Bulletin March 15, 2015

Study for Nicodemus visiting Jesus- Henry Ossawa Tanner 1899

Welcome to Deltona Christian Church!  Welcome to Deltona Christian Church!  We gather for the fourth Sunday of Lent.  As we hear one of the most beloved passages of scripture today, you are invited to consider your own spiritual birth.

Greetings & Announcements                       Pastor Susanna   
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Prelude                                                               Miles Sutton   

Acolytes bring the light of God into the service  

*Call to Worship (Read Responsively)            Monica DePoy

         One: We gather in the name of the living Christ to worship 
                 God.
         Many: Surely, God is in this place and calls us to worship in 
                spirit and in truth.
         One: God’s love is for you and for all people everywhere.
         Many: That we may share God’s love and life, may we be
                renewed in the refreshing Spirit of the living Christ.
         One: The living Christ is with us.
         Many: Praise the Lord!

Christ and Nicodemus- Ilya Repin 1887

*Opening Hymn                Sweet, Sweet Spirit                   261

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*Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer           Monica DePoy

(using debts and debtors)

 Time for God’s Children                        Pastor Susanna

(Children aged k-8th grade can come up to the steps for this lesson.    

      After, the kids can go next door to Kids Central.)  

Jesus ans Nicodemus- Alexander Ivanov 1855

   Prayer of Confession And Assurance of Pardon

  Scripture Reading                                       Cliff Densmore

 Gospel Lesson John 3:1-21 
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The Word of God for the people of God

Thanks be to God!

NASA photo earth from space

  Pastoral Prayer                                               Pastor Susanna

  Sermon          A Matter of Origins             Pastor Susanna

  Prayer of Commitment                              Pastor Susanna

*Invitation Hymn O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go  540

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 (come forward at this time to unite with our church family, for a prayer, or to commit your life to Jesus Christ.)

  Communion Meditation                           Pastor Susanna

  Communion Hymn  Breathe on Me, Breath of God  254

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  Prayer for the Bread and Cup                     Monica DePoy

  Distribution and Sharing of Emblems        The Diaconate

(Partake of the Bread when served. Please hold the Cup

and we will partake together.)

Pieta - Salvador Dali 1982

 Offering Meditation and Prayer of Dedication

*Doxology  Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow      46

*Parting Hymn                Living for Jesus                   610 

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*Acolytes take the light of God out into the World

*Benediction                                                 Pastor Susanna

*Postlude                                                          Miles Sutton

Hymn 610 Living For Jesus

Living for Jesus a life that is true,

striving to please him in all that I do;

yielding allegiance, glad hearted and free,

this is the pathway of blessing for me.

O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to thee,

for thou, in thy atonement, didst give thy self for me;

I own no other master, my heart shall be thy throne,

my life I give, henceforth to live,

O Christ, for thee alone.


Living for Jesus who died in my place,

bearing on Calvary my sin and disgrace;

such love constrains me to answer his call,

follow his leading and give him my all.

O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to thee,

for thou, in thy atonement, didst give thy self for me;

I own no other master, my heart shall be thy throne,

my life I give, henceforth to live,

O Christ, for thee alone.


Living for Jesus through earth’s little while,

my dearest treasure- the light of his smile;

seeking the lost ones he died to redeem,

bringing the weary to find rest in him.

O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to thee,

for thou, in thy atonement, didst give thy self for me;

I own no other master, my heart shall be thy throne,

my life I give, henceforth to live,

O Christ, for thee alone.

Hymn 254 Breate On Me, Breath of God

Breathe on me, Breath of God,

fill me with life anew,

that I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do.

Breathe on me, Breath of God,

until my heart is pure,

until with thee I will one will to do and to endure.

Breathe on me, Breath of God,

till I am wholly thine,

until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine.

Breathe on me, Breath of God,

so shall I never die,

but live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity.

Hymn 540 O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

O Love that wilt not let me go,

I rest my wear soul in thee;

I give thee back the life I owe,

that in thing ocean depths its flow may richer, fuller be.


O Light that followest all my way,

I yield my flickering torch to thee;

my heart restores its borrowed ray,

that in thy sunshine’s blaze its day may brighter, fairer be.


O Joy that sleekest me through pain,

I cannot close my heart to thee,

I trace the rainbow through the rain,

and feel the promise is not vain that morn shall tearless be.


O Cross that liftest up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from thee;

I lay in dust life’s glory dead,

and from the ground there blossoms red life that shall endless be.

Hymn 261 Sweet, Sweet Spirit

There’s a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place,

and I know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord;

there are sweet expressions on each face,

and I know they feel the presence of the Lord.

Sweet Holy Spirit, sweet heavenly Dove,

Stay right here with us, filling us with your love;

And for these blessings we life our hearts in praise;

With-out a doubt we’ll know that we have been revived when we shall leave this place.

March 8th bulletin

Welcome to Deltona Christian Church!  This is a community which chooses to share life in brotherly and sisterly love.  We are  committed to lifting each other up in prayer and sharing in worship together, because we receive God acting in our community.  You are welcome here, no matter who you are.  Let us know how we may lift you up in prayer and surround you with support.

  Greetings & Announcements                       Pastor Susanna   

Prelude                                                                                      Miles Sutton  

Acolytes bring the light of God into the service  

*Call to Worship (Read Responsively)            Monica DePoy

  (Based on Psalm 22)

One:  The message of the cross sounds foolish to the world;
Many: But to us it is the power of God!
One: We proclaim the scandal of Christ crucified.
Many: The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,
         and the weakness of God is stronger than our strength.

*Opening Hymn    Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise     66

*Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer           Monica DePoy

(using debts and debtors)Click here to read the Lord's Prayer

 Choir Anthem                                God of the Desert Spring

 Time for God’s Children                        Pastor Susanna

(Children aged k-8th grade can come up to the steps for this lesson.    

      After, the kids can go next door to Kids Central.)  

   Crop Walk Commissioning

  Scripture Reading                                         Delores Lester

Hebrew Testament:                      Exodus 20:1-20

Epistle lesson:                      1 Corinthians 1:18-31          

The Word of God for the people of God

Thanks be to God!

  Pastoral Prayer                                            Pastor Susanna

  Sermon          Do fools need rules?             Pastor Susanna

  Prayer of Commitment                              Pastor Susanna

*Invitation Hymn             Trust and Obey                   556

 (come forward at this time to unite with our church family, 

for a prayer, or to commit your life to Jesus Christ.)

  Communion Meditation                           Pastor Susanna

  Communion Hymn           Bread of the World           387

  Prayer for the Bread and Cup                     Monica DePoy

  Distribution and Sharing of Emblems        The Diaconate

(Partake of the Bread when served. Please hold the Cup

and we will partake together.)

 Offering Meditation and Prayer of Dedication

*Doxology  Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow      46

*Parting Hymn      Standing on the Promises      552                              
*Acolytes take the light of God out into the World

*Benediction                                                 Pastor Susanna

*Postlude                                                          Miles Sutton