Suffolk Christian Church Palm Sunday Our Mission is to go and make disciples of Jesus Christ by sharing God s grace, love, and forgiveness.

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1 Suffolk Christian Church Palm Sunday Our Mission is to go and make disciples of Jesus Christ by sharing God s grace, love, and forgiveness. Our Vision: We Worship. We Disciple. We Serve. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015 Please enter into a spirit of prayer and meditation as the Prelude begins. Prelude Palms of Glory (Nolte) Mary Huber, Organist Carmen Halley, Pianist Chiming of the Hour Greetings and Welcome The Service of Diminishing Light Insert *Hymn of Praise Ho sanna, Lo ud Ho sanna #297 *Invocation and Lord s Prayer ( trespasses ) *Gloria Patri 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. Mission Moment Gathering Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory Lighthouse in the Night (Machen) The Chancel Choir Soloist: Jennifer Hott *Doxology #815 Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. *Unison Offertory Prayer: Holy and Loving God, as we continue our journey through Lent, on this day of the Triumphal Entry, we give thanks for the assurance of your presence with us in Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer. We offer these gifts and our lives to you and ask that you use them to proclaim the story of his sacrificial love in word and deed. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen Time With The Children The Most Famous Donkey in History *Hymn Hosanna #296 Call to Prayer & Pastoral Prayer Special Music Ain t No Rock Gonna Shout For Me (Lawson) Men s Chorus Scripture Lesson Matthew 21:1-11 (Pew Bible pg. 697) Response: Thanks be to God! Sermon Give It Up: Popularity Rev. Halley *Hymn of Dedication When I Survey the Wondrous Cross #321 *Benediction *Choral Benediction *Postlude Triumphal March (Dubois) When the postlude begins, please greet the worshippers around you *Please stand as you are able The flowers on the Altar are in fond memory of Lonnie Cones given by Helen and Tim Johnson and Family Welcom e to Suffolk Christian Church! May the love of God bless you in this time with us. We invite you to worship with us again next week. If you are a guest today, please fill out a guest card and place in the offering plate. Care and Co ncern Outreach Ministry - Please complete a card, located in pew holder, to identify any needs of our members and place it in the offering plate.

2 ***Serving This Sunday*** Deacons Greeting: Elaine Abernathy, Cheryl Ashcraft, Robert Boyce Bobbie Chapman, Billy Wyatt Deacons Delivering CDs: Robert Boyce, Edie Matthews Acolyte: Maggie Copeland Early Worship Deacon: Beverly McGahee Audio Technician: Edie Matthews Ushers: Rob Abernathy, Joey Briggs, Robert Whitmore William Bailey, Joe Jones, Bryce Jones Substitutes: Bob James, P.J. Fowler, Jimmy Fanny Jim Goben, Kenny Griffin, Calvin Jones House of Worship: Brandon Upright (today) David Remy (next week) Counters: Stephanie Remy, Debra Carr Vicki Winslow, Bob James (Counters for April) Sanctuary Guild: Sharon Fanny, Herbert Briggs Care/Concern Volunteer: Anne Potter ( Children s Church: Bennett McBride, Phœbe Bilby Beginners Workers: Julie McBride, Peyton James Nursery Workers: Logan Masters, Julia McBride Greeters After Worship: Rev. Halley - North exit Jimmy Judkins - Side exit Robert Bangley - Front exit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stewardship Report We Are Walking By Faith Needed Weekly to Deliver Our Ministries:...$ 6, Received on March 22:... $ 3, Needed Year To Date: $ 82, Received Year To Date: $ 72, Difference: - $ 9, Dimes for Missions...$ March Mission Offering (Children & Youth Mission) $ Adult Bible Class Sausage sales $2, Pancake sales - $ Apple Turnovers sales - $ Sunday, March 22, 2015 Sunday School :45 am Worship Service am Worship Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: Pat Hawn (webmaster@suffolkchristian.org) Worship on the Lord s Day Sunday, March 29, :00 a.m. Suffolk Christian Church Rev. Michael D. Halley, Pastor 216 North Main Street Suffolk, Virginia

