Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Hymn of Praise – The Church’s One Foundation, v1,2,4,5 (UMH #545)
The church’s one foundation
is Jesus Christ her Lord;
She is his new creation by
water and the Word.
From heaven he came and sought her to
be his holy bride;
With his own blood he bought her,
Elect from every nation,
yet one o’er all the earth;
Her charter of salvation,
one Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy name she blesses,
partakes one holy food,
And to one hope she presses,
with every grace endued.
Mid toil and tribulation,
and tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation
of peace forevermore,
Till, with the vision glorious,
her longing eyes are blest,
And the great church victorious
shall be the church at rest.
Yet she on earth hath union
with God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion
with those whose rest is won.
O happy ones and holy!
Lord, give us grace that we
Like them, the meek and lowly,
on high may dwell with thee.
Call to Worship:
Pastor: Come, magnify the Lord and exult God’s name together.
People: With praises in our mouths, we will bless the Lord.
Pastor: Put away all falsehood and be imitators of God,
People: As our kindness and forgiveness reveals Christ’s love.
Pastor: Give glory to God, the author of our redemption.
All: May our worship and praise be a fragrant offering to the Lord
Act of Praise – Glory be to the Father UMH#70
Affirmation of Faith – Apostles’ Creed (UMH #881)
Scripture Lesson – Psalm 34:1-8
Message In Music – Valerie Sharper, Soloist
Prayer of Intercession
Prayer of Confession
Amazing God, we are humbled and thankful that you hear our cries and respond, offering refuge and peace to those who turn to you. We see the depth of your love and grace in the example of your Son Jesus and want to imitate his sacrificial ways. Still, Lord, we often falter. Bitterness, wrangling, malice, and falsehood tear away at what you have built up in us. Forgive us, O God. Renew us by your Spirit, such that our words and our lives extend the mercy and grace that Christ extends to us. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Extending the Peace of Christ
Offering
Doxology (UMH#94)
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn – Take My Life and Let it Be (UMH #399)
Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet, and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee.
Take my voice, and let me sing
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips, and let them be
filled with messages from thee.
Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect, and use
every power as thou shalt choose.
Take my will, and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne.
Take my love, my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee.
Sermon – A Way of Life Together
Text: Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Invitation to Membership
Hymn – Freely, Freely (UMH #389)
God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name,
I’ve been born again in Jesus’ name,
and in Jesus’ name I come to you,
to share his love as he told me to.
He said, Freely, freely you have received,
freely, freely give.
Go in my name, and because you believe,
others will know that I live.
All power is given in Jesus’ name,
in earth and heaven in Jesus’ name,
and in Jesus’ name I come to you,
to share his power as he told me to.
He said, Freely, freely you have received,
freely, freely give.
Go in my name, and because you believe,
others will know that I live.
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
Soloist: Valerie Sharper
Rev. Brad Leight
Ruth Portzline, CLM
