Bulletins - Front Royal Presbyterian Church (VA)

Front Royal Presbyterian Church

April 06, 2025, 10:30 am

Liturgist – Zach Logan

Minister - Rev. Jaci Smith Patman

Guest Organist - Gloria Harris

Prelude Ah, Holy Jesus

Mark C. Jones

Welcome and Announcements

Opening Prayer & Gathering

#249 O Lord, Make Haste to Hear My Cry, vs. 1 (Ps 141)

O Lord, make haste to hear my cry.

To You I call, on You rely.

Incline to me a gracious ear,

And when I call, in mercy hear.

Call to Worship (Psalm 117)

Praise the Lord, all you nations!

Extol him, all you peoples!

For great is his steadfast love toward us; and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

Praise the Lord!

Opening Hymn #281 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

(Please remain standing through the Response to God’s Grace)

Call to Confession

Scripture tells us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. We do not suffer alone in our brokenness; we are each other’s companions in our brokenness. Scripture also tells us that though we are sinners, Christ died for us. Trusting this truth, let us confess our sins before God and one another.

Prayer of Confession

God of grace, we have stumbled from the path that you have set before us. We have embraced a mind-set of scarcity instead of trusting your abundance. We have hoarded treasures to ensure our own comfort instead of sharing your gifts with our neighbors. We have hurt our neighbors by the things we have done and through the things we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart, soul, and mind or our neighbors as ourselves. Correct us, O God. In this season of Lent, remind us of Jesus’ own encounter with temptation in the wilderness and help us follow the example he sets. Return us to the path of your calling, and give us the courage to follow your lead even when it is difficult. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

In Christ’s own experience with the struggles of the world, he has compassion upon us. Christ offers us his compassion through mercy and forgiveness. Friends, know that Christ has forgiven our sins and invites us into his loving care.

Response to God's Grace

#223 O My Soul, Bless Your Redeemer, vs. 2 (Ps 103)

God forgives all your transgressions,

All diseases gently heals;

God redeems you from destruction,

And with you so kindly deals.

Sermon for Faith Builders

Children may join Ms. Marisa, our Children's Worship Leader, to stay for our prayer time, and then leave the sanctuary for Children's Worship. They will return during the final hymn.

Prayers of the People

Call to Offering

Offertory Deck Thyself, O My Soul, With Gladness

Johannes Brahms

Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

Hymn #347 Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive

Scripture Reading Psalm 88:1-4, 10-12

Anthem Blessed Savior, Thee I Love

George Duffield/Benjamin Harlan

Blessed Savior, Thee I love,

All my other joys above;

All my hopes in Thee abide,

Thou my hope, and naught beside:

Ever let me glory be blessed Savior only Thee,

Ever let my glory be blessed Savior only Thee.

Once again beside the cross,

All my gain I count but loss;

Earthly pleasures fade away,

Clouds they are that hide my day:

Hence, vain shadows let me see Jesus crucified for thee.

Ever let me glory be blessed Savior only Thee.

Blessed Savior, Thine am I.

Thine to live and Thine to die:

Height or depth or creature power

Ne'er shall hide my Savior more:

Ever shall my glory be blessed Savior only Thee.

Scripture Reading Luke 18:31-19:10

Sermon Do You Want to See?

Great Thanksgiving

This table is open to all you seek the Lord, Jesus Christ in faith, repentance and love.

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

We give thanks to you, O God, for your abundant, steadfast love. The love that created the world, and all that is in it, also calls it good. Your love dwelled with us in the first garden. Even when we betrayed your trust and strayed from your path, you made your covenant with us, promising steadfast love. Each time we have failed to keep that covenant, you have forgiven us and drawn us back into relationship with you. So we unite our voices with saints of every time and every place, saying:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

We give thanks for Jesus Christ, your Son, our sibling and our friend, who, born in a stable,

transforms our ideas about what a King should look like and how he should live. We give thanks that his life continues to reshape how we see the world. A servant to those who were often unnoticed in his society, Jesus calls us to the margins here and now. He humbled himself and died to reveal the depth of his love. Remembering your merciful acts, we offer ourselves to you in gratitude as we share this joyful feast. Great is the mystery of the faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ shall come again.

Words of Institution

Sacrament Given and Received

Prayer after Communion and The Lord’s Prayer

Closing Hymn #366 Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me

Benediction

Postlude O World, I Must Leave Thee

Johannes Brahms