June 27 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Today’s Meditation Verse: “When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together

in one place.”                 – Acts 2:1

Welcome – Pastor Charles

Prelude: “Holy, Holy, Holy” — Hannah Gu

Call to Worship (UMC Book of Worship #406)—Pastor Charles (Leader) and Amy Abshire (People)

Leader: Come, let us worship Almighty God.

People: Let us lift up songs, our prayers, and our praises.

Leader: Come, let us honor Christ Jesus.

People: Let us love Christ with our hearts, our minds, our spirits.

Leader: Come, let us be filled with the Spirit of the Living God.

People: Breathe in us, Breath of God. Alleluia!           

—Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Touch Holiness, ed. Ruth C. Duck and Maren C. Tirabassi. © 1990 The Pilgrim Press.

Hymn: “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” Verses 1 & 2

 

Hymn for Pentecost (Charles Wesley)—Amy Abshire

Jesus, we on the Word depend, Spoken by Thee while present here, “The Father in my name shall send The Holy Ghost, the Comforter.” That promise made to Adam’s race, Now, Lord, in us, even us; And give the Spirit of Thy grace, To Teach us all Thy perfect will. That heavenly teacher of mankind, that guide infallible impart, To bring Thy sayings to our mind, And write them on our faithful heart. He only can the words apply through which We endless life possess and Deal to Each his legacy, His Lord’s unutterable peace. That peace of God, that peace of Thine, O might He now to us bring in, And fill our souls with power Divine, And make an end of fear and sin; The length and breadth of love reveal, The height and depth of deity; And all the Sons Of Glory seal, And change, and make us all like Thee!

Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations—Pastor Charles

Pastoral Prayer/The Lord’s Prayer—Pastor Charles

Gospel Lesson: John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15—Amy Abshire

Musical Offering: “There is a Redeemer” — Hannah Gu

                   

Second Lesson: Prayer of Manasseh—Pastor Charles

Sermon: “All we ever wanted”—Pastor Charles

Celebration of Ministry: What to Expect for In-Person Worship—Amy Abshire

 

Hymn: “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” Verses 1 & 2

Words for the Journey—Pastor Charles

Postlude: “All Hail the Power” — Hannah Gu