Welcome
Thank you for joining us in gathered worship today! At Covenant, we believe that true hope, joy, meaning, and redemption is found in Jesus Christ. Therefore, we hope that you will be moved towards greater love for Jesus and one another as we pause to praise, pray, and ponder under God’s Word.
The emphasis throughout our Sunday service is that worship is all about God. We gather to worship Him. Our gathered worship is that it is foundationally and fundamentally about God. In our service, we will: worship our Heavenly Father for his miraculous deeds, bear witness to Jesus Christ the Son and the hope he brings through his death and resurrection, be moved to engage with the mission of God through the power of the Holy Spirit as we wait for the return of Christ. All of these activities of worshipping, witnessing, and waiting will be shaped and formed by God’s divine revelation as it is given to us in Holy Scripture.
Our understanding of Scripture, God’s divine action, and theology will shape the flow of our service. Therefore, our worship service is “liturgical” and what you hold before you is our weekly liturgical document. Originating from Greek, this word means, “work of the people”. This means our service is both corporate and communal in nature. We are not individual consumers of a product, but join others in community to participate together in engaging with God. At different points in the service, there will be opportunities to join the liturgy, and we encourage you to enthusiastically participate in these corporate moments of response.
We hope your time with us serves to encourage and fill you with hope and joy.
Call to Worship
God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honour and might forever. Amen.
1 Timothy 6:15-16
Songs of Invitation
Confession of Sin
Holy God, as we reflect on our sinfulness, we confess that no trial is so hard to bear as a sense of sin. If you should give us the choice to live in pleasure and keep our sins, or to have them burnt away with trial, give us sanctified affliction!
Deliver us from every evil habit, liberate us from every rekindling of former sins, and save us from everything that prevents us from delighting in you. Then we shall bless you for helping us to be upright, O God our Righteousness.
All: Amen!
Word of Assurance
He saved us through
the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ
our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we
might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.Titus 3:5–7
Congregational Prayer
Offering
Regular giving to support our ministry as a gospel partner can be made by direct deposit into our account.
Account Name: Covenant Presbyterian Church
BSB: 032 060
Account: 663 486
Weekly Catechism
New City Catechism for Kids – Question 21
Q: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?
A: One who is truly human and also truly God.
Community News
Covenant Session summary reports
Covenant Session summary reports are available for meetings up to 5 Oct 2025. Please use this link to access: https://covenantchurch.com.au/aka/sessionsummary
Ministry Update 2025-26
The elders will be holding a Ministry Update after service on Sunday, 30 November. This will be an opportunity for us to give thanks for how God has led us through 2025 and to look ahead to 2026. We will also be holding a Q&A.
Please send in any questions via our feedback form: https://covenantchurch.com.au/aka/feedback
Important Dates
| November 30 | Covenant Ministry Update 2025-26 After service @ Christ College |
| December 7 | Covenant prayer corner 8:30am @ Christ College |
Bible Reading
All: Thanks be to God.
Sermon Outline
The Mountain of the Lord
Isaiah 2:1-5
Dan Shih
Mountains as high places
Israel: God’s mountain project
A stone placed in Zion
The Church – Spiritual Zion
Songs in Response
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
Benediction
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Jude 1:24-25