Order of Worship

BOLD indicates congregational SPEAKING participation

GATHERING AS THE BODY OF CHRIST

Prelude

 "Because He Lives" 

UMH #364

Welcome

A Time to Make Connections

Meditation Time

Call to Worship

Leader :  We live a new life; the old life has been crucified with Christ.

People: I live not alone, but now Christ lives in me!

Liturgist: Christ lives in our minds, our hearts, our souls.

People: We live as Christ lives with compassion, kindness, and love.

All: Christ lives in each one of us! Hallelujah!

Opening Prayer

God of abundant grace, may your Holy Spirit be with us now as we worship you this day. Open our eyes to truly see one another, that we might discover your presence in the smile of a neighbor. Open our ears to the needs of the world, that we might hear your wisdom in the words spoken around us. And open our hearts to your grace and love, that we might find guidance and strength for the journey, for ourselves and for one another. Amen.

Jeremiah 4, Luke 15) Karen Ellis, Ministry Matters

Opening Hymn

      “Have Thine Own Way, Lord” 

     UMH #382

Message in Music

      “Serving God by Loving All” 

         by Edwards & Raney

Adult Choir with Joy Stepinski, flutist

Young Disciples' Time

Courtney Till

Joys and Concerns

Lord's Prayer

Prayer Response

"Sanctuary"

TFWS #2164

ATTENTION TO THE WORD OF GOD

Scripture Readings: Galatians 2:20, John 4:11-16



Galatians 2:20

 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

1 John 4:11-16

"Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."

Liturgist: The word of God for the people of God.

People: Thanks be to God.  

Message

 “Christ Lives in Me”

  Beverly Welsh

We Respond

Offertory

  “Christ Liveth in Me”

Doxology

 UMH #94

*Offertory Prayer

Holy and Reconciling God, in Christ, you have made the invisible visible, bringing us home with love beyond measure. As we offer these gifts, may they reflect our gratitude for your presence in our lives. Use them to build your kingdom, to restore what is broken, and to remind the world of your grace. May our giving be an act of thanksgiving, a sign of the ordinary magic of your love at work among us. In all things, may we live to your glory. Amen

Colossians 1:15-28         Discipleship Ministries

Closing Hymn

     “Breathe on Me, Breath of God”   

   UMH #420

The Blessing and Sending Forth 

Leader:  Go now knowing that Christ lives in each one of us.

People: Christ lives in our minds, our hearts, our souls.

Leader: Go forth living in the knowledge that you will never be alone.

People: We go forth living as Christ lives: with kindness, compassion and love to others.

All: Amen.  

Benediction Response

  “God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again” 

arr. Fred Bock

Adult Choir

(in-person service only)

Postlude

 "Great Day" 

 Adolphus Hailstork