April 22, 2018 10:30 am
*STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “Consecration” L. Smith
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want.
All: You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies.
Leader: You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows.
All: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
Unison: And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord, all my life.
*HYMN #175 “The Lord’s My Shepherd, All My Need”
LITANY OF ASSURANCE
Leader: Rejoice that you share in Christ’s suffering, so that you may be glad when Christ’s glory is revealed.
All: God be the dominion forever and ever.
Leader: Humble yourselves under God’s mighty hand, that in due time God may exalt you.
All: Sing praise to God forever and ever.
Leader: Cast all your anxieties on God, for God cares about you.
All: To God be the glory forever and ever.
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
CHILDREN’S TIME Donna Flint
CHOIR ANTHEM “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want” arr. Macbeth-Hopson
SCRIPTURE READINGS Jan Jones
Acts 4:1-12, Psalm 23, 1 John 3:16-24, John 10:11-18
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “The Good Shepherd is Always with Us” Guest Speaker Bob Jones
*HYMN #387 “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
Offertory “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” Bradbury/Martin
*Doxology #592
*Prayer of Dedication
OUR TIME OF PRAYER & 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen
*HYMN #302 “I Danced in the Morning”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Resurrection Joy” Sewell
ANOUNCEMENTS
NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY? If you need a ride please contact a Deacon or speak to Ella Lane.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (April 22-28)
TODAY, April 22 @ 6:00 PM – Small Group Bible Study
MONDAY, April 23 @ 7:00 PM - Boy Scout Meeting
TUESDAY, April 24 @ 9:30 AM – Coffee Group
WEDNESDAY, April 25 @ 7:00 PM - Choir Practice
THURSDAY, April 26 @ 9:30 AM – Bible Study
FRIDAY, April 27 @ 11:30 AM – Lunch Bunch
THE ANNUAL GIVING REPORTS are on the table in the coffee room ready to be picked up.
MAY FRIENDSHIP DAY will be celebrated on May 4, 2018 at Ascension Lutheran Church at 12:00 noon with a salad lunch, and the program to follow. All Christian women and men are invited to this gathering.
BIRTHDAYS in April: Gayle Foster, Roger Jenner, Nona Marshall, Jennifer Hinricher, Ramsie Hinricher, Lee Peterson, Ann Spitzenberger, Dee Watson, Pat Fishback, Richard Smith, Calvin Vaudrey.
ANNIVERSARIES in April: Lynn and Diane Riedesel, John and Robin Eich, Larry and Diane Anderson.
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones,
Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Beth Rindels, Rozella Potthast, Thomas Reynolds, Bev Erdahl, Gary Larson, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo.
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members:
Betty Berg, Nona Marshall, Adele Sudlow, Helen Peterson, Don Hildebrandt.
MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 23:4a “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me...”
*STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “Consecration” L. Smith
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want.
All: You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies.
Leader: You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows.
All: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
Unison: And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord, all my life.
*HYMN #175 “The Lord’s My Shepherd, All My Need”
LITANY OF ASSURANCE
Leader: Rejoice that you share in Christ’s suffering, so that you may be glad when Christ’s glory is revealed.
All: God be the dominion forever and ever.
Leader: Humble yourselves under God’s mighty hand, that in due time God may exalt you.
All: Sing praise to God forever and ever.
Leader: Cast all your anxieties on God, for God cares about you.
All: To God be the glory forever and ever.
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
CHILDREN’S TIME Donna Flint
CHOIR ANTHEM “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want” arr. Macbeth-Hopson
SCRIPTURE READINGS Jan Jones
Acts 4:1-12, Psalm 23, 1 John 3:16-24, John 10:11-18
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “The Good Shepherd is Always with Us” Guest Speaker Bob Jones
*HYMN #387 “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
Offertory “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” Bradbury/Martin
*Doxology #592
*Prayer of Dedication
OUR TIME OF PRAYER & 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen
*HYMN #302 “I Danced in the Morning”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Resurrection Joy” Sewell
ANOUNCEMENTS
NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY? If you need a ride please contact a Deacon or speak to Ella Lane.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (April 22-28)
TODAY, April 22 @ 6:00 PM – Small Group Bible Study
MONDAY, April 23 @ 7:00 PM - Boy Scout Meeting
TUESDAY, April 24 @ 9:30 AM – Coffee Group
WEDNESDAY, April 25 @ 7:00 PM - Choir Practice
THURSDAY, April 26 @ 9:30 AM – Bible Study
FRIDAY, April 27 @ 11:30 AM – Lunch Bunch
THE ANNUAL GIVING REPORTS are on the table in the coffee room ready to be picked up.
MAY FRIENDSHIP DAY will be celebrated on May 4, 2018 at Ascension Lutheran Church at 12:00 noon with a salad lunch, and the program to follow. All Christian women and men are invited to this gathering.
BIRTHDAYS in April: Gayle Foster, Roger Jenner, Nona Marshall, Jennifer Hinricher, Ramsie Hinricher, Lee Peterson, Ann Spitzenberger, Dee Watson, Pat Fishback, Richard Smith, Calvin Vaudrey.
ANNIVERSARIES in April: Lynn and Diane Riedesel, John and Robin Eich, Larry and Diane Anderson.
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones,
Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Beth Rindels, Rozella Potthast, Thomas Reynolds, Bev Erdahl, Gary Larson, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo.
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members:
Betty Berg, Nona Marshall, Adele Sudlow, Helen Peterson, Don Hildebrandt.
MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 23:4a “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me...”