Worship

Prelude: Karen Holl, Organist

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship: (Psalm 27:1, 4, 8, 10, & 14) 

One: The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? 

All: One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. 

One: My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. 

All: Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. 

One: Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. 

GOD IS MY STRONG SALVATION (179)

First Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 (p.1139)

Prayers of the People & THE LORD’S PRAYER

MAKE ME A CAPTIVE LORD (378)

Children’s Message

Scripture Lesson: John 21:1-14 (p.1075)

Sermon Title: “Appears and Provides”

Prayer of Confession (https://waysidechurch.org/ministries/corporate-prayers-of-confession )  

O Lord, no day of our life has passed that has not proved us guilty in Your sight. Prayers have been uttered from a prayerless heart; praise has been often praiseless sound; our best services are filthy rags. Blessed Jesus, let us find a refuge in Your appeasing wounds. Though our sins rise to heaven Your merits soar above them; though unrighteousness weighs us down to hell, Your righteousness exalts us to Your throne. All things in us call for our rejection, all things in You plead our acceptance. We appeal from the throne of perfect justice to Your throne of boundless grace, grant us to hear Your assuring voice; that by Your stripes we are healed, that You were bruised for our iniquities, that You have been made sin for us that we might be righteous in You, that our grievous sins, our manifold sins, are all forgiven, buried in the ocean of Your concealing blood. Keep us always clinging to Your cross, flood us every moment with descending grace. In Your merciful name we pray. Amen. 

DOXOLOGY

THE LORD’S SUPPER – KING OF KINGS                                                   

O JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED (388)

Benediction/Postlude

• Where has Jesus appeared or met you? Where do you expect to encounter Jesus? In the text we note that Jesus shows up in our obedience, waiting, work, failure and creation – how have you encountered Jesus in each of these areas? 
• In our text we see Jesus provide both a catch and breakfast. What and how has Jesus provided for you? 
• The disciple whom Jesus loved notices Jesus and points him out to Peter and the other disciples. To whom can you point out Jesus? How can you do this? 
• Peter leaves the other disciples and the catch, swimming to shore to be with Jesus? What and who do you need to leave to be with Jesus? What effort will you undertake to be with Jesus? 
• Jesus asks the disciples to bring some of the fish even though he already had some cooking. Why? What is Jesus asking you to bring him? Why? 
• Is the disciples’ silence a good thing or bad thing? Where and when do you need to be silent and simply know Jesus is Lord?