Order of Worship June 21, 2020

First Presbyterian Church

Remote and Mail Order of Worship

June 21, 2020

                                                   CALL TO WORSHIP (In Unison)                         

 We come before You today to know and be empowered by You, our Father in heaven.  Let us lift our hearts and voices on high!  May we be beacons of Your light to the world that surrounds us.  Let us be bold in the grace we have received.

Let us worship the Living God

 AMEN

Hymn Today: “Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said”

1 Take up your cross, the Savior said, If you would My disciple be;
Take up your cross with willing heart, And humbly follow after Me.

2 Take up your cross, let not its weight Fill your weak spirit with alarm;
Christ's strength shall bear your spirit up And brace your heart and nerve your arm.

  CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON (In Unison)

 Dear Father in heaven, we confess to You all that we have taken for granted as Your children.  Where we have sinned and not shared the glory of Your Grace, we ask Your forgiveness.  Where we have fallen short, we ask Your strength to take the next step.  As we know the grace won for us in the death and resurrection of Jesus, may we share that wonder in the world.  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, Matthew 10: 24-39

SERMON:

“Bearing the Cross?  Now?  Today?”

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

 

 

 

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: “Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said”

3 Take up your cross, heed not the shame, And let your foolish heart be still;
Thy Lord for you accepted death Upon a cross, on Calvary's hill.

4 Take up your cross, then, in Christ's strength, And calmly every danger brave:
It guides you to abundant life And leads to victory o'er the grave.

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.

May the Lord lift up His countenance upon us and give us peace.

Amen.