Prelude – Brian
Welcome & Announcements
Hymn of Praise – Maker In Whom We Live, v1,2,3 (UMH #88)
Maker, in whom we live,
in whom we are and move,
the glory, power, and praise receive
for thy creating love.
Let all the angel throng
give thanks to God on high,
while earth repeats the joyful song
and echoes to the sky.
Incarnate Deity,
let all the ransomed race
render in thanks their lives
to thee for thy redeeming grace.
The grace to sinners showed
ye heavenly choirs proclaim,
and cry, “Salvation to our God,
salvation to the Lamb!"
Spirit of Holiness,
let all thy saints adore
Thy sacred energy, and bless
thine heart renewing power.
Not angel tongues can tell
thy love’s ecstatic height,
the glorious joy unspeakable,
the beatific sight.
Call to Worship:
Pastor: I lift my eyes up to the mountains; from where does my help come?
People: My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Pastor: The time is fulfilled, for God is found among us.
People: The reign of God is at hand.
Pastor: Repent, and believe in the Good News.
People: For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.
Affirmation of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed (UMH 881)
Message in Music – Ring of Faith
Prayer of Intercession
Prayer of Confession
Steadfast God, we are thankful for your ongoing presence as you shelter us through the challenges of daily life. We’ve seen the power of your truth and the justice of your reign, yet we still struggle to live according to your ways. Forgive us, O Lord. Break us from our tendency to rely on our own strength and resources while looking with indifference on those who are hurting around us. Turn us toward you, renewed in faith, such that the good news of Christ’s kingdom may be revealed to all. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Experiencing and Extending the Peace of Christ (Note: we will extend the Peace of Christ without physical contact.)
Offering
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Hymn of Praise – Lord Who Throughout These 40 Days, v1,3,5 (UMH #269)
Lord, who throughout these forty days
for us didst fast and pray,
teach us with thee to mourn our sins
and close by thee to stay.
As thou didst hunger bear, and thirst,
so teach us, gracious Lord,
to die to self, and chiefly live
by the most holy word.
Abide with us, that so,
this life of suffering over past,
an Easter of unending joy
we may attain at last.
Sermon – A Song of Providence and Presence - Pastor Brad
Hymn – He Leadeth Me (UMH #128)
He leadeth me: O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be,
still ‘tis God’s hand that leadeth me.
He leadeth me, he leadeth me,
By his own hand he leadeth me;
His faithful follower I would be,
For by his hand he leadeth me.
Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom,
Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom,
By waters still, o’er troubled sea,
Still ‘tis his hand that leadeth me.
He leadeth me, he leadeth me,
By his own hand he leadeth me;
His faithful follower I would be,
For by his hand he leadeth me.
Lord, I would place my hand in thine,
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since ‘tis my God that leadeth me.
He leadeth me, he leadeth me,
By his own hand he leadeth me’
His faithful follower I would be,
For by his hand he leadeth me.
And when my task on earth is done,
When by thy grace the victory’s won,
E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.
He leadeth me, he leadeth me,
By his own hand he leadeth me;
His faithful follower I would be,
For by his hand he leadeth me.
Benediction
Postlude/Dismissal
Accompanist: Brian Barber
Special Music: Ring of Faith
