Sunday, July 17, 2020 Order of Worship

First Presbyterian Church

Remote and Mail Order of Worship

July 19, 2020

                                                   CALL TO WORSHIP (In Unison)                         

Father in heaven, we look forward to the day when we shall join the righteous to shine like the son in Your Kingdom.  May we be seeds of wheat, sown by You to witness to the salvation of the world.  Thank you for the joy of being Your children.

Let us worship the Living God

 AMEN

Hymn Today: “Come, Ye Thankful People Come”

1 Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of harvest home:
All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin;
God, our Maker, doth provide For our wants to be supplied;
Come to God’s own temple, come, Raise the song of harvest home.

2 All the world is God’s own field, Fruit unto God's praise to yield;
Wheat and tares together sown, Unto joy or sorrow grown;
First the blade, and then the ear, Then the full corn shall appear:
Lord of harvest, grant that we Wholesome grain and pure may be.

   CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON (In Unison)

 Dear Father in heaven, too often we do our own thing, not living the life of love that You have provided, but doing what we want, sinning against You, our neighbor, and Your creation.  May we live into the life You have given us, renewed in the grace that comes through the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  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: 24-30; 36-43

SERMON:

“Wheat Vs. Weeds: The Parable of Good and Evil”

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: “Come, Ye Thankful People Come”

3 For the Lord our God shall come, And shall take the harvest home;
From each field shall in that day All offenses purge away;
Give the angels charge at last In the fire the tares to cast,
But the fruitful ears to store In God's garner evermore.

4 Even so, Lord, quickly come To Thy final harvest home;
Gather Thou Thy people in, Free from sorrow, free from sin;
There forever purified, In Thy presence to abide:
Come, with all Thine angels come, Raise the glorious harvest home.

 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.