FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
The Service: 10:30 a.m.
March 29, 2009
(Let us be silent and
prayerful as we prepare our lives for worship.)
Prelude
Welcome
Announcements
and Passing of Peace & Greeting
Sharing
of Joys and Concerns
Introit –
*Hymn – (Black
Hymnal) #199 “Alas! And Did My Savior
Bleed”-
*Call to Worship
M: We are on a journey of faith.
P:
We travel with Jesus
M: The promises of God shine like a star before us and give us strength for the journey.
P:
But still, in the wilderness, we become impatient and rebellious, and
lose our way.
M: We gather, seeking to be fed by the manna of God’s Word, to rediscover the paths of righteousness.
ALL:
O God, Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.
Glory be to
you in Jesus
*Call
to Confession:
We turn to God when we know we have failed to walk the narrow path, God
calls us to. We know that with
God’s loving forgiveness, we will change our ways today.
Let us pray together:
*Prayer of Confession:
(together)
We do not always walk well along the edge,
God. At times we fall into chasms
which separate us from you, from one another, from ourselves.
With eyes closed, we risk falling into the abyss.
We attempt to stabilize our journey by demanding signs and seeking wisdom
along the way. We fail to ask,
“Where is
*Silent Confession
*Kyrie
No. 750 (Lord have mercy upon
us.
*Assurance
of Pardon: (together)
We
have this assurance that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height,
nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from
the love of God in Jesus
The Holy Scripture
Reader: Deb Gutelius
Jeremiah 31:31-34
John 12:20-33
Children’s Chat
Baptism of Carter Brent McCormick
Congregational
Assent
All who are able may stand as the congregation is asked to make
promises:
M.
Jesus
C.
We
promise our love, support and care.
Hymn #325
“Child of Blessing, Child of
Promise” –Ronald
S. Cole-Turner, 1981
Sermon: “Jeremiah
in Trouble, Jesus in Trouble”
Anthem: “Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord” –
performed by the Chancel Choir
Prayer Vesicle
One: God be with you.
All:
And also with you.
One:
Let us pray.
Prayers, Pastoral
Prayer, Silent Prayer, Lord’s Prayer
(using ‘sins’, and ‘sinned against us’)
Prayer Response #192 (Black Hymnal
When Jesus wept, the falling tear in mercy flowed beyond all bound;
When Jesus groaned, a trembling fear seized all the guilty world around.
The Offering
Offertory
*The Offertory Response No. 780 ‘The Doxology’
Praise God from whom all blessings
flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, you heavenly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Prayer of
Dedication
*Hymn – (Black
Hymnal) #195 “On a Hill Far Away”-
*Benediction
*Postlude