Morning Assembly 2026-2027

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near,
Join me in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen how thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee!
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do
If with His love He befriend thee.

Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him!
Let the amen sound from His people again;
Gladly forever adore Him.

And Hannah prayed and said,
My heart exults in the LORD;
my horn is exalted in the LORD.
My mouth derides my enemies,
because I rejoice in your salvation.

There is none holy like the LORD:
for there is none besides you
there is no rock like our God.
Talk no more so very proudly
let not arrogance come from your mouth;
for the LORD is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.

The bows of the mighty are broken
but the feeble bind on strength.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
The barren has borne seven,
but she who has many children is forlorn.

The LORD kills and brings to life;
he brings down to Sheol and raises up.

The LORD makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low and he exalts.
He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's,
and on them he has set the world.

Who made you? God.

What else did God make? God made all things.

Why did God make all things? For his own glory.

Why do things work as they do? God has so decreed it.

How do we learn about God? God reveals Himself.

What is God? God is the first and best of all beings.

Where is God? God is everywhere.

How long has God existed? He has always been.

How does God relate to creation? God is the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe.

What is God like? God is a spirit, is eternal, and is a personal Being. He is perfect in holiness and is all-powerful and all-knowing.

A mighty fortress is our God, 
a bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood 
of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and pow’r are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide,
our striving would be losing,
Were not the right Man on our side,
the Man of God’s own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled,
should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us;
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure, for lo, his
doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly pow’rs,
no thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
through Him Who with us sideth;
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.

Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
for the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

Is there more than one true God? No. There is only one true God.

In how many persons does this one God exist? In three persons.

Name these three persons. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.

How can you glorify God? By loving him and doing what he commands.

Why are you to glorify God? Because he made me and takes care of me.

What is sin? Disobedience to God’s law.

How did sin enter the world? Adam and Eve disobeyed God.

Do any perfectly keep the law of God? “There is none righteous; no, not one.”

What is the penalty of sin? Death of the body and of the soul.

This is my Father’s world,
And to my list’ning ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas—
His hand the wonders wrought.

This is my Father’s world:
The birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white,
Declare their Maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world:
He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.

This is my Father’s world:
Oh, let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father's world:

why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let the earth be glad!

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying:

“A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away.

Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.”

Who is Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.

How good a life did Jesus live? Jesus obeyed all of God’s commandments and followed God’s will for His life perfectly.

What kind of death did Jesus die? The painful and shameful death of the cross.

What happened after Jesus died? He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples.

What happened after Jesus’ resurrection? Jesus went back to heaven and is now exalted to the place of honor and power.

How did Jesus redeem His people? Jesus kept the whole law for His people and suffered the punishment their sins deserved.

What did Jesus accomplish for His people? Jesus conquered sin and death.

What does it mean to have faith in Christ? True faith is to trust in Christ alone for salvation.

How do we recognize true faith? True faith yields good works.

How may we be saved from sin and death? Only through Jesus Christ!

Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and king,
The triumphs of His grace!

My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad,
The honors of Thy name.

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease—
’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,
’Tis life, and health, and peace.

He breaks the pow’r of canceled sin,
He sets the pris’ner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.

He speaks, and, list’ning to His voice,
New life the dead receive,
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.

Glory to God, and praise and love
Be ever, ever giv’n
By saints below and saints above,
The church in earth and heav’n.

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

What does it mean that God is immutable? God cannot and will not change.

What does it mean that God is transcendent? God exists outside of space and time.

What does it mean that God is incomprehensible? God cannot be fully known.

What does it mean that God is infinite? There is no beginning or end to God and nothing can contain Him.

What does it mean that God is omnipotent? There is no limit to God’s power.

What does it mean that God is omnipresent?
God is present everywhere.

What does it mean that God is omniscient? God knows all things.

What does it mean that God is sovereign? God governs all things.

What does it mean that God is holy? God is set apart from all other beings. He is perfect and pure.

What does it mean that God is just? God acts in perfect conformity to his own character.

What do we mean when we say God is a Trinity? God expresses Himself in three Persons— Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.