John Calvin Presbyterian Church

PRELUDE  “There is a Balm in Gilead”

WORDS OF WELCOME

ANNOUNCEMENTS          

ADORATION

INTROIT “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone – Chorus)” 

*CALL TO WORSHIP      

ONE: God calls us here together — each of us, all of us, our whole selves.

MANY: We bring our questions, our longings, our hopes, our dreams and our fears.

ONE: Jesus invites us to come and see where God is at work.

MANY: Across the street and across the globe, Jesus is present.

ONE: Within these walls and within our hearts, God is here.

MANY: Let us worship the God who reaches out in love and invites us to come and see!

                                        

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

Living God, 

Your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world. May your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, shine with the radiance of his glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; for he lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

HYMN [Blue#324][GTG#451] “Open My Eyes” 

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Saving God, we confess that we often have not waited patiently for you. We have preferred to sing our own song, to go our own way, and to put our trust in idols, institutions and individual strength rather than trusting you. We confess that it is easier to bring you sacrifices and offerings, rather than offering our lives to you. We search for delight in all the wrong places. We keep quiet about the ways we have experienced your love and presence, and we fail to invite others to come and see you, the source of life and love, at work all around us. Forgive us, God. Abide in us until your new song of hope and redemption pours from our lips, and your love is shared in our words and deeds. 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, amen.

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

RESPONSE  [Blue#586] [GTG#601] “Amen”

1st SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

2nd  SCRIPTURE John 1:29-42       

                                

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

HYMN [Blue#126] [GTG#279] “Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove”

   

SERMON   “What We Have Seen”   Rev. Dr. Martha J. Robson

 

RESPONSE     

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle’s Creed

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,  and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, 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  “You Are Mine” performed by Sandy Cranfill on vocals and Randy Martono-Chai on Piano

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

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

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.

RESPONSE “Hear Our Prayer O Lord”

HYMN [Blue#386][GTG#372] “O For a World”

PARTING PRAYER    

Great Redeemer,

who in Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, takes away the sin of the world: turn our eyes and hearts to him, that, following when he calls, we may abide in his presence, be transformed by his grace, and invite others to come and see the life we have found in him. Amen.

 

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

RESPONSE [Blue#276] [GTG#39] “Great is Thy Faithfulness” verse 1 and refrain only

POSTLUDE   “No Longer Slaves”        

*Liturgical material taken from the “Weekly Liturgy” of the Presbyterian Outlook. Author: Stephanie Sorge ©Presbyterian Outlook, 2026.

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.

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