third Sunday of Easter

April 19, 2015

*Those that are able are invited to stand

 

Welcome and Announcements                                                Gary Burdick, Lay Leader

 

-Gathering into worship-

 

*Call to Worship                                     Psalm 4                                                                #741

 

*Hymn                                   “Children of the Heavenly Father”                                   #141

 

*Opening Prayer

Almighty God, your power makes the lame walk and the dead rise to new life.

We give you thanks for the love poured into our world through Christ Jesus, who opened our minds to understand what you have made, whose appearance among his followers brings peace, and who creates faith through touch and taste.

Show us Jesus, even now, through the mystery of your threefold presence, one God, abiding now and forever. Amen.

 

*Chorus                                                 “He Lives” (Refrain)                                            #310

He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today!

He walks with me and talks with me along life’s narrow way.

He lives, He lives, salvation to impart!

You ask me how I know He lives?  He lives within my heart.

 

*Greeting One Another in Christian Love

 

 -Offering our prayers-

(You are invited to share your prayer concerns by writing them on the

Prayer Request cards in the pews and placing them in the offering plate.)

 

Hymn                                     “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”                                        #474

 

Silent Prayer / Pastoral Prayer / 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 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. 

 

-BECOMING THE CHURCH THROUGH THE WORD-

 

Children’s Sermon

         (After the Children’s Sermon, Children K through 3rd grade are invited to Junior Church)

 

Anthem                                          “New Life”                                                                      Choir

 

Scripture                                                                                        Luke 24:36b-48

 

Sermon                                                                                                             Jim Fink

 

-Sharing our blessings-

 

Offering Our Gifts and Tithes

To give electronically from your mobile device visit donate.mifflinave.org

 

*Doxology                  “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”                                #95

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.  Amen.

 

*Offering Prayer

Gracious God, you are faithful and just! Through the resurrection of your Son Jesus, you have given great grace to us all. You call us to share the word of eternal life with others so that our joy may be complete. Light the way for us, as we seek to live in fellowship with Christ. May these offerings reflect the grace of our risen Lord, in whose name we pray. Amen.

 

-Taking the Word to the World- 

 

*Closing Hymn                “Christ for the World We Sing”                                          #568                                   

 

*Benediction

 

*Hymn                                   “Where He Leads Me” (refrain only)                                #338

             Where he leads me I will follow, where he leads me I will follow,

Where he leads me I will follow, I’ll go with him, with him all the way.

 

 

 

 

 

Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church

 Where Faith and Life Meet

www.mifflinave.org

412-731-2511

 

Pastor: Rev. Kelly Smith

214-202-9291

Pastor@mifflinave.org