John Calvin Presbyterian Church

INTROIT [GTG#406]  “We Are Standing on Holy Ground”

*CALL TO WORSHIP      

ONE: We gather to celebrate the God of wonder and majesty!

MANY: Awesome God, help us to worship you in spirit and in truth.

ONE: We gather to celebrate Jesus Christ, who was dead and buried, and now risen indeed!

MANY: Jesus, renew our hope in your great power and love. 

ONE: We gather to celebrate the Holy Spirit, our promised comforter and guide!

MANY: Come Holy Spirit! Fill us with your presence and peace.

ONE: We gather to celebrate the ancient hope of Christians:

MANY: God is with us and will never let us go.

                                        

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

Gracious Lord, 

You have prepared for those who love you joys beyond understanding. Pour into our hearts such love for you, that, loving you above all else, we may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

HYMN [Blue#145][GTG#804] “Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart” 

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Ever-present God, we come before you knowing we have ignored your promised Holy Spirit living within us. Therefore, we forfeit peace and bear needless worry. We become confused and deaf to your voice of truth. We struggle with obedience to your Word and fight an overwhelming sense of loneliness. Forgive us! Help us to remember that we are never alone, that you are with us and for us, by the power of your Spirit abiding in us, the Spirit of Jesus the Christ, our Savior and Lord. 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 Peter 3:13-22

2nd  SCRIPTURE John 14:15-21       

                                

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

   

SERMON   “Believing Into Faith”   Rev. Dr. Martha J. Robson

HYMN [GTG#490] “Wash, O God, Your Sons and Daughters”

 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  “Crying in the Chapel” sung by Ron Palmisano as vocalist 

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

THE SACRAMENT OF THE HOLY COMMUNION

Invitation to the Lord’s Table

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving – Blue Presbyterian Hymnal p. 13

The Lord’s Prayer – Blue Presbyterian Hymnal p.16

RESPONSE “Hear Our Prayer O Lord”

Breaking the Bread and Sharing the Cup

Sharing the Body and Blood of Christ

MUSIC DURING COMMUNION “Let Us Break Bread Together / I Come With Joy” sung by  Sandy Cranfill as vocalist

Prayer of Thanksgiving

HYMN [GTG#410] “God is Calling Through the Whisper”

PARTING PRAYER    

Heavenly Creator,

who calls us to suffer for doing good rather than evil, grant us courage to follow in the steps of Christ, who bore our sins and brought us safely to you. Strengthen us by your Spirit in every trial, that we may live with a clear conscience and steadfast hope, proclaiming your saving grace in all we do; through our Lord Jesus. Amen.

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

RESPONSE [GTG#300] “We Are One in the Spirit” verse 1 

POSTLUDE   “Open My Eyes, That I May See”           

*Liturgical material taken from the “Weekly Liturgy” of the Presbyterian Outlook. ©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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