July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022
Greeting
Rev. David Petty
Prelude
Stephanie Shorden
*Call to Worship
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Leader: We can't Hurry Patience-God's time-not our own.
People: The prayers we have spoken take time to unfold.
Leader: While waiting, we walk the path God provides.
People: Trusting in God means in Faith we abide!
Leader: This is the day the Lord has made.
People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
*Gathering Song
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
UMH # 133
WORDS: Elisha A. Hoffman, 1887 (Dt. 33:27)
1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms; what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Lean - - - ing, (Leaning on Jesus,) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) safe and secure
from all alarms; lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus.) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) leaning on the everlasting arms.
2. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, leaning on the everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day to day, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Lean - - - ing, (Leaning on Jesus,) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) safe and secure
from all alarms; lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus.) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) leaning on the everlasting arms.
3. What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Lean - - - ing, (Leaning on Jesus,) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) safe and secure
from all alarms; lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus.) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) leaning on the everlasting arms.
Moment for Missions
Jayme Holligan, Director of Volunteer Programs
Mystery Box
Invitation to Prayer
Rev. David Petty
Prayer Song
Lead Me, Guide Me
v. 1 TFWS #2214
WORDS: Doris Akers
MUSIC: Doris Akers © 1953 Doris Akers, renewed, admin. by Unichappell Music, Inc
Refrain
Lead me, guide me, along the way, for if you lead me, I cannot stray. Lord, let me walk
each day with thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
1. I am weak and I need thy strength and power to help me Over my weakest hour. Help me through The darkness Thy face to see, Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
Pastoral Prayer, Silent Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those to trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.
Prayer Response
Lead Me, Guide Me
v. 2 TFWS #2214
Words & Music: Doris Akers
© 1953 Doris Akers, renewed, admin. By Unichappell music, inc
Refrain
Lead me, guide me, along the way, for if you lead me, I cannot stray. Lord, let me walk
each day with thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
2. Help me tread In the paths of righteousness, Be my aid When Satan and sin oppress. I am putting All my trust in thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
Invitation to Offering
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Offertory
Because He Lives
Kristina Kafka & Jon Reimer
Stephanie Shorden ~ Pianist
Prayer of Thanks & Dedication
Rev. David Petty
*Doxology
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Scripture Reading
Luke 10:38-42; Psalm 104:1-4,24-34, 35b
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her, then, to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, but few things are needed—indeed only one. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty, wrapped in light as with a garment. You stretch out the heavens like a tent; you set the beams of your chambers on the waters; you make the clouds your chariot; you ride on the wings of the wind; you make the winds your messengers, fire and flame your ministers.
O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, great and wide; creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great. There go the ships and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it. These all look to you to give them their food in due season; when you give to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works—who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord!
Prayer for Illumination
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
Message
The Wonder Years
Rev. David Petty
*Affirmation of Faith
A COMPANION LITANY TO OUR SOCIAL CREED
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Leader: God in the Spirit revealed in Jesus Christ, calls us by grace
People: to be renewed in the image of our Creator, that we may be one in divine love for the world.
Leader: Today is the day God cares for the integrity of creation, wills the healing and wholeness of all life, weeps at the plunder of earth’s goodness.
People: And so shall we.
Leader: Today is the day God embraces all hues of humanity, delights in diversity and difference, favors solidarity transforming strangers into friends.
People: And so shall we.
Leader: Today is the day God cries with the masses of starving people, despises growing disparity between rich and poor, demands justice for workers in the marketplace.
People: And so shall we.
Leader: Today is the day God deplores violence in our homes and streets, rebukes the world’s warring madness, humbles the powerful and lifts up the lowly.
People: And so shall we.
Leader: Today is the day God calls for nations and peoples to live in peace, celebrates where justice and mercy embrace, exults when the wolf grazes with the lamb.
People: And so shall we.
All: Today is the day God brings good news to the poor, proclaims release to the captives, gives sight to the blind, and sets the oppressed free. And so shall we.
*Sending Hymn
Hymn of Promise
UMH #707
WORDS: Natalie Sleeth, 1986
© 1986 Hope Publishing Co.
1. In the bulb there is a flower; in the seed, an apple tree; in cocoons, a hidden promise: butterflies will soon be free! In the cold and snow of winter there’s a spring that waits to be,
unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
2. There’s a song in every silence, seeking word and melody; there’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me. From the past will come the future; what it holds,
a mystery, unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
3. In the end is our beginning; in our time, infinity; in our doubt there is believing; in our life, eternity. In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory, unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
Announcements
Benediction
Rev. David Petty
Postlude
Stephanie Shorden
Acknowledgements: All music used by permission. CCLI & CVLI #2706588
Greeting
Rev. David Petty
Prelude
Stephanie Shorden
*Call to Worship
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Leader: We can't Hurry Patience-God's time-not our own.
