Sunday Worship Service
March 27, 2022 – 10:30am
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
The actual worship service begins 15 minutes into the recordings.
WELCOME
OPENING SONG – The Greatest Gift
OPENING PRAYER
SONG – Faith Is Patience in the Night – Faith We Sing (black book) # 2211
CHILDREN’S TIME WITH MESSAGE FOR ALL AGES
ANTHEM – Be Thou my Vision
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
James 4:11-12
11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
James 5:7
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.
GOOD NEWS – The Five Marks of a Mature Christian (Part 3)
Lent is a sanctifying journey to be more like Jesus. It is a God-given opportunity to practice spiritual disciplines to get matured. The Letter of James introduces the five marks of Christian maturity. This Sunday, we are going to learn the fourth and the fifth marks of a mature Christian.
SONG – Make Me a Channel of Your Peace – Faith We Sing (black book) # 2171
THE HOLY COMMUNION
RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE (OFFERING)
Pastor: God says, “I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know Me more than I want burnt offerings” (Hosea 6:6).
All: God, we give what we have decided in our hearts to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for You love a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7).
INTERCESSORY PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER UM Hymnal (blue book) # 895
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
We are SENT in the Power of God
LIFE OF ST. MATTHEW’S COMMUNITY
BLESSING AND SENDING
CLOSING SONG – Peace Like a River