Worship Service
July 26, 2020
Note: The prelude begins 15 minutes into the video but is at the beginning of the audio file
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
PRELUDE
WELCOME
God loves you
So do we
And there’s nothing you can do about it
OPENING PRAYER
Loving God, thank you for giving us the wonderful gift of compassion.
With it we see beyond our own needs and through it no person is a stranger.
Send us your Holy Spirit to help us overcome the fear and over-caution which may hold us back and remind us that compassion grows through constant use.
Help all of us nurture compassion in this congregation’s children and youth by modeling it in our daily living.
This we pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
SONG – This Is My Song United Methodist Hymnal # 437
CHILDREN’S TIME
SONG – This Is My Father’s World – Marie Machacek, accompanied by Sim Spasojevic
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of Jesus Christ
MATTHEW 22:37-40
37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
ROMANS 12:1
Dear brothers and sisters, since God has shown us great mercy, I beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be only for God and pleasing to him. This is the spiritual way for you to worship.
ROMANS 16:17-20
17 Now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them. 18 Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. 19 But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. Therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
GOOD NEWS – What Can Override Compassion? part I
SONG – Shine, Jesus, Shine Faith We Sing # 2173
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
We are SENT in the Power of the Holy Spirit
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.
POSTLUDE