People: The prayers we have spoken take time to unfold.
Leader: While waiting, we walk the path God provides.
People: Trusting in God means in Faith we abide!
Leader: This is the day the Lord has made.
People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
*Gathering Song
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
UMH # 133
WORDS: Elisha A. Hoffman, 1887 (Dt. 33:27)
1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms; what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Lean - - - ing, (Leaning on Jesus,) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) safe and secure
from all alarms; lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus.) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) leaning on the everlasting arms.
2. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, leaning on the everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day to day, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Lean - - - ing, (Leaning on Jesus,) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) safe and secure
from all alarms; lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus.) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) leaning on the everlasting arms.
3. What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain
Lean - - - ing, (Leaning on Jesus,) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) safe and secure
from all alarms; lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus.) lean - - - ing, (leaning on Jesus,) leaning on the everlasting arms.
Moment for Missions
Jayme Holligan, Director of Volunteer Programs
Mystery Box
Invitation to Prayer
Rev. David Petty
Prayer Song
Lead Me, Guide Me
v. 1 TFWS #2214
WORDS: Doris Akers
MUSIC: Doris Akers © 1953 Doris Akers, renewed, admin. by Unichappell Music, Inc
Refrain
Lead me, guide me, along the way, for if you lead me, I cannot stray. Lord, let me walk
each day with thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
1. I am weak and I need thy strength and power to help me Over my weakest hour. Help me through The darkness Thy face to see, Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
Pastoral Prayer, Silent Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those to trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.
Prayer Response
Lead Me, Guide Me
v. 2 TFWS #2214
Words & Music: Doris Akers
© 1953 Doris Akers, renewed, admin. By Unichappell music, inc
Refrain
Lead me, guide me, along the way, for if you lead me, I cannot stray. Lord, let me walk
each day with thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
2. Help me tread In the paths of righteousness, Be my aid When Satan and sin oppress. I am putting All my trust in thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
Invitation to Offering
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Offertory
Because He Lives
Kristina Kafka & Jon Reimer
Stephanie Shorden ~ Pianist
Prayer of Thanks & Dedication
Rev. David Petty
*Doxology
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Scripture Reading
Luke 10:38-42; Psalm 104:1-4,24-34, 35b
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her, then, to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, but few things are needed—indeed only one. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty, wrapped in light as with a garment. You stretch out the heavens like a tent; you set the beams of your chambers on the waters; you make the clouds your chariot; you ride on the wings of the wind; you make the winds your messengers, fire and flame your ministers.
O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, great and wide; creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great. There go the ships and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it. These all look to you to give them their food in due season; when you give to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works—who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord!
Prayer for Illumination
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
Message
The Wonder Years
Rev. David Petty
*Affirmation of Faith
A COMPANION LITANY TO OUR SOCIAL CREED
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Leader: God in the Spirit revealed in Jesus Christ, calls us by grace
People: to be renewed in the image of our Creator, that we may be one in divine love for the world.
Leader: Today is the day God cares for the integrity of creation, wills the healing and wholeness of all life, weeps at the plunder of earth’s goodness.
People: And so shall we.
Leader: Today is the day God embraces all hues of humanity, delights in diversity and difference, favors solidarity transforming strangers into friends.
People: And so shall we.
Leader: Today is the day God cries with the masses of starving people, despises growing disparity between rich and poor, demands justice for workers in the marketplace.
People: And so shall we.
Leader: Today is the day God deplores violence in our homes and streets, rebukes the world’s warring madness, humbles the powerful and lifts up the lowly.
People: And so shall we.
Leader: Today is the day God calls for nations and peoples to live in peace, celebrates where justice and mercy embrace, exults when the wolf grazes with the lamb.
People: And so shall we.
All: Today is the day God brings good news to the poor, proclaims release to the captives, gives sight to the blind, and sets the oppressed free. And so shall we.
*Sending Hymn
Hymn of Promise
UMH #707
WORDS: Natalie Sleeth, 1986
© 1986 Hope Publishing Co.
1. In the bulb there is a flower; in the seed, an apple tree; in cocoons, a hidden promise: butterflies will soon be free! In the cold and snow of winter there’s a spring that waits to be,
unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
2. There’s a song in every silence, seeking word and melody; there’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me. From the past will come the future; what it holds,
a mystery, unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
3. In the end is our beginning; in our time, infinity; in our doubt there is believing; in our life, eternity. In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory, unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.
Announcements
Benediction
Rev. David Petty
Postlude
Stephanie Shorden
Acknowledgements: All music used by permission. CCLI & CVLI #2706588
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