Life's Light and Death's Darkness

REV. BRIAN HOFMAN

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Prelude: Miriam Hector
“Morning Has Broken”
Welcome/Announcements
* Call to Worship (Psalm 146:1-2, 10)
Praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD, my soul.
I will praise the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
The LORD reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.
* Song of Worship
“We Gather Together”
* God’s Greeting
* We Greet Each Other
Call to Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Call to Discipleship
* Song of Praise
“Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
Ordination of Deacons
John Klocksiem and Lori Lynn
Congregational Prayer
Offertory
“Give Thanks”
Offering
Children’s Message
Prayer of Preparation
Scripture Reading
Ecclesiastes 11:7 – 12:8
Message: Pastor Brian
“Life’s Light and Death’s Darkness”
Response of Faith Heidelberg Catechism 6, 58
Q. Did God create people so wicked and perverse?
A. No. God created them good and in his own image, that is, in true righteousness and holiness, so that they might truly know God their creator, love him with all their heart, and live with God in eternal happiness, to praise and glorify him.
Q. How does the article concerning “life everlasting” comfort you?
A. Even as I already now experience in my heart the beginning of eternal joy, so after this life I will have perfect blessedness such as no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no human heart has ever imagined: a blessedness in which to praise God forever.
* Song of Response
“My Soul Finds Rest”
 * Benediction
* Closing Song
“Rejoice, O Pure in Heart”
Postlude