growing passionate disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world
GATHERING MUSICAL Our Mission is grow passionate disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of our world *Timeless: Connection with Ancient-Modern expression of worship *Traditional: Traditions of Trinity and Methodist Heritage *Transforming: Spiritual Education and Spiritual Formation 1
MUSICAL TO THE TRINITY.!! Steve Shoemaker We are glad you are here. Trinity United Methodist is distinctively Christian, yet we believe God is larger than our theology and tradition. Our aim is to grow passionate disciples of Jesus for the transformation of our world.!!!! Whatever your thoughts on church,!whatever your beliefs on God,! you are welcome at Trinity. SPECIAL CARE PERSON This week we lift up David Coker. David has been in the hospital this past week dealing with some health concerns. Cure the sick who are there, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you. Luke 10: 9 PRAYER LIST 7/2/2017 Jim & Kay Klipsch,! Dawn and Justin Brock-Jones, Donna Derrington, David Coker & Cindy Grabill 2
MUSICAL Prelude C. Franck 3
MUSICAL / Centering Words!!!!! Steve Shoemaker God s love is steadfast, inviting us to rejoice and find life in love of God and others. *Call to Worship.!!!!!!!! The Holy One calls us to trust God s steadfast love. With our ancestor Abraham, we say:! Here I am. The Holy One calls us to be guided by prophets. With the first followers of Jesus, we say:! Here I am. The Holy One calls us into eternal life. With the Gospel writers, we say:! Here I am. Let us worship the God who calls us.! Amen. 4
MUSICAL * LORD, YOU HAVE COME TO THE LAKESHORE 1. Lord, you have come to the lakeshore looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones; you only asked me to follow humbly. O Lord, with your eyes you have searched me, and while smiling have spoken my name; now my boat's left on the shoreline behind me; by your side I will seek other seas. 2. You know so well my possessions; my boat carries no gold and no weapons; you will find there my nets and labor. O Lord, with your eyes you have searched me, and while smiling have spoken my name; now my boat's left on the shoreline behind me; by your side I will seek other seas. 3. You need my hands, full of caring through my labors to give others rest, and constant love that keeps on loving. O Lord, with your eyes you have searched me, and while smiling have spoken my name; now my boat's left on the shoreline behind me; by your side I will seek other seas. 5
4. You, who have fished other oceans, ever longed for by souls who are waiting, my loving friend, as thus you call me. O Lord, with your eyes you have searched me, and while smiling have spoken my name; now my boat's left on the shoreline behind me; by your side I will seek other seas. 6
MUSICAL The Lord be with you,! and also with you Let us pray, Let us pray: Wellspring of Grace, Teacher of Truth, Breath of Resurrection,! you welcome us into your life, and invite us to welcome others with a cup of water, a bite of bread, a moment of conversation. As we drink from the over owing spring of your endless love,! fill our hearts with thanksgiving and joy, that we may become the body of Christ pouring our lives into a world that yearns to be filled. Amen. 7
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MUSICAL First Lesson Genesis 22:1-14!!!!!!!! Jan Akers-Du Bois After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, Abraham! And he said, Here I am. He said, Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt-offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you. So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; he cut the wood for the burnt-offering, and set out and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away. Then Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the donkey; the boy and I will go over there; we will worship, and then we will come back to you. Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. Isaac said to his father Abraham, 9
Father! And he said, Here I am, my son. He said, The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering? Abraham said, God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So the two of them walked on together. When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill* his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Here I am. He said, Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me. And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt-offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord will provide ;* as it is said to this day, On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided. * 10
MUSICAL THIS IS MY SONG Hymn 1. This is my song, O God of all the nations, a song of peace for lands afar and mine. This is my home, the country where my heart is; here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine; but other hearts in other lands are beating with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine. 2. My country's skies are bluer than the ocean, and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine; but other lands have sunlight too, and clover, and skies are everywhere as blue as mine. O hear my song, thou God of all the nations, a song of peace for their land and for mine. 3. This is my prayer, O Lord of all earth's kingdoms: Thy kingdom come; on earth thy will be done. Let Christ be lifted up till all shall serve him, and hearts united learn to live as one. O hear my prayer, thou God of all the nations; myself I give thee; let thy will be done. 11
