John Calvin Presbyterian Church

PRELUDE  “We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations”

WORDS OF WELCOME

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MINUTE FOR MISSION          (Evergreen Offering)

ADORATION

INTROIT “Here I Am, Lord” 

*CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 15)      

ONE: Lord, we come into your sanctuary with eagerness.

MANY: May we hear your call and speak your truth.

ONE: Lord, we come to abide with you in love.

MANY: Gather us in honest and faithful community.

ONE: Lord, prepare us to be people of hope and grace.

MANY: Kindle in us courage to live as brave and faithful disciples.

ONE: Let us worship our God together in this holy place. 

MANY: Alleluia. Amen.

                                        

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

Holy Sovereign,

You confound the world’s wisdom by giving your kingdom to the lowly and pure in heart. Give us such hunger and thirst for justice and perseverance in striving for peace, that by our words and deeds the world may see the promise of your kingdom, revealed in 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#485][GTG#634] “To God Be the Glory” 

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Based on Micah 6:1-8)

Gracious Lord,

we come before you in confession. You have showered us with blessings, but we hoard those gifts, refusing to share with our neighbors in need. You have given us freedom to live justly, but

we choose to oppress and judge others. You have called us to live in peaceful community, but we sow discord and breed fear among ourselves. Forgive us. Soften our hearts and open our minds to hear your call. Inspire us to act justly, love fiercely, and walk in your way each and every day.

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 Psalm 84

2nd  SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 1:18-31       

                                

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

   

SERMON   “God’s Foolishness”   CP Ford J. Dieth 

HYMN [Blue#306] [GTG#630] “Fairest Lord Jesus”

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  “Day By Day”

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#101][GTG#223] “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”

PARTING PRAYER    

Lord Almighty,

whose power is made known in the cross of Christ, humble our hearts and silence our boasting, that we may trust not in human wisdom but in your saving grace. Make us one in Christ,

who is our wisdom, our righteousness, our sanctification, our redemption and our life. Amen.

 

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

RESPONSE [Blue#306] [GTG#630] “Fairest Lord Jesus” 

verse 4 only

POSTLUDE   “I Saw the Light” by Hank Williams        

*Liturgical material taken from the “Weekly Liturgy” of the Presbyterian Outlook. Author: Terri Ott ©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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