Sunday, March 23, 2025
Order of Service
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Prelude: Variations on “St. Peter” arr. R. Brunner
Call to Worship
342 All who the name of Jesus hear
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Declaration of Forgiveness
Story: The Out of Order Ice Cream Order!
Ancient Words
Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God's own heart
Oh, let the ancient words impart.
Words of Life, words of Hope
Give us strength, help us cope
In this world, where e'er we roam
Ancient words will guide us home
Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart.
Holy words of our Faith
Handed down to this age
Came to us through sacrifice
Oh heed the faithful words of Christ.
Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God's own heart
Oh let the ancient words impart
Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart
I Am
"I am the bread of life" John 6:35 NT 75
Jesus is the source of our spiritual nourishment and sustenance.
"I am the light of the world" John 8:12 NT 77
Jesus is the source of truth and goodness, illuminating the darkness of sin.
"I am the door" John 10:7 NT 79
Jesus leads to eternal life and salvation, to knowing and experiencing the everlasting kingdom of God.
"I am the good shepherd" John 10:11 NT 79
Jesus cares and protects, offering guidance and safety.
"I am the resurrection and the life" John 11:25 NT 80
The love of Jesus holds the power over death and offers eternal life.
"I am the way, the truth, and the life" John 14:6 NT 83
Jesus leads us to know the fulness of God, Creator, Christ and Spirit, and the wonder of God’s love, which will never let us go.
"I am the vine" John 15:1,5 NT 84
Jesus is the source of life, light and love, for all. We are called to bear His good fruit.
“Who do you say that I am? You are the Word of God, God’s will and desire to be revealed to humanity, wrapped in human flesh. Who do you say that I am? You are the one through whom all things came into being. Who do you say that I am? You are life! You are light, a light that shines in the darkness that the darkness can’t snuff out!”
- Adam Hamilton, The Message of Jesus: Words that Changed the World
Sermon: I Am For You
“Jesus is…cares…holds” John 6-15
699 All the way my Saviour leads me
Call for the Offering
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Offertory: Fairest Lord Jesus arr. F. Swann
Doxology
tune: Come together
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.
Prayer of Dedication
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
205 O love, how deep, how broad, how high
Benediction
Postlude: Partita on “Puer nobis nascitur” (Var. V) arr. R. Haan
We gather on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Peoples. We are also on lands that are part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum. We live and work, worship, learn and meet on lands that are the traditional territory of many different Indigenous Peoples who were here before the establishment of European colonies.
