Sunday May 4, 2025 Worship Service
Livestream at 11:10 a.m.

Prelude — Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain, mvmts. 1 & 2 — David Cherwien
As the prelude begins, you are invited to begin your personal preparation for worship.

Welcome — Veronica Kerr

Call to Worship — Cadence Fritz
Leader:           Today, my generation leads us in worship.  Listen to our voices as we exalt our God and tell of God’s goodness.  
People:           Your voices are important, and we want to listen.  We want you to be heard!
Leader:           Come, let us magnify the Lord together!
People:           Today, one generation proclaims God’s deeds to the next, declaring the power of God. Together, we celebrate God’s abundant goodness, mercy, and love.  Let us worship God!

*Opening Hymn #611 — Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee — HYMN TO JOY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
(*Please stand if you are able.)          

Prayer of Confession — Brynn Stalnaker                                        
Leader:           Please join me in the prayer of confession, followed by a time of silent prayer.  Let’s pray:
All:                 Almighty God, we are not always people who live by faith. We know that we were created in your image, but we treat ourselves and each other in ways that do not honor your presence within us. We know your laws and your commandments, but we choose to disobey you and to act in ways that harm our neighbors. We hear your call to reach out to those most in need, but instead we turn our backs on them and on you. Forgive us, O God, and help us day by day to become more faithful followers and the people you created us to be. In the name of Christ, we pray.  Amen.

Silent Prayers of Confession

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 — Emmie Fuller
One:   God the Creator brings us new life, forgives us, and redeems us.  There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.  Take hold of this forgiveness, and live your life in the Spirit of Jesus!
All:     Thanks be to God!

*Congregational Response (#485) — We Know That Christ Is Raised — ENGELBERG

Passing the Peace

Time for Young Disciples — Sierra Cunningham and Izzy Piotrowski

Fellowship of Prayer

Announcements, Joys, and Concerns — Rev. Garry 

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 — Amazing Grace   arr. Kevin McKee
Avery Fuller, trumpet                             

My Journey of Faith — Jenna Cunningham
My Journey of Faith — Beckett Friesen
My Journey of Faith — Avery Fuller
My Journey of Faith — Daley Gibson
My Journey of Faith — Blake Harrison
My Journey of Faith — Henry Spann                                                                                                                              

Presentation of Senior Gifts Cindy Rieke

Recognition of Youth Leaders, Teachers, and Confirmation Mentors — Heather Berry                                                         

Proclamation of God’s Word

A Lesson from the Psalms — Psalm 119: 9-16 — Garrett Voss
This is the Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God. — page 493 of the pew Bible

A Lesson from the Gospels — John 15: 12-17 — Paige Stalnaker
This is the Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God. — page 878 of the pew Bible

Anthem — The Face of God   Karen Drucker; arr. Mark Hayes — Cadence Fritz and Sierra Cunningham, duet

*Sanctus (#572) — Holy, Holy, Holy SANCTUS — (Pavlechko)

*Invitation to the Offering — Kendall Kahler

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory — Beautiful Savior — arr. R. Gardner; adapt. Jason Bergman
Avery Fuller, trumpet and Valerie Fuller, horn

*Doxology (#609) — Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow — LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, all creatures high and low. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Praise God, in Jesus fully known: Creator, Word, and Spirit one. Alleluia, alleluia!
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

*Prayer of Dedication — Brady Luke  
Leader:     Please join me in the Prayer of Dedication.  Let’s pray together.
All:           O God, these plates contain but a portion of our thanksgiving.  The remainder we offer through deeds of loving kindness in the name of Christ.  We respond with gratitude to your grace and your goodness, in the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.        

*Hymn #697 — Take My Life — HENDON

*Benediction — Alyson Grady

*Benediction Response — Go Now In Peace — Don Besig

 Postlude — Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain, mvmt. 5 — David Cherwien