3 You are welcome to participate in any of the following activities at Suffolk Christian. Please call the contact person or the church office if you need more information. This week at Suffolk Christian Church Sunday 8:45 am Early Worship March 29 9:30 am King s Ringers (Sean Bilby, ) 9:45 am Palm Sunday Procession - south lawn 10:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Child of God Choir (Sara Keene, ) 11:00 am Worship Service 12 noon Easter Egg Hunt and Potluck Lunch (Priscilla Bunch, ; Erin Kessinger, ) 6:30 pm Singspiration and Reception (Nursery will be provided.) (Janet Rock, ) Tuesday 2:00 pm Saints Alive (Carmen Halley, ) March pm Food Ministry Distribution (Pat & Jim Mann, ; Stephanie Remy, ) 7:00 pm Young Adult Fellowship Group, Go and Tell - Saints Alive Center (Neal Davis, ; Douglas Parr, Jes, ) Wednesday 6:30 pm Christian Education Board Meeting April 1 (Bennett McBride, ) 7:30 pm Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Thursday Maund y Th ursd ay April 2 7:30 pm Maundy Thursday Communion Service, with drama, Is It I? after service Chancel Choir (Janet Rock, ) Friday Good Friday April 3 12 noon Reflection, Silence, and Song service of devotion 7:00 pm Reflection, Silence, and Song service of devotion, repeated Saturday Ho ly Saturd ay April 4 5:00 pm Youth Retreat and Supper (Sean Bilby, ) 8:00 pm The Great Vigil of Easter: Baptism and Holy Communion Sunday Easter Sund ay April 5 8:45 am Early Worship 9:30 am King s Ringers (Sean Bilby, ) 10:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Child of God Choir (Sara Keene, ) 11:00 am Worship Service ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Com ing Events April 19 4:00 pm Spring 2015 Christian Women s Rally at Suffolk Christian. Elaine A. Lankford, author of Love Echoed Back, will be the guest speaker. A catered dinner will follow the program. Cost for dinner is $10 per person. Sign up sheet located on bulletin board. April pm Spring Bazaar (Erin Kessinger, ) Priscilla Bunch, ) April noon Virginia International Tattoo at Norfolk Scope. Tattoo ticket order form is located on the bulletin board. Cost is $50 per person. Check with Evelyn Jones to see if tickets are still available. (Evelyn Jones, ) April 28 7:00 pm The Praying Church - Sanctuary May 27 11:30 am Young At Heart Adult Fellowship Red, White and Blue Memorial Day Picnic in the Fellowship Hall. (Evelyn Jones, )

