Mifflin
Avenue United Methodist Church
11 AM
Worship Third Sunday
of Easter 8 May 2011
GATHERING
My
Jesus I Love Thee arr.
L. Smith
GREETING AND
WELCOME
INTROIT
I Will
Praise Him Gloria
and William Gaither
*CALL TO WORSHIP
I love
the Lord, because he has heard the voice of my supplication,
because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I
called upon him.
The
cords of death entangled me;
the grip of the grave took hold of me;
I came to grief and
sorrow.
Then
I called upon the Name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray you, save
my life.”
How
shall I repay the Lord
for all the good things he has done for me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and
call upon the Name of the Lord.
I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in
the presence of all his people.
Precious
in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his servants.
O Lord, I am your servant;
I am your servant and the
child of your handmaid;
you
have freed me from my bonds.
I
will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call upon the Name of the Lord.
I
will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
In the courts of the Lord’s house,
in
the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!
*HYMN UMH 454
Open My
Eyes, That I May See Open My Eyes
*PRAYER in unison
O God,
whose
blessed Son made himself known to his disciples
in
the breaking of bread:
Open the eyes of our faith,
that
we may behold him in all his redeeming work;
who
lives and reigns with you,
in
the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one
God, now and for ever. Amen.
ANTHEM
Come
to the Waters G.
F. Handel
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
GOSPEL READING
Luke 24:13-35
EPISTLE READING
1 Peter 1:17-23
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be
to God.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Following the message, children from K-3 are
invited to attend the Junior Church program.
SERMON
Gets
the Stains that Others Leave Behind: Baptism as Forgiveness of Sin
SPECIAL MUSIC
Amazing
Grace
RECOGNITION OF
MOTHERS
SHARING OUR JOYS
AND CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER in unison
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.
*THE PEACE
OFFERING
In
Perfect Peace S.
K. Riggs
*DOXOLOGY UMH 95
*PRAYER OF
THANKSGIVING
*HYMN UMH 545
The
Church’s One Foundation Aurelia
*BENEDICTION
*GOING FORTH
Praise
to the Lord, the Almighty J.
G. Walther
*Those who are able are invited to stand.