THE FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH AT CALDWELL
Our Purpose:
To help all people build life-transforming relationships with God
and each other.
The members and friends of FPC welcome people from all backgrounds
- - people of faith from throughout
the world, people who profess no faith, Christians of all denominations and
those who are searching for religious and spiritual meaning.
Welcome!
August 18, 2019
Ten o’clock
10th Sunday after
Pentecost
GATHERING
REFLECTION
“A known captivity
is frequently more desirable than an unfamiliar freedom”
-C.S. Lewis
PRELUDE
"Aria"
Flor Peeters
CALL TO WORSHIP
(Psalm 50)
God the Lord
speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
God says, “Gather
to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me.”
Those who bring
thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor the Lord.
To those who go
the right way I will show the salvation of God.
All: Let us
worship God!
OPENING PRAYER
*HYMN SING
Serving as Acolyte
today is Eliana White
CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
What more can we
say, Expectant God, that you don't know already? You long for justice for all
people, but it is washed away by the flood of violence in our world. You hope
that righteousness will walk with us, but you hear the clear cries of those we
mistreat. You ask us to speak up for those in need, but we shut our mouths and
turn away. Forgive us. Have mercy when we do not bear the fruit we could. Even
though we have not lived our faith to the fullest, may we receive the promises
of hope and grace you have given to us in Christ Jesus our Lord.
PERSONAL
CONFESSION
In the name of
Jesus, who remains faithful even when we do not, we pray.
Amen.
ASSURANCE OF
FORGIVENESS
...Friends, believe the good news.
In Jesus Christ we
are forgiven.
*RESPONSE OF
PRAISE NO. 544
“Bless the Lord”
Taizé
Bless the Lord, my
soul, and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord, my
soul, who leads me into life.
PROCLAIMING AND
RESPONDING
ANTHEM
“Because He Lives”
arr. Jack Schrader
Cynthia Welborn
and Melissa Welborn, Duet
TIME WITH THE
CHILDREN
Please note:
Children over the age of 5 will worship with their families in the Sanctuary. Children
up to the age of 5 can join us in the nursery (during the summer months).
PARISH LIFE
Members, friends
and visitors, please sign the Friendship Pad in each pew and pass it to the
person
next to you.
Worshipers are invited to use the cards in the pew racks for prayer requests so
we may share one another’s joys and concerns. The ushers will collect the cards
during the hymn following the sermon and they will be offered during the
Prayers of the People.
SACRAMENT OF
BAPTISM
We welcome into
the family of God through baptism Harvey Wilco Macaluso, son of Jeffrey and
Kendra, born April 23, 2019. Assisting in the baptism today is Elder, Brittany Heun.
*AFFIRMATION OF
FAITH
The Apostles’
Creed (ecumenical)
I believe in God,
the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ,
God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the
Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was
buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended
into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again
to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy
catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
*HYMN NO. 482
“Baptized in
Water”
Bunessan
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 103 Page
523-524, OT
Romans 8:1-8 Page
147, NT
SERMON
“The End to
Pretend”
Rev. Don Brown
*HYMN NO. 366
“Love Divine, All
Loves Excelling”
Hyfrydol
PRAYERS OF THE
PEOPLE AND 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.
OFFERING
OFFERTORY
“As the Deer"
arr. John Carter
*RESPONSE OF
THANKSGIVING NO. 466
“Come and Fill Our
Hearts”
Confitemini Domino
Come and fill our
hearts with your peace.
You alone, O Lord,
are Holy.
Come and fill our
hearts with your peace.
Alleluia!
*PRAYER OF
DEDICATION
GOING FORTH
*BENEDICTION
*CONGREGATIONAL
RESPONSE NO. 635
“Sing, Praise, and
Bless the Lord”
Laudate Dominum
Sing, praise, and
bless the Lord. Sing, Praise, and bless the Lord.
Peoples! Nations!
Alleluia!
Sing, praise, and
bless the Lord. Sing, praise, and bless the Lord.
Peoples! Nations!
Alleluia!
*THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Please exchange
greetings of welcome and peace with your neighbor.
*Please rise in
body or in spirit
†If you are new to
the church...Welcome! We’re glad to have you here. Please ask an usher to
direct you to Visitor packets at the rear of the church. They can be found on
the table near the usher’s closet under the balcony stairs. After the 9:30am
service today, we hope you will join us for Lemonade on the lawn (weather
permitting).
† We express our
sympathy as a Christian family to….
….Kristin Ingersoll and her
family on the death of Joel Kraus, on Monday August 5, 2019.
† Your prayers of
intercession are requested for those members and friends known to be currently
or
recently
hospitalized or who continue to need our prayers and support:
...Maggie
Bischoff, Alice Brackmann, Harry Coppens, Ray Corbin,
Jay Courter, Catherine Fleming,
Neil Garland, Bill
Hartman, Sandra Harvey, Bill Hayden, Christopher Kerwin,
Edna Lawshe, Dottie
Leonard, Marge
Lucas, Thelma Mitchell, Kara Nancoz, Kaye Prasad,
Barbara Piggery, Louise
Ritscher, Richard Rose,
Barbara Romaine, Bob Scarrillo, Debbie Wefferling, Laura Winter and
Helena Wispelwey.
STEPHEN MINISTERS
are confidential caregivers available in times of need. For more
information about
Stephen Ministry call 973-228-0310 Ext. 235.