Congregational Worship at First Presbyterian Church
One of our desires, as we put the services together, is to make connections between various parts of the service – even connections that we don’t draw attention to in the service itself. We want every service to be packed with unexpected blessings and spiritual links that surprise, encourage and help the attentive worshiper. So, sometimes you may notice that the Call to Worship picks up on a phrase from the morning Scripture reading, or an idea from the morning sermon text, or is connected with the benediction. Sometimes you’ll note that each hymn and psalm sung in the service has a connected theme, related to the Scripture readings and message. Or you will notice a flow or logic to the hymns – a movement from adoration to thanksgiving to confession to response. We want our…