Liturgie 21. Juli 2013 (Nachmittag)

Selbständige Evangelisch-

heidelb Selbständige Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche

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Liturgy for Public Worship on the Lord’s Day Afternoon D.V. Sunday, July 21, 2013 3 p.m.

Liturgy for the Lord’s Day Afternoon Sunday, July 21, 2013 About This Worship Service: This is a joint worship service of the Free Reformed Church in Heidelberg, the conference host, and the guests of this year’s Heidelberg Conference on Reformed Theology.

Officiating minister is the Rev. Sebastian Heck, Pastor of the Free Reformed Church in Heidelberg.

Dr. Jason Van Vliet will be preaching the Word of God from the Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 52. Dr. Van Vliet is professor of Dogmatology at the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary in Hamilton/Canada and a minister in the Canadian Reformed Churches.

Since the conference is a celebration of the 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism, the worship service will follow very closely the liturgy of the Reformed church in the Palatinate of the 16th century, including some of the set prayers.

»To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.« (Eph. 3:21)

»Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!« (Amos 4:12)

Call to Worship:

John 3:33–34

»Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.«

Votum:

Psalm 124:8

All: »Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.«

God’s Greeting:

1 Corinthians 1:3

Psalm of Praise: Psalm 42: 1, 2, 5

Prayer of Invocation & Confession Hymn of Gratitude: »O Worship the King«, st. 1, 2, 5, 6

Prayer of Illumination Catechism & Scripture Reading Q. 127: »What is the sixth petition?« A: »And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

That is: In ourselves we are so weak that we cannot stand even for a moment. Moreover, our sworn enemies – the devil, the world, and our own flesh – do not cease to attack us. Will You, therefore, uphold and strengthen us by the power of Your Holy Spirit, so that in this spiritual war we may not go down to defeat, but always firmly resist our enemies, until we finally obtain the complete victory.« Q. 128: »How do you conclude your prayer?« A: »For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever.

That is: All this we ask of You because, as our King, having power over all things, You are both willing and able to give us all that is good, and because not we but Your holy name should so receive all glory for ever.« Q. 129: »What does the word Amen mean?« A: »Amen means: It is true and certain. For God has much more certainly heard my prayer than I feel in my heart that I desire this of Him.«

The Preaching of the Word of God: Lord’s Day 52

Prayer

Rev. Dr. Jason Van Vliet Heidelberg Catechism

Hymn of Response: »A Mighty Fortress is Our God«, st. 1–4

The Reading of the Law:

Decalogue

God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day.

Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

You shall not murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Tithes & Offerings Concluding Psalm of Praise: Psalm 89: 1, 4, 7

The Benediction:

Hebrews 13:20–21

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