March 29th Worship Service 10:30am on Zoom
You can join up this Sunday at 10:30 via Zoom, the service will also be uploaded to this Blog later in the day
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/734973955
You can also log in by Phone at
1-646-558-8656
You will be prompted for the meeting ID followed by the # sign
It will then request a form of user ID, just press the # sign again and you will be able to hear the service by phone; please note, everyone else can hear you too.
Meeting ID: 734 973 955
The words for the prayers and readings will be as follows, if you wish to join in responsively you can un-mute yourself, please re-mute after
Responsive Call to Worship
More than those who watch for the morning,
we wait faithfully for God.
With our questions and our cries, in our hopes and expectations,
we wait faithfully for God.
Come, let us worship the Lord our God together,
and offer our prayers and praise in faithfulness.
In the face of all that wearies us and worries us, your words echo through the centuries with love and hope. As we follow the footsteps of Jesus in this Lenten season, His Cross stands before us.
And so we trust you are never far from our sorrows.
In him you walk with us; you share our tears.
You stand beside us when we don’t know which way to turn.
In this hour of worship, renew our trust in your resurrection promises and draw near to us when we need you the most, whenever we can’t even find the words to call on your holy name.
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through the God who loves us.
Neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.”
So let us rejoice that no matter what is happening around us, no matter what we have done, God’s deep love will never let us go.
7So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.
11Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ 12Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. 14I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken and will act,” says the LORD.
Our Second reading is from John 11. The first part of the chapter tells us that Mary and Martha’s brother Lazarus has fallen sick and they are seeking Jesus’ help. Jesus begins his journey to their home. Meanwhile Lazarus dies. When Jesus arrives he asks Mary and Martha if they had faith. They assure him that they do. It is here that Jesus heads to the tomb and our passages begins:
During this time, please do not forget to send your offering in to the church. At this time we are working to reach out to everyone by phone, connect for services and Bible Studies and assist in the community by whatever means is necessary. During good times our offerings don't always meet the needs of the church and we draw off of limited reserves which have been harmed by the current stock market, during this time we will experience a real struggle to continue. Please assist in whatever way you are able. Offerings can be sent to:
First Presbyterian Church Oceanside
2701 Oceanside Rd
Oceanside, NY
11572
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/734973955
You can also log in by Phone at
1-646-558-8656
You will be prompted for the meeting ID followed by the # sign
It will then request a form of user ID, just press the # sign again and you will be able to hear the service by phone; please note, everyone else can hear you too.
Meeting ID: 734 973 955
The words for the prayers and readings will be as follows, if you wish to join in responsively you can un-mute yourself, please re-mute after
Responsive Call to Worship
More than those who watch for the morning,
we wait faithfully for God.
With our questions and our cries, in our hopes and expectations,
we wait faithfully for God.
Come, let us worship the Lord our God together,
and offer our prayers and praise in faithfulness.
Prayer of Adoration
God of the past, present and future, God in whom all things are renewed, we praise you.In the face of all that wearies us and worries us, your words echo through the centuries with love and hope. As we follow the footsteps of Jesus in this Lenten season, His Cross stands before us.
And so we trust you are never far from our sorrows.
In him you walk with us; you share our tears.
You stand beside us when we don’t know which way to turn.
In this hour of worship, renew our trust in your resurrection promises and draw near to us when we need you the most, whenever we can’t even find the words to call on your holy name.
Prayer of Confession
God of our lonely places and hard times, there is no place dark for your presence. There are no situations beyond your grace. Yet we confess we sometimes lose track of you, when sorrows stack up or loneliness surrounds us. Forgive us our hopelessness. Stay with us as we go through every valley of shadow. Bring life where there is death, healing whether there is pain, and courage where there is fear. Stay with us as we make our way along the path Jesus walked.Assurance of Pardon
Friends, remember the promise St. Paul declares: “What will separate us from the love of Christ? Hardship? Distress? Peril or sword?No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through the God who loves us.
Neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.”
So let us rejoice that no matter what is happening around us, no matter what we have done, God’s deep love will never let us go.
Prayer for Understanding
Life-giving God, steady us with your Spirit. Create deep inner peace within us, so that we may attend to your words of hope and promise for the sake of Christ, your Living Word. Amen.First Reading Ezekiel 37:1-14
1The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. 3He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.” 4Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.”7So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.
11Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ 12Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. 14I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken and will act,” says the LORD.
Our Second reading is from John 11. The first part of the chapter tells us that Mary and Martha’s brother Lazarus has fallen sick and they are seeking Jesus’ help. Jesus begins his journey to their home. Meanwhile Lazarus dies. When Jesus arrives he asks Mary and Martha if they had faith. They assure him that they do. It is here that Jesus heads to the tomb and our passages begins:
John 11:39-44
39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” The word of the lordSermon
Prayers of the People
During the Prayers of the people you can add your prayers to those being said.During this time, please do not forget to send your offering in to the church. At this time we are working to reach out to everyone by phone, connect for services and Bible Studies and assist in the community by whatever means is necessary. During good times our offerings don't always meet the needs of the church and we draw off of limited reserves which have been harmed by the current stock market, during this time we will experience a real struggle to continue. Please assist in whatever way you are able. Offerings can be sent to:
First Presbyterian Church Oceanside
2701 Oceanside Rd
Oceanside, NY
11572
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