First Presbyterian Church
Remote and Mail Order of Worship
May 10, 2020
CALL
TO WORSHIP (In Unison)
Let not our hearts be troubled, let us never be
afraid. Let us believe in God and in
Jesus who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Whatever we ask in the Name of Jesus, He will do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. Let us worship the
Living God.
AMEN
Hymn
Today: “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
1 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 power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON (In Unison)
Father in Heaven, we come to You in
humble confession, knowing that as You are in Jesus and Jesus is in You, that
we have Your divine power invested in the mercy You have shown us on Easter
morning to forgive us all our sins.
There is no other who can make us new but You, our Creator and our
Lord. May Your blessings come upon us
this morning to enable to ever serve Your wondrous Name. Amen.
INVITATION
If you do not know Jesus as Your Lord and
Savior, but You would like to come to Him, or come to Him again, You can do wo
with this simple prayer:
“Dear Lord I need You, please come into my
life today. Amen”
Scripture Lesson
for Today, the Fifth Sunday of Easter: John 14: 1-14
SERMON:
THE OFFERING OF
OUR TITHES & GIFTS
Until we have
other options open to us, please mail your tithes and offerings to:
First Presbyterian Church of Perth Amboy
45 Market St.
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Please remember
that the bills of the church do not stop even with this virus.
A PRAYER OF DEDICATION (To be
prayed individually, out loud or in silence):
Father in heaven, from the
bounty You have blessed me with, I give this gift back to You with joy and
thanksgiving to further the work of Your church. Amen.
SONG OF RESPONSE: “A Mighty Fortress Is
Our God”
2 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.
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.
PRAYERS OF THE
PEOPLE
Pray for us as we continue to curtail our
lives against the virus.
Pray for those who live separated because
of the virus.
Pray for our brothers and sisters in this
congregation as we continue to worship together.
As you lift each request to God, the
appropriate response is “Lord, Hear My Prayer”
THE LORD’S PRAYER (In Unison)
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.
OUR BENEDICTION
AND DEPARTURE (In Unison)
May the Lord
bless us and keep us.
May the Lord
make His face to shine upon us and be gracious to us.
May the Lord
lift up His countenance upon us and give us peace.
Amen.
Our hymn today was written by Martin Luther, the man
credited with beginning the Reformation out of which the Presbyterian Church
emerged. The story I love about him is
that, as a priest, he was obsessed with confessing all his sins. His Father Confessor, to give him something
to distract him at the very least, sent him off to study Scripture to answer
his concerns. What he found there defied
the Church as he found it in his day and led to a whole new era in the worship
of the Living God.
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