Order of Worship 10/13/2024

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
 

October 13th, 2024 Ten Thirty in the morning

Minister:  Rev. Dr. Martha J. Robson       

Liturgist: Laurie Hill
 

Please silence all cell phones. 

Bold face indicates congregational participation.
 
✝ Please stand, in body or spirit
 
THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED IN
 
PRELUDE Seis Danzas Españolas, No. 3, Isaac Albéniz  
 

✝PROCESSIONAL HYMN [Blue #9][GTG#88] O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.

2 O come, thou Wisdom from on high, who orderest all things mightily:
to us the path of knowledge show; and teach us in her ways to go.

 [Refrain]

3 O come, O come, thou Lord of might, who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height. in ancient times didst give the law in cloud and majesty and awe. [Refrain]

 

WORDS OF WELCOME 

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

ADORATION   

CALL TO WORSHIP Mark 10:17, 27

ONE: How can a mortal receive eternal life?

MANY: For God all things are possible.

                                                   

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Merciful God, 

in Jesus Christ you do not call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Draw us away from the easy road that leads to destruction, and guide us into paths that lead to life abundant, that in seeking your truth, and obeying your will, we may know the joy of being a disciple of Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen


✝HYMN[Blue #404][GTG#834] Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Precious Lord, take my hand; lead me on, help me stand;

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn. Through the storm, through the night, 

lead me on to the light; take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.


When my way grows drear, precious Lord, linger near;

when my life is almost gone, Hear my cry, hear my call, 

hold my hand lest I fall; Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.


REPENTANCE


CALL TO CONFESSION 

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION 

Gracious God, 

our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo . Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; 

open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace 

to grow more and more in your likeness and image; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON 
 

✝GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579[ [GTG581]                                          

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.  

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED


1st SCRIPTURE                       Job 23:1-9, 16-17       

Then Job answered: “Today also my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning. Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his dwelling! I would lay my case before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. I would learn what he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me. Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; but he would give heed to me. There an upright person could reason with him, and I should be acquitted forever by my judge. “If I go forward, he is not there; or backward, I cannot perceive him; on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him; I turn to the right, but I cannot see him.

God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me; If only I could vanish in darkness, and thick darkness would cover my face!

2nd SCRIPTURE                       Psalm 22:1-15       

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?

O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest.

Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.

To you they cried, and were saved; in you they trusted, and were not put to shame.


But I am a worm, and not human; scorned by others, and despised by the people.

All who see me mock at me; they make mouths at me, they shake their heads;

“Commit your cause to the Lord; let him deliver— let him rescue the one in whom he delights!”

Yet it was you who took me from the womb; you kept me safe on my mother’s breast.

On you I was cast from my birth, and since my mother bore me you have been my God.

Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Many bulls encircle me, strong bulls of Bashan surround me;

they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast;

my mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death. 

3rd SCRIPTURE                       Hebrews 4:12-16       

Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account. Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

4thSCRIPTURE                                                  Mark 10:17-31

As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.’” He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

                          

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God


SERMON     “Seeing Stars”  Rev. Dr. Martha J. Robson
 

 RESPONSE     

✝AFFIRMATION OF FAITH         Apostles’ Creed 

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.
 

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY     Children of the Heavenly Father by Dan Forrest 

          

✝ DOXOLOGY [GTG#606]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 
 

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.
 

✝HYMN [Blue#356][GTG#475] Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

1 Come, thou Fount of every blessing; tune my heart to sing thy grace;

streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.

Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above;

praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, mount of God’s unchanging love!

2 Here I raise my Ebenezer; hither by thy help I’m come;

and I hope, by thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God;

he, to rescue me from danger, interposed his precious blood.

3 O to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be!

Let that grace now, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love;

here’s my heart; O take and seal it; seal it for thy courts above.


✝PARTING PRAYER 

Come, O Holy Spirit. 

