Fruitland United Methodist Church
Second Sunday of Easter April 11, 2021 – 9:00 A.M. Welcome and Announcements Interlude Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship CALL TO WORSHIP Calling Song “Bless His Holy Name” TFWS #2015 Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name. He has done great things, He has done great things, He has done great things, bless His holy name. Responsive Reading from Psalm 133 Leader: How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! People: It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. All: For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. Unison Invocation O God, may you inhabit our praise today. Grant us healthy bodies and minds, not just that we might be healthy but so that we might love and serve you with our whole strength and joyful hearts. To you be the glory in the name of Jesus. Amen. Offering our Gifts and Tithes Unison offering prayer: Gracious, gift giving God, all that we have and all that we might yet have is never truly ours. They are always gifts from your hand. Thank you for trusting us with them. Through Jesus we pray. Amen. Gospel Reading John 20:24-29 New Testament Reading 1 John 1:1-10 God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God! Hymn “Be Thou My Vision” UMH #451 Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord; Thou and thou only, first in my heart, Great God of heaven, my treasure thou art. Prayers of the People and The Lord's Prayer 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 and ever. Amen. Message “I Touched Him” 1 John 1:1-4 and Acts 4:32-35 Commitment Chorus “Open Our Eyes” TFWS #2086 Open our eyes, lord, we want to see Jesus, To reach out and touch him, and say that we love him. Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen. Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus. Unison Benediction May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you wherever he may send you. May he guide you through the wilderness, protect you through the storm. May he bring you home rejoicing at the wonders he has shown you. May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors. Postlude CCLI License #1552544
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