FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
ORDER OF WORSHIP
4th Week of Lent
March 10, 2024
PRELUDE The Love of God, Lehman/Root
WELCOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS
-FLOWERS IN FRONT are in memory of Bob Bartling
-CHRISTIAN ED & FELLOWSHIP will be meeting TODAY after worship service.
-TUESDAY MORNING COFFEE GROUP meets at 9:30ish AM at First Lutheran Mission Coffee House.
- PIECES AND PRAYERS will meet on Tuesdays at 1:30 PM at the FPC Quilting Room.
-WEDNESDAY LENTEN LUNCH & WORSHIP will be held at the First Lutheran Activity Center at 11:30AM—Pastor Mark Johnsen from Brookings United Church of Christ will provide the message following the meal. More information is on the bulletin board.
-THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY at 9:30 AM in the FPC Center Meeting Room.
-SESSION meets Thursday, March 14 at 7:00 PM at North Meeting Room.
-WORSHIP COMMITTEE meets next Sunday, March 17 after worship service.
CALL TO WORSHIP
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will meditate on all of your wonderful teachings.
I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble and injustice.
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you,
O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
*OPENING HYMN #469 (Blue) Morning Has Broken
Morning has broken like the first morning,
blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!
Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven,
like the first dewfall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
sprung in completeness where God’s feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning
born of the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning,
God’s recreation of the new day!
CALL TO CONFESSION
Confident in God’s grace, let us confess our sin before God and one another.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God, you promise always to love and forgive us — even when we don’t follow your way, or when we do things that hurt others. Everyone makes mistakes; that is why we confess our sin together. When we confess our sin, we say that we are sorry for these things, and we ask you to forgive us and help us live new lives, following closely in your words. (Silent moment)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Because Jesus lived and died and rose again for us, we know that nothing can ever separate us from your love.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven,
Thanks be to God.
*GLORIA PATRI (on screen)
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.
CHILDREN’S SERMON
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Holy one, our strength in suffering and our hope for salvation, lift up your Word of life and pour out your Spirit of grace so that we may follow faithfully all the way to the cross; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Numbers 21:4-9
4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way.
5 The people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food."
6 Then the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died.
7 The people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD to take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the LORD said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live."
9 So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live.
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 (read responsively)
1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble
3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
17 Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction;
18 they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress;
20 he sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
21 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
22 And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.
Gospel John 3:14-21
14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Those who believe in him are not condemned, but those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. 20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. 21 But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”
This is the word of God for the people of God. Amen
SERMON “Spring Training” Andrew L’Amour, pulpit supply
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH--APOSTLES' CREED (in unison)
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.
*HYMN OF RESPONSE # 84 (Blue) In The Cross of Christ I Glory
In the cross of Christ I glory,
towering o'er the wrecks of time;
all the light of sacred story
gathers round its head sublime.
When the woes of life o'ertake me,
hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
never shall the cross forsake me.
Lo! it glows with peace and joy.
When the sun of bliss is beaming
light and love upon my way,
from the cross the radiance streaming
adds more luster to the day.
Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
by the cross are sanctified;
peace is there that knows no measure,
joys that through all time abide.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Concerns:
Our homebound or in care members:
Richard C (Dolores as caregiver), Bob & Jan J, Darwin L (Jeanne as caregiver), Bob O (Nancy as caregiver), Delores K, Rose P, Joyce R, Dee W (Please reach out and call)
This Week’s Prayer Families: Terry & Ann S, Janet T, Nancy T, Arlyce T
Those Who Mourn:
The family/friends of Bob Bartling and all who have lost loved ones
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.
INVITATION TO OFFERING
Offering plates are to be found at the entrances to the sanctuary.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Lord please accept these gifts which are from the blessings you have poured out upon us. May they be found useful for the work which you have commanded. Amen
*DOXOLOGY (on screen)
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*CLOSING HYMN # 540 (Blue) God Be With You Till We Meet Again
God be with you till we meet again;
loving counsels guide, uphold you,
with a Shepherd’s care enfold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
unseen wings protecting hide you,
daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
when life’s perils thick confound you,
put unfailing arms around you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
when life’s perils thick confound you,
put unfailing arms around you;
God be with you till we meet again.
BENEDICTION
Spring training time is here. Let’s get in shape!
