Fifth Sunday in lent
Mifflin
Avenue United Methodist Church
March 22,
2015
*Those that are able are invited to stand
Gathering
Welcome and Announcements Gary Burdick, Lay Leader
-Gathering into worship-
*Opening Psalm
Psalm 51:10-17
#786
*Call to Worship
Jeremiah
31:31-34
*Opening Hymn
“O For
a Heart to Praise My God” #417
*Opening Prayer
Holy
God, by the cross and resurrection of Jesus, you lift the suffering world
toward hope and transformation and open the way to eternal salvation.
As we
move ever closer to the passion of Christ, may your law of love be written on
our hearts as he draws all people to himself revealing your love for the world.
Amen.
*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.)
Prayer Hymn “Breathe
on Me, Breath of God” #420
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)
Scripture John
12:20-33
Sermon
-Sharing our blessings-
Offering Our Gifts and Tithes
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*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
Holy God of love and compassion, we
continue to make our way through the Lenten journey. Your prophet reminded your
people that there would come a time when your covenant would be written, not on
stone tablets, but on our hearts. We long to know that your covenant has been
written in us. As we give our gifts this morning, help us to treat others with
grace, to love extravagantly and forgive generously. We pray in the wonderful
name of Christ, our Savior and Redeemer. Amen.
-Taking the Word to the World-
*Closing Hymn
“Where He Leads Me” #338
*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