Call to Worship*
Communal Votum*: Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Amen.
Salutation*
Congregational Singing: Psalm 107:1,12*
Ten Words and Assurance of Pardon
Congregational Singing: Psalm 86:1,4
Prayer of Confession, Renewal, and Illumination
Reading of Holy Scripture: Acts 17:1-9, 1 Thessalonians 1
Congregational Singing: Psalm 67:1,2
Reading of Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
Ministry of the Word:
Paul prays in thankfulness for God’s work apparent in the Thessalonian church
1. The practice of Paul’s prayer
2. The focus of Paul’s prayer
Congregational Singing: Hymn 85:1,2*
Prayer of thanksgiving and intercession
Offertory: Ministry of Mercy
Congregational Singing: Hymn 76:1,2,3,4*
Benediction* [with Congregational “Amen”]