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
POSTLUDE Coronation Fanfares, Robert Lau
ORDER OF WORSHIP
4th Week of Lent
March 10, 2024
PRELUDE The Love of God, Lehman/Root
WELCOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS
-FLOWERS IN FRONT are in memory of Bob Bartling
-CHRISTIAN ED & FELLOWSHIP will be meeting TODAY after worship service.
-TUESDAY MORNING COFFEE GROUP meets at 9:30ish AM at First Lutheran Mission Coffee House.
- PIECES AND PRAYERS will meet on Tuesdays at 1:30 PM at the FPC Quilting Room.
-WEDNESDAY LENTEN LUNCH & WORSHIP will be held at the First Lutheran Activity Center at 11:30AM—Pastor Mark Johnsen from Brookings United Church of Christ will provide the message following the meal. More information is on the bulletin board.
-THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY at 9:30 AM in the FPC Center Meeting Room.
-SESSION meets Thursday, March 14 at 7:00 PM at North Meeting Room.
-WORSHIP COMMITTEE meets next Sunday, March 17 after worship service.
CALL TO WORSHIP
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will meditate on all of your wonderful teachings.
I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble and injustice.
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you,
O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
*OPENING HYMN #469 (Blue) Morning Has Broken
Morning has broken like the first morning,
blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!
Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven,
like the first dewfall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
sprung in completeness where God’s feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning
born of the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning,
God’s recreation of the new day!
CALL TO CONFESSION
Confident in God’s grace, let us confess our sin before God and one another.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God, you promise always to love and forgive us — even when we don’t follow your way, or when we do things that hurt others. Everyone makes mistakes; that is why we confess our sin together. When we confess our sin, we say that we are sorry for these things, and we ask you to forgive us and help us live new lives, following closely in your words. (Silent moment)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Because Jesus lived and died and rose again for us, we know that nothing can ever separate us from your love.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven,
Thanks be to God.
*GLORIA PATRI (on screen)
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.
CHILDREN’S SERMON
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Holy one, our strength in suffering and our hope for salvation, lift up your Word of life and pour out your Spirit of grace so that we may follow faithfully all the way to the cross; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Numbers 21:4-9
4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way.
5 The people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food."
6 Then the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died.
7 The people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD to take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the LORD said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live."
9 So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live.
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 (read responsively)
1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble
3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
17 Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction;
18 they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress;
20 he sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
21 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind.
22 And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.
Gospel John 3:14-21
14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Those who believe in him are not condemned, but those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. 20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. 21 But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”
This is the word of God for the people of God. Amen
SERMON “Spring Training” Andrew L’Amour, pulpit supply
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH--APOSTLES' CREED (in unison)
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.
*HYMN OF RESPONSE # 84 (Blue) In The Cross of Christ I Glory
In the cross of Christ I glory,
towering o'er the wrecks of time;
all the light of sacred story
gathers round its head sublime.
When the woes of life o'ertake me,
hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
never shall the cross forsake me.
Lo! it glows with peace and joy.
When the sun of bliss is beaming
light and love upon my way,
from the cross the radiance streaming
adds more luster to the day.
Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
by the cross are sanctified;
peace is there that knows no measure,
joys that through all time abide.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Concerns:
Our homebound or in care members:
Richard C (Dolores as caregiver), Bob & Jan J, Darwin L (Jeanne as caregiver), Bob O (Nancy as caregiver), Delores K, Rose P, Joyce R, Dee W (Please reach out and call)
This Week’s Prayer Families: Terry & Ann S, Janet T, Nancy T, Arlyce T
Those Who Mourn:
The family/friends of Bob Bartling and all who have lost loved ones
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.
INVITATION TO OFFERING
Offering plates are to be found at the entrances to the sanctuary.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Lord please accept these gifts which are from the blessings you have poured out upon us. May they be found useful for the work which you have commanded. Amen
*DOXOLOGY (on screen)
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*CLOSING HYMN # 540 (Blue) God Be With You Till We Meet Again
God be with you till we meet again;
loving counsels guide, uphold you,
with a Shepherd’s care enfold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
unseen wings protecting hide you,
daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
when life’s perils thick confound you,
put unfailing arms around you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
when life’s perils thick confound you,
put unfailing arms around you;
God be with you till we meet again.
BENEDICTION
Spring training time is here. Let’s get in shape!
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
POSTLUDE Coronation Fanfares, Robert Lau