Sunday Worship
August 9, 2026
Call To Worship
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
Isaiah 6:1–3
Opening Praise
Holy Holy Holy
Verse 1
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
Verse 2
Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim, falling down before thee,
who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
Verse 3
Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see;
only thou art holy, there is none beside thee,
perfect in pow'r, in love and purity.
Verse 4
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea;
holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
Lord From Sorrows Deep I Call
Verse 1
Lord, from sorrows deep I call
when my hope is shaken;
torn and ruined from the fall,
hear my desperation.
For so long I've pled and prayed:
God, come to my rescue!
Even so the thorn remains;
still my heart will praise you.
Chorus
Oh, my soul, put your hope in God;
my help, my Rock, I will praise him.
Sing, oh, sing through the raging storm.
You're still my God, my salvation.
Verse 2
Storms within my troubled soul,
questions without answers;
on my faith these billows roll;
God, be now my shelter.
Why are you cast down, my soul?
Hope in him who saves you!
When the fires have all grown cold,
cause this heart to praise you.
Verse 3
Should my life be torn from me,
ev'ry worldly pleasure,
when all I possess is grief,
God, be then my treasure.
Be my vision in the night,
be my hope and refuge,
till my faith is turned to sight;
Lord, my heart will praise you!
Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From there he will 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.
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by his Holy Spirit.
Q. 30. How does the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
A. The Spirit applies to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling.
Confession of Sin
I, a poor sinful person, confess myself before you, my Lord God and Maker, that sadly I have sinned much, with my senses, thoughts, words, and deeds, as you, eternal God, know very well. I regret them and beg your grace. Amen.
Heinrich Bullinger
Assurance of Pardon
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
Romans 8:31–34
Sharing of the Peace
Scripture
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
Colossians 1:24-29
Sermon
The Goal of Ministry
Response Praise
Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery
Verse 1
Come, behold the wondrous myst'ry, in the dawning of the King.
He, the theme of heaven's praises, robed in frail humanity.
In our longing, in our darkness, now the light of life has come!
Look to Christ who condescended, took on flesh to ransom us.
Verse 2
Come, behold the wondrous myst'ry, he the perfect Son of Man.
In his living, in his suff'ring, never trace nor stain of sin.
See the true and better Adam, come to save the hell-bound man.
Christ, the great and sure fulfillment of the law; in him we stand.
Verse 3
Come, behold the wondrous myst'ry, Christ the Lord upon the tree.
In the stead of ruined sinners hangs the Lamb in victory.
See the price of our redemption, see the Father's plan unfold.
Bringing many sons to glory, grace unmeasured, love untold.
Verse 4
Come, behold the wondrous myst'ry, slain by death the God of life.
But no grave could e'er restrain him; praise the Lord; he is alive!
What a foretaste of deliv'rance, how unwavering our hope:
Christ in power resurrected as we will be when he comes.
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
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen