August 30th, 2026
Call to Worship
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matt. 28:18-20
God is good
All the Time
All the time
God is good
Welcome & Announcements
- Elder/Deacon Nom
Confession and Pardon
-Invitation
-Unison Confession:
Let us confess our sin before God and one another.
As you have promised,
give us your goodness in place of our wickedness.
Silence all cruel slanderers and accusers,
those who magnify our faults, and the devil.
Do so now and whenever our consciences are worried.
Judge us not by the evidence of the devil
and by our own depressed consciences.
Take from our souls
the heavy burden of all our sins,
so that with clear, joyful, and sincere consciences
we may endure and do all things,
and live and die fully confident of your mercy. Amen.
-Silent prayer
-Assurance of Pardon:
“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.”
Isaiah 1:18
I declare to you who trust in Jesus, you are forgiven and free!
Songs of Praise
What a Friend We Have In Jesus #629
Lord I Lift Your Name on High
Greeting Time
Pastoral Prayer followed by the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
-Matthew 6:9-13
Song of Praise
How Great Thou Art #44
Receiving God’s Word
Message: The Mission of God
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
Guest Speaker: Steve Johnson
-Prayer
Offering
-Invitation
-Offertory
-Doxology
-Prayer for Gifts
Communion
-Invitation to the Table
-Prayer of Consecration
-Jesus’ Words at the Table
-Receiving the Elements
-Prayer
Affirmation of Faith
Essential of the EPC
Q. What is the third essential in the EPC?
- A. The third essential is “ The Holy Spirit has come to glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to our hearts. He convicts us of sin and draws us to the Savior, indwelling our hearts. He gives new life to us, empowers and imparts gifts to us for service. He instructs and guides us into all truth, and seals us for the day of redemption.
Closing Hymn
Go Forth for God