The Fifth
Order of Service

1. The Congregation being assembled,
the Minister shall solemnly call them to Worship, saying:

GRACE, mercy, and peace be with you, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. Amen. 2 John 1:3.

Our help is in the name of the LORD,
Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 124:8.

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Amen.
Psalm 107:1.     

 2. The Minister shall proclaim the Law of God, exhorting the Congregation to repentance, faith, and holiness of life.

You shall be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess. Deuteronomy 5:32-33.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honour your father and your mother.’  Luke 18:19-21.

You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. Deuteronomy 13:4.

Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Amen. Hebrews 4:16.

 3. After a moment of silent prayer, the congregational prayer of confession shall be said, using words of Holy Scripture, such as:

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you,
and am no more worthy to be called your son. Luke 15:18-19.

Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22.

We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our ancestors; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the LORD our God.
Jeremiah 3:25.

Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in affliction and irons—because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the counsel of the Most High, therefore He brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their chains in pieces. Psalm 107:10-14. 

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. Psalm 32:1-2.

 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

4. The Minister or Music Director shall lead the Congregation in singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs of praise and thanksgiving.

5. Prayers of intercession shall be led by the Minister, including petitions for the world, the country, the Civil Government and Royal Family, the sick, the community, the Church, and the spread of the Gospel. The intercessions shall end with the Lord’s Prayer; then the Apostles’ Creed shall be said.

OUR FATHER Which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one: for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9–13; Luke 11:1–4.

Strengthen us also in the most holy universal faith, of which we make profession with heart and mouth, saying:

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Exodus 6:3.
Maker of heaven and earth: Genesis 1:1.
And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, John 1:1; Acts 10:36.
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Luke 1:35.
Born of the virgin Mary, Matthew 1:23,25. 
Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Matthew 27:24,25. 
Was crucified, dead, and buried: Matthew 27:35; Luke 23:46; Matthew 27:59-60.
He descended into hell; 1 Peter 3:19. 
The third day He rose again from the dead; Luke 24:6. 
He ascended into heaven, Acts 1:9. 
And sitteth on the right hand of God, Acts 7:55.
the Father Almighty; Acts 7:55. 
from thence He shall come to judge Acts 1:11; 17:31.
the quick and the dead. 2 Corinthians 5:10.
I believe in the Holy Spirit; Mark 1:10.
the holy Christian church; Hebrews 12:22.
the Communion of Saints; Hebrews 12:23.
the Forgiveness of sins; Hebrews 9:15.
the Resurrection of the body, 1 Corinthians 15:12-16.
and the Life everlasting. Amen.  John 3:16; 5.24; Revelation 22:20.

6. A sermonic hymn of preparation shall be sung, during which the Congregation shall present their tithes and offerings to the Lord.

Then there will be the place where the LORD your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the LORD. Deuteronomy 12:11.

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7. The Reading of God’s Word shall follow, after which the
Minister shall preach the Sermon from the Holy Scriptures. 

8. A final Hymn or Spiritual Song may be sung, following a final Prayer. 

9. The Minister shall conclude the service by lifting
his hands and pronouncing the Benediction upon the Congregation: 

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body  be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23

The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face towards you and give you peace. Amen.
Numbers 6:24-26.

‘The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with us all evermore.’ Amen.
2 Corinthians 13:14.