Sunday Worship Service
August 15, 2021
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
The actual worship service begins 15 minutes into the recordings.
WELCOME
OPENING SONG – Day by Day/Kvar Ein Dag (sung by Aase Kaldestad)
OPENING PRAYER
HYMN – Spirit of the Living God (UM Hymnal, blue book, # 393)
HYMN – Jesus Loves Me (UM Hymnal, blue book, # 191 v1)
HYMN – His Eye is On the Sparrow (Faith We Sing, black book, # 2146 v1)
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
PSALM 100 (UM Hymnal, navy blue book # 821)
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice,
give thanks and sing.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord,
all the lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into God’s presence with singing!
Know that the Lord,
who made us, is God.
We are the Lord’s;
We are the people of God,
The sheep of God’s pasture.
Enter God’s gates with thanksgiving,
And God’s courts with praise!
Give thanks and bless God’s name!
For the Lord is good;
God’s steadfast love endures forever;
God’s faithfulness to all generations.
*Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice,
give thanks and sing.
GOOD NEWS – What Are Hymns And Why Do We Need Them?
Directions for Singing by John Wesley:
- Directions for Singing. That this part of Divine Worship may be the more acceptable to God, as well as the more profitable to yourself and others, be careful to observe the following directions.
- I. Learn these Tunes before you learn any others; afterwards learn as many as you please.
- II. Sing them exactly as they are printed here, without altering or mending them at all; and if you have learned to sing them otherwise, unlearn it as soon as you can.
- III. Sing All. See that you join with the congregation as frequently as you can. Let not a slight degree of weakness or weariness hinder you. If it is a cross to you, take it up and you will find a blessing.
- IV. Sing lustily and with good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. Be no more afraid of your voice now, nor more ashamed of its being heard, than when you sung the songs of Satan.
- V. Sing modestly. Do not bawl, so as to be heard above or distinct from the rest of the congregation, that you may not destroy the harmony; but strive to unite your voices together, so as to make one clear melodious sound.
- VI. Sing in Time: whatever time is sung, be sure to keep with it. Do not run before nor stay behind it; but attend closely to the leading voices, and move therewith as exactly as you can. And take care you sing not too slow. This drawling way naturally steals on all who are lazy; and it is high time to drive it out from among us, and sing all our tunes just as quick as we did at first.
- VII. Above all sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to this attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your Heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually; so shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve of here, and reward when he cometh in the clouds of heaven.
HYMN – Spirit of God (Faith We Sing, black book, # 2117 v1 and 5)
HYMN – Love Lifted Me (Worship & Song, green book, # 3101 v1)
HYMN – The Summons (Faith We Sing, black book, # 2130 v1and v4)
HYMN REQUESTS FROM THE CONGREGATION
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 – Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (by J.S. Bach, played by Kim Ward)