Order of Worship 

 

Text Box: May 9, 2010, 10:30am

 

Text Box: We are delighted you have come to worship with us.  We welcome all who worship today but especially those of you visiting.  Please know that we appreciate your presence and invite you to come and be with us again in worship, fellowship and service.  We ask that you either sign the fellowship pads or the Let’s Get Acquainted cards so that we can respond to your presence among us. We hope your experience this morning will bring you closer to God.
 
 

 

 

 


 

Gathering

PRELUDE                             Processionale  by Gilbert Martin                          Doug Carter

GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

RECOGNITION OF MOTHERS

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                           Rev. Linda K. Mobley

Pastor:   Are you surprised that you, too, must be born again?

People: What do you mean by that?

Pastor:   Jesus' words to Nicodemus were not a private sermon. We all need to experience God's Spirit breathing the breath of new life into our souls.

People: Tell us more about this as we worship together!

Acts of Praise and Prayer

*OPENING HYMN                        To God Be the Glory                                       Hymn #98

** PRAYER OF CONFESSION:                                                                                           

Dear God, I know I need a new kind of life. I've learned things about You with my mind; but I've prevented them from getting to my heart. Intellectually, I want to be Christian; but in all practicalities I do the very things I know are wrong. Please forgive my foolish living and help me to start over. Help me to start with my heart this time instead of my head. Give me the assurance that I have been cleansed from the inside out by your forgiveness you offer through Your Son, Jesus, in whose name I pray. Amen.

 

SONGS OF PRAISE            All the Earth Will Sing Your Praises                   Praise Team
                                                              
and Step by Step

                                   Words to the song can be found in your insert

CHILDREN’S SERMON                    Two Birthdays                                       Linda Mobley
(After the Children’s Message, they are dismissed to go to Children’s Church.)

*CONGREGATIONAL GREETING

PRAYER CONCERNS, PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER       Linda Mobley

OFFERING    

OFFERTORY                Lord, For Your Glory   by Don Wyrtzen                 Chancel Choir

*DOXOLOGY                                                                                                        Hymn #95

Proclamation

SCRIPTURE LESSON                         John 3:5-8                                          Linda Mobley

Leader:   This is the Word of God for the People of God

People: Thanks be to God!

SERMON                                  Sermon Series: Breathe                              Linda Mobley

                                                             Think Sailing

 

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Sending Forth

*CLOSING HYMN                         Bind Us Together

Bind us together, Lord. Bind us together with chords that cannot be broken.

Bind us together, Lord. Bind us together, Lord. Bind us together in love.

*BENEDICTION                                                                                               Linda Mobley

POSTLUDE                      Go Out With Praise   by Stan Morse                       Doug Carter

                                     *Please stand to honor God if you are able.

 

Large print bulletins are available in the Narthex.

 

In all that we are and in all that we do

we seek to know Christ and to make Christ known

calendar of EveNts for the week:  May 9th – 16th  

Sunday, May 9

5:00 p.m.           Wesley Group Bible Study                                            McDonough’s Home

Monday, May 10

10:00 a.m.         Serendipity Bible Study                                                       Casebolt’s Home

7:00 p.m.           Bell Choir                                                                                    Bell Room

8:30 p.m.           Alcoholics Anonymous                                                          Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, May 11

6:45 a.m.           Men’s Breakfast                                    Cracker Barrel on Woolbright Rd

Wednesday, May 12

6:00 p.m.           Fellowship Supper                                                                 Fellowship Hall

(Make reservations: contact Carol Cullen @ 278-7601 or  cac1cac@gmail.com  by Tuesday)

6:30 p.m.           Pastor’s Bible Study                                                              Fellowship Hall

6:30 p.m.           UM Youth Fellowship                                                               Youth Room

Thursday, May 13

5:30 p.m.           Recovery Prayer Group                                     Agape Sunday School Room

6:45 p.m.           Chancel Choir Rehearsal                                                            Choir Room

Friday, May 14

Saturday, May 15

8:00 a.m.           Community Lunch Packing                                                    Fellowship Hall

9:00 a.m.           Community Lunch Distribution                                           South Parking Lot

11:00 a.m.         Homeowner Foreclosure Asst. From Chase                           Fellowship Hall

Sunday, May 16

9:00 a.m.          Adult Sunday school                                                                           Parlor

9:30 a.m.          Youth Sunday School                                                                Youth Room

9:45 a.m.          Tweenager Sunday School                                                        Brides Room

10:00 a.m.         Coffee, Doughnuts, and Fellowship                                        Fellowship Hall

10:30 a.m.       Worship Service                                                                      Sanctuary

10:30 a.m.         Children’s Church (Following the Children’s Sermon)         Education Wing

10:50 a.m          “Tweenage” Worship                                                               Youth Room

11:45 a.m.         Coffee, Doughnuts, and Fellowship                                        Fellowship Hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           Praise Songs

All The Earth Will Sing Your Praises

 

Verse 1

You took

You take our sins away O God

You give

Gave Your life away for us

You came down

You saved us through the cross

Our hearts are changed

Because of Your great love

 

You lived, You died,

You said in three days

You would rise

You did, You’re alive

You rule, You reign,

You said You're coming back again

I know that You will

And all the earth will sing Your praises

 

Repeat Verse 1

Repeat Chorus

 

Step by Step

 

Chorus 1

O God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
O God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You

I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You'll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days

 

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Last Line

 

                                              Prayer Requests

Please keep the men and women of our military in your prayers, especially:

 
Ryan Atkinson Kevin Chaskalson John Buckley
Brian Carroll Kyle Sofield  

 

 

 

God hears and answers our prayers.  We, as a congregation are blessed as we pray for one another.  And as prayer requests are received on Sunday morning we will pray for every request received.  AND If you would like your friend or loved one to be added to the list for ongoing prayer throughout the week or weeks ahead, please fill out a prayer request form and give it to the pastor or place it in the offering plate.

 

Susan Bishop, Trish Behne’s sister: broken pelvis/back surgery

Bruce: hospitalized

Gloria Burkett: homebound

Jill Burress: family

Ann Cook

Betty Crane’s granddaughter’s grandfather: hip surgery

Rusty Crane

Anna Dickerson

John’s sister, Kim Gormley: RN, laid off

Gordon Hamm

Jimmy’s daughter: tumor

Ruth Johnson: Homebound

Kori Kentfield: recovering from throat surgery

Matthew Kirschner

Gene Lawrence: Accident recovery/Foot

 

Marrio Leslie

Brian Lewis

Emily Logan – bone Cancer

Louis Longo: wife’s death

Paul Maleck

Maria & Juan: Maria’s Cancer

Connie McFadden: broken hip

Marcia Miller’s family

Melissa Montoya

George Mueller Sr: wife’s death

Pat Owens: knee replacement

David Pane: cancer

John Parker: cancer

Kay Puckett: back pain

Kitty Ramey

Carol Russo: Hand surgery May 6th

 

Stephen Shannon: his body rejected the lens implant in his eye

Annie Rose Sloan: Homebound

Brian Sterner: long-term illness

Janice Schwartz’ mother: Hip Replacement

Stuart Schwartz’ mother: broken hip

Joan Smith: loss of husband big transitions

Jessica Toresco: long term recovery/Accident

Jane West: Cancer

Zoey: 7-yr old cancer in remission

People of Chile

People of Haiti

 

 

Praise: Paul Lewis is back to work after 42 cancer treatments!