Our Worship
			The liturgy used in our morning worship service was formulated from those used in Presbyterian congregations during the Reformation period and follows the basic "gospel logic" found in passages   of Scripture like Isaiah 6 and the New Testament Epistles.  Word, sacrament, and prayer predominate in this liturgy, for we believe they are the divinely appointed means of grace God usually employs to convert sinners and perfect His saints.   For more information about our worship, see our Directory for the Public Worship of God, which details the theology that informs our liturgy.  Click here for access to all the selections in our hymnal.                                                           PREPARATION Prelude (Preparing for worship by private prayer and meditation on God's Word)                                                                 PRAISE Apostolic Salutation Call to Worship (usually from one of the Psalms) Invocation and Prayer of Adoration Psalm/Hymn of Adoration*                                                            CONFESSION Reading of the Law (the Ten Commandments or a portion of the Sermon on the Mount) Corporate Confession of Sin The Lord's Prayer Assurance of Pardon from the Word Psalm/Hymn of Thanksgiving                                                              THE WORD Prayer for Illumination Scripture Reading Sermon                                                              RESPONSE          Prayer of Consecreation Profession of Faith (either the Apostles' or Nicene Creed) Psalm/Hymn of Response Prayer of Intercession Dedication of Tithes and Offerings (during this time the Doxology is sung followed by a prayer)                                                        THE SACRAMENT The Lord's Supper* Gloria Patri Benediction Congregational Response (either a corporate "Amen" or the singing of Psalm 72:18-19)                                                             DISMISSAL Announcements Postlude
				________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *In accordance with the practice of Christianity since the time of the Apostles and the Early Chruch, we believe congregational singing should include metrical psalms as well as hymns. *Due to our belief that it is a means of grace and that it was the practice of the Early Church, we observe the sacrament of the Lord's Supper every week; however, please note that not all OPC congregations observe the sacrament this often, nor do the doctrinal standards of the OPC require weekly observance.
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