Call to Worship:*
Communal Votum:* “Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Amen.”
Salutation:*
Congregational Singing: Psalm 44:1-3*
Ten Words & Assurance of Pardon
Congregational Singing: Psalm 34:1,5,7
Prayer of Confession, Renewal, and Illumination
Reading of Scripture: Romans 8:18-36
Congregational Singing: Hymn 3:3,4
Reading of Text: Psalm 44
Ministry of the Word: Ups and downs in a life with God
1. The normal life of the covenant
2. Hard experiences and tough questions
3. The restoration we may pray for
Congregational singing: Psalm 44:6-8*
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Offertory: Wycliffe/Andrew & Megan Van Andel
Congregational Singing: Hymn 3:5*
Benediction:* (with communal “Amen”)