Welcome to Community United Methodist Sunday Worship!
September 17, 2023
♫ Gathering Music
Welcome and Announcements
♫ Prelude Music
Opening Prayer
✟ ♫ Opening Hymn: Be Thou My Vision #451
✟ Call to Worship:
L: God is with us!
P: We are not alone.
L: Christ redeems us!
P: We are surrounded by Christ’s love.
L: The Holy Spirit breathes hope and peace into
our lives.
P: We are one in the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit
L: And the people of God said,
P: AMEN!
♫ Hymn of Praise: A Charge to Keep I Have # 413
Small Things (Children’s Time)
♫ Hymn: Jesus Loves Me # 191
Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Congregational Sharing of Joys & Concerns
Pastoral Prayer and Silent Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
♫ Prayer Hymn: Spirit of the Living God # 393
Sharing Our Blessings with God
Offertory Prayer:
Lord, you have blessed our lives in
so many ways. In gratitude for all these
blessings and in confidence that our gifts will
be used for ministries of peace and hope, we
offer these gifts. AMEN.
♫ Offertory Music
✟ ♫ Doxology: Praise God, From Whom… # 95
✟ Scripture Reading
Psalm 114: (p. 563)
Matthew 18:21-35 (p. 20)
The Word of God, For the people of God, and all Gods people said, Thanks be to God. A-men
Message: Forgiveness – Rev. Allan Wintersteen
♫ Closing Hymn: There’s A Wideness in … #121
✟ Blessing and Benediction
✟ ♫ Going Forth: God Be With You… (Vs 1) # 672