Bulletin for 05/02/2021 Worship

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 Greetings & Announcements


Chimes


Opening Prayer

All: O God, by your power may we, with all the saints, comprehend the breadth and length and height and depth of the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that we may be filled with your fullness. Amen. 


Prelude


Call to Worship
One: We are branches, rooted in the vine of Christ.

All:  We come because we seek to abide in Christ.
One: The branches that remain in the vine bear much fruit.
All:  We come because we long to be spiritually vibrant, alive, productive.
One: If we abide in Christ, then Christ’s words will abide in us.
All:  We come because we strive to be faithful disciples. 

One: Let us worship God! 


Hymn #625                   O Lord My God (How Great Thou Art)               



Prayer of Confession 

All: Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Amen. 


Assurance of Pardon


Passing of the Peace


Minute for Mission



Prayer for Illumination

All: Prepare our hearts, O God, to hear your Word and obey your will. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 


Gospel Reading:                                              Acts 8:26-40

New Testament Reading:                                              John 15:1-8

                                                   

Message:                           “Baskets of Fruit”                      Greg Gibson



Affirmation of Faith ( from "The Confession of 1967" )

All: To be reconciled to God is to be sent into the world as his reconciling community. This community, the church universal, is entrusted with  message of reconciliation and shares his labor of healing the enmities which separate men from God and from each other. Christ has called the church to this mission and given it the gift of the Holy Spirit. The church maintains continuity with the apostles and with Israel by faithful obedience to his call. 


Hymn #738                   O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee                



Prayers of the People and The Lord's Prayer

Offertory

Doxology


Prayer of Dedication

All: God of love, you abide with us; you provide for all our needs and guide us in your ways. Out of gratitude for your care, we bring our gifts before you. Use them for your work of caring, that all may feast at the table of abundance, walk without fear, and drink deeply from the cup of compassion. Amen.


Communion

One: The Lord be with you.

All:  And also with you.

One: Lift up your hearts.

All:  We lift them to the Lord.

One: Let us give thanks to the Lord.

All:  It is right to give our thanks and praise.

One: It is right...


Hymn #735                  I Need Thee Every Hour                              


Benediction

Recessional 

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