Order of Worship
Sunday, March 8
Third Sunday of Lent
GATHER
"Living Waters"
"Living Waters"
WELCOME
PRAISE
"Do It Again"
"Do It Again"
CALL TO WORSHIP
PRAY
"Praise the Lord Forever"
"Praise the Lord Forever"
CONFESSION & PARDON
CHILDREN'S MOMENT
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFFERING OUR GIFTS
"With Great Gentleness"
"With Great Gentleness"
SCRIPTURE READING
Mark 6:32-44
And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things. When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.” But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” And he said to them, “How many loaves have you? Go and see.” When they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.
The Word of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
Mark 6:32-44
And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things. When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.” But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” And he said to them, “How many loaves have you? Go and see.” When they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.
The Word of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
REFLECTION
"The Good News is... Together, the Impossible is Possible"
Tell Me Something Good (Wk 3)
Rev. Michelle Matthews
"The Good News is... Together, the Impossible is Possible"
Tell Me Something Good (Wk 3)
Rev. Michelle Matthews
GIVE THANKS
The Great Thanksgiving, Prayers of the People & Lord's Prayer
"From Whom All Blessings Flow (Doxology)"
The Great Thanksgiving, Prayers of the People & Lord's Prayer
"From Whom All Blessings Flow (Doxology)"
FEAST
"Finally Free"
"Finally Free"
BENEDICTION
Lenten Cross Extinguishing: 3rd Candle
"With Great Gentleness"