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June 28, 2020

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

Call to Worship

(our ancient writings usher us into this ritual)

Why do we worship? Daniel 7:13-14

As I watched in the night visions I saw one like the Son of Man, Coming on the clouds of heaven. And He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him. To the Son of Man was given by the Ancient of Days: Dominion and glory and kingship, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, His kingship is one that will never be destroyed.

The Lord be with you And also with you. Lifu up your hearts We lifu them up to God.

PSALM 2 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves The rulers take counsel together Against the I AM and Against His Anointed, saying “Let us burst Their bonds apart and Cast away Their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs The Lord thinks of them as a joke He will speak to them then in His anger He will terrify them in His fury, saying, “As for Me, I have set My King on Zion, My holy hill.”

I will tell of the decree The I AM said to me, “You are My Son; today I have begotten You Ask of Me and I will make the nations Your inheritance The ends of the earth Your possession You shall break them with a rod of iron You will dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” Now therefore, O kings Be wise and Be warned O rulers of the earth Serve the I AM with fear Rejoice with trembling Kiss the Son! Lest He be angry and you’re destroyed along the way His rage is kindled in a flash! Blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

Invocation

(we call on God to create this time of worship by the Holy Spirit)

10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) The sun comes up it’s a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship Your holy name

You’re rich in love and You’re slow to anger Your name is great and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship Your holy name

And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship Your holy name

Nothing But the Blood of Jesus What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus; What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. O, precious is the flow, That makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

For my pardon, this I see, Nothing but the blood of Jesus; For my cleansing, this my plea, Nothing but the blood of Jesus. O, precious is the flow, That makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Nothing can for sin atone, Nothing but the blood of Jesus Naught of good that I have done, Nothing but the blood of Jesus. O, precious is the flow, That makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

This is all my hope and peace, Nothing but the blood of Jesus This is all my righteousness, Nothing but the blood of Jesus. O, precious is the flow, That makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

I Will Offer Up My Life I will offer up my life In spirit and truth Pouring out the oil of love As my worship to You In surrender I must give My every part Lord receive the sacrifice Of a broken heart. Jesus, what can I give, what can I bring To so faithful a friend, to so loving a King Savior, what can be said, what can be sung As a praise of Your name For the things You have done. Oh, my words could not tell, Not even in part, Of the debt of love that is owed By this thankful heart.

You deserve my every breath For You've paid the great cost Giving up Your life to death, Even death on a cross You took all my shame away There defeated my sin Opened up the gates of heaven And have beckoned me in. Jesus, what can I give, what can I bring To so faithful a friend, to so loving a King Savior, what can be said, what can be sung As a praise of Your name For the things You have done. Oh, my words could not tell, Not even in part, Of the debt of love that is owed By this thankful heart.

Confession

(we approach God, repenting from sin)

Heidelberg Catechism, Questions 41-44

• 45. Q. How does Christ’s resurrection benefit us?
• A. First, by His resurrection He has overcome death and so makes us share in the

righteousness He purchased for us by His death. Second, by His same power we are raised up to a new life. Third, Christ’s resurrection is a certain promise of our

• wn glorious resurrection.
• 46. Q. What does it mean when we say, “He ascended into heaven?”
• A. That Christ, before the eyes of His disciples, was taken up from earth into

heaven, and that He is there for our benefit, until He comes again to judge the living and the dead.

James 2:3-6 If anyone does not stumble in what he says He is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us We guide their whole bodies as well Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds They are guided by a very small rudder, as the will of the pilot directs So also the tongue is a small body part, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our body parts and can stain the whole body Setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

Dear Father, Forgive us for not having control over our language and speech. We confess the sins of our mouths, the names we’ve called people who are different than us, the times we talked about other people’s sins, the times we cursed in anger or spoke too quickly. Forgive us for the word fires we have burned others with. Forgive us and put Your Spirit in our mouths and hearts. Give us new words of life, praise, encouragement, tenderness, and peace! In the Name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

Silence

Absolution

What does Christ promise us in Ezekiel 36? I will sprinkle clean water on you We will be clean from all our filthiness I will wash you from all your idols We will get a new heart I will put a new spirit inside you We will get rid of our stony hearts I will give you a heart of flesh We will have Your Spirit inside us I will cause you to walk in My commands We will keep Your laws and do them You will be My people, and I will be your God You will save us from all our sin

