SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
3rd Sunday of Easter: April 30, 2006, 10:30 a.m.
GATHER IN GOD’S NAME
The Prelude begins worship—a time to
prepare to meet with other believers, and with God.
PRELUDE Andante
Maestoso G. Holst/K. McChesney
Fanfare from “The Planets” (Jupiter)
When We All Get To Heaven Wilson/Waldrop
WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, REGISTRATION
CHORAL INTROIT Trust and Obey, Stanza 1
*CALL TO WORSHIP from Psalm 30:4-5a, 11-12 (NRSV)
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and
give thanks to his holy name.
For God’s anger is but for a moment; his
favor is for a lifetime.
Lord, you have turned my mourning into dancing…and
clothed me with joy,
So that my soul may praise you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you
forever.
*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 108 Christ Is Alive!
*CONFESSION OF WHO WE ARE on
Jonah 2/wrl
Lord, why do good things happen to wicked people?
By chance? By your mercies?
It’s nearly impossible for us to think
our own sin “wicked”—
“Mistaken?”—sure. “Misguided”
too,
“wrong-headed,” “hard-hearted,” but not “wicked!”
Yet our eagerness to even the scores on
others’ sin is surely wicked—
showing in our tolerance of death penalties, 3 strikes ‘n’ out, no
mercy—
counter to your compassion
toward wicked Ninevites.
Be as merciful with us as with
as in Jesus, whose name means “the Lord saves.”
(time for silent, personal confession) Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF WHOSE WE ARE on Jonah 4: 2/wrl
God
is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
And ready to relent from punishing. Thanks be to God!
*THE PEACE
The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Peace be with you.
(worshipers exchange words and gestures
of peace)
PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
NEW TESTAMENT LESSON Matthew 12: 38-42 (NRSV)
ANTHEM How Great Thou Art
S. Hine
WORD WITH CHILDREN
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Jonah 2 (NRSV)
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from
the belly of the fish, saying,
“I
called to the LORD out of my distress, and he answered me;
out
of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.
You
cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me;
all
your waves and your billows passed over me.
Then
I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight;
how
shall I look again upon your holy temple?’
The
waters closed in over me; the deep surrounded me;
weeds
were wrapped around my head at the roots of the mountains.
I
went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever;
yet
you brought up my life from the Pit, O LORD my God.
As
my life was ebbing away, I remembered the LORD;
and
my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
Those
who worship vain idols forsake their true loyalty.
But
I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you;
what
I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the LORD!”
Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it
spewed Jonah out upon the dry land.
SERMON ‘Deliverance
belongs…’
RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
AN OFFERING OF OURSELVES TO GOD’S PURPOSES
Call to
Respond
OFFERTORY Go Down, Moses spiritual/R. Frey
*RESPONSE #
592 Praise
God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
*Prayer of Dedication
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION, THE LORD’S
PRAYER
DEPART IN GOD’S NAME
*HYMN # 111
Good Christians All, Rejoice and
Sing!
*CHARGE & BENEDICTION
*CHORAL RESPONSE Trust and Obey, Refrain
POSTLUDE Monkland (Hymn # 244) arr. A.
Travis
*Congregation
stands as able
Next Week’s Scriptures: Acts
4: 5-12; Ps. 23; 1 John 3: 16-24; John 10: 11-18
|
Liturgist |
Rev. Jonathan
C. Siehl |
|
Sermon |
Rev. William
R. Leety |
|
Word with Children |
Rev. Jonathan
C. Siehl |
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Musical Leadership |
Overbrook
Belles Chancel Choir Sarah Shaffer,
Director |