Sunday Morning Worship Service
April 25, 2004
TO OUR GUESTS, we extend a warm welcome. We invite you to participate in signing our Friendship Folder, adding your address and phone number if you'd like to receive our church newsletter or a pastoral call. When we pray the Lord's Prayer at Bethel, we say "sins...sin against us" rather than "debts..." or "trespasses..."; during "a time for sharing" we welcome prayer requests from the congregation. On first Sundays each month, all who put their trust in Christ and who have received baptism in any Christian church are invited to share his sacred meal. We are glad you are with us. Please come again.
THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Third Sunday of Easter
April 25, 2004
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME, RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Worship the Lord with gladness.
And enter the Lord’s presence with songs of joy.
PRELUDE Still Are the Waters Parks
CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 95
Come, let us sing to the Lord; Let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before God’s presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to the Lord with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great Sovereign above all gods.
The Lord holds the caverns of the earth, and sustains the heights of the hills.
The sea belongs to God, who made it, whose hands have molded the dry lands.
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee before the Lord our Maker. Let us worship God.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN # 473 For the Beauty of the Earth Dix
*A TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN
Almighty and merciful God, in every generation You reveal Yourself as a holy God, a God of love and compassion. We thank You for the gift of life and for the sense of purpose You give us. We thank You for new beginnings–for fresh starts and renewed hope. Forgive us when we act like ungrateful children–squandering Your gifts and taking You for granted. Forgive us when we walk away from neighbors in need, or close our eyes to those You long to reach through us. Create in us new hearts, Loving Father, that we may truly glorify and enjoy You forever; in Jesus’ name. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON –
Hear the good news! Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ, and Christ died for us, Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for us. Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The past is finished and gone; a new life has begun. Friends, believe this good news:
In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri Hymn # 579
OLD TESTAMENT READING Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
MINUTE FOR MISSIONMaryville College
Kathleen Farnham
TIME WITH CHILDREN
Carolyn McNew
ANTHEM Come, Feed My Lambs
*Hymn # 272 God of the Sparrow Roeder
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – From “The Confession of 1967"
We believe that God has created the world of space and time to be the sphere of his dealings with humankind. In its beauty and vastness, sublimity and awfulness, order and disorder, the world reflects to the eye of faith the majesty and mystery of its Creator. We believe that God has created us for personal relationship in which we may respond to the love of the Creator. Life is a gift to be received with gratitude and a task to be pursued with courage. Amen.
PRAYER CONCERNS AND A TIME FOR SHARING
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
DEDICATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY Prayer to the Shepherds
Bethel Singers
*DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN # 285 God, You Spin the Whirling Planets Austrian Hymn
*CHARGE AND BLESSING God Be With You Hymn # 540
God be with you till we meet again; Loving counsels guide, uphold you,
With a Shepherd’s care enfold you: God be with you till we meet again. Amen.
*POSTLUDE Now Thank We All Our God Rasley
*All who are able may stand.
This worship service is broadcast on WKTS 90.1 FM at 12:30 p.m. today.
Bethel offers Sunday school for children and four educational opportunities for adults at 9:45 AM. Childcare (babies and preschool age) is offered at 9:45 and 11 AM. Restrooms are located in our Educational Building, first floor and lower level. Ushers can provide large print hymnbooks and activity sheets for children.
The Sanctuary Flowers today are provided by Nelda Toon.
Our Liturgist today is Joe Coen.
Our ushers are Joan Thompson & Ruth Ann Ludwig.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
JR. & SR. HIGH YOUTH meet tonight, 6:00-7:30 p.m. to begin preparations for Youth Sunday.
PARTICIPANTS in this June’s Mission Trip are urged to attend an organizational meeting this Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall.
THIS SATURDAY, May 1, the Presbytery’s Tas Force on Priorities & Structures offer a review session at Bethel at 10 a.m. for the vision statement and mission initiatives that will be presented fo a vote of the Presbytery in June.
MOTHER/DAUGHTER LUNCHEON, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2004, at noon in Fellowship Hall. Delicious catered lunch for $7.00 per person. Menu - chicken salad, congealed salad with fruit, banana bread, dessert & drink. Reservations need to be made on or before Friday, April 30 at the church office or see sign-up sheet in narthex today. Please indicate if you need a vegetarian plate.
BETHEL RECORDS
April 18, 2003 –
Attendance – 87
Contributions $3,109.80
Parish Nurse $40.00
H.0.M.E. $15.00
One Great Hour $100.00
Memorials $25.00
| PLEASE PRAY FOR: Henry Tulley, Justin Earl, Wayne Hensley, Christine Woods, Al & Dot Davis, Ella Winsbro, Ruth Moutoux, Florence Simmons, Susan Todd, Presbyterian Churches & Pastors- Maryville - New Providence (Emily J. Anderson) & Chattanooga Northminster (Becky A. Downs) |
THIS WEEK
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY: BODY RECALL – 9-10 AM
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HANDBELLS – 5:30 PM
MISSION TRIP PARTICIPANTS – 7:00 PM
CHOIR 7:30 PM
SMALL GROUP MINISTRY INITIATIVE – 8:00 PM
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HYMNS WE LIKE TO SING
Parish Life and Worship is planning a Sunday Evening Adult-Fellowship Gathering in the sanctuary on Sunday, July 11, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please let us know your favorite hymn - just e-mail us or call the church office (865-376-6340). Everyone is invited to make a joyful noise to the Lord. Afterwards we adjourn to the Fellowship Hall for cookies and ice-cream.
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