PRELUDE/ENTRANCE
GREETING/ANNOUNCEMENTS
*OPENING SONG
“Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” UMH 103
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Liturgist: Children of God, when you are surrounded on every side by shadows that frighten and voices that deride and confuse, what do you say?
People: God is our light and our salvation! Whom shall we fear?
Liturgist: When threats bombard you from every corner, stealing the security and peace you long for, what do you say?
People: God is the stronghold of our lives! Of whom shall we be afraid?
Liturgist: When anxiety and loneliness overwhelm and you do not know who or what to trust any more, what do you say?
People: Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
Liturgist: Because God knows our suffering. God makes a home among us, welcoming us to come home to God and one another.
ALL: Come! Let us worship God who hides us in the day of trouble and conceals us together under the cover of the tent of Love.
Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, September 2024.
OPENING PRAYER
Liturgist: Loving God,
We pray for those in our community who are bombarded with troubles, surrounded on all sides by threats to their well-being, their livelihood, and their thriving.
People: God, be their shelter in the time of storm.
Liturgist: We pray for those in our community who long for peace, those who are burnt out, shut out, and ready to hide out because it all feels like too much.
People: God, be their shelter in the time of storm.
Liturgist: We pray for those in our world who can’t remember what safety feels like, whom, after years of violence and unrest cannot imagine what a day, a week, a year without fighting would feel like.
People: God, be their shelter in the time of storm.
Liturgist: God, teach us to be your sanctuary in the world. Give us the courage to make peace, extend care, and provide for the thriving of all who wonder how they will even survive.
People: Help us be their shelter in the time of storm.
Liturgist: Lord, in your mercy,
ALL: Hear our prayer. Amen
Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, September 2024
PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND WORDS OF ASSURANCE
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
JOYS AND CONCERNS
THE LORD’S PRAYER
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
A TIME FOR CHILDREN
SPECIAL MUSIC
FIRST SCRIPTURE Philippians 3:17-4:1
SECOND SCRIPTURE Numbers 20:1-13
MESSAGE “Whose Work is it Anyway?”
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
*SONG OF RESPONSE
“I Am Thine, O Lord” UMH 419
*OFFERING OF OURSELVES
*”The World Methodist Social Affirmation” UMH 886
*DOXOLOGY UMH 95
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
SENDING FORTH
*SONG OF DISMISSAL
“Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus” UMH 514
*BENEDICTION
*PEACE
"God Be with You till We Meet Again” UMH 672
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