Fourth
Sunday of Lent
March
30, 2014
*Those
that are able are invited to stand
Gathering
Welcome and Announcements
Entering
into worship
Scripture
1 Samuel 16:1-13
*Call to Worship
Leader:
People of God, you are welcome in the presence of God, no matter what has
happened in your life.
People: We worship the God who sees the
end from the beginning and already
knows
the outcome of every situation.
Leader:
People of God, you are welcome in the presence of God, no matter how you look.
People: We rejoice to know that God looks
beyond good looks or accomplishments,
wealth
or social connections; God sees the heart.
Leader:
No matter who we are or how life has treated us…
All: We are all welcome in God's house!
*Opening Hymn “God
of Love and God of Power” #578
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
“Into My Heart” (verse 1)
#2160
in The Faith We Sing
Into my heart,
into my heart, come into my heart Lord Jesus;
Come in today, come in to stay; Come into my
heart, Lord Jesus.
*Greeting One Another in Christian Love
Moving
into God’s word
Children’s Sermon
*Hymn “Open My Eyes, That
I May See” #454
Scripture
John
9:1–41
Message
Visual Illustration Amazing Grace
A Time
for Prayer
(You are
invited to share your prayer concerns with the congregation by writing them on
the
Prayer Request cards in the pews and placing them in the offering
plate.)
Visual Illustration Psalm
142
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.
Sharing
our blessings
Offering our Gifts and Tithes
Offering Prayer
Our lives overflow with the goodness of
God. Sharing what we have so abundantly
received,
we
now bring our tithes and offerings with gladness and gratitude.
Receive these gifts, O Lord, and bless
them that they might be the source of blessing for others.
Bless us, too, we pray, that we might be
true disciples sharing the good news by word and deed with all. Amen.
Offertory
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electronically from your mobile device visit donate.mifflinave.org
Taking
the Word to the World
Anthem
“Loving Savior”
Choir
*Closing Hymn “As a
Fire Is Meant for Burning” #2237
in The Faith We Sing
*Benediction
*Hymn “Into My Heart”
(verse 2) #2160
in The Faith We Sing
Out of my heart, out of my heart, shine out of my heart,
Lord Jesus;
Shine out today, shine out always;
Shine out of my heart, Lord Jesus.
Postlude
Prayer Concerns:
Linda (friend of Mary K.) –
back problems
Cheryl (Tom’s cousin) – liver
surgery
Barb (Tom’s sister) – upcoming
surgery
Joey (5th grader in
Sewickley) – recently diagnosed with cancer
Ongoing Prayer Requests:
George- battling stomach
cancer; Pat Spencer- continued healing; Steve (friend of Gail)- continued
healing in rehab;
Flo (cousin of Jean McQuade)-
lung cancer; Baby Gavin- brain tumor;
Mary Ellen (Sharon’s sister)- cancer;
Steve (John McQuade
co-worker)- prostate cancer; Sydney- diagnosed with Leukemia;
Tina Whitehead and her work for
human dignity; Our military and their families
Home Bound/Assisted Living:
Alice Wetzel, Marge
Schillinger, Betty Willey, Stephen Koesel, Vivian Behm, Richard James,
Ken Thompson, Harriet Fuller,
Nancy Radovic, Norma Wood, Bea Crawford, Nell Harper