Good News Spreads - “Paul and Silas”
Sunday, April 26, 2026
*Please stand in body or in spirit. Congregational responses are in bold and preceded by "All"
GATHERING
Welcome and Announcements
Invitation and Sharing of Peace
Peace be with you. And also with you.
Prelude Celebration Ringers
Lighting of the Altar Candles
Call to Worship (Clergy Stuff)
LEADER: All are welcome in this holy house.
ALL: We come together in Jesus’ name.
LEADER: Blessed are you who have faith even through challenges.
ALL: Jesus is here, bringing us healing and wholeness.
Opening Prayer (Clergy Stuff)
ALL: God of radical welcome, Challenge us to hear your gospel in new and different ways, that our faith might be enriched and deepened as we struggle to find its meaning for us today. In the name of Jesus, who crossed boundaries and ministered to the marginalized, even to his own condemnation, we pray. Amen
*Opening Song I Love You, Lord TFWS 2068
I love you, Lord,
and I lift my voice
to worship you,
O my soul rejoice.
Take joy, my King,
in what you hear,
may it be a sweet,
sweet sound in your ear.
LISTENING
Scripture Reading Acts 16:16-40
This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
Message for All Ages
Sermon “Paul and Silas” Rev. DV Yost
RESPONDING
*Sermon Song Amazing Grace UMH 378
1. Amazing grace!
How sweet the sound
that saved a
wretch like me!
I once was lost,
but now am found;
was blind, but now I see.
2. ’Twas grace that taught
my heart to fear,
and grace my
fears relieved;
how precious did
that grace appear
the hour I first believed.
3. Through many dangers,
toils, and snares,
I have already come;
’tis grace hath brought
me safe thus far,
and grace will
lead me home.
4. The Lord has promised
good to me,
his word my
hope secures;
he will my shield
and portion be
as long as life endures.
5. Yea, when this flesh
and heart shall fail,
and mortal
life shall cease,
I shall possess,
within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.
6. When we’ve been there
ten thousand years,
bright shining
as the sun,
we’ve no less days
to sing God’s praise
than when
we’d first begun.
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Prayers of the People |
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God of new life, hear our prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer (Spoken)
All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Offertory Craig Nickerson, Organist
*Offering Response Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (UMH 94)
*Prayer of Dedication (Clergy Stuff)
ALL: Gracious God, you have gifted us with skills and abilities of every kind, along with the means to satisfy our material needs. We offer now a portion of these gifts that you would use them for the work of helping your just and holy reign to break through into our suffering world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
SENDING
*Closing Song When In Our Music God is Glorified UMH 68
- When in our music
God is glorified,
and adoration leaves
no room for pride,
it is as though
the whole creation cried
Alleluia!
- How often, making
music, we have found
a new dimension
in the world of sound,
as worship moved
us to a more profound
Alleluia!
- So has the church
in liturgy and song,
in faith and love,
through centuries of wrong,
borne witness to
the truth in every tongue,
Alleluia!
- And did not Jesus
sing a psalm that night
when utmost evil
strove against the light?
Then let us sing,
for whom he won the fight:
Alleluia!
- Let every instrument
be tuned for praise!
Let all rejoice
who have a voice to raise!
And may God give
us faith to sing always
Alleluia!
*Benediction
Benediction Response
Postlude Craig Nickerson, Organist
Next Week
Living in Hope - “Paul’s Sermon at Athens
May, 2026 Acts 17:16-31
JOIN US AFTER WORSHIP as we plan an upcoming prayer vigil for peace. We are currently planning to host the prayer vigil for peace on May 31st.
Community Representatives at the Thrift Store this April
- A nurse from the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center will have resources and blood pressure screening on Thursday, April 23rd.
BACKPACK BUDDIES: April’s food items are SBreakfast Bars and Hormel Compleats or any item listed on the shopping list. If you find it difficult to shop, you may send a monetary donation to the church or place your donation in the offering plate on any Sunday. Please mark your gift, “Backpack Buddies”.
This Week at Arnolia
- Tuesday, April 28: 8:30 – 11:30 AM Thrift Store accepting donations
- Tuesday, April 28: 12 Noon Pastor’s Study
- Tuesday, April 28: 6:30 PM Bible Study
- Wednesday, April 29: 7:30 PM Rejuvenate
- Thursday, April 30: 10 AM – 2 PM Thrift Store Open
- Thursday, April 30: 6:30 PM Chancel Choir
- Friday, May 1: Pastor’s Sabbath – Church Office Closed
- Sunday, May 3: 10 AM Worship Service
- Sunday, May 3: 11:15 AM Leadership Team
Copyrights
I Love You, Lord, by Laurie Klein, © 1978, 1980 House Of Mercy Music, CCLI #25266, TFWS 2068 Key: F
Used by Permission. CCLI Church Copyright License Number: 1684333 and Streaming License Number: 20155039.
Amazing Grace, UMH 378, CCLI #22025, Public Domain
When In Our Music God is Glorified, by Fred Pratt Green, © 1972 Hope Publishing Company, CCLI #2631390,
UMH 68 Key Used by Permission. CCLI Church Copyright License Number: 1684333 and Streaming License Number: 20155039.
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