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This is My Body APRIL 19, 2015
Welcome Guests If you are a first-time guest, please complete a guest card from a pew pocket or Friendship Register and drop it in the offering plate so that we may acknowledge your visit and get acquainted with you. We are glad you have joined us for worship today. ________________________ Meditation At the heart of Galatians 2 is not an abstract individualized salvation, but a common meal. Paul does not want the Galatians to wait until they have agreed on all doctrinal arguments before they can sit down and eat together. Not to eat together is already to get the answer wrong. The whole point of his argument is that all those who belong to Christ belong at the same table with one another. The relevance of this today should be obvious. The differences between us, as twentieth-century Christians, all too often reflect cultural, philosophical and tribal divides, rather than anything that should keep us apart from full and glad eucharistic fellowship. I believe the church should recognize, as a matter of biblical and Christian obedience, that it is time to put the horse back before the cart, and that we are far, far more likely to reach doctrinal agreement between our different churches if we do so within the context of that common meal which belongs equally to us all because it is the meal of the Lord whom we all worship. Intercommunion, in other words, is not something we should regard as the prize to be gained at the end of the ecumenical road; it is the very paving of the road itself. If we wonder why we haven’t been travelling very fast down the road of late, maybe it’s because, without the proper paving, we’ve got stuck in the mud. – N.T. Wright, For All God’s Worth: True Worship and the Calling of the Church _________________________________
Your entire family is welcome here! Children’s worship bags filled with books and activities are available at the Sanctuary entrances. If you’d like an alternative for your children, childcare for birth through Pre-K is available on Level 2 at any point in the service. Our Welcome Center is also available for those with restless infants, and you can view the service on a monitor there. __________________________________ Note: + Indicates stand if you are able. | Please see an usher for a listening aid. Give your tithe online now at 2bcliberty.org/giving. Online givers may participate in the worship offering by using the card in the pew rack.
The Worship of God The Third Sunday of Easter
April 19, 2015
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Gathering Trinity Chime Candlelighting
Caroline Dilts
Prelude
“Ornament of Grace” Dawn Posey, violin
Invitation to Worship Baptism
B. Wayne Sanders Linda Greason
Isaac Langford Isaac’s faith story is read by his brother, Ian.
Choral Call to Worship arr. Mark Patterson “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” The Student Choir; Melissa Long, trumpet +Hymn of Praise
“Easter People, Raise Your Voices”
Easter people, raise your voices, sounds of heaven in earth should ring. Christ has brought us heaven’s choices; heavenly music, let it ring. Alleluia! Alleluia! Easter people, let us sing. Fear of death can no more stop us from our pressing here below. For our Lord empowered us to triumph over every foe. Alleluia! Alleluia! On to victory now we go. Every day to us is Easter, with its resurrection song. Even when life overwhelms us Easter people sing this song: Alleluia! Alleluia! Everlasting Sunday song. Words © 1979 The United Methodist Publishing House. UBP
REGENT SQUARE
The Psalm
Psalm 4
Sue Hasty (8:30) Tracy Zahnd (11:00)
(Pew Bible, page 380, Old Testament)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Practicing the Presence of God +Hymn 196 Prayers of the People The Lord’s Prayer
“Alleluia No. 1”
ALLELUIA NO. 1
Greg Greason
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Worship in Music (8:30) Snowdon “Come Into The Presence” Allan Aunspaugh Choral Worship
“Glorious is Thy Name” The Sanctuary Choir
The Gospel Lesson
Luke 24: 36b–53
arr. Mark Edwards Mike Hasty (8:30) Eric Zahnd (11:00)
(Pew Bible, page 69 , New Testament)
Leader: The Good News of Our Lord. People: Praise be to our Lord, Jesus Christ. Sermon Communion
“This Is My Body”
Jason Edwards
Passing the Peace Leader: The Peace of the Lord be always with you. Congregation: And also with you. At this time you’ll be asked to share signs of God’s peace. Greet each other by saying, “Peace of Christ be with you.” Respond, “And also with you.”
+Hymn of Response 662 “The Mission God Has Given”
NYLAND
The worship of the living God invites our response. Those who wish to profess faith in Christ and/or to unite with the church are invited to come forward and share your decision with the pastor.
