Sunday 3/20/2022 Worship

 Worship this Sunday with MPC!

We will be virtual and face-to-face. 11am

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Here is the bulletin:

Marshall Presbyterian Church

Broadly, deeply, joyously sharing the good news of Christ

with Marshall and Madison County!

March 20, 2022                   3^rd Sunday in Lent

Carol Ann West, Pianist

Lynne Simpson, Liturgist  Rev. Melissa Upchurch, Pastor

ASSEMBLING IN GOD’S NAME

 Prelude                                                                    

wELCOME AND aNNOUNCEMENTS 

* CALL TO WORSHIP 

One:    Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;

            and you that have no money, come, buy and eat!

All:      Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,

            and delight yourselves in rich food.

One:    Incline your ear, and come to me; listen,

            so that you may live.

 * Opening Prayer 

* HYMN    Red Hymnal #11 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

 UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION

 Merciful God, you give us chance after chance to do right

and bear good fruit.  But we continue to stray from

your path of righteousness, losing ourselves in the

wilderness of sin.  Gracious God, return us to you this Lent. Receive us.  Redeem us.  Transform us into the disciples

you deserve.  Amen.

 

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

 One:       Our God is a loving God, full of mercy.  In Jesus Christ,

               you are forgiven.  Believe in this forgiveness, be at peace,

               and share the love you have graciously received.  

All:        Thanks be to God, Amen.

 * 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.

 * PASSING OF THE PEACE

 HEARING AND RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

 Special MUSIC   

THE Scriptures 

 Old Testament:     Isaiah 55:1-9                             See bulletin

Psalm                      63:1-8                                        See bulletin

Epistle:                   1 Corinthians 10:1-13              See bulletin

Gospel:                   Luke 13:1-9                               See bulletin

 

One: The Word of God for the people of God!

All:   Thanks be to God!

Time with young disciples

Message                                                    Rev. Melissa Upchurch

 * AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 

                           (From A Brief Statement of Faith, PC USA 1983)

 

We believe there is no condemnation (Rom. 8:1, 28, 38, 39)

for those who are in Christ Jesus;
for we know that all things work together for good
for those who love God,
who are called according to God’s purpose.
We are convinced that neither death, nor life,
nor angels, nor rulers,

nor things present, nor things to come,
nor powers, nor height, nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love of God
in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Amen.

 * HYMN       Red Hymnal #349     O How He Loves You and Me

 SHARING JOYS AND CONCERNS                   (See bulletin insert)

Prayers of the People / Lord’s prayer (debts/debtors)

This prayer is located on the lower half of page 35 in the purple hymnal.)

Sharing the Gifts of God 

  Offertory MUSIC

*Doxology

*Prayer of Dedication

 

God of wilderness and Promised Land, in days of want and days of plenty you have been with us.  By these gifts we now share, may others know of your providence and care.  Send us – not only our offerings – to console and comfort, to lift up and reach out, to listen and sit beside your children everywhere.  Through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

 GOING FORTH IN GOD’S NAME

 * HYMN                   Red Hymnal #319                 Near the Cross

 

* INVITATION

   CHARGE

   BENEDICTION

   POSTLUDE