Sunday Worship Service
July 9, 2023 – 9:30am
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
The actual worship service begins 15 minutes into the recordings.
WELCOME
Welcome! We are grateful that God has brought us together. If you are a first time visitor, please send Pastor Jinwoo an email at pastor@saint-matthews.org. We would love to stay in contact with you. Thank you.
OPENING SONG
A Place at the Table
OPENING PRAYER
† SONG – Together
Your Grace Is Enough – Worship & Song (green book) # 3106
CHILDREN’S TIME WITH A MESSAGE FOR ALL AGE
ANTHEM
Be Unto Your Name by Gary Sadler
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
SCRIPTURE READING
1 John 4:9-12; Romans 5:6-8
GOOD NEWS
It Is All about Jesus’ Love for Me!
You Say
1. I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I’m not enough, ev’ry single lie that tells me I will never measure up.
2. Am I more than just the sum of ev’ry high and ev’ry low? Remind me once again just who I am, because I need to know. Oo, oh.
You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing. You say I am strong when I think I am weak. You say I am held when I am falling short. And, when I don’t belong, oh, You say I am Yours, and I believe, oh, I believe. What You say of me, I believe.
3. The only thing that matters now is ev’rything You think of me. In You I find my worth, in You I find my identity. Oo, oh.
You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing. You say I am strong when I think I am weak. You say I am held when I am falling short. And, when I don’t belong, oh, You say I am Yours, and I believe, oh, I believe. What You say of me, I believe.
Taking all I have, and now I’m laying it at Your feet. You’ll have ev’ry failure, God; You’ll have ev’ry victory. Oo, oh. You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing. You say I am strong when I think I am weak. You say I am held when I am falling short. And, when I don’t belong, oh, You say I am Yours, and I believe, oh, I believe. What You say of me, I believe. Oh, I believe. Yes, I believe. What You say of me, I believe.
† SONG – Together
Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus – UM Hymnal (blue book) # 349
RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE (OFFERING)
Pastor: God wants our love more than God wants our offerings; God cares about our hearts not the amount 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).
PRAYING TOGETHER
THE LORD’S PRAYER – UM Hymnal (blue book) # 895
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
We are SENT by the power of God
LIFE OF ST. MATTHEW’S COMMUNITY
† 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.