June 21, 2015 PREP

Theme: Jesus at Work through Us--You and Me! (VBS Celebration)

 Sound Notes: 
1. There will be  power point in the slide show. 
2. We will also use music videos for the children's singing. 
3. There is  dedication slide before the Morning Prayer.

Reference Scriptures: VBS Theme Scriptures

Joshua 1:9 (God Gives Us Courage)
⁹ I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Daniel 3:17 (God Saves Us)
¹⁷ If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire and out of your hand, O king, let him deliver us.^[a]

Ephesians 2:8 (God Gives Us Faith)
⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—  

I John 4:19 (We Share God's Love)
¹⁹ We love^[a] because he first loved us.

Call To Worship:

Leader: Be strong! Have courage!
People: God is with us wherever we go!
Leader: For God is strong and steadfast.
People: God is able to deliver us.
Leader: By grace we are saved through faith.
People: And faith is a gift from God.
Leader: We can love...
People: Because we are loved.
Leader: Let us worship God!

Invocation: 
God of surprises and miracles, you help us to face the challenges in our lives. May we be awake to your presence. May we be touched with your power. May we proclaim your hope, as we pray, Our Father...
--Woodlake Publishing Inc. 2014

Hymn Suggestions:

Opening Music: "Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord"

Hymn of Praise: CH 90 Come, Christians, Join to Sing" ALL

Prayer Hymn: CH 99 "Oh, How I Love Jesus"  sts. 1, 3

      

Communion Hymn: CH #348 "More About Jesus Would I Know" sts. 1, 3

 Hymn of Invitation: Ch #609 "Take My Life and Let It Be" sts. 1, 4

 

Closing Music: "This Is the Day"