Worship Leader: Brad Lepp
Guest Speaker: Reynold Friesen
Music: Tim Neufeldt\/ Linda Washburn
Technical Team: Dennis Giesbrecht\/ Jonah Thiessen
Ushers: Rachel Schmidt\/ Christina Reimer
Coffee Hour Hosts: Melana Janzen\/ Evan Heise
Activity Period: Laura Giesbrecht<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gathering music: 11:00 AM
Gathering Hymns: VT 100 \u2013 Praise Him, Praise Him
VT 673 \u2013 Our God in Heaven [Hymn of the month]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
Announcements<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Call to Worship
Leader: Come, walk in green pastures.
People: We follow the Shepherd.
Leader: Come, lie down in green pastures.
People: We trust the Shepherd.
Leader: Come, dine at the table of abundance.
People: We are fed by the Shepherd.
Leader: Come, dwell in God\u2019s house.
People: We live in the Shepherd\u2019s care.
ALL: And we shall be with God for ever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HYMN: VT 660 \u2013 The Lord\u2019s My Shepherd
Congregational Prayer
Children\u2019s Time
Hymn: VT 718 \u2013 Gentle Shepherd, Come and Lead Us
Scripture Reading: John 10:1-19 \u2013 Haven Klassen
Sermon \u2013 by Reynold Friesen
Hymn: VT 840 \u2013 God be With you till we meet again
Benediction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scripture
John 10:1-19
10 \u201cVery truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger\u2019s voice.\u201d 6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 Therefore Jesus said again, \u201cVery truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11 \u201cI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14 \u201cI am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me\u2014 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father\u2014and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life\u2014only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psalm 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name\u2019s sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Listen to the service here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to the sermon here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n