Bethel 04/23/23 Service

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Emmaus
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Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
Weekly Worship Planning Series

This is the Third service of a Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries
for the 7 Sundays of the Easter Season.
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Worship Series: "A Living Hope"
from umcdiscipleship.org

The Easter season is about living into the new reality of the resurrected Christ. The shocking news that death is not the end of the human story takes some reorientation to begin to understand the implications of such a profound truth. So, Eastertide is where we let this knowledge wash over us, and we begin, with joy, to embrace this new way of living. I Peter says it this way: “By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3 NRSV). This series allows us to explore this hope and to know it well enough to recognize it when we encounter it in our own communities. We paired the epistle texts with the psalm for each week to give us a flavor of both the understanding and the experience of hope. Join us for this journey into the new world of a living hope that is ours in the resurrection as we give thanks to God.

This Service's Theme: "Loosening the Bonds"
Liturgical Resources

Today is a day for testimony. We need to remind ourselves and one another that we have indeed been set free. Maybe we can talk about what we’ve been set free from. Maybe we talk about obstacles overcome. But the simple fact of freedom is what we focus on today.

Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Psalm 116:1-4,12-19; Acts 2:14a,35-41; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35

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Hymns Considered For this week:
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