August 23, 2026
“Reformed and Always Reforming”
SPC Order of Worship
SPC Order of Worship
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven
Welcome & Announcements: James Booth, Director of Young Families
Scriptural Call to Worship: Bless the Lord, Psalm 34
Pastor: Bless the Lord at all times; let His praise continually be in your mouth.
Congregation: My tongue shall tell of Your righteousness and of Your praise all the day long.
Pastor: Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.
Congregation: We will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and His might, and the wonders that He has done.
All Together: You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, and there is no God besides You!
In Christ Alone
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father.
Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven; He became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried. The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic* and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come.
Amen.
*The catholic or universal Church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the
elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the Head thereof...
— Westminster Confession of Faith, 25.1
Pastoral Prayer: James Booth, Director of Young Families
Offering
Ushers come forward when prayer begins
Holy Forever
Holy, Holy, Holy
Children Dismissed to Covenant Kids
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q:86 & 87
Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?
A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation, as He is offered to us in the gospel.
Heb. 10:39; John 1:12; Isa. 26:3-4; Phil. 3:9; Gal. 2:16.
Q. 87. What is repentance unto life?
A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, does, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.
Acts 11:18; Acts 2:37-38; Joel 2:12;
Jer. 3:22; Jer. 31:18-19; Ezek. 36:31;
2 Cor. 7:11; Isa. 1:16-17.
Sermon: Pastor Mike Ross
1 Corinthians 2:1-4 “Reformed and Always Reforming”
The Benediction
SPC Order of Worship
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven
Welcome & Announcements: James Booth, Director of Young Families
Scriptural Call to Worship: Bless the Lord, Psalm 34
Pastor: Bless the Lord at all times; let His praise continually be in your mouth.
Congregation: My tongue shall tell of Your righteousness and of Your praise all the day long.
Pastor: Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.
Congregation: We will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and His might, and the wonders that He has done.
All Together: You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, and there is no God besides You!
In Christ Alone
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father.
Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven; He became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried. The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic* and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come.
Amen.
*The catholic or universal Church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the
elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the Head thereof...
— Westminster Confession of Faith, 25.1
Pastoral Prayer: James Booth, Director of Young Families
Offering
Ushers come forward when prayer begins
Holy Forever
Holy, Holy, Holy
Children Dismissed to Covenant Kids
Westminster Shorter Catechism Q:86 & 87
Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?
A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation, as He is offered to us in the gospel.
Heb. 10:39; John 1:12; Isa. 26:3-4; Phil. 3:9; Gal. 2:16.
Q. 87. What is repentance unto life?
A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, does, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.
Acts 11:18; Acts 2:37-38; Joel 2:12;
Jer. 3:22; Jer. 31:18-19; Ezek. 36:31;
2 Cor. 7:11; Isa. 1:16-17.
Sermon: Pastor Mike Ross
1 Corinthians 2:1-4 “Reformed and Always Reforming”
The Benediction
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