2nd Sunday of Easter | April 7, 2024

Our worship service at Ebenezer as well on Zoom was led by Jane Smyth and Rev. Nicholas Forrester, Diane McLean and helper for Sunday school, Susan Ryman for the slides, and James Tribe and Shaun Balasubramaniam for our audiovisual and broadcast support.
Special thanks to Joan Chinnery for the chimes and Shaun Balasubramaniam for playing Go Now In Peace on the organ plus Valerie Clark and Norma Ricketts for generously providing refreshments following the service.
♫ Prelude “Listen, God Is Calling” MV 97 (video)
Lighting of the Christ Candle & Fellowship Candles
Welcome & Announcements
♫ Chimes ~ Joan Chinnery
*Call to Worship (Worship Leader, People, All) (Please rise)
♫ Hymn “God, Who Gives to Life Its Goodness” VU 260 (video)
Invocation (Together) (Led by Worship Leader)
Confession (Responsive) (Worship Leader, People, All)
Assurance of Pardon (Minister, All)
The Lord’s Prayer (Spoken)
♫ Hymn “You Are Holy” MV 45 (video)
A Time with Our Children
Prayer for Understanding (Worship Leader)
Scripture Readings
Acts 4:32-35 (NIV) The Believers Share Their Possessions
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1 John 1:1-2:2 (NIV) The Incarnation of the Word of Life & Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness
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Sermon “Freely Given… Freely Give” Rev. Nicholas Forrester
♫ Hymn “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee” VU 560 (video)
Prayers of Intercession, Thanksgiving, & Supplication
Invitation to the Offering (Worship Leader)
Stewardship Seconds
Offering Our Gifts “Listen, God Is Calling” MV 97 (video)
♫ Hymn “I Thank You, Thank You, Jesus” MV 188 (video)
Prayer of Dedication (Minister)
♫ Hymn “We Shall Go Out with Hope of Resurrection” VU 586 (video)
*Benediction (Rev. Forrester) (Please stand as you are able)
♫ “Go Now in Peace” by Nancy Price and Don Besig
♫ Postlude “I Believe” sung by Susan and played by Joy (video)
Acknowledgements: Respectfully adapted from the following resources:
The United Church of Canada @ www.united-chu... The Presbyterian Church in Canada @ presbyterian.c... United Church of Christ Worship Ways @ www.ucc.org/wo... Spirit Networks @ www.spirit-net.... and The United Methodist Church Ministry Matters @ www.ministryma....
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