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 The Lily of the Valley(FWS 2062)
Pastor’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer (UMH 895)
Children’s Message
Hymn Just a Closer Walk with Thee (FWS 2158)
Scripture John 1:43-51
Leader: The word of God for the people of God
People: Thanks be to God.
Message Hometown
Hymn What a Friend We Have in Jesus(UMH 526)
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
As you have poured your healing love into our lives, O God, we now offer these gifts to you. Let them be used in ministries of peace and justice through the work of this church in your world. 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 Blessed Assurance (UMH 369)
Benediction
Postlude
