February 17, 2008 - 10:30 AM

GATHERING FOR WORSHIP

"[Jesus] replied, 'Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.'" Luke 23:43

ANNOUNCEMENTS

*PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

CHORAL INTROIT:

"We Have Come to Worship the Lord," Charles Yannerella

RESPONSIVE WORDS OF WORSHIP: (From Psalm 121)

Leader: "I will lift up my eyes to the hills--

People: From where will my help come?

Leader: My help comes from the Lord,

People: Who made heaven and earth.

Leader: He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

People: The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in

All: From this time on and forevermore!"

*SONGS OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP: #554 (Red Hymnal)

"I'll Fly Away"

*COMING CLEAN BEFORE OUR CREATOR:

Gracious God,

Forgive us for the times we've lived

"with a chip on our shoulder"...

For times we've focused on the wrongs done to us,

And failed to consider the wrong we've done.

For days we've been mad at the world,

And taken it out on others.

Make us more like the penitent thief on the cross

Who humbly acknowledged his shortcomings,

And turned to Christ for forgiveness and mercy!

Amen

*RECEIVING FORGIVENESS

*SONG OF GRATITUDE FOR FORGIVENESS RECEIVED:

(Red Hymnal #623, Blue Hymnal #579, "Glory Be to the Father")

ANTHEM:

"I Want Jesus to Walk with Me," arr Bob Burroughs

A SPECIAL TIME WITH CHILDREN: Bonnie Browning

(Red Hymnal #580 "Jesus Loves the Little Children")

WORSHIP IN ACTION

GOD'S WORK IN THE WORLD: Servant of the Month

SHARING OUR GIFTS

(Prayer requests may be placed in the offering plate; please sign the fellowship pad)

AN OFFERING OF MUSIC:

"Springs of Living Water,' John W. Peterson

*PRAISING GOD AS SOURCE OF ALL, #592 (Blue Hymnal)

*DEDICATING OUR GIFTS WITH PRAYER

LISTENING FOR GOD'S WORD TO US

SPEAKING TO GOD IN SONG: #542 (Red Hymnal)

"When We All Get to Heaven"

PRAYING TO GOD, LORD'S PRAYER (debts/debtors)

(Blue Hymnal, Page 16, Traditional version)

BIBLE READING: Luke 23:39-43, Pew Bibles pg. 89

I Corinthians 15:19-22, Pew Bibles pg. 176

Leader: "The Word of the Lord," All: "Thanks be to God"

MESSAGE: "Today.Paradise!" Pastor David Layman

*DECLARING OUR FAITH:

(Apostles' Creed, Traditional, pg. 14, Blue Hymnal)

*SONG OF RESPONSE: #543 (Red Hymnal)

"When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder"

*BLESSING

CHORAL RESPONSE:

"Father, Give Thy Benediction," Clayton Lloyd Moore

DEPARTING TO SERVE:

"Since the Savior Found Me," Edgar J. Haskins

END OF WORSHIP - BEGINNING OF SERVICE

Pastors ~ David A Layman, John Hollis

Youth Director ~ Bonnie Browning

Choir Director ~ Lynn Kennedy

Organist ~ Linda Hood

Pianist ~ Carol Lou Woodward

Lector ~ Bonnie Browning

Nursery ~ Alice Henry & Lorna Timmerman

SPECIAL MISSION INTERESTS

McGilvary Scholarships

Pakistan Denationalized Schools

Charles and Diane Wonnenberg, South Dakota

Bill Yoder, Thailand

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