ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR
THE FAITH REFORMED CHURCH
215 MIDDLE ROAD, HAZLET, NJ 07730
Abbreviated Liturgy for Online Worship
Thursday, April 9, 2020
VOTUM AND SALUTATION
CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Psalm 116)
Leader: What shall I return to the Lord, for all He has given me?
People: I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
Leader: I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people.
People: O Lord, I am your servant; for you have loosened my bonds.
Leader: I will pay my vows to the Lord in the courts of His house;
All: In your midst, O Jerusalem – praise the Lord!
OPENING PRAYER AND CONFESSION
All: Holy Lord – You put all power and authority in the hands of Jesus Christ, who washes our feet in humble service. Teach us to love one another as Christ has loved us. Teach us to examine ourselves, as the Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth – for only then shall we eat of the bread and drink of the cup. And in examining our own sin, let us be confident of your abundant mercy. Guide us to be better disciples of your love and mercy; through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE (John 6:51)
All: [Jesus said], “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I give for the life of the world.”
SUMMARY OF THE LAW (John 13:34-35)
[Jesus said], “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so must you love one another. By this everyone will know you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE READINGS – 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17
Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks Be to God.
THE EVENING HOMILY: “Loving Waters”
INVITATION TO FOOT/HAND WASHING
CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts!
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Holy and right it is, and our joyful duty
to give thanks to you at all times and in all places,
O Lord our Creator,
almighty and everlasting God!
You created heaven with all its hosts and the earth with all its plenty.
You have given us life and being,
and preserve us by your providence.
But you have shown us the fullness of your love
in sending into the world your Son, Jesus Christ,
the eternal Word, made flesh for us and for our salvation.
For the precious gift of this mighty Savior who has reconciled us to you
we praise and bless you, O God.
With your whole Church on earth and with all the company of heaven
we worship and adore your glorious name.
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!
Most righteous God,
we remember in this Supper
the perfect sacrifice offered once on the cross by our Lord Jesus Christ
for the sin of the whole world.
In the joy of his resurrection and in expectation of his coming again,
we offer ourselves to you as holy and living sacrifices.
Together we proclaim the mystery of the faith:
Christ has died!
Christ is risen!
Christ will come again!
Send your Holy Spirit upon us, we pray,
that the bread which we break
and the cup which we bless
may be to us the communion of the body and blood of Christ.
Grant that, being joined together in him,
we may attain to the unity of the faith
and grow up in all things into Christ our Lord.
And as this grain has been gathered from many fields into one loaf,
and these grapes from many hills into one cup,
grant, O Lord, that your whole Church
may soon be gathered from the ends of the earth
into your kingdom.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
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 sins,
As we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.
Brothers and sisters,
since the Lord has now fed us at his Table,
let us praise God’s holy name with heartfelt thanksgiving!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and do not forget all his benefits--
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion for his children,
so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him,
who did not spare his own Son,
but gave him up for us all,
and will also give us all things with him.
Therefore shall my mouth and heart show forth the praise of the Lord,
from this time forth forevermore. Amen.
(At the close of the Prayer of Thanksgiving the services concludes in silence with no benediction)
THE FAITH REFORMED CHURCH
215 MIDDLE ROAD, HAZLET, NJ 07730
Abbreviated Liturgy for Online Worship
Thursday, April 9, 2020
VOTUM AND SALUTATION
CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Psalm 116)
Leader: What shall I return to the Lord, for all He has given me?
People: I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
Leader: I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people.
People: O Lord, I am your servant; for you have loosened my bonds.
Leader: I will pay my vows to the Lord in the courts of His house;
All: In your midst, O Jerusalem – praise the Lord!
OPENING PRAYER AND CONFESSION
All: Holy Lord – You put all power and authority in the hands of Jesus Christ, who washes our feet in humble service. Teach us to love one another as Christ has loved us. Teach us to examine ourselves, as the Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth – for only then shall we eat of the bread and drink of the cup. And in examining our own sin, let us be confident of your abundant mercy. Guide us to be better disciples of your love and mercy; through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE (John 6:51)
All: [Jesus said], “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I give for the life of the world.”
SUMMARY OF THE LAW (John 13:34-35)
[Jesus said], “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so must you love one another. By this everyone will know you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE READINGS – 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17
Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks Be to God.
THE EVENING HOMILY: “Loving Waters”
INVITATION TO FOOT/HAND WASHING
CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
- INVITATION / WORDS OF INSTITUTION
- COMMUNION PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts!
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Holy and right it is, and our joyful duty
to give thanks to you at all times and in all places,
O Lord our Creator,
almighty and everlasting God!
You created heaven with all its hosts and the earth with all its plenty.
You have given us life and being,
and preserve us by your providence.
But you have shown us the fullness of your love
in sending into the world your Son, Jesus Christ,
the eternal Word, made flesh for us and for our salvation.
For the precious gift of this mighty Savior who has reconciled us to you
we praise and bless you, O God.
With your whole Church on earth and with all the company of heaven
we worship and adore your glorious name.
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!
Most righteous God,
we remember in this Supper
the perfect sacrifice offered once on the cross by our Lord Jesus Christ
for the sin of the whole world.
In the joy of his resurrection and in expectation of his coming again,
we offer ourselves to you as holy and living sacrifices.
Together we proclaim the mystery of the faith:
Christ has died!
Christ is risen!
Christ will come again!
Send your Holy Spirit upon us, we pray,
that the bread which we break
and the cup which we bless
may be to us the communion of the body and blood of Christ.
Grant that, being joined together in him,
we may attain to the unity of the faith
and grow up in all things into Christ our Lord.
And as this grain has been gathered from many fields into one loaf,
and these grapes from many hills into one cup,
grant, O Lord, that your whole Church
may soon be gathered from the ends of the earth
into your kingdom.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
- BREAKING OF BREAD & 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 sins,
As we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.
- CELEBRATION OF COMMUNION (SILENCE)
- PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Brothers and sisters,
since the Lord has now fed us at his Table,
let us praise God’s holy name with heartfelt thanksgiving!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and do not forget all his benefits--
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion for his children,
so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him,
who did not spare his own Son,
but gave him up for us all,
and will also give us all things with him.
Therefore shall my mouth and heart show forth the praise of the Lord,
from this time forth forevermore. Amen.
(At the close of the Prayer of Thanksgiving the services concludes in silence with no benediction)