4/29/12 Traditional Service Begins at 9:00am
4/29/12 Traditional Service Begins at 9:00am
THE GIVING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS The Call to Give....................Owen Cayton The Offertory..............
Chancel Choir Holy Shepherd, Lead Us George Frideric Handel
Holy Shepherd, lead us forever. We shall follow; sweet is thy holy way. Shepherd, kind and forgiving, lead us gently now we pray. Shepherd, gently lead us from day to day. -Frank L. Cross
*The DoxologyPraise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow.... No. 50
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! *The Thanksgiving for Tithes and Offerings........Owen Cayton THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORDS SUPPER The Call to Commune Together...........................Sondra Ladd The Hymn of Preparation.............No. 79
God Is My Shepherd
The Prayer of the Elder for the Bread............Nancy Crenshaw The Prayer of the Elder for the Cup..............................................Craig Beeby
Distribution: All believers are invited to partake of the Bread when it is passed. Retain the Cup, and we will partake together after reciting John 3:16 in unison.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. THE INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP *THE HYMN OF COMMITMENT.........No. 558 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
*THE BENEDICTION
THE POSTLUDE.....................David Hughes Trumpet Tune in D Major David N. Johnson
ORDER OF WORSHIP Fourth Sunday of Easter April 29, 2012 at 9:00am
THE PRELUDE...............David Hughes In Green Pastures Harold Darke
*Please stand if you are able.
THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH...................Owen Cayton
*THE CALL TO WORSHIP.....................................LeAnn Sapp Leader: Let us praise the God who formed the mountains and created the wind. People: Let us sing to the One who made the stars, who turns deep darkness into morning and day into night. Leader: Let us turn to God, hating what is evil and loving what is just. People: So may justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
THE SCRIPTURE READING...........Toviel Cayton Psalm 23 THE ANTHEM...Chancel Choir My Shepherd Will Supply My Need Virgil Thomson
Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness; make thy way plain before my face. For it is thou, Lord only that makest me dwell in safety. Psalms 5:8, 4:8
*THE GOSPEL.....................Owen Cayton
John 10:11-18 *THE HYMN OF PRAISE AND ADORATION.................................No. 218 Thine Is the Glory *THE INVOCATION AND LORDS PRAYER (In Unison) Gentle Shepherd, we have all we need, lush meadows to rest our weary soul. Joy seeks us through pain and love celebrates each new day. May the love of God abide in us as we open our hearts to your words this day. We will be the blessing for those we encounter. We pray as Jesus taught us to pray for your kingdom saying, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. * THE GLORIA THE MESSAGE...........Owen Cayton From Baa to Bwahaha THE PRAYER HYMN.............No. 78 The Lords My Shepherd THE JOYS/CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH.................Nancy Crenshaw
THE PASTORAL PRAYER..........................Nancy Crenshaw
THE PRAYER RESPONSE...Hear Our Prayer, O Lord.. No. 306 Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace. Amen.
