Welcome! May God greatly bless you. If you are looking for a church home,
please consider Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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
Welcome! May God greatly bless you. If you are looking for a church home,
please consider Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
April 28, 2024 Fifth 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 from 1 John 4:7-19
Leader: Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. God is love.
All: This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
Leader: Dear friends, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.
All: No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us.
Leader: We know that we live in him and he in us because he has given us his Spirit. We have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be Savior of the world.
All: We love because he first loved us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him, and love is made complete among us.
*The Hymn “The Church’s One Foundation” No. 115
(All Verses)
Call to Confession
Unison Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, you know when we are afraid to love; you know when we are too cowardly to show mercy. Remind us again that perfect love casts out such fear. Strengthen us with your perfect love in the face of our imperfections. Fill us with a love so strong, that we may cast aside selfishness and pride and embrace your vision and power. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Silent Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Pastor
God is love. He loved us so much that he sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. In this way, love is made complete among us, and we will have confidence on the day of judgement.
*Hymn of the Month “Awesome God” Insert
Our Giving to the Lord Pastor
Jesus calls us to remain connected to him, bearing much fruit for the glory of God. May our offerings today show us to be true disciples, glorifying God by the fruit of our labors.
*Offertory, Doxology and Offertory Prayer
*The Hymn “Footprints of Jesus” No. 467
(All Verses)
Sharing of Blessings and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer Pastor
Followed by The Lord’s Prayer
First Scripture Reading Acts 8:26-40
Second Scripture Reading John 15:1-8
Leader: This is the Holy Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God for His Holy Word.
Sermon “Bearing Fruit: The Mundane, the Messy, and the Glorious” Pastor
*The Hymn “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” No. 427
(All Verses)
*Benediction
*Retrieval of the Light
Leader: The Peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.
*Postlude
Welcome! May God greatly bless you. If you are looking for a church home,
please consider Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
April 21, 2024 Fourth 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 of Psalm 23
Leader: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.
All: You make me lie down in green pastures and lead me beside still waters.
Leader: You revive my soul and guide me along right pathways for your name’s sake.
All: Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Leader: You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over.
All: Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
*The Hymn “To God Be the Glory” No. 79
(All Verses)
Call to Confession
Unison Prayer of Confession
Great Shepherd, you love us, but we do not love you fully. We have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We follow too much the desires of our own hearts, breaking your laws of love. We walk away from neighbors in need, wrapped in our own concerns. We leave undone the things you call us to do; we do those things we ought not to do. Help us to admit our sin, repent, and return to you, receiving forgiveness in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Silent Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Pastor
The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus, your sins are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives all our sins, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.
*Hymn of the Month “Awesome God” Insert
Our Giving to the Lord Pastor
We are called, as dearly loved children of God, to live a life of love, loving others just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. May our giving to the Lord likewise be sacrificial.
Ephesians 5:2
*Offertory, Doxology and Offertory Prayer
*The Hymn “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” No. 414
(All Verses)
Sharing of Blessings and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer Pastor
Followed by The Lord’s Prayer
First Scripture Reading John 10:11-18
Second Scripture Reading 1 John 3:16-24
Leader: This is the Holy Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God for His Holy Word.
Sermon “A Heart at Rest” Pastor
*The Hymn “I Love You, Lord” No. 228
(All Verses)
*Benediction
*Retrieval of the Light
Leader: The Peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.
*Postlude
Welcome! May God greatly bless you. If you are looking for a church home,
please consider Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
April 14, 2024 Third 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: God has set apart the faithful for his service. The Righteous God hears us when we call to him.
All: God puts gladness in our hearts and minds. Because of Him, we will lie down in safety and sleep in peace.
Leader: Beloved, we are now God’s children. What we will be has not yet been revealed, but we trust in God’s faithfulness.
All: As we remember what Jesus has done for us, our faith strengthens us for each day’s living. We receive healing in his name. We trust God, whose children we are. We look forward to what God will reveal to us.
*The Hymn “Glory to His Name” No. 382
(All Verses)
Call to Confession
Unison Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed. We have not loved you with our whole heart, mind, and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We forget what it means to be children of God. In your mercy, forgive what we have been; help us amend what we are; and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.
Silent Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Pastor
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By believing and repenting, we are healed and made whole, restored to life in His name.
*Hymn of the Month “Awesome God” Insert
Our Giving to the Lord Pastor
We give with joy, according to our faith, because repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in the name of Jesus Christ to all nations. May our gifts enable the transformation and healing of many lives.
*Offertory, Doxology and Offertory Prayer
*The Hymn “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord” No. 135
(All Verses)
Sharing of Blessings and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer Pastor
Followed by The Lord’s Prayer
First Scripture Reading John 20:24-31
Second Scripture Reading 1 John 3:1-7
Leader: This is the Holy Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God for His Holy Word.
Sermon “Believing, Repenting, Becoming… a Child of God” Pastor
*The Hymn “O How He Loves You and Me” No. 254
(All Verses)
*Benediction
*Retrieval of the Light
Leader: The Peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.
*Postlude
Welcome! May God greatly bless you. If you are looking for a church home,
please consider Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
April 7, 2024 Second 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: Tremble, O earth, in the presence of your God. It is an awesome thing to be surprised by God.
All: When we sit at table, there is a presence with us. When we break bread, the love of Christ is revealed.
Leader: We are invited to the mountain for a feast. We are lifted up to see the bounty of our God.
All: God wipes away the tears from our faces. The disgrace we have known is taken away.
Leader: Let us be glad together, rejoicing in salvation. Let us meet one another with sincerity and truth.
All: Let us not be strangers to one another. God calls us into the family of faith.
*The Hymn “Morning Has Broken” No. 274
(All Verses)
Call to Confession
Unison Prayer of Confession
Righteous God, your church is less than faithful in our words and actions, as individuals and as a body. We want to represent the risen Christ, but we forget that Jesus loved the unlovable, forgave the unforgivable, and welcomed sinners to eat with him. We set standards and limits, and break bread only with those who “qualify”. We fail to recognize your presence in people who are different from us. We lack passion for discipleship. Forgive us and renew your church in the light of your love. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Silent Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Pastor
My dear children, I write this to you that you might not sin, but if anyone does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2
*Hymn of the Month “Awesome God” Insert
Our Giving to the Lord Pastor
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. We give out of the legacy of the early church in thanksgiving for all God’s gifts.
*Offertory, Doxology and Offertory Prayer
*The Hymn “Break Thou the Bread of Life” No. 175
(All Verses)
Sharing of Blessings and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer Pastor
Followed by The Lord’s Prayer
First Scripture Reading Luke 24:13-49
Second Scripture Reading John 20:19-31
Leader: This is the Holy Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God for His Holy Word.
Sermon “Later That Day…Easter Evening” Pastor
Communion
*The Hymn “People Need the Lord” No. 527
(All Verses)
*Benediction
*Retrieval of the Light
Leader: The Peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.
*Postlude
Share God’s Word,
Save the Unsaved,
Serve the Community.
