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| Welcome to the Website of First Presbyterian Church --Orthodox Presbyterian-- 5th and Race Streets Perkasie, Pennsylvania "Celebrating 100 Years of Ministry to the Pennridge Community!"   Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 AM Sunday Fellowship: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 11:15 AM Wednesday Home Bible Study: 1:00 PM Announcements:
Join us as we worship our living Lord and only Savior from sin, Jesus Christ. "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" We sing the great hymns of the Christian faith from the original Trinity Hymnal of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Our Scripture readings are from the New International and King James Versions of the Bible. Pastor MacLaren is preaching a series of messages on "The Freedom of the Gospel," based on the apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians. Our worship service for this Sunday is posted below....
Our Children's Sunday School class will meet at 11:15 AM in the room alongside the sanctuary. Our children are considering how God keeps his promises through the experience of the Old Testament saints. Our school teachers are terrific, and so is this curriculum. Teach your children at an early age to fear the Lord, and you will see the fruit of that in the course of their lives.
Our Wednesday Bible Study will not meet this week in view of Avis' illness. We will need to arrange a new meetingplace, and hope to get back to our study shortly. We are studying R. C. Sproul's book, "Essential Truths of the Christian Faith," which provides a great, succinct understanding of our faith and helps us to grow to become mature Christians. Please join us for a great time of fellowship and discussion centered on the Scriptures.
We will have a Congregational Meeting following the morning worship service on January 29 to discuss the church budget for 2012. All are welcome to attend, but members only are eligible to vote.
- The Session of First Church has decided to serve Communion on the first Sunday of every month, beginning on February 5. We invite all who trust in the Lord Jesus alone for their salvation and are members in good standing in a Reformed or Evangelical Church, to join with us in the communion meal.
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| There's No Place Like Home: Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. ...Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness," John 8:12 (The Good News Bible).
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Sunday Worship Service 22 January 2012
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH --Orthodox Presbyterian--
121 North Fifth Street Mail: c/o 441 Dorchester Lane Perkasie, Pennsylvania www.firstchurchopc.org
Rev. Richard Scott MacLaren, Pastor Mrs. Rebekah Waggoner, Pianist Mr. Scott Roltsch and Mr. Joseph Waggoner, Ruling Elders
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Prelude
Call to Worship *Hymn of Praise: “Mighty God, While Angels Bless Thee,” #5 *Invocation and Salutation *Our Confession of Faith: The Apostle’s Creed
*Gloria Patri: p. xv Special Music: “When Peace, Like a River,” #580 Catechism: Larger Catechism Question #122 Scripture Reading: Galatians 5:1-6, p. 1154 *Hymn of Faith: “We Have Heard the Joyful Sound” #370 Sermon: “Freedom in Christ” Offering and Offertory *Doxology Psalm of Faith: “Judge Me, God of My Salvation,” #539 Our Confession of Sin God’s Word of Pardon Congregational Prayer The Lord's Prayer *Hymn of Consecration: "Jesus, Merciful and Mild," #459 *Benediction
*Closing Anthem: “By All Let God Be Praised,” #108 (verse 5)
Postlude (*Congregation Standing) _______________________
Our congregation draws members and friends from a radius of about 45 minutes drive from Perkasie. We have a wide range of ages and backgrounds, and through them we have joined together to proclaim the great salvation accomplished for us by Jesus Christ. It is our desire to lead everyone to faith in Jesus so that they might receive God's free gift of eternal life. We have a great time of fellowship together, and are eager for new friends to join with us. You will find a loving church home with us, a place of peace and joy for your family, centered on God's holy word. Our faith is rooted in the Reformed tradition of the Christian church. We believe in a full and precise confession of faith in Jesus Christ, rooted and developed from the Scriptures, which we believe to be the very Word of God, inspired and inerrant in its original "autographa" (original documents). We seek to develop our understanding of the Scriptures through the preaching of the Word of God, preaching that proclaims the whole counsel of God for salvation and for daily spiritual growth. We see the person and work of Jesus in every text of Scripture, both old and new testaments, and desire to know him more and more. This faith is as relevant today as when it was first penned, because it is the Word of God addressing our fallen human nature. Our messages begin with current events and lead us ultimately to a deeper knowledge of God. Our goal is to build a congregation committed to advancing God's kingdom in every area of life. We wish to see our homes, churches, schools, businesses, recreations, culture, governments and nation reformed by God's Word and Spirit. Jesus Christ is Lord of all, and to him belongs our complete devotion and faithful service. Our worship services are designed to glorify the Lord and to build a strong, mature, and growing faith in Jesus. Our presbyterian church government is designed to reinforce and build this faith among our members, protecting the church from unbelief and