First Presbyterian Church
October 11, 2020
10:00 AM
Worship Service Unified
Order of Worship
CALL TO WORSHIP
Praise
the Lord! O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good;
For
the Lord’s steadfast love endures forever.
Who
can utter the mighty doings of the Lord, or declare all God’s praise?
Happy
are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times.
Let
us worship the Living God.
Hymn Today: “Lord, Speak to Me”
1. Lord, speak to me, that I may speak in
living echoes of thy tone; as thou has sought, so let me seek thine erring
children lost and lone.
2. O strengthen me, that while I stand firm on the rock, and
strong in thee, I may stretch out a loving land to wrestlers with the troubled
sea.
PRAYER
OF CONFESSION (In Unison)
Lord, you see how stubborn we are, how impatient we are when we do
not get what we think we deserve. We forget the countless ways you provide,
your gracious response to our cries for help. We do not think on things like
justice and goodness. We are not known for our gentleness. We cannot justify
our behavior, we can only confess it, repent and ask again for your mercy.
Forgive us, Lord, so that we can bear witness to your character of loving
kindness. In Christ’s name we pray, amen.
*SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION: We
take this time to confess our own sins privately to the Lord.
*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.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
The Lord’s wrath relents, and
God instead pours out mercy and grace. Our God refuses to give up on us and
instead forgives and frees us. Friends, believe the exceedingly good news, in
Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
INVITATION: To the one who
feels separated from our Lord:
“Dear Lord, I need You, Please
come into my heart today. Amen”
LESSON: Matthew 22: 1-14
SERMON: “Who Calls Us To The
Kingdom?” Rev.
Peter Hofstra
PASSING OF THE PEACE
THE OFFERING OF
OUR TITHES & GIFTS
Our God has given us so many gifts, let us share back the Lord’s
portion to God’s Church.
Mail
to: First Presbyterian Church, 45 Market St., Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
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search email address office@fpcperthamboy.org
*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.
*OFFERTORY
PRAYER
JOYS AND
CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF THE
PEOPLE
It
is in the sanctuary that we share and lift requests to the Lord as a
community. Online, we are deliberately
more general, as a community, in the joys and concerns we lift, knowing that,
almost like the Kingdom of Heaven, things remain on the Internet forever and we
are very aware of people’s privacy.
However, people are encouraged to lift their requests to the Lord in the
privacy of where they are viewing the service.
In either case, the appropriate response to these requests is “Lord,
Hear Our Prayer”.
*LORD’S PRAYER
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.
SONG OF RESPONSE: “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”
1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the
everlasting arms; what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting
arms.
Refrain: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; leaning, leaning,
leaning on the everlasting arms.
2. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, leaning on the
everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day to day, leaning on the
everlasting arms. (Refrain)
3. What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the
everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the
everlasting arms. (Refrain)
*BENEDICTION
*THREE FOLD AMEN
POSTLUDE
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