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Full Life4th Sunday of Easter

May 3, 2020 | 9:00 am Worship

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GATHERED

PreludeThe King of Love My Shepherd Is

Healey Willan, Harold Friedell

WelcomeRev. Dr. Sherrie Ilg

Call to Worship Psalm 23 (KJV) UMH 754

(sung response TFWS 2058)

Shepherd me, O God,beyond my wants,beyond my fears,

from death into life.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul:he leadeth me in the paths of

righteousness for his name’s sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;thy rod and thy staff

they comfort me.

Shepherd me, O God,beyond my wants,beyond my fears,

from death into life.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Shepherd me, O God,beyond my wants,beyond my fears,

from death into life.

Hymn of Praise to the Triune GodThe King of Love My Shepherd Is

UMH 138 (stanzas 1, 2, 5, 6)

The King of love my shepherd is,whose goodness faileth never.

I nothing lack if I am his,and he is mine forever.

Where streams of living water flow,my ransomed soul he leadeath;

and where the verdant pastures grow,

with food celestial feedeth.

Thou spreadest a table in my sight;thy unction grace bestoweth;

and oh, what transport of delightfrom thy pure chalice floweth!

And so through all the length of days,

thy goodness faileth never;Good Shepherd,

may I sing thy praisewithin thy house forever.

Opening Prayer The Lord be with you.

And also with you.Let us pray.

O God, whose son Jesus is the good

shepherd of your people:Grant that when we hear his voice

we may know himwho calls us each by name,and follow where he leads;

who, with you and the Holy Spirit,

lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

FORMED

Scripture Lesson Acts 2.42-47 (CEB)

The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the

community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers. A sense of awe came over everyone. God performed

many wonders and signs through the apostles. All the believers were

united and shared everything. They would sell pieces of property and possessions and distribute the proceeds to everyone who needed them. Every day, they met together

in the temple and ate in their homes. They shared food with gladness

and simplicity. They praised God and demonstrated God’s goodness to everyone. The Lord added daily to the community those who were

being saved.

Gospel LessonJohn 10:1-10 (CEB)

I assure you that whoever doesn’t enter into the sheep pen through the gate but climbs over the wall is a thief and an outlaw. The one

who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The guard at the gate opens the gate for him,

and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Whenever he has gathered all of his sheep, he goes before them and they follow him,

because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger but will

run away because they don’t know the stranger’s voice.” Those who

heard Jesus use this analogy didn’t understand what he was saying.

So Jesus spoke again, “I assure you that I am the gate of the sheep.

All who came before me were thieves and outlaws, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out

and find pasture. The thief enters

only to steal, kill, and destroy. I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to

the fullest.

Homily

Prayers of the People

Peace of Christ

DoxologyGather Us In

TFWS 2236 (stanza 4)

Not in the dark of buildings confining, not in some heaven,

light-years away, but here in this place

the new light is shining, now is the Kingdom, now is the day.

Gather us in and hold us forever, gather us in and make us your own; gather us in - all peoples together,

fire of love in our flesh and our bone.

The Lord’s Prayer

SENT

Blessing

Sending HymnLead Me, Guide Me

TFWS 2214

Lead me, guide me, along, the way,for if you lead me, I cannot stray.

Lord, let me walk each day with thee.

Lead me, O Lord, lead me. Stanzas in other editions.

Going Forth

Postlude Prëludium in C Major

Georg Böhm

Publishing Credits: The liturgy is reprinted with permission from The United Methodist Book of Worship, © 1992 The United Methodist Publishing House. Opening Prayer, comes from The Book of Common Prayer.

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NEW! Share Love, Share Hope, Share Life!There are so many needs and more will emerge from this pandemic, so we want

to grow something new; a St. Paul’s UMC Community Love Gift Fund we'll call,

Share Love, Share Hope, Share Life. It's where all of us together can make an

impact in any or all of three distinct ways. Make one gift and designate it in

whatever proportions you chose between these types of Love Gifts:

1. Personal Lifeline Love Gift - Gifts to help an individual or family through

financial challenge due to the pandemic

2. Mission Partners Love Gift - Gifts to be shared between several of our

local Mission Partners serving those in immediate need in our local

community.

3. St. Paul’s Love Gift - Gifts to support ongoing ministries of our church,

reaching out in love, hope, and life.

Over the next week, we’ll be completing the details of this church wide response

to this pandemic.More details on how you can participate coming soon!

Honoring the

Class of 2020!During the month of May we would like to

partner with the St. Paul’s congregation to

celebrate our Class of 2020. Would you