{"id":2782,"date":"2022-05-07T11:04:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T11:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2022-05-07T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T11:04:52","slug":"worship-for-the-fourth-sunday-of-easter-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/05\/07\/worship-for-the-fourth-sunday-of-easter-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Fourth Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Fourth Sunday of Easter<\/h1>\n<h2>May 8, 2022<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-000-3.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Ann Farrell<\/p>\n<h2>Getting Centered<\/h2>\n<p>It may help to center yourself into worship by lighting a candle, as a symbol of God&#8217;s presence with you during the time of worship.  You may also want to pay attention to lighting, the position of your body, and the availability of distractions.<\/p>\n<h3>Breath Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cShepherd, call to us now.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Breath prayers involve breathing in the first phrase, and breathing out the second.<br \/>\nYou may wish to simply pray for a moment before starting, or you may wish to pray while listening to the prelude.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Love of God\u201d Arranged by Bruce Greer<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Love of God (Prelude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MRxA5a6MCdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>One: Welcome, students of God.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We gather as those seeking wisdom and connection.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Welcome, beloveds of God.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We worship out of a need to connect with Love.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: Welcome, followers of Jesus.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: We seek to live lives reflecting Jesus.<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-001-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2114: \u201cAt the Font We Start Our Journey\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"At the Font We Start Our Journey (TFWS #2114 )\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5HbxWa-J8yA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Connecting in Prayer<\/h2>\n<h3>Shared Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nLeader,<br \/>\nYou invite us to follow you,<br \/>\nand promise to lead the way.<br \/>\nBut we get scared,<br \/>\nand often distracted.<br \/>\nSometimes we can&#8217;t even<br \/>\nfigure out<br \/>\nwhich way you are leading.<br \/>\nHelp us discern,<br \/>\nhelp us notice,<br \/>\nhelp us follow.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-002-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord&#039;s Prayer\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tzll3qcy6Ns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Our Father (Creator) who art in heaven,<br \/>\nHallowed be thy name.<br \/>\nThy kingdom come.<br \/>\nThy will be done on earth,<br \/>\nas it is in heaven.<br \/>\nGive us this day our daily bread.<br \/>\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,<br \/>\nas we forgive those who<br \/>\ntrespass against us.<br \/>\nAnd lead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nbut deliver us from evil:<br \/>\nFor thine is the kingdom,<br \/>\nand the power, and the glory, for ever.<br \/>\nAmen.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-003-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Word and Reflection<\/h2>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Acts 9:36-43 and John 10:22-30<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Acts and John\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46CTmk4mne8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Time for Young People: \u201cFriend of God\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Friend of God (Time with Young People)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SXosiL_byxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #463: \u201cLord Speak to Me\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord, Speak to Me #463\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x-q4oHKIPwc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/page\/fetch\/UMH\/469\/low\/463\"><\/p>\n<h3>Passing of the Peace<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-5-Image-6-2-e1630096883671.png\"><br \/>\n<em>If you are worshiping with others, please pass the Peace of Christ.<br \/>\nWhether you are alone or with others, please take a moment to find God&#8217;s peace within, and then to share it with the world. You may want to reach out to speak peace to another during this week.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cVoices\u201d &#8211; Rev. Sara Baron<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voices (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0q4KL-bxHBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cThe Lord\u2019s My Shepherd\u201d from Brother James\u2019 Air Arranged by Anna Laura Page<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lord&#039;s My Shepherd (Offertory)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fjifgsKPt20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Offering<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-8-Image-10-1.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Larry McArthur<br \/>\nIf you wish, you are welcome to use this time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eservicepayments.com\/cgi-bin\/Vanco_ver3.vps?appver3=3_CMn6vY3gbXWj2GvkW32xVh5LubqSJdgKX6KHFre1VuMdS3Q8kj_eIJXGJN8RG-0gmHZvX_Lw1ha8ZXgn-54Krv7ImQMfM68o70RRXIZtDlvXRu7Icp8meYpri-7vHbdSHJK5fST8PKv5rD7H0pV4u2FYADh6CtWzBcTpjLo9qDxBXK0S3J8MPHZwZCFVXkDJkCUTrur4Wm694FEfvylg==&amp;ver=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make a donation to the church online<\/a>, or to put a check in the mail.<br \/>\nThe time of offering is not only about our financial gifts to the church, it is about offering our lives to God and the building of the kindom. This is a time for reflection: What is being asked of us? What is being given to us? What are we able to offer? What do we need?<\/p>\n<h3>A Listening Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Leader,<br \/>\nYou say we will<br \/>\nknow your voice,<br \/>\nand sometimes we do,<br \/>\nbut sometimes we<br \/>\nstruggle.<br \/>\nWe are trying.<br \/>\nTrying to listen.<br \/>\nTrying to respond.<br \/>\nTrying to live your love.<br \/>\nWe are trying with<br \/>\nthe gifts we give.<br \/>\nHelp us, please!<br \/>\nHelp these gifts be<br \/>\nuseful for the kindom.<br \/>\nHelp us listen.<br \/>\nAmen<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-005-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #310: \u201cHe Lives\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"He Lives #310\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7zH1GSYNJnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p>God is with us. May we follow God&#8217;s lead. Amen<\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRondo Giocoso\u201d by Douglas Wagner<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rondo Giocoso (Postlude)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C6V-5G8ZjfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-006.jpg\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Worship for the Fourth Sunday of Easter May 8, 2022 Photo by Ann Farrell &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/05\/07\/worship-for-the-fourth-sunday-of-easter-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Fourth Sunday of Easter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2783,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782\/revisions\/2783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}