O Master Let Me Walk With Thee-602

O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee- 602

O Master, let me walk with thee in lowly paths of service free;

tell me thy secret; help me bear

the strain of toil, the fret of care.

Help me the slow of heart to move by some clear,

winning word of love;

teach me the wayward feet to stay,

and guide them in homeward way.

Teach me thy patience; still with thee in closer,

dearer company,

in work that keeps faith sweet and strong,

in trust that triumphs over wrong.

In hope that sends a shining ray far down the future’s broadening way,

in peace that only though canst give,

with the, O Master, let me live.

All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly - 419

All who hunger, gather gladly;

holy manna is our bread.

Come from wilderness and wand’ring.

Here, in truth, we will be fed.

You that yearn for days of fullness, all around us is our food.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

All who hunger, never strangers,

seeker, be a welcome guest.

Come from restlessness and roaming.

Here, in joy, we keep the feast.

We that once were lost and scattered in communion’s love have stood.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

All who hunger, sing together;

Jesus Christ is living bread.

Come from loneliness and longing.

Here, in peace, we have been led.

Blest are those who from this table live their days in gratitude.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

Beneath the Cross of Jesus 197

Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand,

the shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land;

a home within the wilderness, a rest upon the way,

from the burning of the noon-tide heat, and the burden of the day.

Upon that cross of Jesus mine eye at time can see

the very dying form of one who suffered there for me;

and from my stricken heart with tears two wonders I confess:

the wonders of redeeming love and my unworthiness.

I take, O cross, thy shadow for my abiding place;

I ask no other sunshine than the sunshine of his face;

content to let the world go by, to know no gain nor loss.

my sinful self my only shame, my glory all the cross.

Gather Us In- 284

Here in this place, the new light is streaming,

shadows of doubt are vanished away.

See in this space our fears and our dreamings,

brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in, the lost and forsaken;

gather us in; our spirits in flame.

Call to us now, and we shall awaken;

we shall arise at the sound of our name.

We are the young- our lives a mystery;

we are the old, who years for your face.

We have been sung throughout all of history,

called to be light to the whole human race.

Gather us in- the rich and the haughtier;

gather us in- the proud and the strong;

give us a heart so meek so lowly;

give us the courage to enter the song.

Here we receive new life in the waters;

here we receive the bread of new birth;

here you shall call your sons and your daughters,

call us a new to be salt for the earth.

Gather us to drink the wine of compassion,

give us to eat the bread that is you;

nourish us well, and teach us to fashion

lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

Not just in buildings, small and confining;

not in some heaven, light years away,

here in this place the new light is shining;

now is God present, and now is the day.

Gather us in and hold us forever;

gather us in and make us your own;

gather us in, all peoples together,

fire of love in our flesh and our bone.

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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.