4 March 29, 2015 Prayer Concerns Muriel Shumate - Lake Prince Woods Rehab... Wanda Thorsen... Martha Young... Nancy Chalkley - Nansemond Pointe... Herbert Briggs - Nansemond Pointe... Tom Ashcraft... Margaret Heuberger... Robin Riddick Blanchard (wife of Randell Blanchard)... Steve Redd... Debbie Spivey On Going Prayer Haywood & Annie Briggs David & Dot Darden Forrest Cathey Milton Liverman (friend of Jim Thorsen) Deployed CPL Spencer Best, USMC (husband of Lindsay Goben Best) LCPL Brandon Conklin, USMC (grandson of Jack & Eloise Byrd) Travis Hoffman, USN (Cheryl Ashcraft s co-worker s husband)...phyllis Cornell (friend of June Hood)... The family of Ash Haffner (website submission on March 5, 2015)... Marvin Askew Nansemond Pointe (step-father of Kitty Martin)... Paul Setnicky, Southport, NC (father of Chip Setnicky)... Doris Bailey - Bayside Rehab (sister of Margaret Saunders)... Bobby Harrell (friend of the Cullitons)... Robert Ascher (brother of David Ascher)... Buddy & Lynne Wood (friends of Jane Marie & Jim Dailey)...Samantha Bright (granddaughter of Jim and Becky Bradshaw)... Dot Rhodes (friend of Anne Potter) In order to keep our list updated, our prayer requests will remain on the list for 4 weeks and then will be removed unless the prayer request is renewed. Please call the church office or office@suffolkchristian.org to renew a request. Skilled Care (Nansemond Pointe) Doris Gardner (aunt of Priscilla Bunch) (Autumn Care) -- Patricia Griggs (Lake Prince Woods) Randolph Copeland, Louise Boone, Alice Grieder (mother of Diane Grieder) (Consulate Health, Windsor) S. A. Pylan Extended Family & Friends Prayer Concerns Raymond Kettlewell - Norfolk General (husband of Patricia Kettlewell)... Eduardo (website submission March 15, 2015)...Brian Ringgold (the husband of Terry McGahee s niece)... Jim Bonner - ICU at Norfolk General (Jennifer Worrell s coworkers husband)... Chris and John... Hal Bonowitz and The Thompson Family (friends of the Wieck Family)... Conrad Upright (grandfather of Brandon Upright)... Connie Walker discharged from hospital (sister-in-law of Judy Eure)... Rick Pearce - Duke Hospital (son of Riddick Pearce & nephew of Judy Eure)... Rick Werkheiser (brother of Gary Werkheiser)... Valory Riel (sister of Carmen Halley)... Dr. Joann Jones - Providence Bible College, Norfolk (friend of Michael Halley)... Lisa Gray - Sentara Norfolk General (niece of Betty Mazie)... Colin West (website submission on March 17, 2015)... Bill (neighbor of the Rogge Family)... Clark Thompson and Patrick Annas (friends of Jim Hancock, Mills Staylor, Glenn Ellis, Linda Culliton)... The families of the soldiers and Marines killed in last weeks helicopter crash... Wayne Turner (cousin of Cheryl Griffin)... Tommy Squires (co-worker of Cheryl Ashcraft)... Peggy Bass (friend of Curtiss & Betty Johnson)... J. M. Hardin (friend of Pat Hawn)... Joe Duke (former member of church staff)... Janice Forker (website submission on March 5, 2015) Home Bound Nancy Fulgham, Dorothy Judkins, Margaret Ramsey, Rita Redfern, Vernon Taylor, Margaret Herring Assisted Living (Hillcrest) Marjorie Wilkinson (Lake Prince Woods) Howard Boone (Village at Woods Edge) Pete Kidd (Chesapeake Place) Millie Strickland In Sympathy Our Christian love and sympathy to the following: Connie and John Taylor on the death of their brother-in-law, Warren Eugene Sandidge of Colonial Heights, on March 20, 2015.

5 Matth ew 21:1-11 New International Version (NIV) As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away. This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: Say to Daughter Zion, See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey. The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, Hosanna, Loud Hosanna Hosanna, loud hosanna, The little children sang; Through pillared court and temple The lovely anthem rang; To Jesus, who had blessed them Close folded to His breast, The children sang their praises, The simplest and the best. From Olivet they followed Mid an exultant crowd, The victor palm branches waving And chanting clear and loud; The Lord of earth and heaven Rode on in lowly state, Nor scorned that little children Should on His bidding wait. Hosanna in the highest! That ancient song we sing, For Christ is our Redeemer, The Lord of heaven, our King; O may we ever praise Him With heart and life and voice, And in His blissful presence Eternally rejoice! Jennette Threlfall Music: Public Domain CCLI License # Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven! When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, Who is this? The crowds answered, This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee. The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God!

6 Ho sanna Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna, hosanna, Hosanna in the highest! Cho rus Lord, we lift up Your name, With hearts full of praise; Be exalted, oh Lord my God! Hosanna in the highest! Glory, glory, Glory to the King of kings! Glory, glory, Glory to the King of kings! Carl Tuttle 1985 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing. CCLI License # When I Survey the Wondrous Cross When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss And pour contempt on all my pride. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most I sacrifice them to His blood. See, from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down; Did ever such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown? Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. Isaac Watts Lowell Mason Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain CCLI License #

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