HOLY COMMUNION
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
OFFERING AND TRADITIONAL DOXOLOGY
OFFERING: Feelfreetoplaceyourgifts,offerings,andtithesinthe container in the aisle behind the last pew, as you enter. We thank you and may God bless each of you.
*HYMN #364 “Because He Lives” (on screen) *SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING
CLOSING CHORUS: “The Blessing” .
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Gethsemane United Methodist Church
PO Box 185 369 Allport Cutoff Allport, PA 16821
Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860 Pastor’schurchofficehours: Mon.,Tues,&Wed. 9-12am
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
February 4, 2024 9:00 am
Also available by
Streaming Facebook, or join us in your car
with the radio tuned to 94.1 FM. Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ,
as we gather for
Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!
“When you stand and share your story in an empowering way,
your story will heal you and
your story will heal somebody else.”
Iyanla Vanzant
5th Sunday after the Epiphany
February 4 , 2024 ————————————————————————–
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”
1 John 4:9
PREPARATION AND PRAISE
GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS GATHERING PRAISE SONG
PRELUDE
We are excited that you are worshiping with Gethsemane today.
OPENING PRAYER
Leader: We gather in this act of worship, seeking you, O God.
People: Reaching out to you O Holy One, praying to find you, trusting you will find us.
Leader: Celebrating that we live, move and exist in our Creating God.
People: Trusting you are never far away, we worship you now Lord. Mayourworshipbepleasingtoyou. WeaskthisinJesus’name. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING
Amber Gisewhite
*OPENING HYMN
174 His Name is Wonderful
(on screen)
L. The word of God for the people of God. P. Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE: “Good News Is Worth Sharing”
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2 /CCLI#15041408 (United Methodist Book of Worship 1965, ALT.) https://www.gnjumc.org/tellingyourstory/
Acts 1: 1-9
L. The word of God for the people of God.
P. Thanks be to God CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
“Jesus Loves Me”
“I Cast All My Cares Upon You” I cast all my cares upon you.
I lay all of my burdens down at Your feet. And anytime that I don’t know what to do, I will cast all my cares upon you.
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)
GREETING AND SHARING GOD’S PEACE
Sharing Joy by greeting each other from where you are seated.
JOYS AND CONCERNS
SCRIPTURE READING
John
Pastor Julia Piper
9: 1-12
