Sermon “I’m Not Ready to Die” Pastor Melanie Adams UPDATED 740 Prayer Initiative Part 12 of Series: With Courage and Hope (Thank you for stepping up your Prelude ~ Pam Campbell prayers for our congregation! Set your phones to remind yourself to stop Welcome & Announcements at 7:40 am and/or 7:40 pm each day Worship Leader: Angie Gable-McConkey Response “Be Thou My Vision” verses 1,2 #451 to pray for our church and the mission and ministry we are called to do. Where did we come up with the Sharing of Prayers: Celebrations and Concerns ’s Light Enters number 740? It is our street address number. If you can’t pray at 7:40, The ~ Praise God, From Whom All Silent Meditation and Pastoral Prayer choose another time. The important *(Please stand as you are able) thing is that we are praying!) Blessings Flow #94 Lord’s Prayer #895 Scriptures for prayer: “So let us not *Call to Worship grow weary in doing what is right, for With all that is within us, let us bless God, The Offering we will reap at harvest-time, if we do Who forgives all our sins, who heals all our diseases, not give up” :9. Who lifts us up from rock bottom, who crowns us with steadfast love The Doxology #95 “Glory to God, who is able to do far and mercy. beyond all that we could ask or With all that is within us, let us give praise and thanks to God, *Offertory Prayer [Unison] imagine by his power at work within us” Ephesians 3:20. who creates, redeems, and sustains us. (based on Psalm 103) O Holy One, we make our offerings at this time both in gratitude Please pray that God continues to and in seeking, in both remembering and hoping, in both fear work in our hearts and through the *Opening Song “Marching to Zion” verses 1,2,4 #733 and faith. Regardless of what is going on in our lives right now, work of our hands so that others may receive these gifts as our way of praising you. Amen. also come to experience Christ’s love. Pray that God would lead us and Opening Prayer *Closing Song “Hymn of Promise” #707 equip us for the living out of our God of this new week, we praise you with joy! You take our purpose (what we repeat at the end of weary lives and refresh us with your spirit. Our lives so often Our Purpose each service). And pray that God help seem broken and filled with despair. Heal us this day, God, and each of us to be a follower of Christ What is our purpose? To provide a place for all to BELONG to committed to living a life of worship make us new. In Christ we pray. Amen. our community, BELIEVE in and experience the transforming & hospitality, a life of opening our

love of Christ, and BECOME his disciples. BELONG! heart to the , and a life of The Psalm Psalm 23 (responsively) #137 service & generosity. Pray for those Liturgist: Nathan Brown BELIEVE! BECOME! who are seated around you in worship, whether you know them by name or not. Remember to lift up the

Children’s Message Jean Wilcox Benediction need of our community and world. [After Children’s Moment, children may go to the nursery or return to Pray the news: as you listen to the their parents.] Benediction Response “Let There Be Peace on Earth” #431 news of each day pray about each situation. Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 Postlude Give thanks to God! “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God Welcomes All and So Do We!!!!!! the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18

PRAYERS Events this week in church: Please see the Prayer Board outside Sunday, March 31st: the office for ongoing prayer 9:00 am Chapel Communion requests. 9:30 am Sunday School Pray for our congregation: For the 10:30 am Worship Service ministry of making, nurturing, and sending out of disciples; because we 11:30 am Fellowship

believe that God's Love is the Tuesday, April 2nd: answer for the most difficult 7:00 pm Trustees questions of our world today. Wednesday, April 3rd: Jesus changes lives! 5:00 pm Sittin’ With Jesus *****

Family of Jack Bray 5:30 pm Choir Practice 5:45 pm Table Talk Meal The reusable grocery bags Tim Holt 6:30 pm Table Talk Classes provided by Healthy Dewayne Kasl Family Congregations Team Thursday, April 4th: Andy Lambert provide a great way to save 9:30 am Morning Cluster the environment AND March 31, 2019 Richard Swenson Sunday, April 7th: advertise our church! First United Methodist Church ***** 9:00 am Chapel Communion Bags are located in the 740 West 11th St, Concordia, KS 66901 Thoughts to Ponder 9:30 am Sunday School church foyer near the coat Our opening hymn today is “M Church (785) 243-4560 10:30 am Worship Service racks. arching to Zion.” The Office Hours: 11:30 am Fellowship name/word, Zion, has several Monday: 8:00 aM-3:30 pM

meanings but the two that Tuesday: 9:30 aM-3:30 pM apply best to this hymn are: 1.) Wednesday: 8:00 aM-3:30 pM a hill in , on which the Temple was built (used to Thursday: 8:00 aM-3:00 pM symbolize the city itself, Friday: 8:00 aM-12:00 pM especially as a religious or 7th Pastor’s Cell Phone (308) 920-0917 spiritual center), and 2.) E-mail: [email protected] heaven as the final gathering

place of true believers. E-mail: [email protected] What brings you the most Website: www.concordiafumc.com peace as you contemplate your Follow us on Facebook: own death one day? What Concordia First United Methodist Church purpose to you believe God Rev. Melanie Adams, Pastor has for you in THIS life until that day?