March 14, 2010
10:30 AM
Fourth Sunday in Lent
WE ENTER INTO GOD’S PRESENCE
Preparation for Worship
*Call to Worship
O magnify the Lord with me.
Let us exalt God’s name together!
*Invocation
All-knowing and all-caring God, we gather this day drained by another week. We are like a parched desert, empty and in need of replenishment. Visit us with your presence, saturate us with your Spirit, bathe us in your streams of living water, and feed us at your holy table. May our lives acknowledge and worship you to the praise and honor of Jesus Christ.
Amen.*Opening Praise – 307:1-4 “O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts”
*God Greets Us
*We Greet Others
*Continuing Praise
“O Magnify the Lord”“As the Deer”“Lamb of God”Call to Confession – Numbers 21:4-9
Prayer of Confession
God, we are often impatient like the people of Israel.We want things our way and we want them in a hurry.Forgive us when we think this way or say it out loud.Lord, we are sinful. Please take away our sin.Help us to seek your way. In Jesus’ name, Amen.Assurance of Pardon – John 3:14-16
*Song of Dedication – 568:1 “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
Children’s Time
Prayer of Preparation
Scripture Reading – John 19:1-3, 23-24, 38-42
Message – “Symbols of Suffering: Jesus’ Clothes”
Prayer
WE RESPOND WITH THANKSGIVING
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
The Lord be with you.And also with you.Lift up your hearts.We lift them up to the Lord.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.It is right for us to give thanks and praise.With joy we praise you, gracious God, for you have created heaven and earth, made us in your image, and kept covenant with us – even when we fell into sin. We give you thanks for Jesus Christ, our Lord, who became the true Passover Lamb that was sacrificed for our salvation. Therefore we join our voices with all the saints and angels and the whole creation to proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
We give thanks to God that our Savior, before he died, gave us this token of his sacrifice, to be observed until he comes again.
At is last supper, the Lord Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
In the same way, he took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this in remembrance of me.”
For whenever we eat this bread and dink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus.
Dying, you destroyed our death;
rising, you restored our life.
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
Creator God, be present with your life-giving Word and Holy Spirit, that we and your entire church may be called out and made whole through this supper. Grant that all who share the communion of the body and blood of your Son may be united in him. And may we all remain faithful in love and hope until we feast joyfully with Christ at the coming of the kingdom.
Amen.
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
The gifts of God for the people of God.
The body of Christ, the bread of heaven.
Thanks be to God.
The blood of Christ, the cup of salvation.
Thanks be to God.
*Song of Thanksgiving– 473:1-3, then refrain “To God Be the Glory”
The Offering - General Fund
Offertory Prayer
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Intercessory Prayer
WE ARE SENT TO LOVE AND SERVE
Opportunities for Ministry and Fellowship
*God Blesses Us
Do not live by bread alone, but by the will of God.May God give the angels charge over you;may their hands bear you up and keep you from falling.And God’s people said:Amen.*Parting Song – 632 “To God Be the Glory”
Postlude
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Worship this morning includes a celebration of Holy Communion. If you have publicly professed faith in Jesus as your Savior and if you are serving him as your Lord, please receive the bread and cup when they are passed to you, eating and drinking after all have been served. We trust that this Lenten celebration of Jesus’ death on the cross will draw us even closer to the one who loved you so much that he died in your place, taking the punishment we deserved.
Tuesday, 7:00 PM Growth and Renewal team meets
Wednesday, 6:00 AM Men’s breakfast and Bible study at the Spot
Wednesday, 9:30 AM Women’s Bible Study meets at
Council reminds you that they want your input into the process of selecting people to serve as elders and deacons at Valley Church. Return your completed nomination forms to Florence Doller no later than March 24. Extra copies are on the coffee table in the narthex if you need one.
The Faith and Family Night at the Binghamton Senators is this Friday, with game time at 7:05 PM. There will be a Christian rock band playing from 6-7 and Mega Force ministries will be doing a program after. Tickets are only $11. Let Erin Peterson know TODAY if you want to attend.
NEXT SUNDAY, March 21, 2010
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:15 AM Classes for all ages meet. The adult class will be starting a new series of studies, this time on the book of Romans titled “While We Were Still Sinners.” All are welcome
MORNING WORSHIP: 10:30 AM Pastor Gelder continues the Lenten series of messages on “The Symbols of Suffering”. This week we will read from Mark 15:16-20 and reflect on the crown of thorns.
