Sunday Worship Service
August 1, 2021
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
The actual worship service begins 15 minutes into the recordings.
WELCOME
OPENING SONG – How Fair and how Pleasant art Thou (played by Andrew Pak)
OPENING PRAYER
SONG – Be Still, My Soul (UM Hymnal, navy blue book, # 534)
MESSAGE FOR ALL AGES
SONG
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
2 Kings 6:1-7
One day the group of prophets that Elisha was in charge of complained to him, “The place where we live is too small! Give us permission to go to the Jordan and cut down some trees, so that we can build a place to live.” “All right,” Elisha answered. One of them urged him to go with them; he agreed, and they set out together. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began to work. As one of them was cutting down a tree, suddenly his iron ax head fell in the water. “What shall I do, sir?” he exclaimed to Elisha. “It was a borrowed ax!” “Where did it fall?” Elisha asked. The man showed him the place, and Elisha cut off a stick, threw it in the water, and made the ax head float. “Take it out,” he ordered, and the man reached down and picked it up.
GOOD NEWS – From Spiritual Slump to Vitality part 3
How can I get reconnected to God when I don’t feel close to God? Through the story of Elisha and his disciples in 2 Kings 6, God shows us what to do to overcome spiritual slump. This Sunday, we are going to learn the 3rd discipline that God wants us to do to get reconnected to God. (This Good News series “From Spiritual Slump to Vitality” are developed based on Rick Warren’s essay “Reconnecting with God.”)
SONG – Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Faith We Sing, black book, # 2158)
THE HOLY COMMUNION
RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE (OFFERING)
Pastor: God wants our love more than God wants our offerings; God cares about our hearts not the amounts of our offerings. (Hosea 6:6).
All: As we count all the blessings God has already given to us, we cheerfully give our offerings to God, the Provider, with grateful hearts. Amen! (2 Corinthians 9:7).
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER (UM Hymnal, navy blue book, # 895)
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
We are SENT in the Power of God
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BLESSING AND SENDING
May the grace and peace of Christ be with you, my friends.
Go and share the love of God, love that never ends.
CLOSING SONG – Gloria in Excelsis (played by Andrew Pak)