August 1 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Flowers from the Bishop family

Suzanne and Lousie offer the prelude

Communion is ready

Christopher and Suzanne offer their musical gifts

Fellowship time!

“Therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, I encourage you to live

as people worthy of the call you received from God.”

—Ephesians 4:1

Welcome: Pastor Charles

Prelude: Suzanne Polacek and Louise Cook / “Canon in D,” arranged by Robert Schultz for four hands

*Call to Worship: Amy Abshire

The Spirit of God calls to us, With sighs too deep for words

Spirit of God calls to us, Claiming us,

Summoning us to become more than we now are. Calling us by name: God’s children.

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

*Praise Hymn: “He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought” #128        

A Modern Affirmation of Faith (UMH #885): Amy Abshire

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true Church, apostolic and universal, whose holy faith let us now declare. 

We believe in God the Father, infinite in wisdom, power and love, whose mercy is over all His works, and whose will is ever directed to His children's good. We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of man,   the gift of the Father's unfailing grace, the ground of our hope, and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death. We believe in the Holy Spirit as the divine   presence in our lives, whereby we are kept in Perpetual remembrance of the truth of Christ and find strength and help in time of need. We believe that this faith should manifest itself in the service of love as set forth in the example of our blessed Lord, to the end that the kingdom of God may come upon the earth. Amen.

Offering/Doxology (UMH #95)

Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations

Moment of Silence and Reflection

Pastoral Prayer

Gospel Lesson: John 6:24-35... Amy Abshire

Special Music: Suzanne Polacek and Chris Wahl / “Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross,” arranged by Dawn Thompson for hand bell duet

Second Lesson: Wisdom 1:1-16...Pastor Charles

This is the Word of God for the people of God.

Thanks be to God.

Sermon: Pastor Charles / “The call to justice”

Communion 

The Lord’s Prayer

*Hymn for the Journey: "We Utter Our Cry,” #439, v.1-5

*Words for the Journey: Pastor Charles

*Postlude: Suzanne Polacek / “To God Be the Glory,” arranged by Lloyd Larson