Don't Let Your Hearts Be Troubled

The 5th Sunday Of Easter

Doxology

Call To Worship

Opening Hymn

#227 Come, Ye Disconsolate

The Invocation

The Invocation Response

#227 Come, Ye Disconsolate

Song Of Praise

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Song Of Praise

Scripture – John 14:1-14

Summary Of The Decalogue

Song Of Preparation

#139 Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed (At the Cross)

Message

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled.”

Invitation To Discipleship

#227 Come, Ye Disconsolate

Holy Communion

Benediction

CallToWorship

“Don’tletyourheartsbetroubled”. InspiredbyJohn14:1-14

Leader:JesussaidinJohn14:1“Don’tletyour heartsbetroubled”.Butitisnoteasythese daysnottohaveatroubledheart.

People:Ourheartsaretroubledaswewitness massshootingsaftermassshootings,after massshootingswithnoendinsight.Our heartsaretroubledaswarragesinSudan, Ukraine,andcountlessplacesaroundthe globe.Ourheartsaretroubledasracism, environmentaldestruction,andpolitical extremismhavebecometheorderoftheday.

Leader:IntoourtroubledheartscomesJesus. JesuswhoremindsusthatHehasprepareda placeforusthatwecantakesolaceinnotonly inthislifebutinthelifetocome.Jesuswho helpsusmakesenseofthistroubledworld remindingusthatHeistheway,andthetruth andthelife.Jesuswhowillgrantusthepeace ourtroubledhearthasbeenseekingbecauseHe toldus“Ifinmynameyouaskmeforanything, Iwilldoit.”

People:Sotodaywithsomuchtobetroubled aboutletnotourheartsbetroubled.Weare nottroubledbecauseJesushascomeintoour hearts,showingusthatEarthhasnosorrow thatHeavencannotheal.

1. Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish, Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel. Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish: Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

2. Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure! Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying, “Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure.”

3. Here see the bread of life; see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God, pure from above. Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove.

New Revised Standard Version

1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.

2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4And you know the way to the place where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know me, you will knowd my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” 8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. 12 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.

SummaryOfTheDecalogue

TheCongregation, RiseandSings:

“Fromallthatdwellbelowtheskies, letthe Creator’spraisearise; lettheRedeemer’s namebesung, througheverylandby everytongue. ”

TheMinisterSays:

HearwhatChristourSavioursaith, thou shaltlovetheLordthyGodwithallthy heart, andwithallthysoul, andwithallmy mind. Thisisthefirstandgreat commandment. Andthesecondislikeunto it: Thoushaltlovethyneighborasthyself. Onthesetwocommandmentshangallthe lawandtheprophets.

THEGLORIAPATRI

TheCongregation, RiseandSings:

“GlorybetotheFather, andtotheSon, andtotheHolyGhost; Asitwasinthe beginning, isnow, andevershallbe, world withoutend. Amen. ”

Black History Moment

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#139 Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed

(At the Cross)

Isaac Watts/Ralph E. Hudson

1. Alas! and did my savior bleed, And did my Sovereign die? Would He devote that sacred head For sinners such as I?

Refrain At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light, And the burden of my heart rolled away, It was there by faith I received my sight, And now I am happy all the day.

2. Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon the tree?

Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree!

3. Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When Christ the mighty Maker died For man, the creature’s sin.

DON’TLET YOURHEARTS BETROUBLED.

JOHN14:1-14

Jesus said in John 14:1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled”. But it is not easy these days not to have a troubled heart.

Our hearts are troubled as we witness mass shootings, after mass shootings, after mass shootings with no end in sight. Our hearts are troubled as war rages in Sudan, Ukraine, and countless places around the globe. Our hearts are troubled as racism, environmental destruction, and political extremism have become the order of the day.

Into our troubled hearts comes Jesus. Jesus who reminds that He has prepared a place for us that we can take solace in not only in this life but in the life to come. Jesus who helps us make sense of this troubled world reminding us that He is the way, and the truth and the life. Jesus who will grant us the peace our troubled heart has been seeking because He told us “If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.”

