April 9, 2006

Call to Worship
Leader: Come, beloved children of God, come worship the Lord.
People: We give thanks to the Lord, whose steadfast love
saves us from the terrors of life and death.
All: Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!
Leader: We rejoice in your salvation, O Lord, and extol your
name above every other name. Amen.
Prayer of Invocation
Hymns Holy Spirit, come with power HWB 26
Ride on, ride on in majesty HWB 239
Setting our faces like a flint STJ 153 &158
Hymn Hosanna, loud hosanna HWB 238
Scripture Reading Isaiah 50:4-9a
Letter from God
Children's Story
Hymn All hail the power of Jesus' name HWB 285

Hearing

Scripture Mark 11:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11
Sermon The mind of Christ
Hymn When I survey the wondrous cross HWB 259
Prayer of Confession (based on Isaiah 50 and Psalm 31)
Leader: God our Savior, have mercy on us.
Our world is falling apart-a broken vessel,
pieces scattered beyond reclaim!
Men: Nations wage war; neighbor distrusts neighbor.
Women: Disease and natural catastrophes leave children
parentless.
All: We mourn the destruction around us.
Leader: In such desperate times, fearing for the future,
We are overwhelmed.
Save us, we beseech you, O Lord. Amen.
Words of Assurance
Leader: In the gift of his Son Jesus, God's face shines upon us
in love; in Jesus' suffering and death, God's mercy
comes to save us; and in the exaltation of Jesus
Christ, all creation will be restored.

Responding

Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Hymn Bless'd be the tie that binds HWB 421
Benediction
Leader: Hear the promise of God:
"All who humble themselves will be exalted."
People: Let the same mind be in us that was in Christ Jesus,
who humbled himself for our sake and became obedient
to the point of death-even death on a cross.
All: Thanks be to God!

Today

Sermon: Maren Tyedmers Hange
Worship Leader: Roy Hange
Music: Jeff Myers. Megan Mouberry
Nursery: Maughlin family

Announcements

Please have all bulletin information to Jeannine by noon on Thursday. Thanks!

The entire church family is invited to attend the yearly church retreat at Camp Bethel on June 2nd-4th. Please reserve these dates on your calendar and look for the registrations forms that will be in your mailbox next week. Please contact Libby Showalter for questions.

Prayers and Praises

VMBM Yesterday three persons from the Gospel Lighthouse Mennonite Church in Sangre Grande, Trinidad, were baptized. Praise God for their commitment to Christ and support them with your prayers for continued growth in their spiritual lives.

Mennonite Mission Network: A Mennonite Mission Network husband and wife team serve as physicians in rural central India. Pray that their presence and ministry will demonstrate that the people there, considered among the poorest and most isolated in India, are not forgotten but loved by God.

Pray for the local services for people in need: Love Inc., Shelter for Help in Emergency, Food Bank, Salvation Army, IMPACT--a justice ministry and PACEM-- the initiative for the homeless.

Gathering in Christ's name

Hearing

Responding

Today

Announcements

Prayers and Praises