First Presbyterian Church
November 8, 2020
10:00 AM
Worship Service Unified
Order of Worship
CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm
78:1-4)
Give ear, O my people, to
my teaching;
Incline your ears to the
words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a
parable;
We will not hide them
from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds
of the Lord, and God’s might, and the wonders that the Lord has done.
Let
us worship the Living God.
Hymn
of Praise: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
1. All hail the power of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all. bring forth the royal
diadem, and crown him Lord of all.
2. Let every kindred,
every tribe on this terrestrial ball, to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him
Lord of all. to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all.
3. O that with yonder
sacred throng we at his feet may fall! We'll join the everlasting song, and
crown him Lord of all. We'll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of
all.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (In Unison)
Loving God, as we examine our life together, our impulses and
actions, we see all too clearly that our choices do not reflect your
commandments. We fail to love you and we neglect to love our neighbors. You
tell us to be ready to meet you at any moment, to stay awake to your presence
and prepared to do your will. We remain distracted or complacent, disillusioned
or paralyzed. We ask for your wisdom. Focus our attention on our Savior that we
might see your vision for this world. Forgive our past mistakes so that we will
be free to be the salt and light you call and create us to be. Amen.
*SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
*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 (Psalm
70:1)
Be pleased, O God, to deliver
me. O Lord, make haste to help me! Friends, believe the good news, through
Jesus Christ we are forgiven! Thanks be to God! Amen.
INVITATION: “Dear Lord, I
need You, please come into my life today.
Amen”
LESSONS
Matthew
25: 1-13
25:1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten
bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and
five were wise. 3When the
foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 4but the wise
took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5As
the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. 6But at midnight there was a
shout, 'Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' 7Then all those bridesmaids got up
and trimmed their lamps. 8The
foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going
out.' 9But the wise replied,
'No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the
dealers and buy some for yourselves.' 10And
while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went
with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. 11Later the other bridesmaids came
also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' 12But
he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I do not know you.' 13Keep awake therefore, for you
know neither the day nor the hour.
SERMON: “To Talk Right AND Walk Right” Rev. Peter Hofstra
AFFIRMATION OF
FAITH (from A Declaration of Faith)
God has not
taken his people out of the world, but has sent them into the world to worship
God there and serve all humankind. We worship God in the world by standing
before the Lord in behalf of all people. Our cries for help and our songs of
praise are never for ourselves alone.
Worship is no
retreat from the world; it is part of our mission.
We serve
humankind by discerning what God is doing in the world and joining God in that
work. We risk disagreement and error when we try to say what God is doing here
and now. But we find guidance in God’s deeds in the past and in God’s promises
for the future, as they are witnessed to in Scripture. We affirm that the Lord
is at work, especially in events and movements that free people by the gospel
and advance justice, compassion and peace.
PASSING OF THE
PEACE
THE OFFERING OF
OUR TITHES & GIFTS
If
unable to drop the tithe and offering at church for Sunday morning worship, it
can be mailed to First Presbyterian Church, 45 Market St., Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 or sent via Venmo, 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: “Lead on Oh King Eternal”
1. Lead on, O King eternal, the day of march has come;
henceforth in fields of conquest thy tents shall be our home. Through days of
preparation thy grace has made us strong; and now, O King eternal, we lift our
battle song.
2. Lead on, O King eternal, till sin's fierce war shall cease,
and holiness shall whisper the sweet amen of peace. For not with swords loud
clashing, nor roll of stirring drums; with deeds of love and mercy the heavenly
kingdom comes.
3. Lead on, O King eternal, we follow, not with fears, for
gladness breaks like morning where'er thy face appears. Thy cross is lifted
o'er us, we journey in its light; the crown awaits the conquest; lead on, O God
of might.
*BENEDICTION
*THREE FOLD AMEN
Elements of Order of Worship drawn from The Presbyterian Outlook,
written by Jill Duffield.
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