John Calvin Presbyterian Church

O God, light of the minds that know You, life of the souls that love You, strength of the thoughts that seek You: Help us so to know You that we may truly love You, so to love You that we may fully serve You, whose service is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

HYMN [Blue#564][GTG#338] O Beautiful for Spacious Skies

1 O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed his grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea!

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.   We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength.  We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.     In your mercy, forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways to the glory of Your holy name.  Amen. 

GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579[ [GTG581]     

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,

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

1st SCRIPTURE                     John 3:16-21    

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”

2nd SCRIPTURE                                                John 8:31-32

Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

   ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

 RESPONSE     

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH         Apostles’ Creed 

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day, he rose again;he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY             

DOXOLOGY [GTG#606]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 

THE LORD’S PRAYER 

HYMN [*Blue #366][GTG#703] Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me

1 Jesus, thy boundless love to me no thought can reach, 

no tongue declare;

O knit my thankful heart to thee, and reign without a rival there!

Thine wholly, thine alone, I’d live; myself to thee entirely give.

2 O grant that nothing in my soul may dwell, but thy pure love alone;

O may thy love possess me whole, my joy, my treasure, and my crown!

All coldness from my heart remove; 

may every act, word, thought be love.

3 O Love, how gracious is thy way All fear before thy presence flies;

Care, anguish, sorrow melt away where’er thy healing beams arise.

O Jesus, nothing may I see, nothing desire, or seek, but thee.

PARTING PRAYER 

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

RESPONSE [*Blue #525][GTG#69]
I, The Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am, Lord)  

I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.

All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.

I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.

Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? 

I have heard you calling in the night.

I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.

POSTLUDE          La Caprifolia Victor Macarty         

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly.

The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. 

Church Office: 504.888.1375 Playschool Office: 504.888.1378

Briana Mayfield – Church Office Assistant 

Kelly Cuppett – Music Director

Lauren Crisler  – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.

Deacons

Linda Lowry 504-874-3266 llowry321@gmail.com

Bill Bottomley 504-885-3850 pslclerk@earthlink.net

Mary Antill 504-247-5720 buzz2moosetaco@gmail.com

Tony Hill 504-214-8095 rolandohill2003@yahoo.com

Laurie Hill 504-344-9079 la.tres@yahoo.com 

PROCESSIONAL HYMN [*Blue #477][GTG#299]
You Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim

1 You servants of God, your Master proclaim,

And publish abroad Christ’s wonderful name.

The name all victorious of Jesus extol, 

whose kingdom is glorious, who rules over all.

2 Ascended on high, almighty to save,

He still remains nigh; his presence we have.

The great congregation his triumph shall sing,

Ascribing salvation to Jesus our King.

3 “Salvation to God, who sits on the throne!”

Let all cry aloud and honor the Son.

The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim,

Fall down on their faces, and worship the Lamb.

4 Then let us adore and give him his right:

All glory and power, all wisdom and might,

All honor and blessing, with angels above,

And thanks never ceasing, and infinite love!

WORDS OF WELCOME 

ANNOUNCEMENTS    

ADORATION      

CALL TO WORSHIP Galatians 2:19-20

ONE: We have been crucified with Christ;

MANY: Now it is Christ who lives in us!

PRAYER OF THE DAY

All-powerful God, in Jesus Christ you turned death into life, and defeat into victory. Increase our faith and trust in him, that we may triumph over all evil, in the strength of the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

HYMN [GTG#419] Lord, Who May Dwell within Your House

1 Lord, who may dwell within your house or on your holy hill?
Those who do good and speak the truth, whose lives are blameless still;

2 Who have no guile upon their tongues nor harm their neighbor’s life,
But honor those who fear the Lord and turn away from strife;

3 Who do no wrong, but keep their word and seek no bribe or gain.
All those who do such things shall live and safe from harm remain.

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.   We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength.  We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.     In your mercy, forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways to the glory of Your holy name.  Amen. 

ASSURANCE OF PARDON                     

GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579[ [GTG581]     

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.

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

1st SCRIPTURE                               Exodus 20:7

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

2nd SCRIPTURE                           Colossians 3:12-17

As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

   ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

SERMON                 “Profanity without Words”          Elder Robert Lowry

 RESPONSE     

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH         Apostles’ Creed 

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day, he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY                 

DOXOLOGY [GTG#606]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 

THE 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; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

HYMN [*Blue #376][GTG#366] Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

1 Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven to earth come down.

Fix in us thy humble dwelling; all they faithful mercies crown.

Jesus thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love thou art;

Visit us with thy salvation; enter every trembling heart.

2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast;

Let us all in thee inherit; let us find the promised rest.

Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be;

3 Come, Almighty to deliver; let us all thy life receive;

Suddenly return, and never, never more thy temples leave.

Thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above,

Pray, and praise thee without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love.

4 Finish then thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be;

Let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee:

Changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place,

Till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.

PARTING PRAYER 

Almighty God, bless Your people. Give us Your peace, Your help, and Your love, for we are the sheep of Your pasture. Let us be united in Your peace— one in the Body, one in the Spirit, and one in the hope of our calling, all through the gift of Your endless grace. Amen

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

RESPONSE [*Blue #525][GTG#69]
I, The Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am, Lord)  

I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.

