Welcome & Announcements (The stream will go live after prayer requests)

*The Lord’s Greeting and Promise: “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:1-2).

*The Lord’s Call to Worship: Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. (Jude 1:24-25)
* Psalm: 148B Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah
* Prayer
* Hymn: 371 Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise

The Lord’s Word
Old Testament Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Our Response
Confessing our Sins:
Holy God, we confess our sins to you today. Among them, we recognize our weariness in obedience. You call us to serve you joyfully, yet we often serve grudgingly. We have felt wearied and burdened when we should have felt your yoke to be light and easy. We have not called on you “without ceasing” but only when it served us. Thank you that you nevertheless blot out our transgressions and do not remember our sins. We ask that your Spirit would give us greater faith, greater hope, greater love for you and our neighbors. Transform us, that we serve you truly knowing that your commands are not burdensome. We call ourselves by your name now, we rejoice that we belong to you, and we pray you would make us truly grateful for all you have done for us in Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray, amen. (Based on Isaiah 43-44)

The Lord’s Love and Grace
Assurance of Pardon: Rev. 1:4-7, 17-18

Our Response
* Hymn: 365 Thine Be the Glory
*Corporate Confession of Faith: Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 84 & 85 (TPH p. 949)
Offering
Pastoral Prayer

The Lord’s Word & Sacrament
* Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 1:1-9
Sermon: “A Dead Hope!?” (1 Peter 1:3)

The Lord’s Supper
The inner rings contain grape juice & the outer rings contain wine.
While the bread is being passed, we will sing: 369 Worship Christ, the Risen King! (stanzas 1-3). While the cup is being passed, we will sing: 369 Worship Christ, the Risen King! (stanzas 4 & 5)

Our Response
*Hymn: 567 Doxology

The Lord’s Blessing
*Benediction

* Please stand if you are able to do so comfortably.