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March 26, 2006

March 26, 2006 Bulletin

The Order for the Worship of God

PreludeFantasie on "Holy, Holy, Holy" --Piet Post (Holland

Greeting & Invocation

Hymn # 410 "Crown Him with Many Crowns"

Psalter: Psalm 2 (Read responsively)
1Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?
2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed, saying,
3“Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us.”
4He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord has them in derision.
5Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6“I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.”
7I will tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have begotten you.
8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
9You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
10Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11Serve the Lord with fear, with trembling kiss his feet, or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way;
12for his wrath is quickly kindled. Happy are all who take refuge in him.

Anthem"Bless the Lord" --Ludwig van Beethoven

Prayer for Illumination

Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 53: 1 - 7
1Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised, and we held him of no account.
4Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. 5But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. 6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”

Children’s Sermon

Hymn # 72 "Before the Throne of God Above"
New Testament Lesson: John 1: 25 - 34
25They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” 26John answered them, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, 27the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal.” 28This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing.
29The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ 31I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

Sermon “Jesus, the Lamb of God ”
(Continuing a series of sermons on the Gospel of John)
Pastor Stuart D. Robertson

After the sermon children in grades K-6 may leave for children’s choir

Gathering of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory"Worthy Is The Lamb" (See Music Words) arr. Paul Mickelson

Response
We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator;
In grateful devotion our tribute we bring.
We lay it before you, we kneel and adore you;
We bless your holy name, glad praises we sing.

Prayer of Dedication

Joys and Concerns

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Henry Dukes, Jean Howe, Jim Brand (Carol Graefnitz’s brother), Michael P. Nolan (U. S. Navy) Ed & Phyllis Hemmer’s grandson, Laura N. Welsh (U.S. Navy) Ed & Phyllis Hemmer’s granddaughter, ECHO (Education Concerns for Hunger Organization), Trinity Mission

Hymn # 482 "Man of Sorrows What a Name" vs. 1, 2, 3 & 5

Benediction

Postlude"Praise Be To Thee, Lord Jesus Christ" --Helmut Walcha

Next Sunday’s Sermon will be on:“The Discipline of Jesus”
Pastor Stuart D. Robertson

Worship
…is the quickening of conscience by God’s holiness;
the nourishment of mind with His truth;
the purifying of imagination by His beauty;
the opening of the heart to His love;
the surrender of the will to His purpose;
and all of this gathered up in adoration—
the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable, and therefore the chief remedy for that self-centeredness
which is our original sin and the source of all actual sin.”
William Temple

Welcome
To all who are weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are idle and look for service; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whosoever will come--this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of Jesus Christ her Lord.
Guests please sign our guest book and join us in the Fellowship Hall after worship.
Babysitting is available during worship for infants up to 2-1/2 years old in the room behind the balcony. Children ages 2-1/2 through 5 will be in the Pre-School Nursery in the Education Wing. School age children worship with their parents.

Music Words

Announcements

DON'T FORGET!! - Next Sunday, April 2nd daylight savings tiem begins. All your clocks need to be moved forward one hour.

* Ushers this morning are Morgan & Dorothy Meyers & Mike & SueAnne Bergmann.

* Greeters this morning are John & Lola Miller.

* The flowers for the sanctuary today are provided by Grieke Toebes in memory of her sister Julia Post.

* You can sign up to bring flowers for the worship service on the flower calendar in the Narthex.

* VBS Leader Found! We now have someone to head up VBS this summer. It's none other than our own pastor Stuart Robertson and Carolyn Kessler! Keep your eyes open for an announcement on the exact timing and theme which will be coming soon. As usual, we will need many volunteers when VBS week arrives. Please keep VBS 2006 and Pastor Robertson and Carolyn in your prayers as our church prepares for this wonderful opportunity to reach out to children.

* The Deacons’ 2006 Mission booklet is now available on the table in the Narthex.

* March of Dimes Walk America - The problem of premature birth has been with us since at least Biblical times, but during the last 20 years, the rate has increased dramatically, and no one knows why. Today one in eight babies in Indiana is born prematurely.
You and someone you may have known had a baby too soon or too small, struggling to survive. You may know a baby that is today fighting for its life in a neonatal intensive care unit. We invite you to help with your prayers and by forming a Family Team for Walk America.
On Saturday, April 29, 2006 will hold Walk America to raise money for research and innovative programs to help save the lives of these tiny babies.
Contact our local office of the March of Dimes at 3540 Coleman Ct., Lafayette or call 448-6641.

* For those wishing a visit at any time by Pastor Robertson please be sure you let Stephanie know you are interested. Pastor Robertson’s office hours are Tuesday - Friday 9:00am – 12:00 pm, or by appointment.

* Trinity Mission Walk For The Mission – This is a fundraiser for Trinity Mission. Sunday, April 23 at 2:00pm at Riehle Plaza in Downtown Lafayette. For more information contact Todd Westbrook at 742-1060 or www.homelesswalks.org.

* Sunday Evening Bible Study schedule - We will meet 4 more times before the summer break, March 26, April 9, April 23 and April 30 all at the Stewart’s home. We will then break for the summer. We will have a picnic sometime during the summer and plan to resume next fall as usual. We are still studying Mark and having a great time with this gospel. Please note, we will not have Bible Study on April 2 (due to conflicts) and April 16 which is Easter. If you have any questions, contact Jane Stewart.

* If you need prayer or other help from the church or know of anyone else that does, please call one of the elders or deacons.

Weekly Calendar for March 26, 2006

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