Service for the Lord’s Day

April 13, 2008, the 4th Sunday of Easter

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME

 

PRELUDE                                        Fairest Lord Jesus                                              J. Raney

                                                        To God Be the Glory                                            M. Hayes

 

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

CHORAL INTROIT & LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE

 

*PRAYER FOR GOD’S PRESENCE & CALL TO WORSHIP   

from Psalm 4:1, 6-7 (NRSV)

Answer us when we call, O God.

     Be gracious to us and hear our prayer.

Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!

     You have put gladness in our hearts.

 

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 485                                                           To God Be the Glory

 

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH                                                               A Declaration of Faith 

Jesus is our living Lord.

Jesus was dead and buried, but God raised him from the dead.

The risen Lord appeared to his followers.

They recognized him as their Master who had been crucified.

Before Jesus left them, he commissioned them to proclaim to all people

     the good news of his victory over death,

     and promised to be with them always. 

 

*THE PEACE

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

     Peace be with you.

(worshipers greet one another with words and gestures of God’s peace)

                                       PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

LESSON FROM HISTORY (Part 1)                                                      Acts 3:1—11 (NRSV)

Pew Bible, New Testament pp. 112-113

ANTHEM                                       Come, Sing Alleluia                       L. Bailey and B. Mayo

 

WORD WITH THE WISE

 

LESSON FROM HISTORY (Part 2)                                                    Acts 3:12—4:4 (NRSV)

Pew Bible, New Testament p. 113

 

SERMON                             Adventures on the Frontier:  ‘the ocean would be one drop less’

           

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

OFFERING OURSELVES TO GOD

            OFFERTORY             For As the Rains Come Down                                D. Wagner

            *DOXOLOGY # 592                             Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

 

PRAYERS OF THANKS AND ASKING, THE LORD’S PRAYER (traditional)

The Presbyterian Hymnal, p. 16

 

GO IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 306                                                                                               Fairest Lord Jesus

 

*CHARGE & BLESSING

 

*CHORAL RESPONSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

WE ARE A STEPHEN MINISTRY CONGREGATION

 

WORSHIP LEADERS

Liturgists

Rev. Jonathan C. Siehl

Word with Children/ Sermon

Rev. William R. Leety

Musical Leadership

Westminster Choir

Sarah Shaffer, Choirmaster

Nancy Deeth, Organist