May 2, 2021
Fifth Sunday of Easter

Sources of Information for Today's Online Service
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Fruit of the Vine
True Vine
Fruit of the Holy Spirit
What is the Meaning of "I Am the True Vine"
The 7 "I Am" Statements of Jesus Explained

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
This is the Fifth in a series of seven Worship Services from the Discipleship Ministries for the season of Eastertide that begins with Easter Sunday. The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for each of the services in the Series.
(Click on an earlier service's graphic to view that service's Resource page.)

Worship Series: "Living the Resurrection"
from umcdiscipleship.org
Of all the high holy days on the calendar of faith, Easter is by far the highest and the holiest. There is no exuberance that is too loud, no expression of joy that is over the top, no exercise of new life that can be shut down. Easter calls for excess. Don’t let it slip in silently; it needs brass accompaniment. And not just on one day. Easter is not a day; it is a season. That is why our worship series grabs hold of Easter and runs all the way to Pentecost, breathless and panting for the Spirit to come and breathe new life into our lungs so that we can endure the journey through the long season after Pentecost. The joy of Easter needs to sustain us until the Spirit can launch us into the next phase of experiencing the kin-dom of God.

This Week's Theme: "Abide in Me"
Liturgical Resources
We are practicing this abiding in Christ as we worship together with the hope that it will continue after the benediction is pronounced and the postlude ends. Cultivating habits for lifelong worship is a part of what we do when we gather for worship – however we gather these days.
Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31 ; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8
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 Considered For this week:
57 - . Verses - "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing" . (UDM)
2212 - . Verses - "My Life Flows On" . (UDM)
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The following hymns are ones from our hymnals that include that mysterious word "abide" (underlined) in the lyrics:
130 - . Verses - "God Will Take Care of You"
213 - . Verses - "Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates" . (UDM)
397 - . Verses - "I Need Thee Every Hour" . (UDM)
411 - . Verses - "Dear Lord, Lead Me Day By Day"
467 - . Verses - "Trust and Obey"
476 - . Verses - "Lonely the Boat"
661 - . Verses - "Jesus, We Want to Meet"
700 - . Verses - "Abide with Me"
2142 - . Verses - "Blessed Quietness"