3rd Sunday of Easter | April 14, 2024

Our worship service at Ebenezer as well on Zoom was led by Jacquelin Lovell and Rev. Nicholas Forrester, Diane McLean and helper for Sunday school, Susan Ryman for the slides, and James Tribe and Doug Mark for our audiovisual and broadcast support.
Special thanks to Joan Chinnery for the Mission and Service Story as well as Valerie Clark and Norma Ricketts for thoughtfully providing refreshments following the service.
♫ Prelude “Bathe Me in Your Light” by Ron Klusmeier
Lighting of the Christ Candle & Fellowship Candles
Welcome & Announcements
♫ Chimes ~ Margaret Tribe
*Call to Worship (Worship Leader, People, All) (Please rise)
♫ Hymn of Praise “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” VU #: 326
Invocation (Together) (Led by Worship Leader)
Confession (Responsive) (Worship Leader, People, All)
Assurance of Pardon (Minister, All)
The Lord’s Prayer (Spoken)
♫ Song for the Young “I Can Feel You Near Me God” MV #: 48
A Time with Our Children
Prayer for Understanding (Worship Leader)
Scripture Readings
Acts 3:12-19 (NIV) (Worship Leader)
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1 John 3:1-7 (NIV) (Minister)
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Sermon “Revive Us Again!” Rev. Nicholas Forrester
♫ Hymn of Response “Revive Us Again” by Mackay and Husband
Prayers of the People (read by Rev. Nicholas Forrester)
Mission and Service Story (with Joan Chinnery)
“How do you make the world a better place?” Taking Kids to School
Invitation to the Offering (Worship Leader)
Stewardship Second How can you bear witness to the resurrection with what you have?
Offering Our Gifts
♫ Offertory Hymn “Grant Us, God, the Grace” VU #: 540
Prayer of Dedication (Minister)
♫ Closing Hymn “He Lives” words & music by Alfred H. Ackley
*Benediction (Rev. Forrester) (Please stand as you are able)
♫ “Go Now in Peace” by Nancy Price and Don Besig
♫ Postlude “In the Garden” by C. Austin Miles
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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