Join us on Sundays at 10:30am Eastern in Candler Park, Picnic Pavilion 2 or via Facebook Live.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Invocation
Opening Hymn: “Freely, Freely”
Welcome and Announcements
First Reading: Psalm 116: 1-6, 10-19
Second Reading: 1 Peter 17-25
Prayers and Praises
Message
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Closing Hymn: “Awesome God”
Benediction
Message
“Walking With Hope: The Emmaus Road” (Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor)
Reading: Luke 24:13-35
And here is what happened: He sat down at the table with them. Taking the bread, he blessed and broke and gave it to them. At that moment, open-eyed, wide-eyed, they recognized him. And then he disappeared. (Verse 31)
Everyone is a child of God, created in God’s image and deserving of a direct relationship with God. Inspired by the teaching of Jesus to “love your neighbor as yourself,” we free ourselves of the temptation to judge or to define sin or salvation for anyone but ourselves in the context of that powerful relationship to our Creator.
Affirming someone is an act of validation that seeks to empower and lift up without judgment. To affirm means to build trust, respect and understanding between two people and the community of faith, fostering a deep connection of agape.
Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor
