Christ Presbyterian Church

Worship Service
A Place for New Beginnings

While they were talking,

Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,

April 14, 2024

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 Welcome to Sunday Worship Service
3rd Sunday of Easter
April 14, 2024 10:00AM
* Please stand if you are able.

Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
One: The Peace of Christ be with You.
All: And also with You.
GATHERING AROUND THE WORD

Call to Worship
One: O God, be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
All: Know that God has set us apart and hears us when we call.
One: O God, lift up the light of your countenance upon us.
All: O God, be gracious to us and hear our prayer.
One: Let us worship God!

*Hymn
All Creatures of Our God and King
All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
Ye clouds that sail in heaven along, O sing ye! Alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
Make music for thy Lord to hear, Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
That givest us both warmth and light,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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 Thou fertile earth, that day by day
Unfoldest blessing on your way, O sing ye! Alleluia!
The flowers and fruits that in thee grow,
Let them God’s glory also show!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
And everyone of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part. O sing ye! Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and cast on God your care!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
All creatures, your Creator bless,
And worship God in humbleness. O sing ye! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Litany of Affirmation
One: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard
and seen with our eyes concerning the word of life, we proclaim to you.
All: God of light, in whom is no darkness, we praise you.
One: The life was made manifest, and we testify to it.
All: God of light, in whom is no darkness, we praise you.
One: If we say we have fellowship with God while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not
live according to the truth.
All: God of light, in whom is no darkness, we praise you.
One: If we confess our sins, Jesus Christ is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
All: Jesus Christ is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the
sins of the whole world.

*Affirmation of Faith Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ
his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the
right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick
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and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of
saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.
AMEN.
PROCLAIMING THE WORD

Prayer of Illumination
Special Music
You Are Near
Solo – Susan Taylor

Reading from the Epistles

Acts 3:12-19
When Peter saw it, he addressed the people, “You Israelites, why do you wonder at this, or why
do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? 13 The God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his
servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had
decided to release him. 14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a
murderer given to you, 15 and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To
this we are witnesses. 16 And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong,
whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in
the presence of all of you. 17 “And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also
your rulers. 18 In this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his
Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out.
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, 1989)

1 John 3:1-7
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is
what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved,
we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is
this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 3 And all who have
this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 4 Everyone who commits sin is guilty of
lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in
him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or
known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is
righteous, just as he is righteous.
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, 1989)

One: This is the Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!
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Family Choir
Good Christians all. Rejoice and Sing
Good Christians all, rejoice and sing!
Now is the triumph of our King!
To all the world glad news we bring:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy name we bless, O risen Lord,
And sing today with one accord
The life laid down, the life restored:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Reading from the Gospel
Luke 24:36b-48
Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 37 They were startled
and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. 38 He said to them, “Why are you
frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Look at my hands and my feet; see
that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see
that I have.” 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 While
in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, “Have you anything
here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate in their
presence. 44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still
with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms
must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46 and he said
to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third
day, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all
nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things.
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, 1989)

One: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!

Sermon Rev. Tony Winter

“Keys and Codes, Unlocked and Deciphered”

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

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Hymn
Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
Refrain
This is my story, this my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels, descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
refrain
Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
refrain
Invitation to Giving
Offertory
*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer of Dedication
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer
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 GOING OUT INTO THE WORLD

*Hymn
We Are One in the Spirit
We are one in the Spirit; we are one in the Lord;
we are one in the Spirit; we are one in the Lord,
and pray that all unity may one day be restored:
Refrain
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love;
yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.
We will walk with each other; we will walk hand in hand;
we will walk with each other; we will walk hand in hand,
and together we’ll spread the news of God is in our land:
refrain
We will work with each other; we will work side by side;
we will work with each other; we will work side by side,
and we’ll guard human dignity and save human pride:
refrain
All praise to the Father, from whom all things come,
and all praise to Christ Jesus, God’s only Son,
and all praise to the Spirit, who makes us one:
refrain
Benediction
Postlude

**Please join us for coffee fellowship today in Parlor after worship.**

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 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome Rev. Tony Winter
Let’s all welcome back Rev. Tony Winter who has graciously agreed to preach for us today! The Rev. Winter is
from Dunedin and is a chaplain with Moffitt Cancer Center and AccentCare Hospice. Before becoming a
Presbyterian minister, he was a radio broadcaster in Minnesota, where he met his wife, Jackie.
Adult Education
Hymn Studies, led by Terry Mapes and Renee Brathwaite, are meeting on every Tuesdays at 10 a.m.through
May in the choir room. The hymns to be sung on Sunday will be discussed in detail to add to the worship
experience.
Wednesday Night Dinner
Take-out meals will be available for delivery or pickup at 4:45 PM on Wednesdays. The cost is $10 per meal.
This week’s menu is pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, chips, and chocolate mousse cake. If interested in
receiving a meal, please contact June Sanchez at 727-409-4199 or the church office at 727-584-8695. The
delivery area is limited.
Neighborhood Ministries
* To help support our food ministries you can make financial contribution to the “Neighborhood Funds.”
The Neighborhood Food Program distributes bags of groceries on Wednesdays from 4PM to 5PM. These bags
provide additional food items to supplement caring for the families in need. Food items can continue to be
dropped off on Sunday mornings and placed in the wheeled grocery cart or at the church office.
Pak-a-Snack continues to provide food bags to students at Anona Elementary.
CPC Night Out on The Town
Join us on Thursday April 18th at 5 PM for dinner at Clear Sky on Park 13079 Park Blvd, Seminole. If interested,
please contact the church office at 727-584-8695 or Chad Bender at 727-304-7577 by Monday March 18th to
make a reservation.
Ways to support your church in tithes and offerings
1. Online at www.largocpc.org
2. Through Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement App on Apple or Android devices
3. Mail a gift directly to the church or drop in office mail slot
4. Use the bill pay option through your bank
5. Scan the QR code to the right using your phone

CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Phone: 727-584-8695 • Fax: 727-585-1079 • 3115 Dryer Ave, Largo FL 33770
www.LargoCPC.org • email: Office.largocpc@gmail.com •
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 9 AM – 11:30 AM

Pastor email:
Secretary Sarah Reeves email: Office.largocpc@gmail.com
Director of Music Steven Radeck email: StevenRadeck@gmail.com
Custodian June Sanchez email: JuBug616@aol.com
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All songs used by permission CCLI #863215 and streaming CPSL 139714, Expiration date 7/31/2024
FYI - Video and audio equipment are used for the livestreaming & recording of the worship service.