GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE..................................................... “MEDITATION
IN C”1......................................... JOHN
DIXON
INTROIT................................................. “MAKE
A JOYFUL NOISE!”1........................... CHANCEL
CHOIR
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: Beloved, our Savior calls to you. Will you follow?
People: God, help us leave
everything behind and follow you.
Leader: Christ’s call persists through the clouds of doubt, fear, and worry that descend
on our
path. Will you follow?
People: God, help us to make Jesus the Lord of
our lives.
Leader: Jesus calls us to shift our priorities, to leave behind the baggage of selfishness so
we can truly love God and our neighbors. Will you follow?
People: God, help us make the needs of others a
priority.
Leader: Beloved, receive this good news: you are not alone! Today we answer Christ’s
call together!
All: God,
send us forth to share the good news of Gospel in your name. AMEN.
**HYMN #154 (UMH).............................................. “ALL
HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME” (VV. 1-3, 6)
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.” Would you
please pray with me as we confess our sins against God and neighbor…
O Lord, forgive us when we fail to respond to your call with faith. Through your Spirit,
we rest in the assurance of your acceptance. Forgive us when we are shackled by our
narrow understandings of discipleship and our clouded sense of purpose. Forgive us
when we are frightened of the future or pull back from the demand of your calling.
Forgive us when we fail to sense your presence in our past, to acknowledge your grace
in the present moment, and to trust you for our future. Through your Spirit, we offer
ourselves in discipleship. We come together as your disciples. We seek renewed faith.
Touch us now with your Spirit. AMEN.
SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
Leader: Christ fished for us, caught us, and has
saved us by his grace.
People:
Thanks be to God! By God’s grace we are
forgiven! AMEN.
MUSICAL
OFFERING.......................... “ON
EAGLES WINGS”1.................................. HANDBELL
CHOIR
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, his name is called Emmanuel. God with us, revealed in us,
his name is called Emmanuel.
SERMON............................................. “I’D
RATHER BE FISHING”........................... REV.
ERIC WARNER
**RESPONSE #3161
(W&S)................................................ “GRACIOUS
CREATOR OF SEA AND OF LAND”
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......................................... “IN
CHRIST ALONE”1....................................... CHANCEL
CHOIR
**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 #338 (UMH).................................................................................................. “WHERE
HE LEADS ME”
**CHORAL BENEDICTION.................. “SEND US YOUR SPIRIT”1.................................. CHANCEL
CHOIR
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............................................... “MARCH
IN G”1...................................................... JOHN
DIXON
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**Indicates the
congregation should stand if able
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