Welcome to Our Worship Service! – July 30, 2023
Prelude Music
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn: Be Thou My Vision # 451 (UMH)
*Call To Worship
L: Good Morning! Welcome to a celebration of God’s love for us!
P: We surely need to see that love; stresses weigh us down.
L: You’ve come to the right place. This is a place where all of us can seek God’s presence and share our deepest inmost concerns with God.
P: We are glad to hear that, for we wrestle with our faith far too often.
L: Don’t fear! God is with you always, loving and transforming your lives.
P: Lord of mercy and compassion, be in our hearts this day. Help us to reach out with love to others. AMEN.
*Hymn of Praise: I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath# 60 (UMH)
Small Things (Children’s Time)
Hymn Response: Jesus Loves Me # 191 (UMH)
Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer and Silent Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn Response: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus # 349 (UMH)
Sharing Our Blessings with God
Offertory Prayer: In gratitude for all that we have received from you, O Lord, we offer our tithes and gifts for the ministry of this church in this world which hungers and thirsts for love and peace. AMEN.
Offertory Music
*Doxology: Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow # 95
*Scripture Reading
Genesis 32:22-31 (p. 30 in the pew Bible)
Romans 9:1-5 (p. 159 in the pew Bible)
L:The Word of God
ALL: For the people of God. A-men
Message: It Happened One Night
Closing Hymn: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy #121 (UMH)
*Blessing and Benediction
*Going Forth: God Be With You Till We Meet Again (Verse 1 + refrain) # 672 (UMH)