The Order for the Worship of God
*Please rise in body or spirit. CCLI License # 757967
Greeting, Welcome and Announcements
Minute for Mission Invite Sunday
Centering Music Rain Down Cortez
*Call to Worship
Leader: Come, let us worship God.
People: We come with full and busy hearts.
Leader: The worries of life surround us.
People: And distractions pull us away.
Leader: God calls us to something deeper.
People: To trust, to rest, to grow.
Leader: Lay down the thorns.
People: We come to worship and make room for God.
*Hymn #142 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!
Prayer of Confession and Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Assurance of Pardon
*Response #108 Christ is Alive!
Presentation of Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Anthem Seeds Grow to Plants Rutter
*Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn #592
*Hymn Christ, You Walked Among the Grain Fields Insert (set to tune “God Whose Giving Knows No Ending”)
Scripture Reading Matthew 13:1-9, 22 TNIV
Sermon “The Thorns”
Reverend Ted Mingle
Sacrament of Communion
Communion Anthem I Am the Bread of Life Toolan
*Praise Song Way Maker Insert
*Benediction
*Response
Christ Arose
Up from the grave He arose, with a mighty triumph o’er His foes; He arose a Victor from the dark domain, and He lives forever with his saints to reign. He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!
*Postlude
The Prayer Team is available to meet and pray with you in the front of the Sanctuary after each worship service. Today’s prayer leaders are Kathy Crane and Deacon Pam Cherry.
Visiting Today?
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Stop by the welcome desk in the atrium for a gift and more information about our church.
SUNDAY MORNING GROWING OPPORTUNITIES
Nursery Care is available during the worship service for children 3 years old and younger. 9:45AM Children’s Sunday School age 4 through 7th grade
PARTICIPATING IN WORSHIP LEADERSHIP TODAY:
PREACHING
Rev. Ted Mingle
LITURGIST
Rev. Cara Cavicchia
MUSICIANS
LPPC Youth
Chancel Choir
Modern Worship Ensemble
WELCOME AMBASSADORS
Beth Hill, Suzie Lowery and Sue Norris
USHER
Ron Jobson
CHAT HOST
Muoy Jobson
AV CREW
Jon Deininger, Al Kearney, Tyler Kimble and Rich Koenig
FLOWERS
The flowers on the chancel this morning are given to the glory of God, and in loving memory of my husband, Ernie Heegard, and my parents, Dave & Dot Kessler, by Betsy Heegard & Family
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