UMH – United Methodist Hymnal
FWS – The Faith We Sing Hymnal
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 I Come with Joy (UMH 617)
Pastor’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer (UMH 895)
Children’s Message
Hymn Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (UMH 133)
Scripture Acts 1:4-11
Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Message Ascension
Hymn I’m Going to Live So God Can Use Me (FWS 2153)
Prayer of Confession
Jesus, we want to be like you. Yet, many times we fall short. May your Holy Spirit pour out on us to nurture and guide us. Help us when we fail. Make us holy from the inside out. Amen.
Giving Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
Doxology (UMH 94)
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Holy Father, you have perfected love among us by sending your son to us. We acknowledge that the love of Jesus is an overwhelming pronouncement of God’s grace. We share these tithes and offerings today with the hope that your children everywhere will know that your perfect love casts out all fears. Amen.
Prayers of the People
Affirmation of Faith (UMH 884)
We believe in the one God, creator and sustainer of all things, Father of all nations, the source of all goodness and beauty, all truth and love. We believe in Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, our teacher, example, and Redeemer, the Savior of the world. We believe in the Holy Spirit, God present with us for guidance, for comfort, and for strength. We believe in the forgiveness of sins, in the life of love and prayer, and in grace equal to every need. We believe in the Word of God contained in the Old and New Testaments as the sufficient rule both of faith and of practice. We believe in the church, those who are united in the living Lord for the purpose of worship and service. We believe in the reign of God as the divine will realized in human society, and in the family of God, where we are all brothers and sisters. We believe in the final triumph of righteousness and in the life everlasting. Amen.
Sending Forth When We All Get to Heaven (UMH 701)
Benediction
Postlude
