Together as One Worship Service 7-2-2023

Jul 2, 2023

Together as One Worship Service

7-2-2023

Prelude

Gathering Music: Celebration - Choir I Lift My Lamp

Welcome & Communion Mission Offering for The Red Basket (Amy Couvillon)

†Congregational Song: God of the Ages (United Methodist Hymnal #698 Verses 1, 2 & 4)

Christ Alive - America

Thanksgiving

†Doxology 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! Alleluia!

Call to Prayer: Combined Choirs - If My People

Prayers of the People

Pastoral Prayer

Prayer Response: The Four Hoarsemen +2 - Hear Our Prayer with America the Beautiful

†Prayer of Illumination

Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that as the Scriptures are read and your Word is proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.

Scripture

Romans 8:12-18

So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh

for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ--if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.

This is the Word of the Lord

Thanks be to God!

Sermon

Celebration of Holy Communion

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:

My country,' tis of thee,

sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;

land where my fathers died,

land of the pilgrims' pride,

from every mountainside let freedom ring!

(America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee) UHM #697)

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.

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.

Serving of the Elements

Invitation to Christ and Church Membership

†Hymn of Response: The Four Hoarsemen +2 - I Then Shall Live

Receiving of New Members

(Congregational Response)

We give thanks for all that God has already given you

and we welcome you in Christian love.

As members together with you at Christ United Methodist Church,

we renew our covenant faithfully to participate

in the ministries of the Church by our prayers, our presence,

our gifts, our service, and our witness, that in everything

God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. Amen.