+Offertory Prayer Offertory
David Fuller (8:30) Tyler Tankersley (11:00)
“That Easter Day with Joy was Bright”
+Presentation of Offerings 208 “He is Lord”
Dale Wood HE IS LORD
He is Lord, He is Lord! He is risen from the dead and He is Lord! Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Music and Refrain arr. © 1986 Word Music, Inc. UBP
+A Time of Greeting
Jason Edwards
+Congregational Blessing
Jason Edwards
+The Sending Forth 423 “This is the Threefold Truth”
ACCLAMATIONS
This is the three-fold truth on which our faith depends, and with this joyful cry worship begins and ends: Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again! Words and Music © 1980 Hope Music Publishing Company
+Postlude
“Jesus Christ, Risen Today”
John Hess
All Songs UBP CCLI #1091036
All Video UBP #502497070
Organ: Ann Posey Media: John Hilton
Piano: Leslie Bunch Sanctuary Sound: Dave Heston, Gary Pennington
CELEBRATIONS We celebrate Morgan McRorey’s decision to follow Christ as her Lord and Savior. Morgan is the daughter of Chris and Jill McRorey. We rejoice with Isaac Langford this morning as he witnesses to his decision to follow Christ through baptism.
PRAYER CONCERNS Christian sympathy is extended to Aimee and Kevin Tilley and family in the death of Aimee’s father, Harold Reed, on April 9. ST. LUKE’S ON THE PLAZA Sarah McNally, Joanna Burchett’s granddaughter-in-law NORTH KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL Paul Rock, Valerie Rock’s son HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL Erma Kay Edwards OTHER PRAYER CONCERNS Teen suicides on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota (Kathleen Kesner reports 11 deaths since December 12, 2014)
GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER Worship Leaders Today
Caroline Dilts is the daughter of Jen and Jason Dilts. She is a second grader at Lewis and Clark Elementary. David Fuller joined Second after graduating from William Jewell College. He is a deacon serving on the Ordinance Team. Davis is an Operations Research Analyst for the Department of the Army at Ft. Leavenworth. Linda Greason recently retired after a 36-year career in public education, She now enjoys free time for hobbies such as cross stitching and gardening. She serves in two part-time positions supervising student teachers and as the Executive Assistant for the Future Leadership Foundation. Her favorite role comes on Wednesdays when she baby sits Tate and Hayes Greason—grandsons extraordinaire! Greg Greason is adjusting to a new lifestyle: having a newly retired wife with lots of ideas that involve carpentry, landscaping, and assorted other DIY projects! The majority of his day is spent in service to children of the North Kansas City School district where he is a bus driver. In addition, he tries very hard to keep up with grandsons Tate and Hayes. Michael and Sue Hasty have four children and seven grandchildren. Mike is director of Public Safety for the City of Gladstone, serving as both the Police chief and Fire Chief. Sue is a Senior Human Resources Associate at Ferrellgas. Tyler Tankersley and Jess have been members at Second Baptist Church since November 2009. Tyler leads the Create Program at Central Baptist Theological Seminary and formerly served as 2BC’s Minister for Spiritual Formation and Students. Jess and Tyler have two sons, two-year old Henry and six-month old Owen. Eric Zahnd first became a part of 2BC while at William Jewell College in the late 1980s. At Second, he teaches junior high Bible study. He is the Platte County Prosecuting Attorney. He and Tracy have two sons, Benjamin and Luke. Tracy Zahnd first got involved at 2BC while a student at William Jewell College. She teaches in the Student Ministry and is a team member of Tender Mercies, one of the Wednesday night cooking groups.
Our Ministry Team Jason Edwards, Senior Pastor Allan Aunspaugh, Minister of Music | Ann Posey, Organist Mike Lassiter, Associate Pastor | Connie McNeill, Associate Pastor Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor | Linda Jones, Church Administrator Ashton Wells & Jordan Groves, Interim Student Co-Pastors
Getting Connected Each Sunday in the Welcome Center (just inside the Kansas Street entrance on Level 1), our Connections Team is waiting to help you get “connected.” You’ll This may include finding a Bible study class, showing you where children and student ministries meet, or sharing the days’ activities and schedule. You may also choose simply to enjoy a cup of coffee at the Welcome Center’s coffee bar and get to know others at Second.
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