Bulletin for April 30, 2023 Worship Service
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GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

PRELUDE “Suite in D Major“ Henry Purcell
As the prelude begins, you are invited to begin your personal preparation for worship.

SILENT MEDITATION
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” – John Wesley

CALL TO WORSHIP based on John 10:1-10
Our Good Shepherd calls.
He knows us each by our name.
Our Good Shepherd leads.
We are here to listen and to follow.
Our Good Shepherd protects and provides.
We give thanks and praise for our Good Shepherd.

PRAISE AND ADORATION

*HYMN
#187 Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us BRADBURY
(*Please stand if you are able)

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Merciful God, you are our shepherd. You care for us, you protect our hearts, and you provide for our needs. Yet, we wander aimlessly, forgetting that our lives are in you. As we wander, we forget to follow your teachings, and we ignore those who are most vulnerable. Have mercy on us, God. Help us follow you, uniting us in our mission to serve you and your people.

SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION AND PETITION

KYRIE ELEISON (#551) “Lord, Have Mercy” LAND OF REST
Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy upon us.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*GLORIA PATRI
(#240) “Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks!” ALLELUIA NO. 1

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON
Ezekiel 34: 11-16 page 702 of the pew Bible

FELLOWSHIP OF PRAYER

JOYS AND CONCERNS

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
The Lord’s Prayer
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.

ANTHEM
“Our Father“ (9:00) Craig Courtney

PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD

SCRIPTURE LESSON
John 10: 1-10 page 872 of the pew Bible

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.

SERMON
“More Than Merely Just Enough” Dr. Zieman

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S WORD

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
The Heidelberg Catechism

Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death?

A. That I belong – body and soul, in life and in death – not to myself but to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, who at the cost of his own blood has fully paid for all my sins and has completely freed me from the dominion of the devil; that he protects me so well that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that everything must fit his purpose for my salvation. Therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for Him.

*SANCTUS
(#572) “Holy, Holy, Holy”

RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY
“Grace” (9:00) Mark Hayes

*DOXOLOGY
(#607) OLD HUNDREDTH
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Christ, all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Risen and redeeming Lord, you have given us more than we could ever give you in return. You meet our needs and transform us for service. Accept these gifts as tokens of our gratitude and bless Christ’s ministry with these offerings. Amen.

*HYMN
#246 Christ Is Alive! TRURO

*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

*BENEDICTION RESPONSE
(9:00) “Go Now In Peace” Don Besig

POSTLUDE
“In Death’s Strong Bonds the Saviour Lay” J.S. Bach

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