PRELUDE/ENTRANCE/LIFE OF THE CHURCH
*OPENING SONG
"We Are the Church" UMH 558
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Liturgist: Family of God, we live in a world full of conflict and division. People: God calls us to be a people of reconciliation.
Liturgist: We live in a world full of misinformation and confusion. People: God calls us to be a people of truth and clarity.
Liturgist: We live in a world that wants to settle disputes with harmful words and actions. People: God calls us to be a people who make peace through compassion and honesty.
Liturgist: We live in a world that does not understand the ways of Jesus. People: Yet Jesus teaches us to be a people of reconciliation and peace for the good of the whole world. Thanks be to God! Amen. Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, May 2026.
Opening Prayer
Awesome and majestic God, Lord of the church, you call a broken people around your table: in times of disagreement, teach us to listen, loose us from prejudice and bind us to your way of forgiving grace; through Jesus Christ, who stands at the heart of our gathering. Amen. Written by Stephen Shakespear in Prayers for an Inclusive Church.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ORDS OF ASSURANCE
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
JOYS AND CONCERNS
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
A TIME FOR CHILDREN
SPECIAL MUSIC
FIRST SCRIPTURE Romans 13:8-14
*SECOND SCRIPTURE Matthew 18:15-20
MESSAGE
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
SONG OF RESPONSE
“The Gift of Love” UMH 408
*OFFERING OF OURSELVES
*DOXOLOGY UMH 95
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
HOLY COMMUNION
GREAT THANKSGIVING UMH 15 THE LORD’S PRAYER
SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP
SENDING FORTH
*SONG OF DISMISSAL
“They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” TFWS 2223
*BENEDICTION
*PEACE
“God Be with You till We Meet Again” UMH 672
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