I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life for them. Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? 

I have heard you calling in the night.

I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.

POSTLUDE                     

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly.

The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. 

*Robert Lowry bio

Robert has been Pulpit Supply in Southeast Louisiana Presbyterian Churches for 30 years. Robert is continually influenced by Rev Douglas Wilson of Moscow, Idaho. In addition, Robert is a “preacher’s kid”. His father, Rev. Louis Lowry, was a Southern Baptist Minister for 47 years. 

Before becoming PSL Pulpit Supply, Robert held many lay leadership positions. He has served as a deacon, an elder, and as the clerk of session. He was not only a Stephen Minister, but he also trained the  Stephen Minister group at the Hammond church. 

Robert is currently a member of Highland Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge. 

Robert was born & reared in Beaumont, Texas. He has four children, two girls and two boys, all in their  30’s & early 40’s; he has three grandchildren. He resides in Gonzales. He is a Professional Engineer and a recently retired Quality Control Consultant. 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-l-lowry-18a99861

Church Office: 504.888.1375 Playschool Office: 504.888.1378

Briana Mayfield – Church Office Assistant 

Kelly Cuppett – Music Director

Lauren Crisler  – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.

Deacons

Linda Lowry 504-874-3266 llowry321@gmail.com

Bill Bottomley 504-885-3850 pslclerk@earthlink.net

Mary Antill 504-247-5720 buzz2moosetaco@gmail.com

Tony Hill 504-214-8095 rolandohill2003@yahoo.com

Laurie Hill 504-344-9079 la.tres@yahoo.com 

Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty

1 Praise ye the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! 

O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation!

All ye who hear, now to his temple draw near; 

Join me in glad adoration!

2 Praise ye the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,

Shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!

Hast thou not seen how thy desires e’er have been

Granted in what he ordaineth?

3 Praise ye the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!

All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him!

Let the amen sound from his people again;

Gladly for aye we adore him.

WORDS OF WELCOME      

ANNOUNCEMENTS    

ADORATION

CALL TO WORSHIP 

ONE: People of God, hope in the Lord,

MANY: for with the Lord there is steadfast love.

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

O God, you have assured the human family of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Savior. Deliver us from the death of sin and raise us to new life in him, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

HYMN [GTG#43]

You Who Dwell in the Shelter of the Lord (On Eagle’s Wings)

1 You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, 

who abide in his shadow for life,

Say to the Lord, “My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!”

Refrain: And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings, 

Bear you on the breath of dawn, 

Make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of his hand.

2 The snare of the fowler will never capture you,

And famine will bring you no fear: under his wings, your refuge,

His faithfulness your shield. Refrain

3 You need not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day. 

Though thousands fall about you, near you it shall not come. Refrain

4 For to his angels he’s given a command 

to guard you in all of your ways; 

upon their hands they will bear you up, 

lest you dash your foot against a stone. Refrain

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

In your mercy, forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways to the glory of your holy name.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON                     

GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579] [GTG581]     

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.

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

FIRST SCRIPTURE                             2nd Corinthians: 4:13-16

But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—“I believed, and so I spoke” —we also believe, and so we speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.

SECOND SCRIPTURE                       Psalm 91 

You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,

will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence;

he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,

or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or the destruction that wastes at noonday.

A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

You will only look with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place,

no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.

You will tread on the lion and the adder, the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.

Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name.

When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them.

With long life I will satisfy them, and show them my salvation.

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

SERMON       “Calling and Answering” Rev. Richard Williams 

 RESPONSE     

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH         Apostles’ Creed 

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit ,born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY

DOXOLOGY [GTG#606]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE 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; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.  Amen

HYMN [*Blue #379][GTG#353] My Hope is Built on Nothing Less

1 My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;

I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

Refrain: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; 

all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand.

2 When darkness seems to hide his face, I rest on his unchanging grace;

In every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil. Refrain

3 His oath, his covenant, his blood support me in the whelming flood; 

When all around my soul gives way, he then is all my hope and stay. Refrain

4 When he shall come with trumpet sound, 

O may I then in him be found,

Dressed in his righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne. Refrain

PARTING PRAYER 

Go out into the world in peace; have courage; hold onto what is good; return no one evil for evil; support the weak; help the suffering; honor all people; love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

RESPONSE [*Blue #525][GTG#69] I, The Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am, Lord)  

I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.

All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.

I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.

Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? 

I have heard you calling in the night.

I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.

POSTLUDE       There is a Balm in Gilead arr. Jason Krug            

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly.

The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. 

Flowers for today’s service were sponsored by the Mayfield Family in preparation of Father’s Day. Thank you to all of the dads out there making the world a better place.

Church Office: 504.888.1375 Playschool Office: 504.888.1378

Briana Mayfield – Church Office  Assistant 

Kelly Cuppett – Music Director

Lauren Crisler  – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.

Deacons

Linda Lowry 504-874-3266 llowry321@gmail.com

Bill Bottomley 504-885-3850 pslclerk@earthlink.com

Mary Antill 504-247-5720 buzz2moosetaco@gmail.com

Tony Hill 504-214-8095 rolandohill2003@yahoo.com

Laurie Hill 504-344-9079 la.tres@yahoo.com