Opening Chimes Alice Chaney
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude: “O Love, How Deep” Peter Pindar Stearns
Lighting of the Candles
Acolytes: Zoe Neal, Katie Roberts
Hymn: #517 “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” (v. 1 & 3)
#546 “Amazing Grace!”
Call To Worship Ruth Hardy
Leader: Our Lenten journey has begun.
People: Let us like Jesus:
Leader: listen for the voice of God in the wilderness,
People : follow the leading of the Holy Spirit,
Leader: resist temptation,
All: and feed on Jesus the Bread of Life.
Invocation
Creator God, may we journey with Jesus through our own wilderness temptations. Through this time of worship may we lift our voices to speak your Word, a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. We give you praise for the gift of spiritual and physical food. Give us understanding of your kingdom and our sacred opportunity to serve you. Bring us together in the bonds of Christian faith that we may be truly free. We praise your holy name in every act of worship. This we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Scripture Deuteronomy 26:1-11 P. 180
Leader: This is the reading of the Word.
People: Thanks be to God.
Moment for Mission “Week of Compassion”
Children’s Moments Alice Chaney
Please join us singing “Jesus Loves the Little Children” as the
children come down front.
Anthem “All We Like Sheep” Sara Almes, flautist
Scripture Luke 4:1-13 P. 936
Gloria Patri # 36
“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.”
Message "During Trying Times” Don McLaughlin
Invitation to Christian Discipleship
You are invited to come forward during the hymn to make your confession of faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, or to renew your faith and place membership in this church family.
Hymn: #180 “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days”
Invitation to Stewardship
“All shall give as they are able, according to the blessing of the
Lord your God that he has given you.” Deuteronomy 16:17
Offertory: “Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me” Mark Sedio
*Doxology: #46 and Prayer Wes Alford
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise God above ye heavenly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Hymn: #403 “In Remembrance of Me”
Invitation to the Table
We welcome all followers of Christ to come forward to the Lord’s Table to break the bread and dip it into the cup. Deacons will bring bread and cup to those who desire to be served in the pew.
Prayer for Bread & Cup & Lord’s Prayer Margaret Brown
“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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.” Amen.
Words of Institution
Leader: On the night when Jesus was betrayed he took a loaf of bread
People: and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you.
Do this in remembrance of me."
Leader: In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
All: For as often as we eat this bread and drink the cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until he returns. I Cor. 11:23-26
The Lord’s Supper (silent meditation)
The Bread and Cup in Communion represent the life, death
and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. They nourish us as individuals and as a community of faith in our life together in His name.
Hymn “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian”
Lord, I want to be a Chris-tian in-a my heart,
in-a my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Chris-tian in- a my heart.
(Used by permission CCLI License #1119925)
Benediction
Postlude “The God of Abraham Praise” Charles Manz
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The light of Christ leaves in you. |
