Leader: Awake, O harp and lyre. I will awake the dawn.
People: I will give thanks to
you, O Lord, among the peoples, I
will sing praises to you among the nations.
Leader:
For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens: Your faithfulness extends to the
clouds.
People: Be exalted, O God, above
the heavens. Let
your glory be over all the earth.
INVOCATION
Hymn # 123 "Jesus Christ is Risen Today"
Unison Prayer of Confession:
Almighty God, you have raised Jesus from the grave and crowned him Lord of all. We confess that we have not bowed
before him or acknowledged his rule in our
lives. We have gone along with the way
of the world and failed to give him glory. Forgive us and raise us from sin, that we may be your faithful people, obeying the commands of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who rules the world and is head
of the church, his body. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Statement of Faith -- The Apostles' Creed
The Gloria Patri #546 red hymnal (Glory Be to the Father)
The Sharing of Joys
and Concerns
Piano Meditation "What
a Friend We Have in Jesus"
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s
Prayer
Hymn
#92 “Beneath the Cross of Jesus”
Presentation
of His Tithes and Our Offerings
Offertory
Solo "In the Bulb There Is a Flower"
The Doxology #544 Red Hymnal (Praise God from whom)
The Prayer of Dedication
The
Word of God Read - Old Testament Lesson: Jeremiah 31:1-6
New
Testament Lesson: John 20:1-18
The Word of God Preached"A Total Surprise that Simply Does Not
Fit In"
Hymn #118 “The Day of
Resurrection”
The
Benediction
POSTLUDE______________________________________
This morning we welcome Rev. Dawn
Stoker to lead our worship.
The One
Great Hour of Sharing Offering will be received today.
Please remember in prayer: Ann
Michael, Janet Harrington, Harold Harrington, Polly Harrington, Becky Rodda
Botsford, Paige Davis, Frances
Andrews, Dr. Jerry Vuncannon, and Our Lord’s Church
Pastor
– We are those whom Christ calls his friends;
People –
Friends with whom he shares the depths of life.
Pastor
– Come, break bread with him who loves you
People – Pray
with him in his hour of distress;
Pastor – Stand by him at the hour of his death;
People – Drink
deeply of his cup of forgiveness.
All – We can
do no less for the friend who has laid down his life for us.
Hymn
of Adoration #138 - “Holy, Holy, Holy”
Unison
Prayer of Confession –Giver of manna, breaker of bread, new creator, it is true
that we still do not do what Christ taught us. We can be hard hearted when we
should be forgiving. We can be selfish when we should be willing to share. We
can be greedy and complaining when we have enough to get by. We can be vague in
our dealings as if we did not know what is just and true. Forgive us and finish
your new creation through Jesus Christ, living, breathing, and being – in us.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Assurance of
Pardon
The
Nicene Creed (page 717 Hymnal)
The
Gloria Patri (page 623- Hymnal)
WORSHIP
THROUGH CARING AND PRAYING
Call
to Prayer
Piano Mediation and Personal Prayer
Meditation: "In Christ
Alone"
Prayers of Communion, Care and
Celebration
Communion
Hymn #170 “The Lord’s My Shepherd”
Unison
Reading # 52John 15:1-17 (Red
Hymnbook)
WORSHIP
THROUGH INSTRUCTION & DEDICATION
Scripture
Reading - Exodus 12:11-13; 25-27
Matthew 26:17-19;
26-29
Communion
Meditation
“BREAD, BLOOD, AND A BROKEN BODY”
WORSHIP THROUGH SYMBOL AND SACRAMENT
Invitation
to the Lord’s Table
Hymn
of Invitation #97 “Go to Dark Gethsemane”
Words
of Institution
Prayer
of Dedication
Sharing
of the Bread
Sharing
of the Cup
Prayer of Dedication
THE END OF
WORSHIP -THE BEGINNING OF SERVICE
Hymn
of Dedication #100“Were You There?”
Benediction
Choral
Response
Postlude
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Welcome
to all who worship with us this evening. We
invite you to return often.
Sunday Morning - 9:30 am - EASTER WORSHIP The
One Great Hour of Sharing offering will be received as a part of the regular
offering at that service.
Minister
- Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may come in.
People – Who is the King of Glory? The
Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.
Minister - Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may come in.
People – Who is the King of Glory? The
Lord of Hosts, he is the King of Glory.
Minister - Hosanna in the highest!
People – Blessed is the one who comes in
the name of the Lord.
INVOCATION
Hymn
# 89 - Hosanna, Loud
Hosanna
Unison prayer of confession:
O Jesus, our redeemer, like the pilgrims of
old Jerusalem, our hearts are stirred by your presence. As you entered the open
gates of the Holy City, so may you enter the open doors of our hearts. With you,
all the hopes and dreams of peace and love and goodness came together, and the
response was awe, hosanna, and rejoicing. Yet we, like the people of that day and
time, soon resort to, Crucify him. Crucify
him. Only we do it with our actions, selfish deeds, and unsaid words.
Forgive us, O God, and help us to enter this Holy Week with the resolve and
determination and faith of Christ as he entered the Holy City. This we ask in the name of your son, Jesus Christ, our
Living Lord and Savior, Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Statement of Faith - Our Presbyterian Statement
of Faith (insert)
The Gloria Patri # 546 red hymnal (Glory be to the Father)
The Sharing of Joys and
Concerns
Piano Meditation
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s
Prayer
Hymn
# 91 - Ride on, Ride on, in Majesty
Presentation
of His Tithes and Our Offerings
Offertory
The Doxology #544 red hymnal (Praise God from whom all blessings flow)
The Prayer of Dedication
The Word of God Read - Mark 1:1-11
The Word of God Preached"MORE THAN A
KING"
Hymn # 485 - To God be the Glory
The Benediction
POSTLUDE______________________________________
Maundy Thursday April 17 - 7 P M -
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed. Please make a special effort to be present-
you will be glad that you did.
Easter Sunday - April 20 -
9:30 Worship service will include the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering
for the needy children and families of the world.
Every
Tues night at 6 pm there is a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in the Fellowship
Hall
Please remember in prayer: Ann Michael,
Janet Harrington, Harold Harrington, Polly Harrington, Becky Rodda Botsford,
Paige Davis, Frances
Andrews, Dr. Jerry Vuncannon, and Our Lord’s Church.
