WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION

PRELUDE               “Gather Us In”                                  David Lasky                                                                                    

*CALL TO WORSHIP – adapted from Psalm 22:27-28

Leader: All the ends of the earth shall remember 

and turn to the Lord, 

People: All the families of the nations shall 

worship before You.

Leader: For kingship belongs to the Lord; 

People: God rules over the nations.

*PRAYER OF THE DAY

*HYMN 41         O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!  

PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                         

Merciful God, our Maker and our Judge, we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed; we have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.  We repent, and are sorry for all our sins.  Father, forgive us.  Strengthen us to love and obey you in newness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord…

Silent Prayers of Confession

WORDS OF ASSURANCE 

In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. (2 Corinthians 5:19) Hear then Christ’s word of grace: Our sins are forgiven. 

Thanks be to God!

*GLORIA PATRI     “Glory Be to the Father”                #581

*SUMMARY OF THE LAW – Matthew 22:37-40

Our Lord Jesus said:

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,

and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

This is the greatest and first commandment.  And 

the second is like it:

You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION 

SCRIPTURE LESSONS: 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-17

SERMON          “Abiding”                     Rev. Barrett Ingram 

*HYMN 157          I Danced in the Morning  

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH        The Apostles’ Creed         pg. 35

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 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 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 Ghost; the holy catholic* Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.  

PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER 

OFFERTORY ANTHEM     “Love One Another” Douglas Bush

RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS

*EASTER DOXOLOGY 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 

Praise Him, all creatures here below: alleluia, alleluia! 

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;             

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

*HYMN 836           Abide with Me            

*BENEDICTION  

*POSTLUDE           “Postlude”                                Richard Lloyd