“Greetings from all of us at Immanuel”
Today we are continuing our series of exploring the reality of the resurrection and the "Living Hope"that we have through faith in our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, by looking at how the resurrection can help us with our shame.
Just like our fear and our doubts, shame is a constant foe of ours that robs us of our joy and our faith in Christ. It is not hard for us to imagine the painful feeling of shame that flooded the mind of Peter in the days following his denial. Shame is an all too often shared experience among us, but today we will see how the love of Christ pursues us to set us free, and how it is the powerful love of Christ which silences even our deepest shame.
The Approach to God
Pre-Service Music Come Unto Him -Shackley
*Song Because He Lives -No. 292
Graves into Gardens -Elevation Worship
Prayer of Confession
Words of Assurance and Law of God
Kids
The Word of God
*Songs Earth to God -Rich
In Christ Alone -Getty-Townend
Scripture: John 21:15-19
Message “The Resurrection and our Shame”
Pastor Matt Lee
Prayer for Blessing
The Response to the Word
Mission of the Month Presentation
*Song Yes I will -Vertical Worship
*Benediction
Postlude
Offering
The ongoing ministry of the church relies on the generous giving of its members. At this time, we will not be passing the offering plates during the service. Instead, you may place your offerings in the plates located on the stage at the front of the sanctuary immediately following the service.
*Songs used by permission of CCLI #95502
ANNOUNCEMENTS
May Calling Team: Please call Mike J or Carrie B with any special concerns or requests.
May Mission of the Month: Forgotten Man Ministries provides Christ-centered hope and healing through biblically-based, chaplain led, volunteer jail ministries. Our vision is for every incarcerated person to experience new life in Christ and develop healthy family, church, and community relationships.
Flowers: We still have lots of dates available to sign up to bring flowers for Sunday Services. The calendar is located on the bulletin board just outside of the sanctuary. Please take a moment to look it over, and if there is a date that is special to you, please write down your name next to it and then plan on bringing in flowers for the service that day. You may also include a short announcement in the bulletin stating what they are for. To do so, please send an email to office@icrclansing.org, or you may call the church office Mon-Wed, between the hours of 9:30 am -1:30 pm.
Mulch Delivery- The Grounds Team had mulch delivered. Would there a few people who could help spread the mulch on either Monday or Tuesday morning this week? If so, please contact Linda Burcham to let her know and if you are able to bring your own wheel barrel and shovel, that would be helpful. Thank you.
Graduates: If you have a child or a young adult who will be graduating this year, please email Joey South at jrsouth16@yahoo.com with their name, age, and where they will be graduating from, so that we can recognize them here at Immanuel.
The Resurrection and the Life Series Continues:
May 9 - The Resurrected Life- Acts 9:1-9
Please Wait for Your Pew to be Dismissed By An Usher Before Leaving the Sanctuary After the Service: We also ask that you do not congregate in the lobby afterwards. You are however more than welcome to visit with each other once you are outside of the building. Thank you for doing your part in keeping everybody safe.
Siloam Nepali Church: Please pray for Pastor Chandra Tamang and the Siloam Nepali Congregation.
Your Leaders are so thankful for your fervent prayers:
Staff: Pastor Matt L, Joey S, Darla L, Stacia W
Consistory: Carrie B, Sandy C, Eric C, Sue F, Rick H, Marcia J, Mike J, Julie L, and our ministry teams
Pray For our missionaries- Grace Covenant Ministries
Please pray for GCM’s sports, art, gymnastic, and bible camps in Jackson County, Kentucky. Pray that these programs provide opportunities to share Jesus with the people in the greater Jackson County area. Please also pray that they can meet the needs of their residents through two thrift stores, a home-repair work program, a short-term homeless shelter, a school, a treatment center for at-risk boys, and treatment centers for men and women with substance abuse addictions. Pray also for the leaders who run the programs, the children who attend, and for continued support to keep them going.
To hear more prayer requests from ICRC, please call 321-2495, extension 191, or if you have a personal prayer request, please contact Marcia J. You may also submit a prayer request on our website at www.icrclansing.org.
Friends with Health Concerns
Shelby A, Mark and June B, John B, Joe C
Howard C, Sandy F, John F, Carol G,
Kathy G, Roland H, and other Parkinson’s sufferers,
Lon H, Marcia N, Jim P, Marian P,
Sandi S, and Joy V, and Pat W. for continued healing.
Save the Dates
May 11- Deacon’s Meeting
May 11- Painting with Sandi
May 11- Men’s Study
May 12- Jr. & Sr. High Youth Groups End of Year Party
May 13- Prayer Team Meeting
May 14-16- Young Adults Retreat, Alger, MI
May 17- Spiritual Growth Meeting
May 18- 90- Day Goals God Dreams Meeting