May 10, 2026

Service Leader

Call to Worship

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.’” (Matthew 11:28–30)

Please respond to this call to worship God, by reading out loud the words of Psalm 86

“There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God.” (Psalm 86:8–10)

The powerful, almighty God invites all to come to Him through Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ is gentle and offers rest for your souls. So, come! And sing to the glory of the world’s only Saviour!

Service Leader

Corporate Reading

The reason we know we are praising the real God is that He has revealed Himself to us in His Word. The Bible. It is no mistake that even before describing who God is, our Confession of Faith starts by identifying what the Bible is. All we know of God comes from this Book. Let's read out loud together from chapter one of our Confession.

The Holy Scriptures are the only sufficient, certain, and infallible standard of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience.
The light of nature
and the works of creation and providence
so clearly demonstrate the goodness, wisdom, and power of God
that men are left without excuse;
however, these demonstrations are not sufficient to give the knowledge of God and His will that is necessary for salvation.
Therefore, the Lord was pleased at different times and in various ways
to reveal Himself
and to declare His will to His church.
To preserve and propagate the truth better
and to establish and comfort the church with greater certainty against the corruption of the flesh and the malice of Satan and the world,
the Lord put this revelation completely in writing.
Therefore, the Holy Scriptures are absolutely necessary,
because God’s former ways of revealing His will to His people have now ceased.

Service Leader

Confession of Sin

God's Word is a wonderful gift. And in it He tells us that any time we fail to do what He commands, or happen to do what He prohibits, we have sinned. Those of us who know God know that we have sinned. And it is actually our joy to own that and confess those sins, in order to receive God's forgivingness. Please join me in this Prayer of Confession. I will read the parts marked leader and you read the parts marked Congregation. If you read this prayer in advance, then I am sure you saw it was based on the words of Psalm 38. So, let's pray with all our heart, the way God has instructed us to.

A Corporate Prayer of Confession Based on Psalm 38

Leader

O Lord,
Please do not punish us for our sins.
Hold back your discipline from us.
We feel sick over our sins.
We are drowning in our sins.
The guilt of our sins clings to us like a weight around our ankles.
Our sins are too much for us.

Congregation

We have been so foolish.
Our folly stinks. It is gross in Your sight.
We are crushed and full of sorrow for what we have done.
We are burning up with guilt.
We are groaning here.
Our hearts hurt.

Leader

O Lord, listen to our cries and sighs.
Our hearts are throbbing.
Our strength is fading.
Our hope is dimming, because of our sins.
Not even our closest friends and family can help us.

Congregation

Besides this, our enemy has laid even more snares.
He parades our ruin before You.
He meditates on how to trip us up.

Leader

But we will plug our ears and shut our mouths.
We have nothing left to say.
We will not listen to that Accuser.
But for You, O Lord, we will wait.
You are the only who can answer us in our need.
The world, the flesh and the devil will rejoice in our failings.
But not you.

Congregation

O Lord, we are ready to fall apart at the seams.
We cannot shake the pain of our guilt.
We confess our iniquities.
We are sorry for our sins.

Leader

Remember the strength of our enemies.
Remember the number of our enemies.
Remember the wickedness of our enemies.

Congregation

And do not forsake us, O Lord.
O our God, do not be far from us.
Hurry up and help us!
For You alone, O Lord, are our salvation.

All

Amen

Service Leader

Assurance of Pardon

Leader

Christian, because your life is hidden in Christ and you have honestly asked for His forgiveness, be assured that:

“He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.
He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
[He] will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” (based on Micah 7:18b–19).

Lead Elder

Pastoral Prayer

Lead Elder

Scripture Reading

Hebrews 1:1–14

Complementary Scripture Reader

Complementary Reading

Listen to the Word of God as I read of how one man turned his heart back to God by looking to God's holy Word.

“Let my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word! Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word. My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes. My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right. Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight. Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.” (Psalm 119:169–176)

This reading was from Psalm 119.

Preacher

Sermon

Hebrews 1:1–14

Service Leader

Benediction

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2 Corinthians 13:14)