We at Redeemer Church seek to order our worship according to the commands of God and to offer Biblical worship as we pray, sing, and preach the Word of God during our services each week.  The Regulative Principle, which we seek to follow, means that our conscience is bound by the Word of God to worship him as he commands us in his Word. Pastor Vance offers a fuller explanation of this principle in this helpful sermon.

Here is a sample bulletin which will give you an idea of what to expect during our worship service.

The Lord’s Day

Call to Worship

 John 4:16-26

Psalm 135:1-7,21

 Exalt The Lord, His Praise Proclaim, #317

Our Confession

Ephesians 1:3-14

We bless You, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for having blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as You chose us in Him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and without blame before You in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Yourself, according to the good pleasure of Your will, to the praise of the glory of Your grace, by which You made us accepted in Your Beloved.

In Him we have redemption through His blood.  Forgive us our sins, therefore, according to the riches of Your grace, which You made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence.  You have made known to us the mystery of Your will, according to Your good pleasure which You purposed in Yourself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times You might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to Your purpose, as You work all things according to the counsel of Your will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of Your glory.

In Him we also trusted, after we heard the word of truth, the gospel of our salvation; in whom also, having believed, we were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession to the praise of Your glory.  Amen!

Assurance of Grace

Isaiah 45:5-10, 21-25

Psalm 72:5-17

Jesus Shall Reign, #307
—para. by Isaac Watts, A.D. 1719

Scripture Reading

2 Corinthians 4

Psalm 145:1-6

I Will Thee Praise, My God, #145a
—of David

God’s Word Preached

Good to Draw Near to God, Exodus 34:5-8
—Great & Greatly to be Praised

The Lord’s Supper

Psalm 95:1-6

O Come And To Jehovah Sing, #95a

Blessing

2 Corinthians 13:14

Evening  Worship

Call to Worship

Isaiah 58:10-14

Psalm 116

I Love The Lord, Because, #116c
—of David

Congregational Requests

Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs

Scripture Reading

Genesis 41

Psalm 92

It’s Good To Thank The Lord, #92c

God’s Word Preached

Sticks and Stones, Numbers 15
—The Church in the Wilderness

Congregational Prayer

Psalm 73:23-28

Yet Evermore I Am With Thee, #73c
—of Asaph

Blessing

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, 28

Morning Scripture Passage

Exodus 34:5-8

Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. ⁶ And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, ⁷ keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children to the third and the fourth generation.” ⁸ So Moses made haste and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped

“The First Principles”

Shorter Catechism #36

Q. 36. What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification? A. The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are, assurance of God’s love, peace of conscience,^(m) joy in the Holy Ghost,⁽ⁿ⁾ increase of grace,^(o) and perseverance therein to the end.^(p)  (m) Rom. 5:1,2,5 (n) Rom. 14:17 (o) Pr. 4:18 (p) 1Jn 5:13; 1Pet. 1:5

Announcements

• You’re invited to join us here for our regular first-Sunday lunch immediately following morning worship.
• The Lord’s Supper was given by Jesus Christ to his body, the church, to be a special means of grace and blessing. We ask therefore that only those who have made a public profession of faith in Christ and are members in good standing of a Bible-believing church eat and drink with us.  And we warmly invite you to come to the Lord’s Table.
• Please leave the last few rows of seats for those with young children.