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Chilmark Community Church
\nApril 15, 2012
\nPrelude<\/em>: Little Prelude in E flat minor J.S. Bach<\/p>\n

Gathering and Announcements<\/em><\/p>\n

Introit <\/em>:\u00a0 Hymn 328
\nCall to Worship<\/em>: Psalm 133 (UMH 850)<\/p>\n

*Hymn\u00a0 548 \u201cIn Christ There is No East or West\u201d<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Moment<\/em><\/p>\n

Confession<\/em> :\u00a0 Let us , in the silence of our hearts, acknowledge\u00a0 all that separates us from God, \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026
\n(unison)
\nLight of the world,<\/strong>
\nshine upon us<\/strong>
\nand disperse the clouds of our selfishness,<\/strong>
\nthat we may reflect the power of the resurrection<\/strong>
\nin our life together. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proclamation and Praise<\/em> (See Below for commentary)
\nActs 4:32-35
\nHymn 2222 \u201cThe Servant Song\u201d
\n1 John 1:1-2:2
\nHymn 206\u00a0 \u201cI want to walk as a Child of the Light\u201d
\nJohn 20:19-31
\nHymn 384 \u201cLove Divine, All Loves Excelling\u201d vs. 1,2<\/p>\n

Concerns and Celebrations<\/em>
\nGod invites us to bring our doubts and fears,
\nour joys and concerns, our petitions and praise,
\nand offer them for the earth and all its creatures.<\/p>\n

Prayers of the People, concluding with:<\/em>
\nReceive these prayers, O God, and transform us through them,<\/strong>
\nthat we may have eyes to see and hearts to understand not only what you do on our behalf, but what you call us to do<\/strong>
\nso that your realm will come to fruition in glory. Amen<\/strong>.
\nPrayer for the church<\/em>:
\nSpirit of promise, Spirit of unity, we thank you that you are also the Spirit of renewal.\u00a0 Renew in the whole Church that passionate desire for the coming of your kingdom which will unite us in one mission to the world. <\/strong>
\nThe Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/em><\/p>\n

Offering<\/em>
\n*Hymn 95 \u201cPraise God From Whom All Blessing Flow\u201d
\nPrayer of Dedication <\/em>(unison)
\nLoving God, you bring the gift of Resurrection and a redeemed life through the locked doors of our hearts. Sometimes we react with joy, sometimes with fear, sometimes with doubt.\u00a0 Bless these gifts we give as an extension of your hands reaching out to the world through us, and may those we can’t see and may never meet be touched because we gave from our hearts. In the name of the risen Christ, we pray. Amen.<\/strong> (John 20:19-31)
\nMusical offering<\/em>: \u201cYour Raise Me Up\u201d Helen Stratford<\/p>\n

Benediction<\/em> (unison)
\nThe Lord did not abandon Thomas to his unbelief, nor will the Lord abandon us to ours. God hears our cries for help and answers. God knows how we struggle to believe what we can’t see or touch. Let us know that our Invisible God makes forgiveness visible to our hearts and souls. Let us see God at work in our lives from this day forward. Let us trust our spiritual sight more each day.<\/strong> Amen<\/p>\n

Postlude<\/em>: Andante Telemann<\/p>\n

Please join us for \u201ccoffee\u201d\u00a0 in the fellowship hall after the service.
\n________________________________________
\nOrganist:\u00a0 Carol Loud:
\nWorship Leaders:\u00a0 Emily Broderick & Virginia Mc Clure
\nNext Week\u2019s Lessons: Acts 3:12-19;Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7;
\nLuke 24:36b-48<\/p>\n

Emily read several introductions from\u00a0 Conversations, The Message Bible” by <\/em>Eugene H. Peterson.\u00a0 Here are just two of them.<\/p>\n

“The arrival of Jesus signaled the beginning of a new era.\u00a0 God entered history in a personal way, and made it unmistakably clear that he is on our side, doing everything possible to save us.\u00a0\u00a0 It was all presented and worked out\u00a0 in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.\u00a0 It was, and is, hard to believe–seemingly too good to be true.<\/p>\n

But one by one, men and women did believe it, believed Jesus was God alive among them and for them.\u00a0 Soon they would realize that he also lived in them.\u00a0 To their great surprise they found themselves living in a world where God called all the shots.. had the first word on everything; had the last word on everything.\u00a0 That meant that everything, quite literally every thing, had to be re-centered, re-imagined, and re-thought.”\u00a0 p1481<\/p>\n

Re. John 20:22<\/p>\n

“The phrase “breathed into them; is the identical phrase used in Genesis 2 when the Lord God breathed life into Adam, who at once became a “living soul:.\u00a0 ….The same Spirit that moved over the chaos and became articulate in the (creation)…now moves in the disciples so that they can continue the creation work of Christ, “the firstborn over all creation”…That same Spirit moves over the chaos of our lives as well, bringing form out of formlessness and fullness out of emptiness, resulting in a new creation.”<\/p>\n

”<\/p>\n

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