RESPONSE TO THE WORLD
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
(Please pick up a prepackaged Communion pack, when you arrive. If worshiping at home, please have a drink and bread ready.)
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 #714 “I Know Whom I Have Believed”
*SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING
CLOSING CHORUS #672 “God Be With You” (V1) ————————————————————————————————-
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Gethsemane United Methodist Church
PO Box 185 369 Allport Cutoff Allport, PA 16821
Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860
Pastor’s church office hours : Mon., Tues, & Wed. 9 – 12 am
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
August 7, 2022 9:00 am
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Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, as we gather for
Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!
“Our faith becomes stronger as we express it; a growing faith is a sharing faith”
Billy Graham
9th Sunday after Pentecost
August 7, 2022
In our friendship, we are a people of Spirit
*What the Bible says about the experience of the Spirit.
(Pentecost Series)
PREPARATION AND PRAISE
GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS GATHERING PRAISE SONG
PRELUDE
We are excited that you are worshiping with Gethsemane today.
GREETING: 2
Leader: Holy and Amazing God, we know that you are good. Great is your Faithfulness O God
We come faithfully before you this morning.
As we come in faith, we also have questions.
Male: “Are you really there?” Female: “Are you listening?” Everyone: Can we really trust you?”
SCRIPTURE READING Liturgist: Wayne Bambarger Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
All:
Lord, let us be present with you and leave this place today
(Matt 25:35 NLV)
being faith-filled and ready to respond to your call.
Amen.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP SCRIPTURE READING
WORDS OF PARDON
L: Hear the good news: Christ died for us while we were
yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
P: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! All: Glory to God. Amen.
1 /CCLI#1492484 CCVI#5041408
2 /(United Methodist Book of Worship 1965, ALT.)
Reverend Julia Piper L. The Word of God for the people of God
*HYMN
L. The word of God for the people of God.
P. Thanks be to God
371 ” I Stand Amazed in the Presence”
Leader:
Lord, this morning give us the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
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.”
Luke 12:32-40
P. Thanks be to God SERMON “A Living Faith”
