August 23, 2026

(Apostles’ Creed)

Preaching: Pastor Zach Purvis

Call to Worship: Psalm 9:1-2

Invocation: Psalm 9:9-10

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Reading of the Law: Micah 6:6-8

“With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” 8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 52:13-15

Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. 14 As many were astonished  at you—his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of  mankind—15 so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.

New Testament Lesson: John 13:1-20

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.” 11 For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. 18 I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’ 19 I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he. 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”

Sermon: “Divine Service”

Hymn #1 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 99-B) “The Lord God Reigns in Majesty”

Hymn #2 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – #286) “Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder”

Hymn #3 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – #515) “More Than Conquerors”

Afternoon Worship Bulletin 

*Call to Worship: Psalm 95:6-7

*God’s Greeting: Romans 1:7

*Psalm #1 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 34-A) “I Will at All Times Bless the LORD” (Vs. 4-7) Psalm of the month

*Prayer for Illumination

*Old Testament Lesson: Genesis 3:1-15

*New Testament Lesson: Hebrews 1:1-14

Confessional Reading: Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 14

Prayer of Application

*Psalm #2 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 59) “O Save Me from My Foes” (Verses 1-3)

*Benediction