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 not become cynical from abandoning our dreams or fail to encourage others to follow theirs. Let us come before the God of forgiveness who is the restorer of dreams. Let us “ponder anew what the Almighty can do!”
People: For this is a new day, a new hour, a new beginning – and God is doing a NEW THING.
Leader: Let us thank God for His Son, whose life, death, and resurrection was all about restoration and birthing vision, inspiring passions, and sparking dreams … igniting ministry. We rejoice!
People: For this is a new day, a new hour, a new beginning – and God is doing a NEW THING.
Leader: Come! Let us come into God’s presence with singing for in God’s presence is fullness of joy and at his right hand are pleasures forevermore! Let us shout joyfully as God’s children!
All: For this is a new day, a new hour, a new beginning – and God is doing a NEW THING. We worship you, God of vision, possibilities, opportunities, dreams, and new beginnings. Amen.
Hymn Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (UMH 139)
Scripture Isaiah 42:9, Isaiah 43:19a, Ezra 3:10-13
Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Children’s Message
Hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (UMH 89)
Message Weepers or Shouters?
Music Do What Must Be Done Lora & Rene Crombez
Giving Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
Doxology (UMH 94)
Prayer of Thanksgiving
We have entered your gates with thanksgiving and come into your courts with praise. Yet we continue to thank you for who we are becoming by the Word, Holy Spirit, and grace. We thank you for all you have given us – the will and strength to act, for vision, and for embracing the possibilities, opportunities, dreams and new beginnings brought into our lives. We thank you for bringing us together as this expression of your people, and we ask that you continue the work in us that we might make your heart glad with all that is done with our time, talents, and treasure. In Jesus’ precious and powerful name. Amen.
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (UMH 895)
Hymn Shout to the Lord (FWS 2074)
Benediction
Postlude
