Week of April 26

500 Midvale Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082

Welcome-Announcements                    Jane Henwood

TIME OF SILENCE

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” – 2 Corinthians 12.9

OPENING PRAYER

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

HYMN 138 – “Holy Ground”                                   Holy Ground

HYMN 648 – “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”  Hyfrydol

SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON – Psalm 51.1-2, 10-17

¹ Have mercy on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
    blot out my transgressions.
² Wash away all my iniquity
    and cleanse me from my sin.

¹⁰ Create in me a pure heart, O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
¹¹ Do not cast me from your presence
    or take your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation
    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
    so that sinners will turn back to you.
¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
    you who are God my Savior,
    and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
¹⁵ Open my lips, Lord,
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
¹⁶ You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
¹⁷ My sacrifice, O God, is^[b] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart
    you, God, will not despise.

HYMN 553 – “Nearer, My God, to Thee”                        Bethany

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON – 2 Corinthians 12.2-10

² I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. ³ And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— ⁴ was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell. ⁵ I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. ⁶ Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, ⁷ or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. ⁸ Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. ⁹ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. ¹⁰ That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

SERMON        “BE STRONG, BE WEAK”          Pastor Tung

HYMN 712 – “Be Still, My Soul”                       Finlandia

OFFERTORY          

Let us return to God the offerings of our lives and the gifts of the earth.

HYMN 678 “We Are an Offering”             Offering

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE                      

Waiting … Listening … Praying …

PRAYING GOD’S KINGDOM IN OUR COMMUNITY / OUR Lord’s Prayer (Hymnal, inside front cover)

HYMN 767 – “For All the Saints”       Sine nomine

Blessing and Dismissal        

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God!

Announcements

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – MAY 3
10:00 a.m. – Service of  Holy Communion
“WHO AM I?”
Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14.1-14
Pastor Tung preaching 

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You are welcome to contact Pastor Tung directly for pastoral needs.
Tel. 610.246.8240   • Email – arttung@gmail.com

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