ungodliness, while strengthening the unity of the congregation. Our ministry has been effective in reaching beyond our four walls to the ends of the earth. We have a very strong online presence, with websites on Facebook, YouTube, and GodTube. Since we began posting videos online of our sermons and worship services, we have had over half a million views since July of 2008. Most importantly, those who attend our services receive a warm welcome and feel like they are part of a family. You are accepted for who you are, and together we intend to grow and mature in our faith in Christ. Our members enjoy our worship services, which follow a traditionally Reformed approach to worship. Our hymns are reverent and edifying, building an informed faith in the Lord Jesus. Our preaching is personal and powerful, proclaiming the Word of God for our modern world. The whole service is ruled and governed by the Scriptures, the final authority for faith and life. Everyone is welcome to attend, no matter what your background or beliefs. We hope you will come and learn about how God wants you to live and that you receive the answers to your questions about life. Our children are vital to our future. Our worship services are designed to help our children mature in their faith, and lead those who still need the Savior to see his work for them at the cross. Our Sunday School will give children a firm foundation for their faith, showing Christ in every page of Scripture. We encourage parents to have devotions regularly in their homes, praying with their children and reading the Scriptures with them as well. As our children grow, we hope to encourage them to form godly families of their own so that the generations to come may confess the name of Jesus to the glory of God.
| | Meeting Location: First Presbyterian Church 121 N. Fifth Street (5th and Race Streets) Perkasie, PA 18944 (No mail) All mail should be sent to: First Presbyterian Church c/o 441 Dorchester Lane Perkasie, PA 18944 Worship Services: Sunday Worship: 9:30 AM Sunday Fellowship: 10:45 AM Sunday School: 11:15 AM *Wednesday Bible Study: 1:00 PM (*meeting in member homes) Contributions: If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to support the ministry of our church, please make your check out to First Presbyterian Church and send it to: First Presbyterian Church c/o 441 Dorchester Lane Perkasie, PA 18944 Thank-you for your support for this ministry. Your generous contributions help us to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ within the Pennridge community and around the world. Current Weather Advisory:
Perkasie, PA
Updated Saturday, January 28, 2012 1:35 AM
Mostly Sunny | 36°F | High: 48°F
Low: 27°F
Wind: 5 mph
Humidity: 64%
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____________________ "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see." --John Newton. Join Us for Great Fellowship and Joyful Worship Our morning worship service is a traditional, reformed worship service. We worship the one God who eternally exists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This one God knows us fully and completely, and has sovereignly called us into his presence for worship each Lord's day. Our focus is on the transcendent glory of our infinitely personal Creator and Redeemer, whom we approach through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Holy Spirit. Our worship is a revelation of the God of grace, who does not treat us as our sins deserve, but freely receives all who repent of their sins and trust in his word. His amazing grace is seen in the gift of his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who in humility took on our humanity, and in that humanity he bled and died for the sins of his people. His sacrificial death fully atoned for all of their sin, eliminating the need for any further sacrifices or offerings for sin. What is more, his perfect righteousness has been credited to all who believe on him, so that they may enter the presence of the Father boldly in worship, knowing that in Christ they are now made perfect, even as their Father in heaven is perfect. We now live in hope of the glory of God, and await eagerly the revelation of his Son from heaven. Our worship is spiritual and true, as we worship in the simplicity and purity of God's word and Spirit. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament reveal the mind and will of God for us, showing us how to be saved from the wrath of God and restored to his good favor. These Scriptures always focus on Jesus Christ in his work as our Prophet, Priest, and King. They provide the foundation for renewing us in Christ's image, making us mature and complete in him. They will transform our families, our church, and our world, until the earth is full of the knowledge of the Lord "as the waters cover the sea" (Isaiah 11:9). We value a traditional Reformed Liturgy that reminds us of our connections with the saints of the past, and points to our fellowship in heavenly places. We recite the Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed to show our union with the historic Christian church and the faith that has been passed down for generations. We include the Lord's Prayer in our prayers as a part of worship so that we may learn how to pray more fully in private. We sing of God's glory and his work of redemption using psalms and hymns approved by our session and enjoyed by our congregation. They express a mature faith in Jesus Christ, and provide rich vocal and instrumental harmonies for our worship. We bring our offerings before the Lord for his blessing, so that his kingdom would advance in our community and throughout the earth. | |
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