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 “593 “Here I Am Lord”
Words on screen
*SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING

CLOSING CHORUS “Irish Blessing” (see insert)

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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 Pastor Julia Cell: 814-883-8602
Daycare telephone: 814-345-3809 Church Email address: gumc.office@gmail.com Church Website: www.gethsemanechurch.org WiFi Password: Trustinchrist
Gethsemane United Methodist Church
October 9, 2022 9:00 am
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Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, as we gather for
Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!
“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve.
You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace.
A soul generated by love.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

18th Sunday after Pentecost

October 9, 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. OPENING PRAYER (In Unison):2
Leader: As people of God, we are called into action! People: We are ready to serve!
Leader: The world awaits the arrival of Christ! People: We are ready to share Christ with the world! Leader: We are called to worship our God!
People: We are ready to lift our hearts in praise and worship to our God!
Opening Prayer:
Gracious God, you have provided for us more than we shall ever need. We thank you for the abundance and we thank you for our ability to share the gifts you have given us.
O Lord, we pray that you give us guidance and direction
as we continue to serve others who are in need.
Open our hearts to always give freely and gladly to people everywhere. Bless all laity so we can be faithful in our call to serve and do your will. We give you all the thanks and
praise, in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen
1 /CCLI#1492484 CCVI#5041408
2 /(United Methodist Book of Worship 1965, ALT.) westtohioumc.org
SCRIPTURE READING Liturgist: Tom Hampton Isaiah 43:14-19
*HYMN
L. The word of God for the people of God.
P. Thanks be to God

432 “Jesu, Jesu ” Words on screen

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”.
Children are dismissed for Children’s Church immediately after Children’s Message.
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) SCRIPTURE READING Reverend Julia Piper
2 Timothy 1:3-14
L. The Word of God for the people of God
P. Thanks be to God
SERMON ” Fanning God’s Flame Together”

Irish Blessing (Blessing Prayer)
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always with you,
May the sun shine warm your always ’til we meet again,
May the rains fall softly on you . May the hand of God up-hold you.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always with you,
May the sun shine warm your always ’til we meet again,
Christ before you, Christ behind you. Christ beneath you, Christ above you.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always with you,
May the sun shine warm your always ’til we meet again,
Christ to shield you, Christ be with you. Christ be with you now and always.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always with you,
May the sun shine warm your always ’til we meet again,
Textand music@ 2000, Robert Fabing, SJ. Published by OCP.
Irish Blessing (Blessing Prayer)
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always with you,
May the sun shine warm your always ’til we meet again,
May the rains fall softly on you . May the hand of God up-hold you.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always with you,
May the sun shine warm your always ’til we meet again,
Christ before you, Christ behind you. Christ beneath you, Christ above you.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always with you,
May the sun shine warm your always ’til we meet again,
Christ to shield you, Christ be with you. Christ be with you now and always.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always with you,
May the sun shine warm your always ’til we meet again,
Textand music@ 2000, Robert Fabing, SJ. Published by OCP.