Come as Holy Fire and burn in us, come as Holy Wind and cleanse us within, come as Holy Light and lead us in the darkness, come as Holy Truth and dispel our ignorance, come as Holy Power and enable our weakness, come as Holy Life and dwell in us. Convict us, convert us, consecrate us, until we are set free from the service of ourselves, to be your servants to the world. Amen


✝CHARGE AND BENEDICTION


✝RESPONSE [GTG#765] 

May the God of Hope Go with Us / Canto de esperanza

¡Dios de la esperanza, danos gozo y paz! Al mundo en crisis, habla tu verdad. Dios de la justicia, mándanos tu luz,

luz y esperanza en la oscuridad.

Oremos por la paz, cantemos de tu amor.

Luchemos por la paz, fieles a ti, Señor.

May the God of hope go with us every day, filling all our lives with love and joy and peace. May the God of justice speed us on our way,

bringing light and hope to every land and race.

Praying, let us work for peace; singing, share our joy with all;

working for a world that’s new, faithful when we hear Christ’s call.


POSTLUDE     Come Thou Fount, arr. Jason Payne  

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly.


The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. 


STAFF

Church Office: 504.888.1375 Playschool Office: 504.888.1378

Briana Mayfield – Church Office Assistant 

Kelly Cuppett – Music Director

Lauren Crisler  – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.


Deacons

Bill Bottomley 504-885-3850 pslclerk@earthlink.net

Mary Antill 504-247-5720 buzz2moosetaco@gmail.com

Tony Hill 504-214-8095 rolandohill2003@yahoo.com

Laurie Hill 504-344-9079 la.tres@yahoo.com 

For more information, visit our website at www.JohnCalvinChurch.org

 or find us @JohnCalvinMetairie on Facebook and Instagram



Order of Worship 09/29/2024

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
 

September 29th, 2024 Ten Thirty in the morning

Preacher:  Sherrolyn Weed       

Liturgist: Sandy Cranfill                                                   

Please silence all cell phones. 

Bold face indicates congregational participation.

✝ Please stand, in body or spirit
 
THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED IN
 
PRELUDE       Intermezzo No.1 by Manuel Ponce
 

✝PROCESSIONAL HYMN [*Blue #469][GTG#664] Morning Has Broken

1 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!


2 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.


3 Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning,

born of the one light Eden saw play!

Praise with elation; praise every morning,

God’s re-creation of the new day!
 

WORDS OF WELCOME 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MINUTE FOR MISSION
 

ADORATION      

CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 19:14

ONE: Let our words and thoughts be acceptable to God;

MANY: the Lord is our rock and our redeemer. 

                                                   

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Grant us, Lord, 

not to be anxious about earthly cares, but to love that which is above, and even now, while we live among transient things, to hold fast to those things that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 

one God, forever and ever. Amen.  
 

✝HYMN [*Blue #527][GTG#824] There Is a Place of Quiet Rest

1 There is a place of quiet rest, near to the heart of God,

a place where sin cannot molest, near to the heart of God.


Refrain:

O Jesus, blest Redeemer, sent from the heart of God,

hold us, who wait before thee, near to the heart of God.


2 There is a place of comfort sweet, near to the heart of God,

a place where we our Savior meet, near to the heart of God. Refrain


3 There is a place of full release, near to the heart of God,

a place where all is joy and peace, near to the heart of God. Refrain


REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION
 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Eternal God, 

in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: Cleanse us from all our offenses, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to you, confessing our faults, 

confiding in your grace, and finding in you our refuge and strength; 

through Jesus Christ your Son.
 
ASSURANCE OF PARDON   
                 

✝GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579[ [GTG581]     

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.
 
 
THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED
 


1st SCRIPTURE                     Exodus 20:1-21


Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it. Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid and trembled and stood at a distance, and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.” Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.


2nd SCRIPTURE                           Matthew 21:33-46


“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.” So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.” Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’? Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.” When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet. 

 

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God



SERMON     “O Lord, How Can We Know You?”      Sherrolyn Weed


 RESPONSE     

✝AFFIRMATION OF FAITH         Apostles’ Creed 

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.     
 

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY  Author of Justice by Lloyd Larson 

          

✝ DOXOLOGY [GTG#606]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 

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.
 

