
“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…”
(Hebrews 10:19–20)
God’s Word Read: Call to Confession
Our Prayer of Confession and Lament
God’s Word Read: Assurance of His Grace in Christ
Our Song of Faith
“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…” (Psalm 95:7–8)
God’s Word Read: Old (or New) Testament
Our Psalm of Response
God’s Word Read: New (or Old) Testament
God’s Word Proclaimed
Our Prayer of Dedication
Our Song of Response
Our Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Our Offering
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.”
(Psalm 103:13–14)
The Lord’s Supper
God’s Covenant Affirmation (institution and invitation)
Our Covenant Affirmation (creed or affirmation of faith)
Prayer
Song of Communion
Communion
“Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” (James 1:22).
Our Song of Dedication
God’s Word of Blessing
Postlude and Greet One Another
