Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church
A Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America
Family Devotions
Week 17, 2021
Order of Worship
Sunday, April 25, 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 Children’s Choir
*HYMN OF PRAISE Stronger
*CALL TO WORSHIP Isaiah 12:1-6
Leader: I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.
All: Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.
All: Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
*PRAISE SONGS Every Ditch and Valley
Eternal Weight of Glory
*INVOCATION
CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Leader: Lord Jesus Christ, though being in very nature God, when you came to redeem us you humbled yourself and made yourself nothing. Though you were rich, for our sakes you became poor, so that through your poverty we might become rich.
All: We confess how unlike you we are in our attitudes and actions. We strive for recognition and acclaim from others, and we become bitter if we do not get it. We look out for our own needs and concerns, failing to care for others except for when it serves our own purposes. Forgive us our sin and renew our hearts. Grant us to realize that we only achieve greatness and gain our lives by giving them away. Work in us by the power of your Spirit so that we become more like you and so bring glory to our Father in heaven. Amen.
SILENT CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON 2 Corinthians 5:21
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
CONSECRATION (We Surrender Our Lives to Christ)
*HYMN 310 Rejoice, The Lord Is King
THE OFFERING Proverbs 11:28
“Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.”
* 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!
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Collin Kenny
SCRIPTURE TEXT Matthew 22:15-22
SERMON “Render Unto…” John Armstrong
*HYMN 598 Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
*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 17:
Weekly Hymn: 541 When the Roll is called Up Yonder
https://youtu.be/JteXuQXjFMY
Heidelberg Catechism–
- Q29 Why is the Son of God called Jesus, that is, Saviour? /
Answer: Because he saves us from all our sins, and because salvation is not to be sought or found in anyone else.
- Q30 Do those who seek their salvation or well-being in saints, in themselves, or anywhere else, also believe in the only Saviour Jesus? /
Answer: No. Though they boast of him in words, they in fact deny the only Saviour Jesus. For one of two things must be true: either Jesus is not a complete Saviour, or those who by true faith accept this Saviour must find in him all that is necessary for their salvation.
Bible Reading:
Mon – 4/26 – Acts 13-15
Tue – 4/27 – Acts 16-18
Wed – 4/28 – Acts 19-21
Thurs – 4/29 – Acts 22-24
Fri – 4/30 – Acts 25-28
Sat – 5/1 – Psalms 52-54
Sun – 5/2 – Proverbs 18
A Look at Next Week
Sermon Text: Matthew 22:23-33
Praise Music: Eternal Weight of Glory
Only a Holy God
Hymns: 634 Sweet Hour of Prayer
541 When The Roll is Called Up Yonder
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hearing assistance and large print pew Bibles are available during the worship service. Please contact an usher for assistance.
Men’s Prayer Group – This is an ongoing small group of men that meet on Wednesdays from 7 to 8 PM at the home of Richard Phillips .The first 30 minutes is typically spent sharing our lives and concerns; the last 30 minutes is spent praying for those needs and other supplications that the Holy Spirit inspires. New members are always welcome, as are “drop-ins!” Men, come join us as we seek to be obedient to Paul’s three-fold exhortation to the church at Rome: “Be joyful in hope; patient in affliction; faithful in prayer”(Rom. 12:12).
Church Retreat – The 2021 church retreat is on! Mark your calendars for Friday, June 4 to Sunday, June 6, 2021. It will be held at Bongiorno Retreat Center near Carlisle, PA, the site of the 2019 retreat
WE NEED A HEADCOUNT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Please contact john@faithreformed.org if you plan to attend. Please include your name, the number in your family attending and your preference with regard to accommodations. A non-refundable $50 deposit is due April 25.
Custer Small Group – Join us, starting April 29th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Custer Home, as we meet weekly to feast, study and serve alongside one another. The first meeting each month will be a pot luck style meal. The second and fourth meetings each month will be reading and discussing the scripture and sermon from the prior Sunday, although this could change based on the group’s ideas pending Session approval. The third meeting each month will be devoted to some sort of service either at Faith or in our wider community.
Sign Up in the Narthex!
Please reach out to Angie or Jared with any questions you might have. We look forward to this time together!
Mark Your Calendar for VBS! – Vacation Bible School will be held the week of July 26-30. We’re looking for volunteers to help. If you are interested, please contact Gwen Grant.
