Sixth Week of Easter

OUTDOOR WORSHIP AND PICNIC

SET FOR MAY 20TH

For our first congregational event of the year, the Session is planning an outdoor worship service on the church lawn on Sunday, May 20th, followed by a picnic.

We invite you to dress casual, bring your favorite lawn chair, and
invite a friend!

 (If it should rain, we will gather in the Great Hall.)

Be sure to Mark your calendars.

The Session is providing hamburgers, hotdogs, and potato chips.  If you would like to provide buns, a side dish, deserts or drinks, contact Kathryn Padgett.  She will have a signup sheet on Sunday mornings the 6th and 13th.

FRANKLIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

We are a community of believers called by God to live humbly in the spirit of Christ and to act as His voice and hands in our world.

Our ministries and missions emphasize worship, prayer, study, hospitality to others, and care within our congregation.  We are focused especially on the issues of poverty in our community and the world around us through projects and programs aimed at addressing the needs of those who are hungry and without enough clothing or adequate shelter, and those suffering abuse.



SIXTH WEEK OF EASTER




As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.

                                                                                                            John 15:9


John 15:9-17: In this section of final instructions to the disciples, Jesus speaks to them of the loving obedience that he expects of them, and of his high hopes for their faithfulness to him.  Sometimes in the contemporary church we forget that we are not simply to love Jesus or even to follow Jesus; we are also to obey Jesus. Obedience is not a favorite word in our freedom-loving, independent culture.  And yet, Jesus loves us enough to command us and we are called to love him enough to obey his commands. Christians are those who are not simply following Jesus because we have found Jesus to be a helpful means of getting what we want out of life; Christians are those who follow Jesus in obedience, confident that when we obey him, we are fulfilling what God wants to get out of the world.

O Christ, in your resurrection, the heavens and the earth rejoice. Alleluia!  By your resurrection you broke open the gates of hell, and destroyed sin and death.

Keep us victorious over sin.

By your resurrection you raised the dead, and brought us from death to life.

Guide us in the way of eternal life.

By your resurrection you confounded your guards and executioners, and filled the disciples with joy.

Give us joy in your service.

By your resurrection you proclaimed good news to the women and apostles, and brought salvation to the whole world.

Direct our lives as your new creation.

~ after a brief silence ~

God of mercy, we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for he is alive and has become the Lord of life.  From the waters of death you raise us with him and renew your gift of life within us.  Increase in our minds and hearts the risen life we share with Christ, and help us to grow as your people toward the fullness of eternal life with you, through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.




















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