Speak Lord, for Your Servants Are Listening

Guest Speaker: Rev. Garry Nyenhuis

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Prelude: Miriam Hector  “The Lamb”
Welcome/Announcements
* Call to Worship
Bring Light to Our Lives
Lenten Candle lighting Readings: Fifth Sunday in Lent
Today is the fifth Sunday of Lent. As we travel with Jesus toward the cross, we hear him praying for his disciples and for all who will believe in him. We remember that just as he prayed for us during his ministry on earth, the risen Christ continues to pray for us as he reigns in heaven. Let us take comfort in this promise and seek the unity that will display God’s glory to the world.
Hear these words from Ephesians 4:1-6:
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
[The fifth candle is lit.]
Responsive Refrain
Lord Jesus, as we walk with you through these forty days, let your light shine into our hearts.
Brighten the darkness of our lives, and show us where we need to repent.
In our thoughts, words, and actions, teach us to rely on you.
Renew us as your people, that we may carry your light to the world.
* Song of Worship “There Is a Redeemer”
* God’s Greeting
* We Greet Each Other with voices ONLY
* Prayer of Confession “God, Be Merciful to Me”
* Assurance of Pardon No Condemnation in Christ
* Song of Praise “And Can It Be”
Congregational Prayer
followed by The Lord’s Prayer in unison
* Song of Preparation “Break Now the Bread of Life”
Scripture Reading 1 Samuel 3:1-10
Prayer of Preparation
Message: Rev. Garry Nyenhuis
“Speak Lord, for your servants are listening”
Communion
“Beneath the Cross” 
* Benediction
* Closing Song “There Is Power in the Blood”
Postlude