Sunday Worship Service
July 10, 2022 – 10:30am
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
The actual worship service begins 15 minutes into the recordings.
WELCOME
OPENING SONG – Psalm 5
OPENING PRAYER
SONG – Bind Us Together (sing twice) – Faith We Sing (black book) # 2226
CHILDREN’S TIME WITH A MESSAGE FOR ALL AGES
ANTHEM – The Summons – Faith We Sing (black book) # 2130
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
SCRIPTURE READING
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
GOOD NEWS – Can We Fly a V-Formation?
SONG – Walk with Me – Faith We Sing (black book) # 2242
RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE (OFFERING)
Pastor: Because of our faith in You, O Lord…
People: … we acknowledge You as the Source of all that we have and all that we are.
Pastor: Help us to place You, our loving Creator, first in our lives…
People: by becoming more prayerful and more focused on loving and caring for our families and our neighbors in need, and by becoming less preoccupied with material things.
Pastor: God, help us to hear Your call to be good stewards of all Your gifts…
People: …by sharing them for Your purposes.
Pastor: Help us make Your priorities …
People: …our priorities. (pause)
Pastor: As we plan the things in our lives that are most important to us…
People: …Lord, help us plan to faithfully participate in Your church’s ministries by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service, and our witness. (pause)
Pastor: We do this, O Lord, as a sign of our love…
People: …and in thanksgiving for the many blessings You have already given to us. (pause)
Pastor: As faithful Christian stewards,
All: …we pray we have a joyful spirit of mind and heart. Amen.
INTERCESSORY PRAYERS
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.
CLOSING SONG – Canon in C