Prelude........................................... “And Can It Be”1...................... Charles Callahan
Choral
Introit................. “Jesus, Stand
Among Us”1....................... Chancel
Choir
Greeting
and Welcome
Time of Centering Prayer
Response #2164 (TFWS)...................................................................................... “Sanctuary”
Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving,
I’ll be a
living sanctuary for you.
**Call to Worship
Leader: We come this morning full of ourselves:
People: Our concerns, our plans, our opinions, our
schedules.
Leader: In this moment, help us to deny
ourselves and make space for you.
People: Enable us to put down our
priorities; to set aside our assumptions
and schemes.
Leader:
Open our hearts to recognize your work
and your will.
All: Reassure us of your
divine vision, and let us rest in your unending care.
**Hymn #128 (UMH).......................................................................................... “He
Leadeth Me”
Call to Confession
How easy we can learn of God's love - but how hard it is to live it! The world distracts us
with its easy choices, while we know how intentional we must be to love one another. Join
me as we confess our struggles in serving the Lord as we open our
hearts to God’s grace.
Prayer of Confession (in unison)
Because you dwell in our hearts, Eternal God, you know how the anger, the pain, the
bitterness of our lives crowds you out. The noise of the world deafens us to that Word
which can heal us. We want our children to be good, kind, and gentle to others, and
then they hear us call others names, and speak of them with demeaning words. Our
desire for revenge towards those who have hurt us shows that your peace, indeed, is
not in us. You promise a new heaven and a new earth, so renew our hearts too.
Shattered by our sin, your perfect heart can still heal our brokenness. Your Spirit,
living deep within our souls, can teach us to be faithful. Your Word, Jesus Christ our
Lord, whispers to us of your mercy, your hope, and your love.
Silent Prayers
of Confession
Words of Pardon and Assurance
Leader: The Word which can transform us is not some
idle gossip, but good
news for us. It fills us with
forgiveness, equips us for service, and sends
us forth to love others as God
loves us.
People: In our midst, the Holy Spirit
teaches us all we need to know, gives us
what we need in order to be
faithful, and fills us with peace through
repentance. Thanks be to God we
are forgiven! AMEN.
New Testament Lesson,
Acts 16:9-15
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God!
**Gospel
Lesson, John 14:23-29
Leader: Christ is risen!
People: Christ
is risen indeed!
**Response #2086 (TFWS)................................................................................ “Open
Our Eyes”
Sermon.......................................... “An Amazing
Detour”................. Rev. Eric Warner
Response #177 (UMH)............................................................................................ “He
Is Lord”
He is Lord, he is Lord! He is risen from the dead and he is Lord! Every knee shall
bow, every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord.
Prayer Concerns/Pastoral Prayer
The Lord's Prayer (in unison)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
AMEN.
Response #2215 (TFWS)................................................................................ “Cares
Chorus”
I cast all my cares upon you, I lay all of my burdens down at your feet, and anytime
that I don't know what to do,
I will cast all my cares upon you.
**Benediction
Our God, who is gracious, sends us out to be a blessing. With our hearts, we will sing God’s
praises; with our hands, we will serve God’s people. We will comfort all whose hearts are
troubled; we will go to help all who cry out to us. We will work for justice for all who are
oppressed; we will teach songs of hope to all who despair. We will strive to be the hands and
feet of Christ. AMEN.
**Congregational Response
Bind us together, Lord, bind us
together with cords that cannot be broken.
Bind us together, Lord, bind us
together, bind us together in love.
TFWS: The Faith We Sing (black
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