Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Hymn of Praise – Holy, Holy, Holy (UMH #64)
Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning
our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy!
Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy!
All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns
around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim
falling down before thee,
which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
Holy, holy, holy!
Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man
thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love and purity.
Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name,
in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy!
Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
Call to Worship:
Pastor: Come and worship our God: the Lord of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all.
People: We come in humility and gentleness, seeking unity through God’s Spirit.
Pastor: For there is one body and one Spirit; one faith and one Lord.
People: We long to be one with God; abiding in Christ and having Christ abide in us.
Pastor: Lift up your voices in praise to God,
People: Magnify Christ Jesus, the Lord of all.
Act of Praise – Glory be to the Father UMH#70
Glory Be to the Father
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.
Affirmation of Faith – Apostles’ Creed (UMH #881)
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried;
The third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God
the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Scripture Lesson – John 15:1-8
Prayer of Intercession
Prayer of Confession
Amazing God, through your Son Jesus, the true vine, you sustain us with your abiding presence and call us to live lives worthy of your good and just calling. We want to do that, Lord, yet we confess that we often struggle to speak the truth in love. Many times, we are short on patience with each other, and are lax in our efforts to maintain bonds of unity and peace. Forgive us, Lord. Revive us and reunite us, such that our lives may bear your fruit as worthy examples of Christ’s kingdom breaking in. Amen.
Extending the Peace of Christ
Message In Music – Choir
Offering
Doxology (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!
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer
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 who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever. Amen.
Hymn – One Bread, One Body (UMH #620)
Refrain:
One bread, one body, one Lord of all
One cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many throughout the earth,
we are one body in this one Lord.
Gentile or Jew, servant or free, Woman or man, no more. (Refrain)
Many the gifts, many the works. One in the Lord of all. (Refrain)
Grain for the fields, scattered and grown, Gathered to one, for all. (Refrain)
Sermon – Reunited
Text: Ephesians 4:1-6
Hymn – O Church of God United (UMH #547)
O church of God,
united to serve one common Lord,
proclaim to all one message,
with hearts in glad accord.
Christ ever goes before us;
we follow day by day
with strong and eager footsteps
along the upward way.
From every land and nation
the ordered ranks appear;
to serve one valiant leader
they come from far and near.
They chant their one confession,
they praise one living Lord,
and place their sure dependence
upon his saving word.
Though creeds and tongues may differ,
they speak, O Christ, of thee;
and in thy loving spirit
we shall one people be.
Lord, may our faithful service
and singleness of aim
proclaim to all the power
of thy redeeming name.
May thy great prayer be answered
that we may all be one,
close bound, by love united in thee,
God’s blessed Son:
to bring a single witness,
to make the pathway bright,
that souls which grope in darkness
may find the one true light.
Benediction
Congregational Response: Sanctuary
Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary / pure and holy, tried, and true / with thanksgiving, I’ll be a living / sanctuary for you.
Postlude/Dismissal
Accompanist: Brian Barber
Rev. Brad Leight
Ruth Portzline, CLM
