April 3, 2022 “Narrow is the Gate”

Welcome to Worship at St. Stephen Church Date: April 3, 2022                5th Sunday in Lent                    11:00 AM MISSION STATEMENT Knowing Christ, Loving Christ, Offering Christ     636 Roswell St.  Marietta, GA,  30060      770-428-5604 www.Facebook.com/saintstephenmarietta Rev. Greg McClelland, Pastor, [email protected] Beverly Savage, Worship Leader Deborah Boyd, Instrumentalist Prelude: “I Surrender All”       Winfield Weeden, arr. Fred Bock Welcome and announcements Opening Scripture Matthew 7:13-14 Opening Hymns  “Behold the Lamb” The Celebration Hymnal (Celeb.) 304          Pastoral Prayer *Affirmation of Faith United Methodist Hymnal (UMH) 881 *Doxology              UMH 95 Hymn of Preparation : “Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling” UMH 348 Scripture Matthew 21:23-32 Sermon Rev. Greg McClelland “Narrow is the Gate” Holy Communion UMH 12 Closing Hymn of Invitation ..... “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” …….. Celeb 602   See Below Benediction Postlude “O the Blood of Jesus”     Traditional arr Bryce Inman