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A Service of Song, Word, & Table
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
February 25, 2024
* Please rise in body or spirit.
WELCOME
PRELUDE Dr. Dan Cummings
* CALL TO WORSHIP
Lenten travelers, who is this Jesus that we follow?
Jesus is the Messiah.
What kind of Messiah is Jesus?
Jesus is the Messiah who teaches that he will lose his life and who calls us to lose our lives in order to save our lives.
How does it feel to follow a Messiah whose teachings and call are so hard and uncomfortable?
Some feel fear and anger, while others feel uncertain and anxious, and still others feel resolute and ready to follow.
Lenten travelers, we are not alone in our feelings about following Jesus as our Messiah. It is a hard road. The blessing is that we do not travel it alone.
Thanks be to God that we share this journey with Jesus and one another as we lose our lives for the sake of the gospel to save our lives through Jesus, our Messiah. Amen.
* HYMN A Mighty Fortress is Our God 110 UMH
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
A READING FROM THE PSALTER Psalm 22:23-31
This is the Word of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
SCRIPTURE HYMN Great is Thy Faithfulness 140 UMH
HOMILY “God’s Commitment”
MUSICAL RESPONSE
8:30 Come Unto Me Kevin Uppercue Lore Alán, tenor
11:00 Hope Waits Karen Marrolli Chancel Choir/Amanda Porter, soprano
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Come let us turn to our God,
who is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Let us pray.
Though we may turn
our backs on you, O God,
you do not hide
your face from us.
Though we may try
to make our own way,
you assure us of
a future awaiting us.
When we try to dictate
our fears to you,
you invite us to follow you
into self-denial and service.
As we struggle to shape
our lifestyle to yours,
you carry us with you
wherever we go.
You speak your good news,
Open our ears to hear.
Though we have done
nothing to earn them,
you pour out the gifts
of grace and mercy upon us.
When we stumble
over our lack of trust,
you set us back on our feet,
to follow you into the kin-dom.
You speak your peace,
Breath of Holiness,
and it is enough.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Fellow travelers on the road to Easter,
always remember that there is much more forgiveness in God
than we could ever exhaust.
Receive from God, through the grace of Christ,
the blessing of sins forgiven and a right relationship restored.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
PASSING OF THE PEACE
REGATHERING HYMN My Hope My Built (vs 1) 368 UMH
INVITATION TO OFFERING
OFFERTORY PRAYER
OFFERTORY
8:30 Dr. Dan Cummings, piano
11:00 "Psalm 23" Mass ApPeal Handbells
* DOXOLOGY Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow 95 UMH
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving
as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us,
as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father (God), now and for ever.
Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
SHARING THE BREAD AND THE CUP
MUSIC AT COMMUNION
8:30 Dr. Dan Cummings, piano
11:00 Come Unto Me Kevin Uppercue Lore Alán, tenor
LITURGY FOR THE DEPARTURE OF A PASTOR
* SENDING HYMN His Eye is on the Sparrow 2146 TFWS
* BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
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