March 22, 2026
Firth Sunday in Lent
March 22, 2026 Livestream Worship Online Bulletin
Gathering
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Precious Lord, Take My Hand arr. Phillip Kevere
Welcome
Call to Worship
We come carrying grief, weariness, and questions that have lingered too long.
Some places feel too dry, too broken, too far gone.
God says: I will breathe life here.
Come, let us worship the God who brings breath to the valley.
Hymn
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee UMH#142
Reading from the Old Testament
Ezekiel 37:1–14
Psalm of Response
Psalm 130 UMH p.848
Solo
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Watts/Mason
Carol Kinsey
Reading from the Gospels
John 11:32-35,38-44
Sermon
Breath in the Valley
Joys and Concerns with the Lord’s Prayer
Our Creator, holy and close at hand,
your love is the ground beneath us
and the breath within us.
May your reign of justice and mercy take root,
here on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today what we truly need—
bread for our bodies, grace for our souls,
and courage for the journey.
Release us from what binds us,
as we learn to release one another.
Do not leave us alone in times of trial,
but lead us toward life.
For yours is the love that sustains us,
the power that renews us,
and the hope that will not let us go.
Amen.
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Make a Gift of a Tithe or Offering
Doxology UMH#95
Hymn
O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee UMH#430
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
Trust and Obey arr. James Koerts
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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