Sunday, November 15, 2026

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

*The Call to Worship - Psalm 107:1, 8–9
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of men! For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

*The Invocation

*The Hymn of Adoration No. 53 - Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

*The Corporate Confession of Sin
Gracious Father, we confess that we have been slow to see your hand. We have counted our losses and overlooked your gifts. We have doubted your goodness when the answer was slow in coming. We have lived as though you had forgotten us, and we have been stingy with the kindness you have shown us. Forgive us, for the sake of Jesus Christ. Open our eyes to your faithfulness, and make us generous with the mercy we have received. Amen.

*The Assurance of Pardon - Psalm 103:10–12
He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

The Pastoral Prayer

The Confession of Faith - (Heidelberg Catechism – Q. 1)

Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death?
A. That I am not my own, but belong–body and soul, in life and in death–to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has delivered me from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, also assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

The Musical Offering
Be Still My Soul
Sanctuary Choir, Katheryn Rubio, piano

(Please sign and pass the registration pad at the end of the row)

*The Doxology No. 731

*The Scripture Reading - Luke 24:13–25
(pew Bible, page 885)

*The Hymn of Preparation No. 32 - Great Is Thy Faithfulness

The Children’s Devotion - (children return to their seats)

The Sermon
Kindness Not Forsaken
Rev. Cilas Menezes
Ruth 2:14–23 (pew Bible, page 223)

*The Hymn of Response No. 56 - When All Your Mercies, O My God

*The Benediction - 2 Corinthians 13:14 & Psalm 23:6
Having received “the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit [...] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life, and you shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”

*The Benediction Response No. 735 - Gloria Patri

*Please stand if you are able.