Welcome
Good Morning. Buenes Dias. Welcome. Bienvenidos.
Call to Worship:
L: The risen Savior shines upon you! Let this place resound with joy echoing the mighty song of all God’s people.
All: This is the good news, the grave is empty. Christ is risen.
L: This is the good news, the light shine in the darkness and the darkness can never put it out.
All: This is the good news, once we were no people, now we are God’s people.
Hallelujah!
Song – Blessed Assurance – UMH 369
Fanny Crosby and Phoebe Palmer Knapp CCLI#22324
Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
Chorus:
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission, perfect delight, visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
angels descending bring from above echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
Chorus
Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Savior am happy and blest,
watching and waiting, looking above, filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
Chorus
Prayer :
(All) God of life, your risen Son has gathered us into the church. In this season of Easter, we raise our hallelujahs and proclaim, “He is Risen!” and yet, at times, we are like Thomas, who struggled to believe the good news of the resurrection, the good news of grace. Open our hearts and minds to receive the good news again and believe, proclaiming: “My Lord and my God!” In our Savior’s name we pray. Amen.
First Scripture Reading – John 20:19-29 – Liturgist
19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” 24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin [c] ), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” 26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”
Song – You Can’t Make Me Doubt Him
You can’t make me doubt him (3X)
In My Heart (Repeat Chorus)
Sermon – Pastor Gayle
Song – I Will Trust in the Lord – UMH 464
I will trust in the Lord, I will trust in the Lord, I will trust in the Lord, till I die. (repeat)
Sister, will you trust in the Lord? Sister, will you trust in the Lord?
Sister, will you trust in the Lord, till you die? (repeat)
Brother, will you trust in the Lord? Brother, will you trust in the Lord?
Brother, will you trust in the Lord, till you die? (repeat)
Pastoral Prayer
Offering
Benediction
Song – Jesus is Alive and Well
Jesus is Alive and Well (2X)
Tell everyone you see, Tell them for me Jesus is Alive and Well
He’s seated with the heavenly Father. He’s seated for you and me.
Tell everyone you see. Tell them for me. Jesus is Alive and Well
Announcements
Please keep in prayer: Eunice Bonner, Donna and Roshier Bailey, Tom Fabricus, Mary Jane Fizer, Deirdre and John, Louise and Mark Young, Marian Benson, Ellen Kuvasko, Al Firth, Margaret Franklin, Leslie, Willis family, Bagby family, Debbie, Lilli, Ollie, Linda, Chrissie, Toye, Wenona, people living with cancer, battling addictions, struggling with life changes, seeking the Lord. The ministry and vision of Cokesbury.
Trustees meeting today following worship
Learn
Bible Study Wednesday at 7pm on Zoom and in-person. “Holy Spirit: Here and Now” by Trevor Hudson. Contact Pastor Gayle for Zoom link.
Devotion
The Cokesbury UMC Prayer Group meets weekly Mondays at 6pm on Zoom – all are invited to join and participate! Please send or share all prayer concerns with Pastor Gayle so we may give each concern prayerful attention.
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Serve
Welcome Table (Messy Church) May 14th at 11:30am. See sign-up for food.
A.C.T.S Food Pantry:
Canned Vegetables, especially peas, 15 oz size, Low sodium canned vegetables, Snack items, individually packed, Pop-top canned prepared meals suitable for our homeless clients, Single serve prepared food suitable for our homeless clients, Laundry Detergent, Dish Detergent, Cleaning Supplies in general, Toiletries and Personal Hygiene Items, Size 4T pull-ups, Size 6 diapers.
Griefshare is a biblical, Christ-centered grief support group ministry. Griefshare helps group members apply biblical principles to the healing process after the death of a loved one. Through videos and workbooks participants see how the gospel brings hope and restoration. Plans are being made to form a group here at Cokesbury. If you are interested in participating or facilitating a group, please contact Pastor Gayle at cokesburyumc@gmail.com.
Ushers for Sunday worship. Please call Gordon Freeman at 703-680-4629 for information and to volunteer.
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