Annunciation of the Lord Celebration
for the Community.
Modern Song Focus on Contemporary Church Artists
performing hymns of traditional foundation.
Everyone is Welcome!

Annunciation of the Lord Introduction:
Ladies, can you imagine birthing and raising Jesus? Men, look in the mirror; can you be dad to the Lord?
This is the point where all of us, in meditation and contemplation of what certainly is challenging for a human, will deliver us from who we think we are to what God has called us to be, from observant believer to confessing apostle.

Annunciation of the Lord Scripture:
The LORD spoke to Ahaz saying, Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. Is. 7:10-1.
Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your people and your father’s house, and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him. Ps. 45:10-1.
It is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Heb. 10:10.
The angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. Luke 1:30-1.

Prayer:
O God,
we rejoice in your salvation,
for your Spirit brought to life in Mary
the one who saves your people from their sins.
Send your Spirit on your church
to quicken all that is barren in us,
that we may give birth to Christ
for our world today. Amen.

Jesus, Name Above All Names
performed by Marantha Singers

Jesus name above all names
Beautiful Savior glorious Lord
Emmanuel God is with us
Blessed Redeemer living Word.
Prayer:
O Loving One,
your daughter Mary prayed to be your faithful servant.
Hear the prayers of our hearts on behalf of your world.
Ever-surprising One,
as your messenger came to Mary
with words of your favor
and the pledge of wondrous new life,
may we, in our day,
prove ourselves
as ready to serve you,
and as willing to bear the life you offer,
for the blessing of our world. Amen.

Jesus Shall Reign
Isaac Watts (1719).
performed by Enfield

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun, Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
Prayer:
God of impossibilities,
you chose to enter human flesh
through the one who called herself lowly.
Teach us who daily receive announcements of Christ’s coming
to live as Mary did,
trusting in your power
to bring your desire to fulfillment. Amen.

Wedding Song

We are all stewards spreading the Word of Jesus’ blessings for His people.
Picnic Fellowship Activities for the Entire Family!

Of course lively discussion and activities will be available!
Perhaps you may prefer to sit and visit!
Please Contact Us with Special Requests!

Doubting Thomas Celebration
for the Community.
Modern Song Focus on Contemporary Church Artists
performing hymns of traditional foundation.
Everyone is Welcome!

Doubting Thomas Introduction:
Jesus Christ Is Risen! Jesus lives as man taking our sins, all of our most grievous thoughts and deeds, to the cross and dies so we may be gifted salvation through our belief in Him. Praise the Lord!
So why do we have a pool of sinfulness to bathe in today? Let’s work through it. Salvation is Ours!
Many of us may have knowledge of the “Doubting Thomas” narrative and its conventional interpretation; that is Thomas wants proof that he is witnessing a resurrected Jesus.
Consider this … We are reading John 20 today. Translated from its original Greek, John does not use the word for “doubt.” Matt. 28 does raise the doubt issue in his gospel. Consider the interpretation that John’s gospel text recounts and blends events of many people of the day reacting to the Resurrection of Jesus. All too often we protect ourselves from the obvious truth with speculation. We are among many caught off guard by the obvious and seek a best guess logical explanation of what we should otherwise be believing.
John 20 translated from Greek is a logical If … Then rather than doubt. If the conditions are not met, Then Thomas will not believe. In John’s text, Thomas did not inspect to see if his conditions were met, rather Thomas was awestruck by the sight and presence of Jesus, believed, and remains a believer. Thomas performed many good works for the Lord in his lifetime that simply do not merit remembering him for a transient moment of assertion.

Doubting Thomas Scripture:
We must obey God rather than any human authority. Acts 5:29.
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Ps. 118:24.
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come. Rev. 1:4.
These are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. John 20:31.

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Lyra Davidici
Charles Wesley

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!

Prayer:
Mighty Lord God,
in whom we know the power of redemption,
you stand among us in the shadows of our time.
As we move through every sorrow and trial of this life,
uphold us with knowledge of the final morning
when, in the glorious presence of your risen Son,
we will share in his resurrection,
redeemed and restored to the fullness of life
and forever freed to be your people. Amen.

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
Yoachim Neander (1680).

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!
Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near,
join me in glad adoration.

Prayer:
O Lord God, your Son remained with his disciples after his resurrection,
teaching them to love all people as neighbors.
As his disciples in this age,
we offer our prayers on behalf of the universe
in which we are privileged to live
and our neighbors with whom we share it.
Open our hearts to your power moving
around us and between us and within us,
until your glory is revealed in our love of both friend and enemy,
in communities transformed by justice and compassion,
and in the healing of all that is broken. Amen.

Will You Come and Follow Me? The Summons.
John Bell

Will you come and follow me
If I but call your name?
Will you go where you don’t know
And never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
Will you let my name be known,
Will you let my life be grown
In you and you in me?

Prayer:
O Lord God,
you raised up Jesus Christ
as your faithful witness and the first-born of the dead.
By your Holy Spirit, help us to witness to him
so that those who have not yet seen
may come to believe in him
who is, and was, and is to come. Amen.

We are all stewards spreading the Word of Jesus’ blessings for His people.
Picnic Fellowship Activities for the Entire Family!

Of course lively discussion and activities will be available!
Perhaps you may prefer to sit and visit!
Please Contact Us with Special Requests!