Third Sunday of Easter
April 10,
2016
*Those that are able are invited to stand
-Gathering into worship-
Welcome
Gary
Burdick, Lay Leader
Scripture
Psalm 30
*Call to Worship
One: O Lord our God, we praise you.
All:
We cried to you for help and you answered us.
One: You have restored our lives;
All:
You have rescued us from the grave.
*Hymn “Hymn of Promise” #707
*Opening Prayer
Living Lord, you meet us in unexpected
places and surprise us with the abundance of your love. Feed us by your Word and fill us with your
Spirit so that we may follow you this day, and always; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Savior. 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.
Announcements
Gary
Burdick
Anthem “Surely
it is God Who Saves Me” Choir
-We Are
the Church-
Hymn “We Are the Church” (verse 2)
#558
Witness
Bambi Brewer
Hymn “We Are the Church” (chorus) #558
The Sacrament of Baptism #33
Caleb Austin Minnaugh
*Baptism Hymn “Child of Blessing, Child of
Promise” #611
Receiving New Members #38
Michael and Julie Minnaugh
Children’s Sermon
Scripture
John 21:1-19
Message
Rev. Kelly J. Smith
-A
Time for Prayer-
Hymn
“Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your
Love” #432
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
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Offertory
*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 the heavenly host.
Praise
Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Offering Prayer
Our gracious and kind Heavenly Father, we
praise you for raising Jesus Christ from the dead. With joy, we witness the
miracles that you continue to perform by the power of your Holy Spirit. Help us
to listen to the risen Christ, who urges us to feed his lambs and tend his
sheep. May we join together as a congregation to faithfully feed people who are
hungry and show kindness to those in need. Use our
tithes and gifts in miraculous ways for Jesus’ sake. Amen.
-Taking the word to the world-
*Hymn
“Go Forth for God” #670
*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