“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.” John Wesley
May 24, 2026
9:00 am
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Gethsemane United Methodist Church
Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ,
as we gather for
Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!
GETHSEMANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
May 24, 2026
PREPARATION AND PRAISE
GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPENING PRAYER: (in unison)
Holy and gracious God, On this Pentecost day, come and fill this place with Your Spirit. Breathe peace into our fears, courage into our hearts, and new life into Your church. Open us to Your presence and set our hearts ablaze with Your love and purpose. Through Christ our Lord we pray, Amen.
*OPENING HYMN: “Breathe On Me Breath God” #420
EPISTLE LESSON: Acts 2:1-21. Barbara Crain
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE: “America the Beautiful” # 696
SONG OF PRAYER: “Lord Listen to Your Children Praying” # 2193
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
GOSPEL LESSON: John 20: 19- 23
MESSAGE: “Back Roads and Burning Hearts”
OFFERING AND TRADITIONAL DOXOLOGY
*CLOSING HYMN: Back Roads and Burning Hearts (to the tune of “Come Thou Fount”) please play and sing with energy (on insert)
SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING
*BENEDICTION SONG: “Spirit Song” #347
*Please stand if comfortable. Thank you.
