Online Worship

ORDER OF WORSHIP

(This Online Worship will be updated each Sunday by the afternoon. This is offered for those who may be shut-ins or for those who are unable to physically attend an in-person worship or as a supplemental blessing... but is not a replacement for regularly attending congregational worship service.)

JANUARY 25, 2026

CALL TO WORSHIP & INVOCATION

HYMN OF PRAISE O For a Thousand Tongues - Tommy Walker

THE WISDOM KEEPING +         Sister Trinity Norwood

A time of sharing biblical wisdom with our children

THE RESPONSIVE READING * The Westminster Shorter Catechism  (53-56)

(A Summary of Biblical Teachings in a Question and Answer Format… scripture verses are provided for further study) 

Leader:  In the Ten Commandments, which is the third commandment?

People:   The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. [a] 

[a]. Ex. 20:7; Deut. 5:11 

Leader:  What is required in the third commandment?

People:   The third commandment requireth the holy and reverend use of God's names, titles [a], attributes [b], ordinances [c], Word [d], and works [e]. 

[a]. Deut. 10:20; Ps. 29:2; Matt. 6:9; [b]. I Chron. 29:10-13; Rev. 15:3-4; [c]. Acts 2:42; I Cor. 11:27-28; [d]. Ps. 138:2; Rev. 22:18-19; [e]. Ps. 107:21-22; Rev. 4:11 

Leader:  What is forbidden in the third commandment?

People:   The third commandment forbiddeth all profaning or abusing of anything whereby God maketh himself known [a]. 

[a]. Lev. 19:12; Matt. 5:33-37; Jas. 5:12 

Leader:  What is the reason annexed to the third commandment?

People:   The reason annexed to the third commandment is, that however the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our God will not suffer them to escape his righteous judgment [a]. 

[a]. Deut. 28:58-59; ISam. 3:13; 4:11 

PRAYER - (Modified from “Crucifixion and Resurrection” at  https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/january-21/used with permission

O LORD, I marvel that thou shouldst become incarnate, be crucified, dead, and buried. The sepulchre calls forth my adoring wonder, for it is empty and thou art risen; the four-fold gospel attests it, the living witnesses prove it, my heart’s experience knows it. Give me to die with thee that I may rise to new life, for I wish to be as dead and buried to sin, to selfishness, to the world; that I might not hear the voice of the charmer, and might be delivered from his lusts. O Lord, there is much ill about me – crucify it, much flesh within me – mortify it. Purge me from selfishness, the fear of man, the love of approbation, the shame of being thought old-fashioned, the desire to be cultivated or modern. Let me reckon my old life dead because of crucifixion, and never feed it as a living thing. Grant me to stand with my dying Saviour, to be content to be rejected, to be willing to take up unpopular truths, and to hold fast despised teachings until death. Help me to be resolute and Christ-contained. Never let me wander from the path of obedience to thy will. Strengthen me for the battles ahead. Give me courage for all the trials, and grace for all the joys. Help me to be a holy, happy person, free from every wrong desire, from everything contrary to thy mind. Grant me more and more of the resurrection life: may it rule me, may I walk in its power, and be strengthened through its influence. Amen.

MINISTRY OF MUSIC   Near the Cross - Dorothy Norwood 

THE SERMON  The Rev. Dr. J. R. Norwood,  “The God Who Forgives”

Sermon Focal Text -  Psalm 130:1-8 (ESV)

A CALL TO REPENTANCE 

BLESSING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS 

CLOSING BLESSING (Numbers. 6:24-26) “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

 

Jesus Paid It All, Nothing But The Blood, Oh How I Love Jesus (Brian Nhira)

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AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY DAILY BIBLE READING GUIDE 2026

GOD’S SURPRISING WORD

https://www.americanbible.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DBRG-2026-English-Panels.pdf 

Next Sunday’s Children’s Bible Memory Verse

Philippians 4:19