Join us on April 6 at the 9 am worship service with communion as Rev. Dr. Craig Alwin shares the sermon “Preparing for Jesus’ Death.” Here are a few awareness questions to consider for this Sunday’s sermon.
- When have you been wrongly accused of doing something wrong or being wasteful?
- How did that feel?
- When have you wrongly accused someone else? How did that feel?
- Why was Mary’s “waste” of the expensive perfume justified?
- What impact might this event have had on the others gathered in Lazarus’ house?
- How might God be calling us to “waste” things of worldly value to serve the poor that are always among us?
God’s Word Is Proclaimed
Psalm Reading: Psalm 126 (Common English Bible)
Gospel Reading: John 12:1-8 (Common English Bible)
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April 6, 2025 Worship Info
Scripture: Common English Bible (CEB) Amplified Bible (AMP) Permission to podcast/stream the service music obtained from ONE LICENSE, License A-730666 and CCLI Streaming License CSPL069066 and WORSHIPCast Streaming License. All Rights Reserved.
GTG = Glory to God Hymnal
PH = Presbyterian Hymnal
Grey Book = Songs for Praise & Worship
Worship Liturgy from the:
Call to Worship 58.1 Year C Published by the Office of Theology and Worship of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The official journal of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians
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Preacher: Rev. Dr. Craig Alwin
Scripture: Psalm 126, John 12:1-8 (Common English Bible)
Sermon Title: “Preparing for Jesus’ Death”
Children’s Moment: Jennifer Zander
Liturgist: Dave E.
Cantors: Carol W., Kim M., Kay M., Phyllis M.
Organist/Pianist: Henry H., Kris B.
Design/Audio/Video: Debbie C., John N.
Drummer: Dan B.
Bass Guitarist: Eddie H.
Prelude: “Praise to the Lord”
arr. by Ernst Fuchs-Schönbach (1894 -1973) – Lobe den Herren
Sheet music: Choralpartita für Orgel op. 54 a
arr. by Johann Gottfried Walther – Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
from: 80 Chorale Preludes – German Masters of the 17th an 18th Centuries Organ
Copyright © 1937 C.F. Peters Corporation assigned in 1951 to C.F. Peters Corporation, NY
Sung Response: GTG 35 “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty”
TEXT: Joachim Neander, 1680; trans. Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt.
MUSIC (LOBE DEN HERREN 14.14.4.7.8): Stralsund Ernewerten Gesangbuch, 1665;
harm. The Chorale Book for England, 1863
(After the Peace): GTG 610 “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” v1
TEXT: Charles Wesley, 1739, alt
MUSIC (AZMON, CM): Carl Gotthelf Gläser, 1828; arr. Lowell Mason, 1839
Sung Response: GTG 201 “A Prophet Woman Broke a Jar”
TEXT: Brian Wren, 1991; © 1993 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by Permission.
MUSIC (HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING 8.7.8.7.D): Robert Lowry, 1869, alt.
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Offering Music: GTG 519 “You are My Strength When I am Weak”
CCLI Song # 825356
Dennis Jernigan © 1991 Shepherd’s Heart Music, Inc.
For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com
CCLI License # 1644445
(Offertory) GTG 647 “Give Thanks”
CCLI Song # 20285
Henry Smith
© 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music
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CCLI License # 1644445
Communion Music:
GTG 500 “Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread”
TEXT: James Montgomery, 1825
MUSIC (ST. FLAVIAN, CM): Day’s Psalter, 1562
GTG 223 “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
TEXT: Isaac Watts, 1707
MUSIC (HAMBURG, LM): Lowell Mason, 1824
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” arr. John G. Barr (b. 1938)
TUNE: HAMBURG
From: First Organ Book edited by Wayne Leupold 4th Edition
Copyright © 2004 by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc., for all countries
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Trio on “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” arr. by Wayne Leupold (b. 1943)TUNE: HAMBURG
From: First Organ Book edited by Wayne Leupold 4th Edition
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“Contemplation” arr. by Alfred V. Fedak (b. 1953)
From: First Organ Book edited by Wayne Leupold 4th Edition
Copyright © 2004 by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc., for all countries
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Sending Song: GTG 450 Be Thou My Vision vs. 1 & 4
TEXT: Irish poem; trans. Mary E. Byrne, 1905; vers. Eleanor Hull, 1912, alt.
Postlude: “Be Thou My Vision” arr. by Paul Manz
TUNE: Slane
from: Ten Chorale Improvisations Set IX
Copyright © 1980 Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Missouri
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