Front Royal Presbyterian Church
Reformation & Commitment Sunday
October 27, 2024, 10:30 am
Liturgist - David Edwards
Pastor Jaci Smith Patman
Prelude We Pray Now to the Holy Spirit Dietrich Buxtehude
Welcome and Announcements
Opening Prayer & Gathering Give Peace
Give peace to every heart. (2X)
Give peace,... Lord. (2X)
Call to Worship (Psalm 124:8 and Psalm 46)
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Amen.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea,
Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns.
“Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations; I am exalted in the earth.”
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge
Let us worship the living God!
Opening Hymn #260 A Mighty Fortress is Our God
(please remain standing through the Gloria Patri)
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession (a prayer by Martin Luther)
Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am weak in the faith; strengthen me. I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent, that my love may go out to my neighbor. I do not have a strong and firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable to trust you altogether. O Lord, help me. Strengthen my faith and trust in you. In you I have sealed the treasure of all I have. I am poor; you are rich and came to be merciful to the poor. I am a sinner; you are upright. With me, there is an abundance of sin; in you is the fullness of righteousness. Therefore, I will remain with you, of whom I can receive, but to whom I may not give. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon (a prayer by John Calvin)
One: Let us never forget you, O Lord, nor your goodness. Let the remembrance of your mercy be always engraved on our minds.
All: Hear and believe this good news! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
Gloria Patri
Children’s Sermon
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn #2162 Grace Alone
Scripture: Job 42:1-6
Anthem The Staff of Faith Thomas T Lynch/Craig Courtney
Scripture: Mark 10:46-52
Sermon Investing in the Kingdom
Affirmation of Faith - (from The Heidelberg Catechism)
Q: What is your only comfort in life and in death?
A: That I am not my own, but belong — body and soul, in life and in death — to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.
Call to Offering/Call to Commitment
Offertory Amazing Grace Virginia Harmony/David M Cherwien
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Closing Hymn #482 Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty
Benediction
Postlude A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Martin Luther/David M Cherwien
