Sunday Service March 15, 2020

Well we may not be able to worship together, but that’s not going to keep us from worshiping. Here is the service. Watch, listen and join in. You can even leave prayer requests in the comments below.

Announcements

  • Pastor Dave will be doing his office hours as usual on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Instead of physical visitation, he will be making calls. If you have a need, please call the office at 610-282-1834.
  • There will be official board meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
  • Pastor Dave will be opening the church at 6:30-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday for Spread the Bread.
  • There will be NO Bible Study on Wednesday.
  • The 55+ banquet scheduled for Wednesday 3/25 is cancelled.
  • The status of the Yard Sale will be discussed at the Official Board Meeting.
  • The following items are tentatively “on” but stay tuned.
  • Thursday, April 2 Shoebox Work Night at Q-town 7:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, April 5 Council Meeting
  • Friday, April 10 Easter Egg Hunt 1-3:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, April 12 Easter Services
  • Tuesday, April 21 Bears and Prayers 6:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 3 Love Feast 6:00 p.m.
  • Friday, June 26 VBS
  • Sunday, June 27 Church Picnic
  • Tuesday, July 16 Sight and Sound Trip
  • A group from Springfield Church of the Brethren will be traveling or a mission trip. August 1-9, 2020 for a mission trip with Brethren Disaster Ministries. If interested please sign up on the missions bulletin board in the back of the sanctuary and see Butch or Shirley Weaver for details.

Suggested Worship Music
10,000 Reasons by Matt Redmond
Death was Arrested by North Point Inside Out

Intercessory Prayer

Please place your prayer requests in the form below. Pastor Dave will pray over all of these. If you would like this prayer request to be added to the prayer chain, please indicate that in the space provided.

Suggested Worship Music
Jesus Paid It All
At the Cross- Chris Tomlin

Scripture Reading: John 19:16-30

16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews. 20 Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. 21 The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”

22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

24 “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,

“They divided my clothes among them
    and cast lots for my garment.”[a]

So this is what the soldiers did.

25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,[b]here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Sermon: Pastor Dave Weiss

Suggested Worship Music
Amazing Grace, My Chains Are Gone by Chris Tomlin

The Challenge

The fact of the matter is in spite of all that is going on around us. God is really good, all the time. He is constantly at work in our world restoring us to Himself. He loves you completely and utterly. If you have never asked Jesus into your heart to be your Lord and Savior, all you need to do is pray and ask Him, and place your faith and trust in Him. If you need help to do this, please contact Pastor Dave at 610-282-1834. God is good and He will come through.