How We Worship: Sing Praise to the LORD (Message 4 of 10)

HOW WE WORSHIP: Sing Praise to the LORD!

I. The Injunction of our Singing
II. The Function of Our Singing
III. The Direction of the Our Singing

This message continues the series of sermons on the basic elements of worship. Over the course of this series we will work our way through the liturgy that we ordinarily follow during public worship.

Today's message looks upon the part of our worship service that involves singing. It is closely related to both prayer (call upon the Lord) and Worship (vocalizing our thoughts toward God.

The explicit commands to sing, shout, proclaim, declare are quite numerous and emphatic. SO? SING PRAISES TO THE LORD.

Below is the order we follow:

Welcome and Announcements
OPENING (* Please stand if able)
*Call to Worship and Greeting
*Invocation and Lord’s Prayer
*Glory Be to the Father 
*Apostolic Creed (p.13)
*Hymn 558 “That Man I Blest Who, Fearing God”

CONFESSION AND PRAYER
The Reading of God’s Revealed Will:Exodus 20
Pastoral Prayer
Responsive Reading: Lord’s Day 2 (p.19-20)
*Hymn 475 “Come to the Savior Now”

GODS WORD READ AND APPLIED
Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1-15 Text: Deut. 29:1-15
Sermon: LIFE IN COVENANT WITH GOD
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