Third Sunday of Easter
April 14, 2024

Sources of Information for Today's Online Service
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Bethel Worship Planning Documents
2024 Monthly Worship Calendar
2024 RCL 2 page Summary
Bethel Weekly Worship Planning worksheet
2023Annual Program Planning worksheet


Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
Weekly Worship Planning Series
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Worship Series: "How Shall We Live"
from UMC DM Worship Planning
The season of Easter, or Eastertide, can be difficult to navigate. On the one hand, there is the ongoing unexplainable joy of Resurrection and the hope of new life. On the other hand, there is the inevitable feeling of “So, what?” as we notice that the world seems pretty much unchanged or perhaps even worse. This is exactly where we need to begin this series: “So, what? Christ is Risen!” That was our shout on Easter morning. “So, what?” “What difference has it made, is it making, and will it make in our lives day by day?” That is the question we are asking in this series for the beginning of the Easter season: How shall we live? To guide us through this series and to help us answer this vital question, we have the Epistle of John. Perhaps it’s a surprising choice for some, but these letters can give us insight on life after Easter and how we might be witnesses to the kingdom, even as we wait for the fulfillment of the promise. We invite you and your congregation to explore what it means to be the church in a messy world as we consider how we shall live.

This is the Second service of a 3 service Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries. The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the services of the Series.
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This Service's Theme: "We Purify in Hope"
Easter is such a joyous, colorful, and vibrant celebration! Now in Eastertide, this second Sunday, Christ is still risen! The Creation is still waking up!
Liturgical Resources
Worship Planning Notes
Video: Opening Prayer
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Palm Sunday
Psalm 4; Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48;

Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments

Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment.....MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service

Hymns Suggested for this UDM service:
144 - . Verses - "This is My Father's World"
206 - . Verses - "I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light"
305 - . Verses - "Walk On, O People of God"
311 - . Verses - "Now the Green Blade Riseth"
364 - . Verses - "Because He Lives"