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May 5, 2024 Sixth Sunday of Easter 10:30 A. M.
Announcements
Prelude Lighting of the Candles
Easter Greeting:
Leader: Alleluia! Christ is risen! People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
*Opening Prayer Pastor
*Call to Worship Responsive Reading
Leader: Come all who are born of God; abide in the love revealed in Jesus Christ.
All: We come in response to the One who calls us friends; we are here in obedience to Christ’s command.
Leader: Remember God’s steadfast love and faithfulness. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth!
All: Let the sea resound, and everything in it; the world and all who live in it. The rivers clap their hands; the mountains sing for joy. We serve the Lord, reflecting his love.
Leader: Sing a new song to God who does marvelous things. Obey God’s commandments, which are not burdensome.
All: As the Father has loved Christ, so he has loved us. Remain in Christ’s love.
*The Hymn “Jesus Is All the World to Me” No. 342
(All Verses)
Call to Confession
Unison Prayer of Confession
Almighty God, we confess to you our unloving thoughts and deeds. Forgive us for ignoring your commands, and for bending and breaking your standards in our own favor. We withhold ourselves rather than offer our lives, even for our friends. We set worldly priorities above your holy desires. We hoard or misuse the gifts you entrust to us, instead of letting them bear fruit for you. Cleanse us, we pray, and free us to love as you have loved us, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Silent Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Pastor
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God… and whoever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith in Christ. I declare to you, in Jesus’ name, by the grace of God and the faith you are given, your sins are washed away. Thanks be to God. 1 John 5:1,4
*Hymn of the Month “Pass It On” No. 503
(Verse 1, sing twice)
Our Giving to the Lord Pastor
We are people whom God has blessed with many gifts. We, who have been baptized in water and the Spirit, respond to God’s generosity with the joyful offering of our money, our time, our talents, and our lives in service to Him.
*Offertory, Doxology and Offertory Prayer
*The Hymn “Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us” No. 449
(All Verses)
Sharing of Blessings and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer Pastor
Followed by The Lord’s Prayer
First Scripture Reading John 15:9-17
Second Scripture Reading 1 John 5:1-6
Leader: This is the Holy Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God for His Holy Word.
Sermon “To Remain in Christ” Pastor
Communion
*The Hymn “God Be with You” No. 583
(All Verses)
*Benediction
*Retrieval of the Light
Leader: The Peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.
*Postlude