Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church
A Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America
Family Devotions
Week 4, 2021
Order of Worship
Sunday, January 24, 2021
We extend a warm welcome to all our visitors this morning! Visitors, please complete the Welcome card in the pew rack and put it in the offering plate, so we may know how best to minister to/with you. Let’s prepare our hearts with silent Bible reading, meditation, and prayer before the service begins.
PRAISE (We Acknowledge God’s Majesty)
PRELUDE Dawning Light Of Our Salvation
*HYMN OF PRAISE Before There Was Time
*CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 111: 1-5
Leader: Praise the Lord!
All: Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!
Leader: Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore!
All: From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!
*PRAISE SONGS 10,000 Reasons
*INVOCATION
SONG OF CONFESSION Lord, I Need You
SILENT CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON Isaiah 53:6
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
CONSECRATION (We Surrender Our Lives to Christ)
HYMN 461 Not What My Hands Have Done
THE OFFERING 1 Timothy 6:10
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”
*Doxology: Hymnal, p. 733
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below: alleluia, alleluia! Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION David Johnston
SCRIPTURE TEXT Matthew 19:16-30
SERMON “The Last Will Be First” John Armstrong
ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
*HYMN 253 There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
For 2021, we are continuing to provide a basic Family Worship plan to help enable our families to more regularly worship together during the week. In each weekly bulletin, we will provide a Daily Bible Reading plan from “A Daughter of the Reformation”, weekly questions from the Heidelberg Catechism, and a hymn for you to learn together.
Week 4:
Weekly Hymn: 654 O Jesus I Have Promised
https://youtu.be/ix-HNME3gDk
Heidelberg Catechism–
- Q3 From where do you know your sins and misery? /
Answer: From the law of God.
- Q4 What does God’s law require of us? /
Answer: Christ teaches us this in a summary in Matthew 22:
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your mind.
This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these
two commandments.
Bible Reading:
Mon –1/25 – Matthew 10-12
Tue – 1/26 – Matthew 13-15
Wed – 1/27 – Matthew 16-18
Thurs – 1/28 – Matthew 19-21
Fri – 1/29 – Matthew 22-24
Sat – 1/30 – Psalms 13-15
Sun – 1/31 – Proverbs 5
A Look at Next Week
Sermon Text: Matthew 20:1-16
Praise Music: Dawning Light of Our Salvation
Heal Us Emmanuel
Hymns: 32 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hearing assistance and large print pew Bibles are available during the worship service. Please contact an usher for assistance.
Women in the Church – All women in the church are invited to participate in an upcoming Women’s Bible study on the book of I Peter –A Living Hope in Christ by Jen Wilkin. We will utilize Zoom video conferencing to conduct the study. Our next study will be Saturday, January 30th at 9:00 am. The I Peter study will conclude on Saturday, February 13th. We will be announcing shortly the next Bible study and associated dates. If you have any questions, please contact Christine Stalnaker (CStalnaker7862@gmail.com )
New Adult Sunday School – Please join us on zoom as we begin a new study of the Book of Nehemiah at 9:00AM on January 17th. This study will highlight how God works sovereignly to accomplish his redemptive purposes and keep his covenant promises.
Officer Elections in February – We are voting on deacons at our January meeting and correcting an administrative oversight by having to vote on extending Ruling Elders in service at a congregational meeting on February 14th. Ruling Elders having been reexamined and approved for standing for continuation in office are: Charlie Van Meter, Rich Rochford, David Johnston, and Martin Hudzinski.
Women’s Ministry Updates – After many years of faithful ministry, Kathryn Stephens has resigned from the Women’s Ministry Leadership Team. Please join us in thanking Kathryn for her involvement in this ministry! Going forward, Susan Hauver and Christine Stalnaker will continue to serve on the Leadership Team. We are looking to form a more formal Women’s ministry team. Please contact Susan Hauver or Christine Stalnaker if you are interested.