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: Welcome! Open your hearts to God’s love today.
People: Praise God who has called us here.
Leader: May the Word of God offer healing and hope.
People: Praise be to God who continually blesses us!
Leader: Place your faith and trust in the Lord.
All: Our Lord is worthy to be praised! Amen.
Hymn When Morning Gilds the Skies (UMH 185)
Pastor’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer (UMH 895)
Children’s Message
Hymn His Eye Is on the Sparrow (FWS 2146)
Scripture John 14:1-4
Leader: The word of God for the people of God
People: Thanks be to God.
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Hymn When We All Get to Heaven (UMH 701)
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 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
Lord, we present these tokens of the many blessings you have poured into our lives. Make us people who are unafraid to proclaim your healing mercies. Help these gifts to bring hope and comfort to all those in need. 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 I’ll Fly Away (FWS 2282)
Benediction
Postlude
