3rd Sunday in Lent | March 12, 2023

Our worship service at Ebenezer as well on Zoom was led by Margaret Tribe, Diane McLean, and Rev. Nicholas Forrester with Christine Hanson, Margaret Tribe, and our choir for the musical accompaniment, Diane McLean with Marla Tankard for Sunday School, Susan Ryman for the slides, and James Tribe, Shaun Balasubramaniam, and Doug Mark for our audiovisual and broadcast support. Special thanks to Clyde Harris & Joan Chinnery for lighting Lent candles, Marla Tankard for the children's song, and Jane Smyth for the prayers of the people. 0:00 Prelude “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele” by Johannes Brahms 0:42 Lighting of the Christ Candle & Fellowship Candles 2:03 Welcome & Announcements 5:30 Call to Worship 6:18 Lenten Candle Lighting Lent 3: Living Water Clyde Harris & Joan Chinnery 7:15 Hymn of Praise “We Praise You, O God” Voices United 218 9:26 Invocation 10:27 Choir Anthem “Every Valley” by John Ness Beck 13:32 Confession and Lament & Assurance of Pardon 15:02 The Lord’s Prayer 15:41 Song for the Young Jesus Bids Us Shine” Voices United 585 17:53 A Time with Our Children 26:46 Children sing “I Feel God Around Me” 28:47 Prayer for Understanding 29:18 Scripture Readings (NIV): Exodus 17:1-7 Water From the Rock https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/... John 4:5-26 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/... 34:52 Sermon: “Give Us the Living Water!” Rev. Nicholas Forrester 56:35 Hymn of Reflection “Fill My Cup, Lord” 1:00:10 Prayers of the People (with Jane Smyth) 1:05:32 Invitation to the Offering 1:07:00 Offertory Hymn “We Give Thee but Thine Own” (vs. 1&2) VU543 1:07:57 Prayer of Dedication 1:08:43 Closing Hymn, “Deep in our Hearts” More Voices 154 1:10:48 Benediction 1:11:35 Go Now in Peace by Nancy Price and Don Besig 1:14:02 Postlude “Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein BWV 641” by J. S. Bach Acknowledgements: Respectfully adapted from the following resources: The United Church of Canada @ https://www.united-church.ca/worship; The Presbyterian Church in Canada @ https://presbyterian.ca/worship/; United Church of Christ Worship Ways @ https://www.ucc.org/worship_worship-w... Spirit Networks @ http://www.spirit-net.ca/sermons/year... and The United Methodist Church Ministry Matters @ https://www.ministrymatters.com/worship/. Ebenezer United Church Markham, Ontario Canada https://ebenezeronline.ca/ Subscribe to our Ebenezer United Church - eNews https://us10.list-manage.com/subscrib...