GATHERING

Prelude………………………………………..………….Mamie Bryan

Pastoral Welcome ……………………..…..……….Pastor Shane Britt

*Call to Worship (Responsive)

Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise God from the heights!

Praise the Lord, you angels. Sing praise, you heavenly host!

Praise the Lord, O sun and moon. Join in song, O shining stars!

Praise the Lord, snow and rain. Blow loud, wind and storm!

Praise the Lord, O trees. Dance with joy, O birds!

Praise the Lord, women and men. Rejoice, children and rulers!

Praise the Lord, weak and strong. Sing for joy, timid and bold!

Praise the Lord, mothers and aunts. Give praise, grandfathers and cousins!

Let all creation praise God’s name! Praise the Lord!

*Opening Hymn

“Jesus Calls Us”…………………………………..…….Hymn #398 vs 1,3,5

Silent Prayer/Preparation

Opening Prayer (Unison)

Alpha and Omega, you make your home with us, you dry our tears and quench our thirst, you are the tender love that welcomes all people. Like a mother,

you nurture your children, giving them life, teaching them to love. Come and dwell among us, and make all things new. Amen.

*Gloria Patri

Tithes and Offering

Musical Offering

“Sometimes I Hear God’s Music”……………………..….Chancel Choir

*Doxology

Prayers of the People & Pastoral Prayers

Scripture …………………………………....……..John 21:1-19 (NRSV)

After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. 2 Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’ They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4 Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you have no fish, have you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ 6 He said to them, ‘Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. 7 That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the lake. 8 But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off. 9 When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.’ 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ because they knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. Jesus and Peter 15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ 16 A second time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Tend my sheep.’ 17 He said to him the third time, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ And he said to him, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.’ 19 (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, ‘Follow me.’

Proclamation of the Word…………………………“Follow Me!”

Prayer of Dedication

Communion

I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen.

*Hymn of Commitment

“Something Beautiful”…………..…………..…....Hymn #394

*Hymn of Commitment

“Spirit Song”………………………………………….…….Hymn#347 vs 1&2

*Benediction

Jesus gave a new commandment: to love one another.

Because Jesus loves us, we should love one another.

Go forth to serve. Go forth to love.

We go with God’s love and blessing.

Postlude……………………………………………………………..Mamie Bryan