RESPONSE TO THE WORLD OFFERING
Feel free to place your gifts, offerings, and tithes in the container in the aisle behind the last pew, as you enter. We thank you and may God bless each of you.
*Doxology # 95 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” *HYMN #560 “Help Us Accept Each Other” *SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING
CLOSING CHORUS #251 “Go Tell It on the Mountain” ————————————————————————————————-
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Gethsemane United Methodist Church
PO Box 185 369 Allport Cutoff Allport, PA 16821
Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860 Parsonage Telephone: 814-345-6931 Daycare telephone: 814-345-3809 Church Email address: gumc.office@gmail.com Church Website: www.gethsemanechurch.org WiFi Password: Trustinchrist
Gethsemane United Methodist Church
February 20, 2022 9:00 am
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Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, as we gather for
Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!
“In general, the more attentive and loving people in your life, the better.”
Dr. Bruce Perry
Helpers Today 02/20/22 Liturgist Cindy Williams
Helpers Next Week 02/27/22 Liturgist Cindy Williams
7th Sunday after the Epiphany
February 20, 2022
We carry the light as sisters and brothers
*What the Bible says about making sense of the world.
(Winter Series)
PREPARATION AND PRAISE
GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS GATHERING PRAISE SONG
PRELUDE
We are excited that you are worshiping with Gethsemane today.
OPENING PRAYER : 2
God our Mother and Father, we come to you as children. Be with us as we learn to see one another with new eyes, hear one another with new hearts,
and treat one another in a new way. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING Liturgist: Cindy Williams Psalms 37:1-11
L. The word of God for the people of God.
P. Thanks be to God
HYMN #707 “Hymn of Promise”
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2 (CORRYMEELA COMMUNITY, IRELAND, 20TH CENT.) (The Book of Worship copyright @ 1992.)
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Let us welcome the children: “Jesus Loves Me”. “Jesus loves me! This I know. For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Yes! Jesus loves me, Yes! Jesus loves me. Yes! Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so”.
JOYS AND CONCERNS
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION (In unison after prayer)
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
SHARING LOVE & PEACE in PLACE
“For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.”
(Matt 25:35 NLV)
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
SCRIPTURE READING Chris Pfleegor Luke 6:27-36
L. The Word of God for the people of God
P. Thanks be to God SERMON “Be Merciful”p
