Thursday, April 28, 2022

Order of Worship for the Lord's Day, Sunday, May 1, 2022

 

First Presbyterian Church

May 1, 2022

10:00 AM

Order of Worship

 CALL TO WORSHIP

Blessed are we who delight in the Word of our God.

May we meditate on the Lord’s Word.

May we stand in the assembly of those called by God.

May the Lord watch over the way of the righteous.

Let us worship the Living God.

 

*Hymn of Praise: “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”

1. Standing on the promises of Christ my King, through eternal ages let his praises ring; glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God.

Refrain: Standing, standing, standing on the promises of Christ my Savior; standing, standing, I'm standing on the promises of God.

 

2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail, when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, by the living Word of God I shall prevail, standing on the promises of God. (Refrain)

 

3. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord, bound to him eternally by love's strong cord, overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword, standing on the promises of God. (Refrain)

 

4. Standing on the promises I cannot fall, listening every moment to the Spirit's call, resting in my Savior as my all in all, standing on the promises of God. (Refrain)

 

Words and Music by: R. Kelso Carter

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (In Unison)

Jesus Christ, son of the Living God, how many times have we betrayed, abandoned and denied you? You welcome and forgive us, nonetheless. Let us not be driven away from you in shame or hide from you fearing full exposure. Welcome us once again, forgive us and redeem us. Amen.

 *SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Christ transforms. Christ redeems and renews. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, we are a new creation, ready to sing God’s glory and testify to God’s grace. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Amen.

*THE GLORIA PATRI

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen.

INVITATION: “Dear Lord, I need You, please come into my life today.  Amen”

LESSON: Mark 1: 12-28

12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13He was in the wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’

16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. 17And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’ 18And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.

21 They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. 22They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, 24and he cried out, ‘What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.’ 25But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent, and come out of him!’ 26And the unclean spirit, throwing him into convulsions and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 27They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’ 28At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.

    SERMON:                  “Standing in the Strength of Christ”                                  Rev. Peter Hofstra

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Apostle’s Creed)

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

 PASSING OF THE PEACE

 THE OFFERING OF OUR TITHES & GIFTS

Humbled by God’s generosity, let us offer our gifts to God and Christ’s church.

 *DOXOLOGY

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.  Amen.

 *PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Risen Savior, responding to your love and grace, we offer our gifts of time, talent and service. May our offerings feed and tend to your sheep. Amen.

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (Psalm 90:14)

God, we have questions. We cannot understand the warring madness of our world, the killing of innocents, the power grabs, the evil. Have we not learned? Have we not matured as a people? Can you not intervene to protect the innocent and shelter your people? We lament the nonsense, the madness, the tragedies of human making. Hear our cries for help and hope, O God of resurrection.

Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (Psalm 90:14)

Liberate us, O God, and deliver us from all that stunts our growth and is indifferent to our flourishing. May those who encircle us listen well, challenge us justly, and believe in the potential you planted in us. May our habits and heartaches that stop us short and dim our light not consume or distort us. May we be willing to stand exposed before you, Savior God, hiding nothing so we can receive everything.

Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (Psalm 90:14)

Eternal Support, we are quick to move forward or recall the past. Help us to live fully in today’s moment, breathing deeply, cherishing life and living, attentive to good news, the grace of what is possible, the gifts of our friends and neighbors. Grant us a deep dose of gratitude for the abundance you provide and an observant eye to all we might be missing. May joy and laughter play in our lives. May we be surprised daily by the beauty you set before us. May we attend to ourselves and each other with compassion, empathy and care.

Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (Psalm 90:14) As the Body of Christ, hear us now as we pray as Christ taught us,

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for Thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory forever.  Amen.

 *CLOSING HYMN “Take Time To Be Holy”

1. Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord; abide in him always, and feed on his word. Make friends of God's children, help those who are weak, forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.

2. Take time to be holy, the world rushes on; spend much time in secret with Jesus alone. By looking to Jesus, like him thou shalt be; thy friends in thy conduct his likeness shall see.

3. Take time to be holy, let him be thy guide, and run not before him, whatever betide. In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord, and, looking to Jesus, still trust in his word.

4. Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul, each thought and each motive beneath his control. Thus led by his spirit to fountains of love, thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.

Words by: William D. Longstaff
Music by: George C. Stebbins

*BENEDICTION

*THREE FOLD AMEN

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS

Elements of Order of Worship Liturgy written Teri McDowell Ott, courtesy of the Presbyterian Outlook

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