What is Hope Reformed Presbyterian Church? Hope Reformed is a Bible-believing Church. We hold that the Bible is the infallible, inerrant Word of God. We hold to the truths that God’s Word teaches us: that God created man, that man fell into sin, that Jesus Christ came to save those whom God has called His own, and that one day He will return again.

Hope Reformed Presbyterian Church A Peek into Our Order of Worship

Hope Reformed is a Reformed Church. Our heritage traces back to the practice and teaching of the churches of the Sixteenth Century Protestant Reformation. Hope Reformed is a confessional Church. We hold to the system of doctrine contained in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. Hope Reformed is an Orthodox Presbyterian Church. “Ortho” comes from the Greek language and means “straight.” “Dox” is also a Greek term and means “thinking.” “Presbyterian” is derived from another Greek word, “Presbuteros,” meaning elder. HRPC is governed by a Session of Elders, whose primary task is to care for the spiritual well-being of her members. Hope Reformed Presbyterian Church 829 Broadway Street Pella, IA 50219 Worship: 10:15 AM and 6:00 PM Sunday School: 9:15 AM Wednesday Evening Bible Study and Youth Night 7:00 PM Our Session: Mitchell Mahan, Moderator Rev. Charles A. Muether, Clerk Rev. Rodney T. King Michael Nop

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Our Diaconate: Bill Smith, Sec. John Bockert, Treas.

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Faith working through love. Gal. 5:6

Hope Reformed Presbyterian Church Morning Worship

• Date

• 10:15 a.m.

On this page we have music inserted. This would generally be our response to the Word that has been preached. The worship is closed with benediction, God’s parting blessing to His people.

We welcome you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hope Reformed Presbyterian Church is a church plant of the Presbytery of the Midwest. Rev. Chuck Muether brings us the Word this morning. Please join us for fellowship after the morning service. •

Contemplation

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. . .” James 4:8

We prepare our hearts and minds with contrition and celebration as we enter the presence of the Triune God and as we commune with him according to his public ordinances.

Scripture for Preparation and Meditation Passage from: Hello, you have found our Order of Worship template and bulletin. We no longer post our actual bulletins on the web because at times we include announcements from our congregation and sensitive data about our missionaries who serve abroad and in a dangerous localities. This document is aimed to give you a feel for how we worship at Hope Reformed. Under Contemplation, we have Scripture for congregates to read as they prepare to enter the public exercise of worship. -2-

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Convocation

New Covenant reading:

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise!” Psalm 100:4

God speaks to us through the proclamation of his Word Our bulletins are fuller because the liturgy is fully laid out for the benefit of the worshipper. Visitors also appreciate that they can easier follow the service with all the Scripture and music printed. We do encourage regular attendees to take along their Bible.

God calls us to worship

Psalm______

God calls us as His people to assemble and worship Him in holy convocation. You will observe that this Order of Worship follows a distinctive dialogical pattern that is set forth in God’s prescriptive Word. We follow the Regulative Principle of Worship. In short that means God speaks and we respond. The dialog is vertical and not horizontal. We do not assemble to converse with each other, but to respond as one body to the One who reigns above and who has called us as His own.

Sermon Outline We seek his blessing as we meet with him

We respond to God in song The music would be on page 11.

We seek his blessing upon our worship by approaching Him in prayer.

Commission

“In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you” 1 Peter 3:15

God grants us his parting blessing

2 Cor. 13:14

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” - 10 -

God greets us from his Word

Galatians 1:3

“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” This part of the worship is sometimes known as the apostolic greeting. It is the Lord’s blessing upon His people and an indication that His presence is among us. -3-

We approach our God in song

We confess together the Apostles’ Creed

We respond to His call to worship, acknowledging His attributes through song.

I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell: The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead: I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy catholic church: the communion of saints: The forgiveness of sins: The resurrection of the body: And the life everlasting. Amen.

While we do use hymn books, we often print the music in our bulletins as well since we draw our songs from a number of sources. We are not exclusive psalmodists; however, we maintain that singing from the Psalter is highly proper. Lyrics that are as close to the inspired Word of God as possible provide us with the appropriate words of praise and the restraint from singing songs that might better be sung at a concert venue. We are a choir of one and we do not employ any praise teams or bands. Regarding instrumentation, we believe that instruments are meant to accompany (help facilitate) the singing and not to be used for mini-recitals or times when individuals desire to exercise their gifts exclusively. We are not at all opposed to individuals exercising their musical gifts during special fellowship times or other settings. However, for a called public meeting, we are zealous to maintain a corporate identity in our worship. We praise our God as one united people and not through “special music,” those times when certain individuals are singled out to perform for God and for the people.

Consecration “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” Hebrews 4:7

God speaks to us through his Word Old Covenant reading: Our Lord speaks to us from His Word and we find that Word from the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. So that we not lose a sense of the Bible’s unity and the Word’s one redemptive message, the pastor reads from both the Old and New Testaments.

This is not to say that we are opposed to lively praise. We believe the entire congregation is to sing with gladness of heart and with full voice to acknowledge the majesty and mercy of our great God. -4-

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Communion

“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9

We thank our God in prayer and in the presenting of his tithe and our offerings We praise the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost As His people, we are called to commune as one and to confess that unity which binds us as one. Thus we declare the Triune God through song. We also publicly confess Him using the creeds of the church.

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Confirmation

“Give me life according to your word! ” Psalm 119:25

God calls us to be his chosen people

Exodus 20:1-17

God gives us His Standard for our lives that we would know Him, that we know our sins, that we would be kept from sinning, that we would know our need for salvation, and that we would know how to show our gratitude for that salvation. The pastor reads some form of the law’s summary or other portions of Scripture that speak to God’s statues, precepts, decrees, or regulations given to His people and for their spiritual benefit.

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We approach his throne of grace We pray silently and then corporately, confessing our sins, seeking his forgiveness, and petitioning in the name of Christ. This leads into congregational prayer followed by the Lord’s Prayer.

On this page we have music inserted. This would generally be from the Psalter that would express our repentance and our thanksgiving for His grace.

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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

God gives us assurance of his grace Psalm______ The pastor cannot absolve the people’s sins, but He can declare from Scripture that God listens to our prayers and pardons His people if they truly repent and desire to sin no more.

We praise him for his grace We are called to praise Him for His amazing grace to us.

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