WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION

PRELUDE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

SERVICE FOR LENTEN CANDLES

LITANY – from Psalm 95:2, 3, 7

Leader: With thankful hearts, let us worship God.

People: He is the greatest over all.

Leader: We are the people of God.

People: So we need to listen to him.

SCRIPTURE AND PRAYER

*HYMN 65    Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                         

God of great mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you.  We are quick to quarrel and condemn and slow to receive your gift of grace. We boast about our own success and deny our suffering Savior.  Forgive us, by your steadfast love. Create a clean heart within us, teach us your holy way, and restore the joy of salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord…

Silent Prayers of confession

WORDS OF ASSURANCE 

Because of God’s great love for us, we have peace with God and access to God’s grace all through Jesus Christ who, while we were still sinners, died to free us from the bondage of sin. Therefore, we may ask of Christ to give us the living water that quenches the dryness of our souls.  In this we know we are forgiven.

Thanks be to God!

*GLORIA PATRI         “Glory Be to the Father”          #581

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION 

SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:5-42

SERMON      “Admitting to Our Thirst”      Rev. Barrett Ingram 

*HYMN 182              I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say  

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH        The Apostles’ Creed      pg. 35

PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER 

OFFERTORY ANTHEM               

RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS

*DOXOLOGY                                                         Hymn 606       

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

*HYMN 81                 Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken 

*BENEDICTION  

*POSTLUDE

                        *Those who are able are invited to stand.