Coffee Hosts:  Donna Lee

April 1, 2007                                                                                              10:00 a.m.

*Opportunities to stand

GREETINGS, CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH AND REGISTRY OF ATTENDANCE

PRELUDE                                “Ride On!”                                                          Dykes

BRINGING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THIS ROOM

*CALL TO WORSHIP

ALL:  (Hymn 210, verse 1)  Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.

ONE:  We give thanks to God, for God is good!  God’s steadfast love endures forever!

ALL:  Open the gates of righteousness, that we may enter through them and give thanks to God!                        (From Psalm 118)

*HYMN  89                       “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”

PRESENTATION OF PALMS

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON

O God of love, who sent Jesus among us, have mercy upon us when we speak Jesus’ name for selfish reasons.  We are prone to call on You to satisfy our own needs; we practice obedience without cost to our comfort.  When our faith is convenient, and does not lead to commitment, surround us with grace, so we will see the error of our ways and repent.   Forgive our leisurely approach to the sacrifice Jesus made, and help us turn our lives around.

*SILENT PRAYER

*ASSURANCE OF GOD’S PARDON

*GLORIA PATRI (Hymn 579)

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.

READING FROM THE PROPHETS                                                        Isaiah 50:4-9a

READING FROM THE EPISTLE                                                          Philippians 2:5-11

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN

Jesus loves me, this I know!  For the Bible tells me so.  Little ones to him belong, They are weak, but he is strong!  Yes, Jesus loves me!  Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so!

(Toddlers may go to the Nursery, older children to Children’s Church)

READING FROM THE GOSPEL                                                               Luke 19:28-40

SERMON                           “Riding Into a New Life”                        Rev. Ann LaMar

(Click this link to read the sermon)

HYMN INSERT               “In the Bulb There Is a Flower”

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (from A Brief Statement of Faith, 1991)

In life and in death we belong to God.  Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve.  We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God, [who] proclaimed the reign of God.  We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father.  In sovereign love God created the world good and makes everyone equally in God’s image.  We trust in the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life.  With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

PRESENTATION OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY                       “Now Let All the Heavens Adore Thee”                           Bach

*DOXOLOGY (Hymn 592) AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER

INVITATION TO THE LORD'S TABLE

COMMUNION ANTHEM         “For the Bread Which You have Broken”       Larson

GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

ONE:  The Lord be with you.

ALL:  And also with you.

ONE:  Lift up your hearts.

ALL:  We lift them to the Lord.

ONE:  Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

ALL:  It is right to give our thanks and praise.

ONE:  It is truly right…sing to the glory of Your name.

ALL:  Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of Your glory.  Hosanna in the highest.  Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest.

ONE:  You are holy…Great is the mystery of faith;

ALL:  Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

ONE:  Gracious God…

THE LORD'S PRAYER

THE WORDS OF INSTITUTION

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD (Hold the Bread until all are served)

THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE (Hold the Cup until all are served)

THE CLOSING PRAYER

*HYMN  344                  “Christ of the Upward Way”

*THE CHARGE AND THE BENEDICTION

*CARRYING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

And the peace of God, that passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts, shall keep your minds on Jesus Christ.