Prelude
Welcome
Sharing the Peace of Christ
Gloria Patri (UMH 71)
Call to Worship
Leader: Let us lift up the name of our God!
People: Let us praise the faithfulness of the Lord!
Leader: God’s greatness fills the heavens.
People: The Lord’s love embraces the earth.
Leader: The Spirit of God preserves our life in the midst of troubles.
All: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Amen.
Hymn Nothing but the Blood (UMH 362)
Pastor’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer (UMH 895)
Children’s Message
Hymn The Old Rugged Cross (UMH 504)
Scripture Luke 22:47-62
Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Message Peter and Judas
Hymn Lord of the Dance (UMH 261)
Prayer of Confession
Merciful God forgive us when we forget that your mercy is higher than the heavens, wider than our wanderings, and deeper than all of our sin. Heal our minds with your word, heal our troubled consciences with your love, and heal our anxious hearts with your presence. Amen.
Giving Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
Doxology (UMH 94)
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Redeeming Lord, we find it extremely difficult to deny ourselves. Our relationships and our future aspirations often seem absent of glorifying your holy name. Instead, we deceive ourselves into equating good works with faithful discipleship. The Gospel reminds us that we are called to bridge the gap between casual commitment and true discipleship. We give this offering as a way to move toward closer discipleship with you. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
Prayers of the People
Affirmation of Faith (UMH 883)
We are not alone; we live in God’s world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God’s presence, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Sending Forth Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (twice) (UMH 349)
Benediction
Postlude
