The Order of Worship – May 4, 2025

This is the 124th Day of 2024.
There are 241 days remaining in 2024.

Filled with the Holy Spirit,
we are a people of prayer
committed to love one another
and equipped to share Christ’s love throughout the world.

Third Sunday of Easter

Prelude:

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Call to Worship: Word of God Speak

Responsive Reading:  Psalm 30
You restored me to health

¹ I will extol you, O LORD, 
for you have drawn me up, 
and did not let my foes rejoice over me. 

² O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, 
and you have healed me. 
³ O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit. 

⁴ Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones, 
and give thanks to his holy name. 

⁵ For his anger is but for a moment; 
his favor is for a lifetime. 

Weeping may linger for the night, 
but joy comes with the morning. 

⁶  As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” 
⁷ By your favor, O LORD, you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face; I was dismayed. 

⁸ To you, O LORD, I cried, 
and to the LORD I made supplication: 

⁹ “What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? 
Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness? 

¹⁰ Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me! 
O LORD, be my helper!”

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing; 
you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 

¹² so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. 
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
Praise the LORD! 

Opening Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus Name…#154 (F) (1,2,4,6)
Verse 1

All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem and crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem and crown him Lord of all.

Verse 2 

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, ye ransomed from the fall,
hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all.
Hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all.

Verse 4

Let every kindred, every tribe on this terrestrial ball,
to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all.
To him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all.

Verse 6

O that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all.
We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all. 

Affirmation of Faith:
The Apostle’s Creed..No. 881

I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified,
dead,
and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

Gloria Patri…Page 70

Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.

Praise Song: Every Move I Make (F)
Verse

Every move I make
I make in You
You make me move Jesus
Every breath I take
I breathe in You
Every step I take I take in You
You are my way Jesus
Every breath I take I breathe in You

Bridge

La La La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La La La

Chorus

Waves of mercy
Waves of grace
Everywhere I look
I see your face
Your love has captured me
Oh my God, This Love, How can it be?

Bridge

La La La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La La La

Verse

Every move I make I make in You
You make me move Jesus
Every breath I take I breathe in You
Every step I take I take in You
You are my way Jesus
Every breath I take I breathe in You

Chorus

Waves of mercy
Waves of grace
Everywhere I look I see your face

Your love has captured me
Oh my God, This Love, How can it be?

La La La La La La
La La La La La La

Pastoral Prayer
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The Lord’s Prayer:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.

Anthem: My Lord, What a Mornin’ #719 (F)

Verse 1

Now the green blade riseth, from the buried grain,
wheat that in the dark earth many days has lain;
Love lives again, that with the dead has been:
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

Verse 2

In the grave they laid him, Love who had been slain,
thinking that he never would wake to life again,
laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen:
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

Verse 3

Forth he came at Easter, like the risen grain,
Jesus who for three days in the grave had lain;
quick from the dead my risen Lord is seen:
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

Verse 4

When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain,
Jesus’ touch can call us back to life again,
fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been:
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

Offertory

Doxology:

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen

Children’s Moment
Children’s Song (Jesus Loves Me Alleluia)
Verse 1:

Jesus loves me this I know.
For the Bible tells me so. 
Little ones to him belong.
They are weak but he is strong.

Chorus:

Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, alleluia
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
All: Alleluia.

Verse 2:

Amazing grace how sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now I’m found,
was blind but now I see.

Chorus:

Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, alleluia
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
All: Alleluia.

Verse 3:

Jesus loves me, he who died,
heaven’s gates to open wide.
He will wash away my sin.
let his little child come in.

Chorus:

Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, alleluia
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
Boys: Alleluia. Girls: Alleluia, allelu.
All: Alleluia.

Prayer for Illumination
Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that as the Scriptures are read and your Word is proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.

Gospel Reading: Gospel Reading: John 21:1-19
Jesus appears to the disciples

¹ After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way.

² Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. ³ Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

⁴ Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. ⁵ Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.”

⁶ He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. ⁷ That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea.

⁸ But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.

⁹ When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.”

¹¹ So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn.

¹² Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.

¹³ Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

¹⁴ This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

¹⁵ When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

¹⁶ A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.”

¹⁷ He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. ¹⁸ Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.” ¹⁹ (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, “Follow me.”

Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God

Acts of the Apostles: Acts of the Apostles: Acts 9:1-6
Paul’s conversion, baptism, and preaching

¹ Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest ² and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

³ Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. ⁴ He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

⁵ He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. ⁶ But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”

Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God

Sermon Text:  Revelation 5:11-14
The song of the living creatures to the Lamb

¹¹ Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² singing with full voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

¹³ Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing, “To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

¹⁴ And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

Leader: This is The Word of God for the people of God
People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon:  “All Creation Sings”

Closing Hymn: More Love to Thee…#453 (Ab)
Verse 1

More love to thee, O Christ,
More love to thee!
Hear thou the prayer I make on bended knee.
This is my earnest plea:
More love, O Christ, to thee;
more love to thee, more love to thee!

Verse 4

Then shall my latest breath
whisper thy praise;
this be the parting cry my heart shall raise;
this still its prayer shall be;
More love, O Christ, to thee;
more love to thee, more love to thee!

Filled Up and Poured Out

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