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April 3, 2016 Second Sunday of Easter Liturgist Leslie Walden Entrance Announcements & Birthdays Processional (Instrumental) Choral Call to Worship “Thou Art Worthy” TFWS 2041 Call to Worship —God invites those who are despairing to come and find hope. God invites those who are complacent to be energized by God’s Spirit. God invites those who are happy to be grateful for God’s goodness. Opening Prayer —Leader: We worship you, our Creator and Lord. People: We honor you, God of the galaxies and all living creatures. Leader: Every day we will worship you; People: We will turn to you for help and strength. Leader: You are God, the only God, People: And in you rests the hope of all human kind. Amen *Hymn of Praise “He Lives” UMH 310 *Prayer of Confession — We acknowledge, Holy God, that we have fallen short of your expecta- tions for us. We have done those things that we knew were wrong. We have failed to do those things that we knew were right. Pardon us, we pray, and help us not only to reject the bad but also to embrace the good, all in the name of the Risen Lord Amen. *Assurance of Forgiveness — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy ,he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. —1 Peter 1:3-4 *Gloria Patri UMH 71 Proclamation Anthem “Remember” Chancel Choir *The Passing of the Peace Scripture Lesson Daniel 1:8-10 NT 819-820 Sermon “Learning from Daniel — Undefiled Faith” Reverend Vang Response Intercessory Prayer Reverend Vang Lord’s Prayer Congregation (Continued next page) Our Mission: “Follow Jesus, Make Disciples, Transform the World” We welcome any guests who may be attending our services today. Please fill out a visitor’s card and place it in the offering plate. For the hearing impaired, there is hearing assistance equipment available at the sound desk at the rear of the Sanctuary. To find out more about our church, visit us on line at https.//wingateumc.wordpress.com// and follow us on Facebook on the Wingate UMC page, where you can hear podcasts of Pastor Lue’s previous sermons. Flowers for Worship If you would like to place flowers in the church for worship, please contact Pat Byrum by the Friday prior to the date you wish to place them. If the flowers are in honor or memory of a person or event please inform Pat at that time so that proper notation can be made in the bulletin. Worship with Our Gifts and Offering Offertory Jerilyn Small *Doxology UMH 95 Communion Sending Forth *Hymn of Dedication** “My Hope Is Built” UMH 368 *Benediction Reverend Vang *Choral Benediction “The Lord Bless and Keep You” TFWS 2280 *Depart to Serve * Please Stand If Able **The altar rail is open to all those who wish to pray there during the Hymn of Dedication MFP at Bethel UMC Charge April 6 Your help to distribute food from the Mobile Food Pantry will be greatly appreciated on Wednesday, April 6, when it will be at the Bethel UMC Charge in Wadesboro. (5180 NC Hwy 742 S, Wadesboro NC 28170, at Community Center across street). Please arrive by 9 am to register as a volunteer; clients may register at 8 am. If rain is forecast, you may call Anson Crisis Assistance Ministry, 704-694-2445, to hear a recording about cancellation. Love Offering for Her Family Band Please look for the special basket at the next Open Hearts Worship (April 10th in the Fel- lowship Hall) in which we will collect a Love Offering for the Her Family Band, who gra- ciously travels from Concord each month to add their music and spirit to our worship service. The collection is to show our support of father Tou, mother Xiaia, daughter Autumn, and sons Brandon, Ethan, Dillon, and Caleb. Thank you Her Family!
