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Worship Order for
Sunday
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Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren
Long Green & Kanes Rds., near Glen Arm, Md.
March 19, 2006
Worship 10:00 am, Sunday School 11:10 am
The third Sunday of
Lent
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"Be angry
but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
and do not make room for the devil." (Ephesians
4:26-27) |
Morning Praise (9:45 am)
Announcements
Prelude
"Fairest
Lord Jesus"
German melody
Call to Worship
(back of bulletin)
*Hymn
"Savior,
like a shepherd lead us"
355
*Opening Prayer
Scripture
Mark
2:14 -17
For Children
"Walk a mile in
my shoes,
walk a lifetime in His footsteps"
Sharing a joy, a concern, a word of testimony or praise
Pastoral Prayer
Scripture
Ephesians
4:26-32
Drama
"The
Seven Deadly Sins: part 3 - Wrath"
(Pre-schoolers then leave for Bell Ringers & Sunday School)
Scripture
John
2:13-16
Message
"Wisdom
to know the difference"
Solo
"If you but trust in God"
(vs. 2,1)
Neumark
Responding with our Tithes and
Offerings
Offertory
"Andante Religioso"
Ethelbert Nevin
*Hymn
"Marvelous grace of our loving
Lord"
151
*Benediction
*Postlude
"In thee is gladness"
#'s are from Hymnal:
A Worship Book
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Call to
Worship
Your Way
A Litany
(Spoken alternately from right and left sides of the
sanctuary)
Right: My way.
Left: My idea.
Right: My style of music.
Left: My position.
Right: My vision.
Left: My hope.
Right: My dream.
Left: My leadership.
Right: My point of view.
Left: My likes.
Right: My dislikes.
All: No! God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom.
What we need is less of
"my" and more of you, Lord!
Teach us this truth and lead us in your wisdom!
by Larry M.
Dentler, pastor
Bermudian Church of the Brethren, East Berlin, PA
Church of the Brethren Living Word Bulletin
Anchor/Wallace, Sleepy Eye MN 56085, "The Living Word
Series"
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Opening
Prayer
Shepherd of our souls,
when we hunger, you
lead us to green pastures;
when we thirst, you
guide us to still waters;
when we are afraid,
your staff protects
and nudges us forward through dark valleys;
when anger flares
as enemies draw near,
it is to your table that you welcome us -
washing the dust off our tired feet,
anointing us for the path ahead,
preparing us to face tomorrow with faith.
Thank you.
In Christ Jesus, you have walked in our shoes.
Help us to put on
other sandals this day,
that we might lay aside our reactions
to things over which we have little power,
and instead focus upon what we can do through you.
In Jesus’ name. AMEN.
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For
Children
"Walk a mile in my shoes,
walk a lifetime in His footsteps"
About the
message he intends to share, our children’s storyteller, Ed
Lewis, writes: "I have a new pair of shoes of mine (size 13),
which I’ll bring in and let the kids try to take a few steps in
them. Together we’ll then explore what the saying, "walk a
mile in my shoes," really means. Instead of judging others
prematurely, we look at what may be behind the obvious. We’ll
connect this with the idea that, as Christians, we try to walk in
Jesus’ footsteps. Of course, we can never fill his sandals. But
we try."
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Pastoral Prayer
written closer to the time (if not at the
moment)
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Responding
with our Tithes and Offerings
As you seek God’s
wisdom to help you know the difference between what you cannot
change and what you can, so that you can stop beating your head
against the wall in anger, remember these words of the apostle Paul:
"God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s
weakness is stronger than human strength." (1
Corinthians 1:25)
May the Lord
grant you true serenity as you trust in Him.
Now is the time to respond to God’s grace with
your offering. Ushers?
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Benediction
May God, indeed, grant you
the serenity to accept the things you cannot change,
courage to change the things you can,
and wisdom to know the difference.
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(para traducir a español, presione la bandera de España)
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