December 28th, 2025
Call to Worship
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29
God is Good
All the Time
All the TIme
God is good
Welcome & Announcements
- Kids Min Volunteers
Confession and Pardon
-Invitation
-Unison Confession:
Let us confess our sin before God and one another.
Merciful God,
you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart,
nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with you, our God.
Have mercy on us, O God, in your loving-kindness. In your great compassion,
cleanse us from our sin.
Create in us a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within us.
Do not cast us from your presence,
or take your Holy Spirit from us.
Restore to us the joy of your salvation and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
-Silent prayer
-Assurance of Pardon:
Hear the words of assurance from First Peter:
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed
1 Peter 2:24
You are forgiven and free because of Christ Jesus
Songs of Praise
The Hands That First Held Mary's Child #230 Thou Who Wast Rich beyond All Splendor
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
#239 Who Is This So Weak and Helpless
Receiving God’s Word
Message: Being Made New in 2026
Scripture: Romans 12
Rev. Reuben Antvelink
-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
Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 26
Q. How does Christ fill the office of a king?
A. Christ fills the office of a king in making us his willing subjects, in ruling and defending us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies
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Closing Hymn
#162 Of the Father's Love Begotten