FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT March 14th , 2010
"The one who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Prelude Ginny Dow, Organist Welcome and Announcements
Please Welcome and Greet One Another
Introit "Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said" NCH #204
Ringing of the Church Bell
Call to Worship
*Hymn 66: "O Day of Radiant Gladness" New Century Hymnal
Prayer of Confession:
O Holy One, we call on you and name you as eternal,
ever-present and boundless in love,
Yet there are times, O God, when we fail to recognize you in our daily lives.
Sometimes shame clenches tightly around our hearts
and we hide our true feelings.
Sometimes fear makes us small, and
we miss the chance to speak from our strength.
Sometimes doubt invades our hopefulness, and we degrade our own wisdom.
Holy God, in the daily round from sunrise to sunset, remind us again of your holy presence hovering near us and in us.
Free us from shame and self-doubt.
Grant that we may see you in the moment-by-moment possibilities
to live honestly, to act courageously,
and to speak from out wisdom in Christ's name, Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
In the Creator's image we are made;
In Christ we are made new;
In the Holy Spirit we are made a new community.
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God indeed. Amen
LISTENING FOR THE WORD OF GOD
A Story for everyone
A Responsive Reading of Psalm 32 NCH page 642
A Scripture Reading from the gospel of Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
RESPONDING TO THE WORD OF GOD
A Meditation "In an Embrace Nothing gets Lost" Rev. Heidi Hoskins
*Hymn 191: "Before Your Cross, O Jesus" New Century Hymnal
The Prayers of the People
Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer & The Lord's Prayer
The Offerings of the People
Offertory Anthem: ""O God, How We Have Wandered" NCH# 202
*The Doxology (#515 in the Pilgrim Hymnal)
Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn 193: "In The Cross of Christ I Glory" New Century Hymnal
*Benediction
Postlude
