whom nothing is impossible. We confess our unfaithful Good Shepherd Sunday skepticism and our resistance to the unpredictable and Order of Worship incredible. We confess that we miss evidences of your April 17, 2016 10:00 A.M. Easter 4 presence and liberating activity among us daily because *Means rise in body or spirit we are not expecting to find You. We doubt Your caring Bold print for congregational response and capacity to call us to new life, to reach toward us and raise us up in our personal sicknesses and sorrows, Yours are the hands with which Christ blesses all the world. temptations and trials. Forgive us, we pray. Amen. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.

We Enter God’s Presence Assurance of Pardon – based on Romans 8:34 Preludes: The Battle Won Wente Who is in a position to condemn? Triumph Weiss Only Christ; and Christ died for us, Christ rose for us, Call to Worship Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for us. Time and again, we have done things thinking that they were Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. correct, only to find that they were not; therefore, we The old life has gone; a new life has begun. proclaim: Our help is in the name of the Lord who has Believe the good news of the gospel: made heaven and earth. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Hallelujah! Amen The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Our God makes me lie down in green pastures; Instructions for Living – John 13:34-35 The Lord leads me beside still waters and restores my soul. According to the Gospel of John, the last night Jesus was with God leads me in right paths for His name’s sake. the disciples, Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment, Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; that you love one another. for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they Just as I have loved you, comfort me. We worship the life-giving resurrected You also should love one another. Christ! Amen By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. Welcome God’s Greeting *Affirmation of Faith – Our Song of Hope *Passing of the Peace We believe in God, The Creator of all that we see and all *Hymn of Gathering 171(Red) The King of Love My Shepherd Is that we do not see. We believe in Jesus Christ, God become flesh; in death, Invocation the Forgiver of sinners, in rising, the Healer of the Prayer of Confession broken. God of Easter life, we confess that we tend to go about We believe in the Holy Spirit, God within us; Comforter, our lives as usual when we leave Bethany each Sunday. Strengthener and Friend. Amen. We are slow to integrate into the fabric of daily living the Easter truth that Christ is risen and death does give way *Gloria Patri 579 (Red) to life. We don’t to look for the unexpected, to notice of Anthem Early in the Morning McCormick Your moving in creative power in our world. It takes a Early in the morning at the rising of the sun, they came unto the sepulcher. And they said among themselves, "Who shall roll away the stone from the huge event like: the Berlin wall coming down, an inexpli- door?" But when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away, was cable cure, or a landing on the moon to remind us of the rolled away. Alleluia, Alleluia. Alleluia! Easter truth that You are a miracle-working God, one to We Proclaim God’s Word Prayer of Illumination You are wanted! And bring a friend! Come join us for supper Gospel Reading: John 10:22-30 this Tuesday at our Be Our Guest Supper. We will be serving This is the Gospel of our Lord. ham, potatoes and more from 4:45 until 5:45. Praise be to You, O Christ! Message: A Shepherd to Lead Us Prayer of Blessing We Respond to God 2015 Budget Update *Hymn of Thanksgiving 387 (Red) Savior, Like a Shepherd … 04.10.16 01.01.16-02.29.16 Actual Offering of Our Tithes and Gifts $2,561.00 Receipts 25,750.23 Offertory Andante Zachau Disbursements 23,430.09 Net 2,320.23 *Doxology *Prayer of Dedication Easter donations for The Damien Center = $871.00 Joys and Concerns Prayers of the People and Lord’s Prayer

Announcements *Hymn of Parting 272 (Red) God of the Sparrow OUR WEEKLY CALENDAR *Benediction Monday 9:30 Women’s Bible Study Wipe away the tear from every eye. 7:00 A Step At A Time Together we gaze with love at the Lamb who is Tuesday 4:45 Be Our Guest Supper Shepherd and Sacrifice. 6:30 Living Clean As we have joined to worship, let us depart to serve in the 6:30 Bells Rehearsal name of God the Creator, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. 7:30 Adult Choir Rehearsal And all God’s people say, Wednesday 6:30 Adult Bible Study Amen! 7:30 New Start AA Group

Thursday 7:30 Nicotine Anonymous *Choral Benediction Friday 10:00 Painter’s Group Postlude Song of Joy Wienhorst 7:30 AA Group Consistory Members Saturday 10:00 Al-Anon Group Elder Wendy D., Vice President Deacon Lynn C. Elder Pamela M., Elder Delegate To Classis Deacon Kathy H. Sunday 10:00 Worship Elder Melody Van A., Consistory Clerk Deacon Bill M. 11:20 Coffee Hour 6:00 Clean Team Lectionary Readings for next Sunday: Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35

Preaching today: Rev. Peggy Funderburke Our organist: John Sokol Lector: Janny M. Coffee Hour: Janny M.