SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

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Words of Greeting: Deuteronomy 10:12-13

One: And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you,

All: But to fear the Lord your God,

One: To walk in all his ways,

All: To love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

One: And to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord,

All: Which I command you this day for your good.

Prayer of Confession: Matthew 4:2-4 (from SYATP)

One: After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "

All: Just like Satan tempted Jesus with questioning his identity, he will do the same with us throughout our life. The enemy will come to us particularly after we have given in to temptation and ask us if we are really a Christ follower. He wants us to doubt, struggle, and ultimately give up on our faith.

One: Never allow guilt or shame to overpower Christ’s forgiveness and redemption in us. Satan’s questions will never overrule God’s answers. Live on God’s Word. That is and will always be our truth.

(Silent Prayer and Reflection)

Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 18:25-27

One: “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty." Friends, believe the good news of the Gospel!

All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.

*Affirmation of Faith: Isaiah 43:10-13

"You are my witnesses," declares the Lord, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed- I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses," declares the Lord, "that I am God. Yes, and from ancient days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?"