THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT MARCH 19, 2017, 11:15AM PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH SAGINAW, MI WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS This Little Light of Mine Peace Girl Scouts SONG SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 BAPTISMS KAMDYN REYNOLDS KWYNN REYNOLDS KYLER REYNOLDS APOSTLES CREED 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 Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. COME INTO HIS PRESENCE WITH SINGING This is Amazing Grace Who breaks the power of sin and darkness Whose love is mighty and so much stronger
Who shakes the whole earth with holy thunder Who leaves us breathless in awe and wonder CHORUS: This is amazing grace this is unfailing love That You would take my place That You would bear my cross You would lay down Your life That I would be set free Jesus I sing for all that You've done for me Who brings our chaos back into order Who makes the orphan a son and daughter Who rules the nations with truth and justice Shines like the sun in all of its brilliance Worthy is the Lamb who was slain And worthy is the King who conquered the grave (x3) Worthy is the Lamb who was slain Worthy worthy worthy Forgiven I'm the one who held the nail It was cold between my fingertips I've hidden in the garden I've denied You with my very lips God I fall down to my knees with a hammer in my hand You look at me arms open CHORUS: Forgiven forgiven Child there is freedom from all of it Say goodbye to ev'ry sin You are forgiven I've done things I wish I hadn't done I've seen things I wish I hadn't seen Just the thought of Your amazing grace And I cry Jesus forgive me God I fall down to my knees with a hammer in my hand You look at me arms open 2
PRAYER I could've been six feet under I could've been lost forever Yeah I should be in that fire But now there's fire inside of me Here I am a dead man walking No grave gonna hold God's people All the weight of all our evil Lifted away forever free Who could believe who could believe Forgiven forgiven You love me even when I don't deserve it Forgiven I'm forgiven Jesus Your blood makes me innocent So I will say goodbye to ev'ry sin I am forgiven SCRIPTURE READINGS Ephesians 5:15-21 15 Be very careful, then, how you live not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 25:31-40 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are 3
blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. 37 Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you? 40 The King will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. I ve Got Peace Like a River Peace Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten SONG CHILDREN S MESSAGE TITHES & OFFERINGS Take My Life Here I am before You now Like a child I'm reaching out Here I am I'm giving all I can Breaking my pride I feel I'm through Shattered inside I run to You And now I give it all to You Take my life, Take my mind take my soul take my will I am yours now, and I give it all to You Laying all down before my King Offering all my everything Laying all down before the one I serve I can understand the reasons why You came on this earth and died And now I give it all to You 4
MESSAGE I can feel You on my shoulder So I know that You are there I can see You paint my picture The beauty is all there MY Time? Rev. Matthew Hauser THE PRAYERS 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. THE BLESSING SENDING SONG Your Love Awakens Me There were walls between us By the cross You came and broke them down You broke them down And there were chains around us By Your grace we are no longer bound No longer bound You called me out of the grave You called me into the light You called my name and then my heart came alive CHORUS: Your love is greater Your love is stronger Your love awakens awakens awakens me 5
Feel the darkness shaking All the dead are coming back to life I'm back to life Hear the song awaken All creation singing we're alive 'Cause You're alive And what a love we've found Death can't hold us down We shout it out We're alive 'cause You're alive Your love awakens me Your love is greater Your love is stronger Your love awakens awakens awakens me GUESTS: be sure to stop by our Welcome Center in the Church Entrance to pick up your gift. 6