Youth Sunday/Mother’s Day Worship Service

                                                     10:30 a.m., May 10, 2009

 

                                                  GATHER IN GOD’S NAME

 

OPENING SENTENCES                                                                           on Psalm 98: 1 & 5

 

            Sing a new song to the Lord,

                Who has done marvelous things.

            Sing praises to the Lord with the flute;

                With the flute and the sound of a melody.

 

                                                           Sonata in F major                                    G.P. Telemann

                                                        (Vivace-Largo-Allegro)

                                                              Give Me Jesus                                  Spiritual/Shackley

 

WELCOME, REGISTRATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                                      Psalm 22: 25-26

               From you comes my praise in the great congregation;

            my vows I will pay before those who fear God.

            The poor shall eat and be satisfied;

            those who seek him shall praise the Lord.

            May your hearts live forever!

 

*OPENING HYMN # 267                                                    All Things Bright and Beautiful

 

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH                                                                           Apostles Creed

 

            I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,

            And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy

        Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead,

        and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he

        ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

        from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

            I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints;

        the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

*THE PEACE

            The peace of Jesus born of Mary, who was and is, and is to come, be with you all.

                 Peace be with you.

           (worshipers greet one another with words and gestures of the peace of Christ)

 

                                                  PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

LESSON FROM HISTORY                                                                 Acts 8: 26-40 (NRSV)

                                                                                               Pew Bible New Testament p. 119

 

ANTHEM                                 God Will Always Be with Me                                   D. Collins

 

MOMENT WITH THE YOUNG

 

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON                                                               John 15: 1-8 (NRSV)

                                                                                               Pew Bible New Testament p. 103

 

SERMON                                                                                               “If God Should Speak”

 

                                                RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

OFFERING OURSELVES TO GOD’S PURPOSES

            Call to Respond

               OFFERTORY              I’m So Glad Jesus Lifted Me                      spiritual/A. Miller

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

 

PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND THE LORD’S PRAYER                Hymnal p. 16

 

 

                                             GO TO SERVE IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 272                                                                                            God of the Sparrow

 

*CHARGE/BLESSING

 

POSTLUDE                                             Hymn to Joy                                               A. Travis

                   (Note that some will be seated and others depart in joy and silence.)

 

                            WE ARE A STEPHEN MINISTRY CONGREGATION

 

                                                       WORSHIP LEADERS

Musical Leadership

Carol Choir and Mothers

Sarah Shaffer, Choirmaster

Nancy Deeth, Organ/Piano