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MORNING PRAYER MINISTRY Wednesday, April 14th @ 7:00 AM Dial: 425-585-7852 TITHES AND OFFERING Tithes and offerings may be mailed in or brought to the church and placed in our secure mailbox. Thank you for being faithful stewards.

SMALL GROUP/PERSONAL STUDY Visit the United Methodist Church Discipleship Ministries website for small group studies, or just your own personal study. umc.discipleship.org

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FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION Saturday, May 8th from 9:00-11:00 AM Our Food Pantry serves the community on the second Saturday of each month. If there is ever an emergency need for food, please contact the church office Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. @ 757-628-6543, and we will make arrangements with our Food Pantry Ministry for you to pickup food.

A BIG thank you to Mrs. Valerie Santiful and our Food Pantry Ministry for your tireless efforts and hours put in to a much needed ministry.

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April 11, 2021 9:00 AM

“Enter Into His Gates with Thanksgiving & Praise” April 11, 2021 OPENING “Every Praise”

By: Hezekiah Walker

CALL TO WORSHIP “Psalm 133

Response: Unite us, Lord, unite us by your everlasting love.

Leader: People:

Leader: People:

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when we live together in unity!

It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, upon the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!

It is like the dew of Hermon which falls on the mountains of Zion!

For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.

Verse 2 O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, Leaning on the everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day to day, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Verse 3 What have I to dread, what have I to fear, Leaning on the everlasting arms; I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Refrain Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

THE OLD TESTAMENT READING Psalm 133

MINISTRY THROUGH TITHES AND OFFERINGS By: Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane Director of Stewardship & Generosity, Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church

Holy God, we continue to hold on to the celebration and triumph of Easter. As we look back over the past year, we realize that many of us can identify with Thomas’s doubt. “Can we be the church, the body of Christ, when we can’t see the body gathered in our sanctuary?” Yet Christ has opened our eyes to his risen body, that can’t be confined by walls, and is not diminished by precautions and social distance. As we make our gifts to you, we affirm the Resurrection power that we have seen, and so we say again, “Alleluia!” In the powerful name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. (John 20:19-31)

BLESSING AND SENDING FORTH Go in peace.

“Jesus Is on the Mainline” By: Bishop G. E. Patterson

THE NEW TESTAMENT READINGS Acts 4:32-35 1 John 1:1-2:2

“Depart To Serve”

THE GOSPEL READING John 20:19-31

Response: Unite us, Lord, unite us by your everlasting love.

MINISTRY THROUGH MUSIC PRAYER

Dr. Sherry L. Daniels

CONGREGATIONAL SINGING “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”

By: Elisha A. Hoffman/Anthony J. Showalter Arr. By: Nolan Williams, Jr.

Verse 1 What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

“There’s No God Like Our God” By: Norman Hutchins

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE WORD FOR TODAY

TODAY’S WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS

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Worship Leader Mr. Carlton Bacon

INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP

Musician Mr. William A. L. Brown, II - Director of Music

Dr. Sherry L. Daniels, Senior Pastor

Choir Triple “A” Praise Team “Anointed, Appointed & Assigned”