So, today with so much to be troubled about let not our hearts be troubled. We are not troubled because Jesus has come into our hearts.

JOHN14:1-14PROVIDESAROADMAPFOR KEEPINGOURHEARTSFREEFROMTROUBLE.

A PLACE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR YOU.

2InmyFather’shousetherearemanydwellingplaces.Ifitwerenot so,wouldIhavetoldyouthatIgotoprepareaplaceforyou?3AndifI goandprepareaplaceforyou,Iwillcomeagainandwilltakeyouto myself,sothatwhereIam,thereyoumaybealso.

John 14:2-3

JESUS WILL HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD.

“Iamtheway,andthetruth,andthelife.No onecomestotheFatherexceptthroughme.

John 14:6

ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE.

13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.

John 14:13

HolyCommunion

TheCalltoCommuniontobemadebytheMinister Youthatdotrulyandearnestlyrepentofyoursins,and areinloveandcharitywithyourneighbor,andintend toleadanewlife,followingthecommandmentsofGod, andwalkingfromhenceforthinhisholyways,draw nearwithfaithandtaketheholysacramenttoyour comfort,andmakeyourhumbleconfessiontoAlmighty God.

TheGeneralConfessiontobemadebytheMinisterandpeople

AlmightyGod,FatherofourLordJesusChrist, makerofallthings,judgeofallpeople,we acknowledgeandbewailourmanifoldsins andwickednesswhichwefromtimetotime mostgrievouslyhavecommittedbythought, word,anddeedagainstyourdivinemajesty, provokingmostjustlyyourwrathand indignationagainstus.Wedoearnestly repentandareheartilysorryfortheseour misdoings;theremembranceofthemis grievousuntous.Havemercyuponus,have mercyuponus,mostmercifulGodforyour Son,ourLordJesusChrist’ssake;forgiveusall thatispast,andgrantthatwemayever hereafterserveandpleasetheeinnewnessof life,tothehonorandgloryofyourname, throughJesusChristourLord.Amen.

AlmightyGod, ourHeavenlyFather, whoofyourtendermercydid giveyouronlyson, JesusChrist, tosufferdeathonthecrossforour redemption, whomadetherebyhisoblationofhimself, once offered, afullperfectandsufficientsacrifice, oblation, and satisfactionforthesinsofthewholeworld; anddidinstituteandin hisholygospelcommandustocontinueaperpetualmemoryof thathispreciousdeathuntilhiscomingagain; hearus, Omerciful Father, wemosthumblybeseechyou, andgrantthatwereceiving theseyourcreaturesofbreadandwine, accordingtoyourson, our SaviourJesusChrist’sholyinstitution, inremembranceofhisdeath andpassionmaybepartakersofhismostblessedbodyandblood; whointhesamenightthathewasbetrayedtookbread, andwhen hehadgiventhanks, hebrokeit, , andgaveittohisdisciples, saying, ‘Take, eatthisismybodywhichisbrokenforyou. Thisdoin remembranceofme.’ Likewiseaftersupperhetookthecupand whenhehadgiventhankshegaveittothemsaying, ‘Drinkallofit, forthisismybloodofNewTestament, whichisshedforyouand formanyfortheremissionofsins; dothis, asoftenasyoushall drinkit, inremembranceofme. Amen.’

ReceivingTheBodyOfChrist

ThebodyofourLordJesusChrist, whichwasgivenfor youtopreserveyoursoulandbodyuntoeverlastinglife. TakeandeatthisinremembrancethatChristdiedfor you, andfeedonhiminyourheartbyfaithwith thanksgiving.

ReceivingTheBloodOfChrist

ThebloodofourLordJesusChrist, whichwasshedfor youtopreserveyoursoulandbodyuntoeverlastinglife.

DrinkthisinremembrancethatChrist’sbloodwasshed foryouandbethankful.

Dr. Melanie James

Principal

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This Weeks Question

Our question comes from Judges 16:4-22 the story of Samson and Delilah.

How many brads of hair did Delilah have shaved from Samson’s head?

A. 4

B. 8

C. 7 D.15