John Calvin Presbyterian Church

INTROIT [GTG#406]  “Holy, Holy, Holy”

*CALL TO WORSHIP      

ONE: Rejoice in the Lord! Praise the Lord with instruments and shouts of joy!

MANY: God loves justice and righteousness. The earth is full of God’s love.

ONE: Let all of creation revel in awe of God, our creator.

MANY: God’s love endures forever.

ONE: Let us worship the Lord our God!

                                        

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

Lord God of the nations, 

You have revealed Your Will to all people and promised us your saving help. May we hear and do what you command, that the power of evil may be overcome by the gift of your healing grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

HYMN [Blue#281][GTG#65] “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” 

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Faithful Giver and Preserver of life,

We thank you for your never-ending care for us. You have always met our needs, you have never let us down. Yet our confidence in you has wavered; we have tried to take care of our own selves, rather than trusting that you will watch carefully over us wherever you may lead us. 

Forgive our lack of faith, and by your Spirit enable us to believe that your promises are indeed dependable, and thus to stake our lives on them, to the glory of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

*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 33: 1-22

2nd  SCRIPTURE Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26       

                                

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

HYMN [Blue#302][GTG#157] “I Danced in the Morning”   

SERMON   “No Laughing Matter”   CP Ford J. Dieth

 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   “My Lord, What a Morning”

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 “I Come With Joy / Deep River”

Prayer of Thanksgiving

HYMN [Blue#408][GTG#343] “Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life”

PARTING PRAYER    

Almighty and Merciful,

You remind us through Scripture that you desire mercy and not sacrifice. You showed us an example of your mercy in the life and actions of Jesus Christ. Let your church live out that mercy for others, as the healing and compassionate presence that Jesus was in the world. In his name we pray Amen.

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

RESPONSE [Blue#394][GTG#792] “There is a Balm in Gilead” refrain only 

POSTLUDE  “Peace Like a River”          

*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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