{"id":653,"date":"2026-05-17T07:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a-step-back.com\/cumckeenesburg\/?p=653"},"modified":"2026-06-21T05:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T05:18:27","slug":"community-umc-sunday-worship-05-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-step-back.com\/cumckeenesburg\/2026\/05\/17\/community-umc-sunday-worship-05-17-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Community UMC Sunday Worship 05-17-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Community UMC Sunday Worship 05-17-2026\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ex3kDE3xQ3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sunday Worship Order<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266bGATHERING\/PRELUDE MUSIC:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WELCOME &amp; ANNOUCEMENTS:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OPENING PRAYER:<\/span> Rev. Wintersteen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266b HYMN:<\/span> # 127 &#8211; Guide Me, O Thou Jehovah (All Verses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CALL TO WORSHIP: (Screens &amp; Printed Below)<br>L: The Lord has risen!<br><strong>P: He is risen indeed!<br><\/strong>L: Sometimes we walk in sadness, our eyes blinded to the hope right in front of us.<br><strong>P: Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening, and the day is nearly over.<br><\/strong>L: Come, let us walk with the Stranger who opens the Scriptures, turning our fear into faith.<br><strong>P: Let our hearts burn within us as we hear his voice. Hallelujah! Christ is with us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266b HYMN:<\/span> # 312 &#8211; Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (All Verses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LITTLE THINGS MESSAGE:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266b HYMN:<\/span> Jesus Loves The Little Children (Screens)<br>Jesus loves the little children<br>All the children of the world<br>Red and yellow, black and white<br>They are precious in His sight<br>Jesus loves the little children of the world<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CONGREATIONAL JOYS AND CONCERNS:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PASTORAL PRAYER &amp; LORD\u2019S PRAYER:<\/span> Rev. Wintersteen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OFFERTORY PRAYER:<\/span> (Screens &amp; Printed Below)<br>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\u2014our very selves\u2014and lay them on Your altar. May these offerings turn our &#8220;Emmaus roads&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266b OFFERTORY MUSIC:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266b DOXOLOGY:<\/span> # 95 &#8211; Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">READING THE WORD:<\/span> (Printed to the Right)<br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OLD TESTAMENT: PSALM 100:1-5 (NIV)<br><\/span><\/strong>L: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.<br><strong>P: Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.<br><\/strong>L: Know that the Lord is God.<br><strong>P: It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.<br><\/strong>L: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;<br><strong>P: Give thanks to him and praise his name.<br><\/strong>L: For the Lord is good,<br><strong>P: his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 24:13-35 (CEB)<br><\/span><\/strong>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, \u201cWhat are you talking about as you walk along?\u201d They stopped, their faces downcast. The one named Cleopas replied, \u201cAre you the only visitor to Jerusalem who is unaware of the things that have taken place there over the last few days?\u201d He said to them, \u201cWhat things?\u201d They said to him, \u201cThe 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\u2019s more: Some women from our group have left us stunned. They went to the tomb early this morning and didn\u2019t 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\u2019t see him.\u201d Then Jesus said to them, \u201cYou foolish people! Your dull minds keep you from believing all that the prophets talked about. Wasn\u2019t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then enter into his glory?\u201d 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, \u201cStay with us. It\u2019s nearly evening, and the day is almost over.\u201d 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, \u201cWeren\u2019t our hearts on fire when he spoke to us along the road and when he explained the scriptures for us?\u201d They got up right then and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying to each other, \u201cThe Lord really has risen! He appeared to Simon!\u201d Then the two disciples described what had happened along the road and how Jesus was made known to them as he broke the bread.<br>The word of God, for the People of God,<strong> Thanks be to God! AMEN.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266b GLORIA PATRI:<\/span> # 600 &#8211; Wonderful Words of Life (Refrain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TODAYS MESSAGE:<\/span> The Emmaus Road &#8211; Rev. Wintersteen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266b HYMN:<\/span> # 451 &#8211; Be Thou My Vision (All Verses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BLESSING &amp; BENEDICTION:<\/span> Rev. Wintersteen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u266b HYMN:<\/span> # 327 &#8211; Crown Him With Many Crowns (V. 3)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday Worship Order \u266bGATHERING\/PRELUDE MUSIC: WELCOME &amp; ANNOUCEMENTS: OPENING PRAYER: Rev. 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