Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Hymn of Praise – Come, Christians Join to Sing (UMH #158)
Come, Christians, join to sing:
Alleluia! Amen!
Loud praise to Christ our King:
Alleluia! Amen!
Let all, with heart and voice,
before his throne rejoice;
Praise is his gracious choice.
Alleluia! Amen!
Come, lift your hearts on high:
Alleluia! Amen!
Let praises fill the sky:
Alleluia! Amen!
He is our guide and friend;
to us he’ll condescend;
His love shall never end:
Alleluia! Amen!
Praise yet the Lord again:
Alleluia! Amen!
Life shall not end the strain:
Alleluia! Amen!
On heaven’s blissful shore
his goodness we’ll adore,
Singing for evermore:
Alleluia! Amen!
Call to Worship:
Pastor: Come; abide in the presence of the Lord.
People: We come to worship God in spirit and truth.
Pastor: For the Lord desires a humble heart;
People: the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous.
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 – Psalm 15
Message In Music – Goodness of God – Jeff Cartwright
Prayer of Intercession
Prayer of Confession
Righteous God, we come before you today wanting to do what is right. We long to
walk blamelessly in your ways and speak truthfully from our heart, yet often our
lives are stained by hypocrisy. We honor you with our lips while our intentions
are self-centered. We want to serve others in need but often end up serving ourselves. Our thoughts are not your thoughts, and our ways are not your ways. Forgive us, O God. Renew us by your Spirit, such that our desires and our actions are shining examples of the beauty of your kingdom and your unending love. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Extending the Peace of Christ
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
Hymn – Lord, I Want to Be a Christian v1,2,4 (UMH #402)
Lord, I want to be a Christian
in my heart, in my heart;
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.
Lord, I want to be more loving
in my heart, in my heart;
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart.
Lord, I want to be like Jesus
in my heart, in my heart;
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.
Sermon – Why?
Text: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Hymn – My Hope Is Built (UMH #368)
My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.
When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found!
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne!
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.
Benediction
Congregational Response: Blest Be the Tie that Binds
Blest be the tie that binds / our hearts in Christian love / the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.
Postlude/Dismissal
Accompanist: Brian Barber
Soloist: Jeff Cartwright
Rev. Brad Leight
Ruth Portzline, CLM
