Service for the Third Sunday of Easter
April 22, 2007 10:30 a.m.
GATHER IN GOD’S NAME
PRELUDE
A New Day Is Coming R. Hollis
The Heavens are Telling F. J. Haydn
CHIMES, WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHORAL INTROIT # 122 (Refrain Only) Thine Is the Glory
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE
*CALL TO WORSHIP from 1 Peter 2:9 (The Book of Common Worship)
In the letter of Peter, it is written
to God’s people:
You
are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, God’s own people,
in order that you may proclaim
the mighty acts of the God who called you out of darkness
into God’s marvelous light.
*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 487 When
Morning Gilds the Skies
*AN EASTER AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Romans 6: 3-11 (NRSV)
All
of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
Therefore we have been buried with him
by baptism into death,
so that just as Christ was raised from
the dead by the glory of the Father,
so we too might walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united with him in a
death like his,
we will certainly be united with him in
a resurrection like his.
We know that our old self was crucified
with him
so that the body of sin might be
destroyed,
and we might no longer be enslaved to sin.
For whoever has died is free from sin.
But if we have died with Christ,
we believe that we will also live with
him.
We know that Christ being raised from
the dead, will never die again;
death no longer has dominion over him.
The death he died, he died to sin, once
for all;
but the life he lives, he lives to God.
So you also must consider yourselves
dead to sin
and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
*THE PEACE
May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Peace be with you. (worshippers
share words and gestures of peace)
PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
ANTHEM Glory,
Glory, Hallelujah arr.
B. Ellingboe
WORD WITH CHILDREN
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Presentation of Sander John, son of
Megan and Justin Morseth
Promises of Parents and Congregation
Baptism and Welcome, Prayers for Parents
and Children
LESSON FROM THE GOSPEL John
21:1-19 (NRSV)
SERMON
“New Tribe”
RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
OFFERING
Call to Respond
Offertory For a Moment C. Courtney
*Response # 592 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
*Prayer of Dedication
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING, INTERCESSION
THE LORD’S
PRAYER
GO IN GOD’S NAME
*HYMN # 497 With
Grateful Hearts Our Faith Professing
*CHARGE AND BLESSING
*CHORAL RESPONSE # 119 (Refrain Only) The
Strife is O’er
POSTLUDE Postlude
in G Minor P. Taylor
*Congregation
stands as able
Next Week’s Scriptures: Acts 9: 36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7: 9-17; John 10: 22-30
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Liturgists |
Rev. Jonathan C. Siehl |
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Sermon |
Rev. William R. Leety |
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Word with
Children |
Rev. Jonathan C. Siehl |
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Musical
Leadership |
Overbrook Belles Chancel Choir Sarah Shaffer, Director |