second Sunday of Easter
April
12, 2015
*Those that are able are invited to stand
Welcome and Announcements Gary Burdick, Lay Leader
-Gathering into worship-
Opening Psalm
Psalm 133
*Call to Worship
One: Blessed
be the God of our Savior, Jesus Christ!
All: God has given us a new birth in the
living hope of the resurrection.
One: God
has given us an inheritance that is imperishable and unfading.
All: In this we rejoice, even when we
suffer trials.
One: For
although we have not seen Jesus, we love him; and although we have not seen
him, we believe in him.
All: For the outcome of our faith is the
salvation of our souls.
*Hymn “Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!” #307
*Opening Prayer
Breathe in this place, O Lord, by the
power of your Holy Spirit, to open our minds, unlock our hearts, and enliven
our faith so that we may welcome the risen one among us. 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 “In the Garden”
#314
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 “Worthy Is Christ” Choir
Scripture John
20:19-31
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
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
“Hail
the Day That Sees Him Rise” #312
*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.
Please
join us after worship in the John Wesley room to celebrate the Johnson Family
as our newest church members hosted by Mary and Ron Brand.
Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church
“Where
Faith and Life Meet”
www.mifflinave.org
412-731-2511
Pastor:
Rev. Kelly Smith
214-202-9291