Bethel Presbyterian Church
Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 25, 2007
11:00 a.m.
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME, RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
O sing to the Lord a new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing, and give praise to God’s name:
Tell the glad news of salvation from day to day.
PRELUDE Faithfulness in Prayer Barbara Boertje
CALL TO WORSHIP
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.
Those who go out weeping will return home with shouts of joy.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN #281 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah CWM Rhondda
*CALL TO CONFESSION
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN
Gracious God, Your giving is without end; but we struggle to receive all that you offer. We misuse your gifts, ignoring your intents, and refusing your abundance. We hoard what you would have us share, and we throw away what you would have us keep. Forgive us and help us discern your priorities. Govern out hearts with your spirit, so that we can live into the fullness of the gospel, and for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Because of God’s love and grace to us, if we choose this day to live a new life of compassion and care, then we are surely forgiven! May this day be a day of new beginnings! Friends, believe the Good-News in Jesus Christ, our sins are forgiven!
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Thanks be to God,
In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
FIRST LESSON Isaiah 43:16-21
MOMENT WITH THE CHILDREN Rev. Patricia N. Harvey
ANTHEM Can This Be Chancel Choir
MINUTE FOR MISSION One Great Hour of Sharing Tom Pickel
SECOND LESSON John 12:1-8
SERMON Something New Rev. Bill Shenk
*HYMN #101 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Hamburg
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Nicene Creed Hymnal Page #15
We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us all, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made human, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, whose Kingdom shall have no end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
SHARING OF CONCERNS AND PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERING
OFFERATORY MUSIC I Must Tell Jesus Elislea Hoffman
*DOXOLOGY Hymn #592
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN #359 More Love to Thee, O Christ More Love to Thee
*CHARGE AND BLESSING
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Hymn #535 vs. 1
Go with us, Lord, and guide the way
Through this and every coming day,
That in Your Spirit strong and true
Our lives may be our gift to You.
*POSTLUDE
