Call to Worship*
Communal Votum*: Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Amen.
Salutation*
Congregational Singing: Psalm 65:1,2*
Ten Words and Assurance of Pardon
Congregational Singing: Psalm 25:4,6
Prayer of Confession, Renewal, and Illumination
Reading of Holy Scripture: Exodus 16:1-8; John 6:22-51; Acts 6:1-7
Congregational Singing: Psalm 132:1,2,8,9
Reading of Text: Acts 6:1-7
Ministry of the Word:
Our Lord establishes ecclesiastical order through his apostles
(1) Disorder: accusations of discrimination and threats of division (v.1)
(2) Order: spiritual wisdom and a spiritual office (vv.2-6)
(3) Blessing: growth upon growth (v.7)
Congregational Singing: Psalm 72:1,2,4,10*
Prayer of thanksgiving and intercession
Offertory: Ministry of Mercy
Congregational Singing: Hymn 52:1,3,4,5*
Benediction* [with Congregational “Amen”]