Sunday, July 12, 2020 Order of Worship

First Presbyterian Church

Remote and Mail Order of Worship

July 12, 2020

                                                   CALL TO WORSHIP (In Unison)                         

We look to You for the Word of the Kingdom.  May we be fertile soil that Your seed may be planted well in our lives.  By Your grace, may we return a yield of thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what we have been given in You

Let us worship the Living God

 AMEN

Hymn Today: “We Plow the Fields and Scatter”

1 We plow the fields and scatter The good seed on the land,

But it is fed and watered By God’s Almighty hand;

God sends the snows in winter, The warmth to swell the grain,

The breezes and the sunshine, And soft refreshing rain.

   CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON (In Unison)

 Dear Father in heaven, open our eyes to see the needs of the world around us.  Strengthen our hearts to carry Your strength, Your grace, and Your rest to a world in need.  We confess when we have fallen short all too often, and continue to sin against You and our neighbors.  Please forgive us and help us to ever to do better in the strength of Your grace.  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 13: 1-9; 18-23

SERMON:

“The Seasons of Sowing the Seeds of Faith”

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: “We Plow the Fields and Scatter”

2 You only are the Maker Of all things near and far;
You paint the wayside flower, You light the evening star;
The winds and waves obey You, By You the birds are fed;
Much more to us, Your children, You give our daily bread.

3 We thank You, then, Creator, For all things bright and good,
The seed time and the harvest, Our life, our health, our food;
Accept the gifts we offer, For all Your love imparts,
And what You most would welcome, Our humble, thankful hearts.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

 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.