GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE............................................... “PRAYER
OF DEVOTION”1............ JAMES
MICHAEL STEVENS
OPENING
TIME OF CENTERING PRAYER
**RESPONSE #2071 (TFWS)................................................................. “JESUS,
NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES”
Jesus, name above all names, beautiful Savior, glorious Lord. Emmanuel, God is with
us, blessed
Redeemer, living Word.
Leader: Be still for a moment. What do you hear? What do you smell? What do
you feel under your feet? Know that God is here.
People: In the familiar and
unfamiliar, God is here with us.
Leader: Take a moment to look around. Whom do you notice? Who isn’t here that
you expected to see? Whether this community feels brand new or
familiar
to you, know that God is
here.
People: In the familiar and unfamiliar, God is
here with us.
Leader: Take a deep breath. We share this air,
this space, this house of worship
together. In our breathing and worshiping in this time
and place, know that
God is here.
People: In the familiar and unfamiliar, God is
here with us.
Leader: God is here. May we pay attention and discern how God
brings us
together in the familiar and
the unfamiliar to be and become the Body of
Christ.
All: May we notice and join in God’s
work of forming us for our community
as we worship today. AMEN.
**HYMN #2009 (TFWS)............................................................................. “O
GOD BEYOND ALL PRAISING”
Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” With Christ’s
compassion going ahead of us, let us confess our sins against God and neighbor…
Lord of us all, like Jesus changing water into wine at the wedding feast in Cana, we need
a miracle today. We are tired of the hurts of this world. We are discouraged in the face
of injustice, war, poverty, and indifference. Yet, we are confident that your steadfast love,
like a mighty mountain will not be moved. Your gifts, as many as the mighty winds,
cannot be counted. Your glory, like a mighty torch, will not be put out. Lord, crown us
with your love. Show us your glory, that in you we may be moved to acts of kindness,
love, justice, and mercy. Lord, we need a miracle today. AMEN.
SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
Leader: Christ comes into every shadowed corner of
our lives with the light of his
love. Christ gifts us with grace and hope.
People: Thanks be to God! By God’s grace we are forgiven! AMEN.
MUSICAL
OFFERING.......................... “BLESSED
ASSURANCE”1............................. PAUL
HUMPHREY
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, his name is called Emmanuel. God with us, revealed in us,
his name is called Emmanuel.
SERMON..................................................... “TRUE
DELIGHT”.................................... REV.
ERIC WARNER
**RESPONSE #170 (UMH)............................................................................................ “O
HOW I LOVE JESUS”
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
OFFERTORY............................... “I DON’T
KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM”1................. PAUL
HUMPHREY
**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 #156 (UMH)....................................................................................... “I
LOVE TO TELL THE STORY”
Go now, with your trust in Christ who has quenched your thirst with the wine of God’s love.
Do not be silent about God’s faithful love, but shelter in the warmth of God’s wings and keep
your hearts honest. And may God rejoice over you and call you “My Delight”; may Christ
Jesus bring out the best in you, to his glory; and may the Spirit equip you all with gifts for the
common good. We go in peace to love and serve the Lord. 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........................................ “ANY
DREAM WILL DO”1.................. ANDREW
LLOYD WEBBER
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**Indicates the
congregation should stand if able
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