Community UMC Sunday Worship 05-17-2026

Sunday Worship Order

♫GATHERING/PRELUDE MUSIC:

WELCOME & ANNOUCEMENTS:

OPENING PRAYER: Rev. Wintersteen

♫ HYMN: # 127 – Guide Me, O Thou Jehovah (All Verses)

CALL TO WORSHIP: (Screens & Printed Below)
L: The Lord has risen!
P: He is risen indeed!
L: Sometimes we walk in sadness, our eyes blinded to the hope right in front of us.
P: Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening, and the day is nearly over.
L: Come, let us walk with the Stranger who opens the Scriptures, turning our fear into faith.
P: Let our hearts burn within us as we hear his voice. Hallelujah! Christ is with us!

♫ HYMN: # 312 – Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (All Verses)

LITTLE THINGS MESSAGE:

♫ HYMN: Jesus Loves The Little Children (Screens)
Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red and yellow, black and white
They are precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world

CONGREATIONAL JOYS AND CONCERNS:

PASTORAL PRAYER & LORD’S PRAYER: Rev. Wintersteen

OFFERTORY PRAYER: (Screens & Printed Below)
Just as the disciples on the road to Emmaus felt their hearts burning within them when they recognized Jesus, we offer these gifts with hearts of gratitude. We bring our money, our time, and our talents—our very selves—and lay them on Your altar. May these offerings turn our “Emmaus roads” into paths of mission, helping us to recognize You in the breaking of bread and in the faces of our neighbors. In the name of Jesus, our companion on the journey, Amen.

♫ OFFERTORY MUSIC:

♫ DOXOLOGY: # 95 – Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

READING THE WORD: (Printed to the Right)
OLD TESTAMENT: PSALM 100:1-5 (NIV)
L: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
P: Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
L: Know that the Lord is God.
P: It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
L: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;
P: Give thanks to him and praise his name.
L: For the Lord is good,
P: his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 24:13-35 (CEB)
On that same day, two disciples were traveling to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking to each other about everything that had happened. While they were discussing these things, Jesus himself arrived and joined them on their journey. They were prevented from recognizing him. He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk along?” They stopped, their faces downcast. The one named Cleopas replied, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who is unaware of the things that have taken place there over the last few days?” He said to them, “What things?” They said to him, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth. Because of his powerful deeds and words, he was recognized by God and all the people as a prophet. But our chief priests and our leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him. We had hoped he was the one who would redeem Israel. All these things happened three days ago. But there’s more: Some women from our group have left us stunned. They went to the tomb early this morning and didn’t find his body. They came to us saying that they had even seen a vision of angels who told them he is alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women said. They didn’t see him.” Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! Your dull minds keep you from believing all that the prophets talked about. Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then enter into his glory?” Then he interpreted for them the things written about himself in all the scriptures, starting with Moses and going through all the Prophets. When they came to Emmaus, he acted as if he was going on ahead. But they urged him, saying, “Stay with us. It’s nearly evening, and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. After he took his seat at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight. They said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts on fire when he spoke to us along the road and when he explained the scriptures for us?” They got up right then and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying to each other, “The Lord really has risen! He appeared to Simon!” Then the two disciples described what had happened along the road and how Jesus was made known to them as he broke the bread.
The word of God, for the People of God, Thanks be to God! AMEN.

♫ GLORIA PATRI: # 600 – Wonderful Words of Life (Refrain)

TODAYS MESSAGE: The Emmaus Road – Rev. Wintersteen

♫ HYMN: # 451 – Be Thou My Vision (All Verses)

BLESSING & BENEDICTION: Rev. Wintersteen

♫ HYMN: # 327 – Crown Him With Many Crowns (V. 3)