GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE................................................... “ITALIAN
HYMN”1............. ARR.
BY CHARLES CALLAHAN
OPENING
TIME OF CENTERING PRAYER
Leader: Disciples of Christ, why have you gathered
today?
People: To worship God,
who lives among us.
Leader: God
lives among us all the time, so why have you gathered today?
People: To
remind one another that God lives among us as we worship.
Leader: When
you scatter from this place, what will you take with you?
People: Hearts open to recognize God living among
us.
Leader: Then, come! Let us worship together!
All: We come to worship with rejoicing
the Triune God who lives, loves,
and moves among us as we
gather and as we are sent from this place!
AMEN.
**HYMN #600 (UMH)................................................................................... “WONDERFUL
WORDS OF LIFE”
CELEBRATION
OF HOLY BAPTISM, KHYLEIGH ELIZABETH ROBERTS (BULLETIN PAGE 5)
Let us draw near to God with sincerity of heart and full assurance of faith, our guilty
hearts sprinkled clean, our bodies washed with pure water. Let us confess our sins
before God and one another.…
Spirit of God, we confess that we put on airs more often than we put on the armor
of God. We are guilty of girding ourselves with lies instead of the truth. We try to
protect ourselves with arrogance, superstition, and self-reliance instead of
righteousness, faith, and your gift of salvation. Our footsteps do not follow your
path of peace. And we are quick to use your Word to attack one another, instead
of striking out against the sins we personally commit. Forgive us, Holy God. Gift
us with the wisdom and strength to change our ways, so that we may live as your
faithful ambassadors of the Good News. AMEN.
SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
Leader: God chooses not to turn a deaf ear to us,
but to listen to our prayers. God
chooses not to shame us, but
to save us.
People: This is, indeed, good news for us! We are set free to enjoy a life of
grace and forgiveness with our
savior Jesus Christ. Thanks be to God!
AMEN.
**RESPONSE #2119 (TFWS)............................................................. “WHERE
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS”
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is peace; where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is love. There is comfort in life’s darkest hour; there is light and life, there
is help
and power in the Spirit, in the Spirit of the Lord.
SERMON.........................................
“DIFFICULT TO DIGEST” ................................. REV.
ERIC WARNER
**RESPONSE #368 (UMH)................................................................................................ “MY
HOPE IS BUILT”
PRAYER CONCERNS/PASTORAL PRAYER
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.
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.
CALL
TO OFFERING
**DOXOLOGY #95 (UMH)..................................... “PRAISE
GOD, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW”
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all
creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye
heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son,
and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
**OFFERTORY PRAYER
**HYMN #3048 (W&S)..................................................... “VIEW
THE PRESENT THROUGH THE PROMISE”
Beloved, God dwells among us! This is good news! Go now in the blessing of the
Triune God who created you, redeems you, and sustains you to live and love as
neighbors to God
and one another. AMEN.
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.
POSTLUDE.................................................... “ELEGY”1................................. ARR. BY FRANKLIN RITTER
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Flowers
on the altar are given by Sharlene Lyle in memory of family and friends
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**Indicates the
congregation should stand if able
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