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 #188 “Christ Is the World’s Light” (on screen) *SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING
CLOSINGCHORUS: “MaytheRoadRiseUptoMeetYou”–IrishBlessing May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be ever at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
May the rain fall softly on your fields, and until we meet again, may youkeepsafeinthegentle,lovingarmsofGod. (Repeat)
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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
March 10, 2024 9:00 am
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Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, as we gather for
Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!
“Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.”
— Sogyal Rinpoche
4 th Sunday of Lent
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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 at Gethsemane today.
CALL TO WORSHIP: (congregation reads the bold)
Lenten travelers, the journey is long. Let us take a moment to rest and breathe.
Only in God do we find our rest.
Sometimes the road is easy, and we bask in the warmth of the Light who guides us.
Other times the road is hard, and we hide from the Light, afraid for our actions to be made known in public.
Some days we delight in the joy of journeying together on this road.
Other days we struggle with the temptation to judge and condemn one another as we travel this path.
Today, let us come into the Light together as we learn to love God and one another through the twists and turns of our Lenten journey.
Come, let us worship God together! Amen.
*OPENINGHYMN “LordILiftYourNameonHigh” (onscreen) ________________________________________________
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2 /CCLI#15041408 (United Methodist Book of Worship 1965, ALT.) Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, October 2023.
SCRIPTURE READING
Missy Maines
P. Thanks be to God
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
JOYS AND CONCERNS
“Jesus Loves Me”
“I Cast All My Cares Upon You”
Numbers 21:4-9
L. The word of God for the people of God.
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.
SCRIPTURE READING
John 3:14-21
L. The word of God for the people of God. P. Thanks be to God
MESSAGE: “Turn On the Light!”
Pastor Julia Piper
