FIRST PREBYTRIAN CHURCH

Stockton, CA

April 19, 2020

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2nd Sunday of Easter April 19, 2020

~Gathering the Family of God~ Choral Introit Call to Worship One: Good Morning! Let’s wake up our voices as we begin this time of worship together. Friends, do not be afraid: Jesus is risen! All: He is risen indeed. Hallelujah! One: This is the good news by which we are saved. All: On the third day Jesus rose from the dead! One: The crucified one has risen. All: Let us sing together with joy! Christ is risen indeed! *Gathering Hymn For A Thousand Tongues # 610 V. 1-3 &5 V.1. O for a thousand tongues to sing my dear Redeemer’s praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of God’s grace! V.2. The name of Jesus charms our fears, and bids our sorrows cease, sings music in the sinner’s ears, brings life, and health, and peace. V.3. Christ speaks, and listening to his voice new life the dead receive; the mournful waken to rejoice; the poor in heart believe. V.5. To God all glory, praise, and love be now and ever given by saints below and saints above, the church in earth and heaven. *Call to Reconciliation One: Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the cross so that, free from sin, we might live in the light of honesty, forgiveness, and peace. Trusting in so great a salvation, let us lay our burdens down together. All: 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,

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*A Moment of Contemplation (This single minute of quiet is offered to encourage you to share your personal thoughts with God as well as listen to God through the presence of the Holy Spirit.)

*Assurance of Forgiveness One: Friends, God is our refuge and will not abandon us. Jesus came that we may be restored to the fullness of life. All: Hallelujah, we are forgiven! *Song of Praise I’m Gonna Live so God Can Use Me # 700 V.1 I’m gonna live so God can use me anywhere, Lord, any time! I’m gonna live so God can use me anywhere, Lord, any time! V.2. I’m gonna work so God can use me anywhere, Lord, any time! I’m gonna work so God can use me anywhere, Lord, any time! V.3. I’m gonna pray so God can use me anywhere, Lord, any time! I’m gonna pray so God can use me anywhere, Lord, any time! V.4. I’m gonna sing so God can use me anywhere, Lord, any time! I’m gonna sing so God can use me anywhere, Lord, any time! *Passing of the Peace One: May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. All: And also with you. Welcome & Life of the Church Rev. Ashley M. Love Anthem

~Hearing God’s Word~ Prayer for Understanding God’s Word One: This morning we will begin our scripture reading with a beautiful psalm of praise to God our refuge. Then, we will read from 1 Peter, a letter sent to encourage a church facing injustice. We will be continuing through 1 Peter for the next few weeks. Finally, our Gospel passage continues the story of Christ’s resurrection where we left off last week. Please pray with me. Guiding God, send your Holy Spirit upon the reading of your Word that it may serve to show us the path of life. May it lead us into your presence where there is fullness of joy. Amen

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Old Testament Lesson Psalm 16 One: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God New Testament Lesson 1 Peter 1:3-9 One: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Gospel Lesson John 20:19-31 One: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Message Behind Locked Doors Pastor Ashley Reflection Song What a Friend We Have in Jesus # 465 V.1. What a friend we have in Jesus, all or sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit; O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer! V.2. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer! Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer. V.3. Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge; take it to the Lord in prayer! Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In his ams he’ll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there. Invitation to Become a Joyful Giver Sharing Our Joys and Concerns Rev. Ashley M Love One: God of grace, All: Hear our prayer. Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer All: 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.

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~Going Forth to Serve God~ *Departing Hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness # 39 V.1. Great is my faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee. Thou changes 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. V.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 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. V.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 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. *Benediction *Choral Amen

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Welcome to the First Presbyterian Church of Stockton Whether this is your first visit to this historic church or you are a long term member, it is our hope that you will experience the Love of Christ in a dynamic way in this morning’s worship. We are a mission orientated congregation of the Presbyterian Church USA and committed to welcoming all people. Please take a moment to

complete the Fellowship Registration form located in each pew near the center aisle.

Announcements

Thank you to all who donated flowers for our Easter service last week! New Way to Give! Online giving is now available on our website at fpcstockton.org by clicking on the "donate now" option. Join us for a weekly Bible Study looking at Pentecost, starting this week! We will meet on Zoom every Wednesday at 12:30 PM. Zoom meeting link and call-in information will be emailed out early next week. Lectionary Readings for April 19th: Acts 2:14a,36-41 ~ Psalm 116:1-4,12-19 ~ 1 Peter 1:17-23 ~ Luke 24:13-35

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Requested Prayers The Church Office and members of the church receive several prayer requests each week. Please pray for: Kate Salamon gives thanks that her daughter received good news from her

physician concerning possible breast cancer. Sylvia would like prayers for her friend Jan who had brain surgery at Cedar

Sinai Hospital. She has been making good progress, but her husband Lynn and daughter Kelly would like continued prayers so they can be with her in the hospital.

The church leaders in Colombia ask for wisdom, strength, and love as they will try to make a second delivery to all members of their communities who have no access to food during the lockdown of everyone during the lockdown. The Presbytery again thanks our congregation for making this possible.

Rae Nelson is alone at Camlu. We pray for the staff who must be her family. We pray for her daughter Ellen who must care for her from Eureka. We pray for healing and strength and the peace that passes physical distancing.

With Constance we pray that out of this pandemic can come some good. We praise God: Marilyn Yunker’s niece is recovering. The tumors of Kim Roider’s sister-in-law Suzanne are slow-growing. Shirley Otten is enjoying her new great grand daughter! Delilah Mason reminds us to pray for all our medical personnel caring for the

health of patients. Her cousin, Ardonna, is a front line health care worker in Las Vegas.

Please keep Kim Roider’s eldest brother, Patrick ,in prayer as he recovers from Cardiac Inversion (shock treatment) to hopefully correct the A-Fib he has been experiencing.

Tola Eley requests prayers for the family of Blair as their grieve her passing due to complications from lymphoma.

If you have a prayer request, please contact the Church Office or Pastor Ashley. Joys and concerns are added to the prayer list of the people who have signed up to be members of the WE CARE PRAYER TEAM. If you would like to be a part of the WE CARE PRAYER TEAM, contact Cheryl Hunt or call the Church Office.

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First Presbyterian Church of Stockton 31 E. Vine St.

Stockton, CA 95202 209-465-2653

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

www.fpcstockton.org Email: office@fpcstockton.org

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Church Staff Ministers: All the members of the Church Clerk of Session Elder Kathy White Office Manager: Suzi Treganza Custodian: Victor Naranjo Bookkeeper: Cindy Chan Music Team: John Vaughn Ethan Albala Nursery Attendant: Kelly Coffey Pastor: Rev. Ashley M. Love Copyright permission is granted through CCLI 477436