Sunday Celebration 05/04/2025
WELCOME & INVOCATION
Our Affirmation of Faith
We believe in God the creator of us all, whose desire for
diversity is seen in the rainbow of humanity. With unrelenting
passion God Seeks to be in relationship with all of us.
We believe in Jesus the Christ, who is the embodiment of
God’s redeeming grace; And in the Holy Spirit through whom
that grace continues its restoring work.
We believe in the Church. It is the body of Christ on the earth
today. As ministers of this church, we are all called like Jesus,
to heal, to deliver, to teach, and to serve.
We believe that together we can change the world,
in our time and for all time Amen!
Affirmation Chorus: In This Place
In this place, There’s joy that I can’t explain
In this place, There’s healing for all my pain
There is love unlike I’ve ever known
Everybody here makes me feel at home
As we gather here, I know I’m not alone
I feel God’s presence, Moving in this place..
SING AND CELEBRATE:
1.
EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH
Praise Him! All the earth praise Him
Praise Him in His awesome power, Praise His great and holy name
Praise Him! The whole world praise Him
From the rising of the sun Let His praise be heard
From the east to the west And the north to south
Let everything that has breath, Praise the Lord forever
Let everything in my soul Praise the Lord (repeat)d
2.
GIVE THANKS
Give thanks with a grateful heart. Give thanks to the Holy One.
Give thanks because God’s given, Jesus Christ, the Son.
Give thanks with a grateful heart, Give thanks to the Holy One.
Give thanks because God’s given, Jesus Christ, the Son.
And now let the weak say, “I am strong” Let the poor say, “I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us”
And now let the weak say, “I am strong” Let the poor say, “I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us”
3. POWER OF YOUR LOVE
Lord I come to You, let my heart be changed, renewed. Flowing from the grace,
That I found in You. Lord I’ve come to know the weakness I see in me
Will be stripped away by the power of Your love
Chorus: Hold me close, let Your love surround me
Bring me near, draw me to Your side. As I wait, I’ll rise up like the eagles
And I will soar with You, Your spirit leads me on. Through the power of Your love
Lord unveil my eyes, let me see You face to face
The Knowledge of Your love As You live in me
Lord renew my mind as Your will unfolds in my life
In living everyday By the power of Your love (chorus)
Tag: And I will soar with You, Your spirit leads me on
Through the power of Your love
And I will soar with You. Your spirit leads me on
Through the power of Your love (Chorus A cap pel la)
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to God’s self through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Gods self in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And God has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making God’s appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:17-20
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days God has spoken to us by God’s Son, whom God appointed heir of all things, and through whom also God made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of God’s being, sustaining all things by God’s powerful word. HEBREWS 1:1-3
SPECIAL MUSIC
PRAISE AND PRAYER
SPECIAL MUSIC
TODAY’S SERMON: “REFLECTIONS ON THE DEATH OF JESUS”
FINAL SONG