This is my desire To honor You Lord, with all my heart I worship You All I have within me I give You praise All that I adore is in You. Lord, I give You my heart I give You my soul I live for You alone Every breath that I take Every moment I’m awake Lord, have Your way in me. Offering

(we give thankfully, acknowledging that everything belongs to our God)

www.firstpresbyteriansf.org/give Song of Assurance I Give You My Heart

Let us bless the Lord! Praise Him with highest praise! What sort of church are we seeking God to make us? Acts 2:42-45 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

Announcements Elder Session Meetings The 2nd Monday of each month, 7 pm New Bible Study Group! (Cancelled this week) Sundays at 4 pm, hosted by Frankie & Jinna Kwak Bible Studies & Prayer Meetings These meet throughout the week on Zoom. See the “Join Live” page or the email newsletter for details.

Prayer

(because we are reconciled, we are free to call on God to act)

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The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, Who is in heaven, Holy is Your Name! May Your kingdom come and Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven, Give us today our daily bread Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, Lead us out of temptation Deliver us from the evil one For Yours is the kingdom The power, and The glory forever In Jesus’ Name, amen.

Sermon (we hear from God)

John 18:28-19:16

28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s

• headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the

governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the

• Passover. 29

So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”

30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have

delivered Him over to you.”

31 “Take Him yourselves,” Pilate said to them, “and judge Him by your own

law.” The Jews said to him, “It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”

32 This was to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken, to show by what kind of

death He was going to die. 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to Him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”

34 “Do you say this of your own accord,” Jesus answered, “or did others say

it to you about Me?”

35 “Am I a Jew?” Pilate responded, “Your own nation and the chief priests

have delivered You over to me. What did You do?”

36 “My kingdom is not of this cosmos” Jesus answered, “If My kingdom

were of this cosmos, My servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But My kingdom is not from the cosmos.”

37 Then Pilate said to Him, “So you are a king?”

“You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered, “and for this purpose I was born and for this purpose I came into the cosmos—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?”

Afuer he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in Him. 39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

40 They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!”

Now Barabbas was a robber. 1 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged Him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head and dressed Him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and hit Him with their hands.

4 Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing Him out to

you that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.”

5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.

Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!”

6 When the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out, “Crucify

Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him.”

7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law He

• ught to die because He has made himself the Son of God.”

8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. 9 He entered

his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 So Pilate said to Him, “You will not speak to me? Do You not know that

I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”

11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over Me at all unless

it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered Me over to you has the greater sin.”

Communion If you have a camera, please turn it on now. Let’s proclaim together the mystery of our faith: Christ has died Christ is risen Christ will come again Praise Him! The Apostles’ Creed

(an ancient common affirmation of belief)

What do you believe?

We 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 Spirit Born of the virgin Mary Suffered under Pontius Pilate Was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell The third day He rose again from the dead He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead We believe in the Holy Spirit The holy catholic church: the communion of saints The forgiveness of sins The resurrection of the body And the life everlasting. Amen.

Response / Sending Speak O Lord Speak O Lord as we come to You To receive the food of Your holy word Take Your truth plant it deep in us Shape and fashion us in Your likeness That the light of Christ might be seen today In our acts of love and our deeds of faith Speak O Lord and fulfill in us All Your purposes for Your glory.

Teach us Lord full obedience Holy reverence true humility Test our thoughts and our attitudes In the radiance of Your purity Cause our faith to rise Cause our eyes to see Your majestic love and authority Words of power that can never fail Let their truth prevail over unbelief.

Speak O Lord and renew our minds Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us Truths unchanged from the dawn of time That will echo down through eternity And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us Speak O Lord till Your church is built And the earth is filled with Your glory.

Benediction

(we receive a blessing)

Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise Him all creatures here below Praise Him above ye heavenly host Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Amen

Worship for the Rest of the Week The Lord’s day is the start of the week, when we are refreshed spiritually and renewed in our faith, and ought to set the pace for the rest of the week. These are readings that complement the teaching today: Monday Isaiah 53 Tuesday Matthew 27 Wednesday Leviticus 16 Thursday Mark 15 Friday 2 Samuel 6 Saturday Luke 23

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