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MUSICAL Romans 6:12-14 Second Lesson Jan Akers-Du Bois Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer present your members to sin as instruments* of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments* of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. 13
MUSICAL Musical Offering It is Well arr. by Ralph Manuel Andrea Drury, Soprano 14
MUSICAL Matthew 10:40-42 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward. Gospel 15
MUSICAL Provider Rev. Dr. Todd A. Gile The Message 16
MUSICAL I NVITATION! Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,! who earnestly repent of their sin! and seek to live in peace with one another. Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another. Invitation/Confession CONFESSION Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you!!!! with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.! 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!! In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!! Glory to God. Amen. 17
MUSICAL OFFERTORY!!!!! Response to the Message (no Doxology)! 18
MUSICAL Great Thanksgiving The Lord be with you.!! And also with you. Lift up your hearts.!! We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.!! It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, almighty God, creator of heaven and earth. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn:! Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,! heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the!!!! highest.! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.!!!!!! Hosanna in the highest. 19
.And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.!! Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory, and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and for ever.!amen. 20
MUSICAL O CHURCH OF GOD, UNITED 1.! O church of God, united to serve one common Lord, proclaim to all one message, with hearts in glad accord. Christ ever goes before us; we follow day by day with strong and eager footsteps along the upward way. 2.! From every land and nation the ordered ranks appear; to serve one valiant leader they come from far and near. They chant their one confession, they praise one living Lord, and place their sure dependence upon his saving word. 3.! Though creeds and tongues may differ, they speak, O Christ, of thee; and in thy loving spirit we shall one people be. Lord, may our faithful service and singleness of aim proclaim to all the power of thy redeeming name. 4.! May thy great prayer be answered that we may all be one, close bound, by love united in thee, God's blessed Son: to bring a single witness, to make the pathway bright, that 21
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LABYRINTH Some of you may have been to a church or a retreat center that had a labyrinth on the grounds. Walking the labyrinth is a way of praying with the body that invites the divine presence into an active conversation with the heart and soul. The labyrinth is a sacred pattern that leads you on a prescribed path to its center and back out again. As we walk along, we are invited to take note of our journey, the twists and turns, as they mirror our personal spiritual walks. We invite you to embark upon this journey of prayerful wandering, but you certainly don t have to wait until your are standing at the opening of an actual life-sized labyrinth. Follow these steps and trace the labyrinth with your finger in order to focus your thoughts and open yourself up to the presence of God. First Movement: Releasing (Confession) Place your finger at the opening of the labyrinth. Pray silently prayer of confession. When finished, slowly move your finger forward along the labyrinth. Move at your own pace toward the center. Let the words of the prayer stay with you. Quiet your mind as you move through the labyrinth. Make room for emotions and stirrings that arise. What needs to be changed, forgiven, cleared, confronted, or 24
healed in your life? Offer these situations to God as you move forward. Second Movement: Receiving (Centering) When you reach the center, rest your finger there for a moment before you read a scripture reading for the day. When you are ready, read the passage slowly, as if you have never read it before. Center on Gods Word and be open to what God reveals to you through the reading. Return you finger to the center of the labyrinth and reflect on the passage and what it holds for you. Third Movement: Returning (Intercession) As you prepare to leave the labyrinth, place your finger at the same opening in the center where you entered. Now lift up your intercessory prayers for the day and when finished, begin to move your finger back along the same path on which you entered. Let the intercessory prayers stay with you, and add to them as you make the turns and move along the pattern back out of the labyrinth. Be mindful of people and circumstances in the world that are in need of your prayers. Hold each one in your heart for a part of the journey outward. When you have finished As you lift your finger from the labyrinths end, offer thanks to God. 25
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