✝HYMN [*Blue #276][GTG#39] Great Is Thy Faithfulness

1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee. Thou changest not; thy compassions they fail not.

As thou hast been thou forever wilt be.


Refrain:

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning, new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!


2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, sun, moon, and stars in their courses above; join with all nature in manifold witness

to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. [Refrain]


3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow:

blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Refrain


PARTING PRAYER 

Gracious God, 

we pray for your holy catholic church. Fill it with all truth in all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; 

where in any thing it is amiss, reform it. Where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Savior. Amen.


✝CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

✝RESPONSE [GTG#765] May the God of Hope Go with Us/Canto de esperanza

¡Dios de la esperanza, danos gozo y paz! Al mundo en crisis, habla tu verdad. Dios de la justicia, mándanos tu luz,

luz y esperanza en la oscuridad.

Oremos por la paz, cantemos de tu amor.

Luchemos por la paz, fieles a ti, Señor.


May the God of hope go with us every day, filling all our lives with love and joy and peace. May the God of justice speed us on our way,

bringing light and hope to every land and race.

Praying, let us work for peace; singing, share our joy with all;

working for a world that’s new, faithful when we hear Christ’s call.
 

POSTLUDE       Galante by Enrique Granados                               

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly.


The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. 


STAFF

Church Office: 504.888.1375 Playschool Office: 504.888.1378

Briana Mayfield – Church Office Assistant 

Kelly Cuppett – Music Director

Lauren Crisler  – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.


Deacons

Bill Bottomley 504-885-3850 pslclerk@earthlink.net

Mary Antill 504-247-5720 buzz2moosetaco@gmail.com

Tony Hill 504-214-8095 rolandohill2003@yahoo.com

Laurie Hill 504-344-9079 la.tres@yahoo.com 

For more information, visit our website at www.JohnCalvinChurch.org

 or find us @JohnCalvinMetairie on Facebook and Instagram.



ANNOUNCEMENTS


Announcements 09/29/2024

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PROGRAM OF HOPE: Join us on Tuesdays in October at 2:45 pm to make sandwiches for Program of Hope. On Wednesdays in October, JCPC will be serving Lunch at Program of Hope, we hope you will be able to join us. For more information please talk with Sue Crawford.

FALL & WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE: October 13-20. ESPECIALLY NEEDED are MEN’S Fall and Winter shirts, jeans, casual pants, sturdy plain walking shoes, socks, hats and caps, any type of T-shirts, jackets and sweaters. Also needed are UNUSED PACKAGED boxers, briefs and panties. Leave packaged! White Shirts and Black Pants for food service work are needed- men’s and women’s. PROGRAM OF HOPE Clothes Sorting Party will be October 21 at 9:30a. We will sort, mark, fold, and box up the Fall + Winter clothing to take to Program of Hope at FPCNO. 

CANTATA: Rehearsals for the December 8th cantata will take place on Wednesdays at 6pm beginning on October 9th. Let Kelly know ASAP if you’d like to participate so she can order enough copies, and invite a friend to this multi-congregational ensemble!

WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY: We will be joining our siblings in Christ at Chinese Presbyterian Church on October 6th for WCS. Service starts at 11a. Adult Sunday School will still be held at 9:15 in the JCPC library before we head over. We hope to see everyone there.

MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY DONATION: Each month we are asking you to donate one or two items to the food pantry. This month we are asking for grains and sauces. Please see the flyer on the bulletin board in the narthex.

BIBLE DONATIONS: We received an email from the Prison Ministry of Angola to help out in the “One Bible Initiative.” They are asking local churches to donate at least one bible, but we can do more! If you have a paperback bible that you no longer use, please drop off at the church office throughout the week or bring it to worship service when you come. Ask Briana for details.
 

CALENDAR:

9/29 Worship Service 10:30a (Peace and Global Witness Offering)

10/1 Sandwich Making Party for POH 2:45p

10/2 Serve POH at Frist Presbyterian Church 8a. Carpool from JCPC at 7:45a

10/3 PW Council Meeting 10a (library)

10/2-10/3 Playschool Pictures 9a