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John Wesley's study - London
Are you persuaded you see more clearly than me? It is not unlikely that you may. Then treat me as you would desire to be treated yourself upon a change of circumstances. Point me out a better way than I have yet known. Show me it is so by plain proof of Scripture. And if I linger in the path I have been accustomed to tread, and am therefore unwilling to leave it, labor with me a little; take me by the hand, and lead me as I am able to bear.
+ Louise Cook praises God that her sister Marjorie does not have pneumonia, so she can proceed with needed medical procedure.
+ Angela Baker thanks God for her recovery from her recent surgery.
+ Michele Matthews praises God for the beauty of nature that she enjoyed on the way to church today.
+ Lorie Courier praises God for the gift of gratitude. She is very thankful that her daughter and granddaughter are living with John and her.
+We give thanks to everyone who supported the memorial service for Jerry Beaber that was held yesterday.
+We celebrate this week's birthday: Mark Leifeste
+We are blessed by those who served this week: Belinda Alkula (videographer), Steve Bainbridge (greeter), Pat Cleaveland (fellowship), Louise Cook (pianist), Tim Cook (soloist), Ben Glancy (liturgist), Kathy Lloyd (Zoom host), Doris Steiner (Zoom usher), and Claudia Mills (message).
Concerns:
+ Prayers of comfort for Jerry Beaber's family and friends mourning his passing.
+ Prayers for Austin Cooper as he navigates treatments for recent diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Prayers for all who love and care for Austin Cooper as they lovingly support him.
+ Prayers for a successful church appeal for donations to the Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) in Boulder County. The EFAA reports that 40% of recent clients are new to the EFAA services. On table at back of sanctuary are shopping lists detailing needed items.
+ Prayers for traveling mercies for Ben Glancy's safe return to college next week and for Scott Glancy who is traveling with him.
+ Prayers for Angela Baker and her family's traveling mercies.
+ Prayers for Lorie and John Courier's traveling mercies.
+ Prayers for a successful garage sale in October to raise funds to support people impacted by the recent Hawaii Fires.
+ Prayers for all negatively impacted by the Marshall Fires and the Hawaii Fires.
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Today’s Meditation Verse: “Jesus said, ‘And what about you? Who do you say that I am?’” —Matthew 16:15 (CEB)
Welcome...Claudia Mills
Prelude...Louise Cook / “My Faith Looks Up To Thee”
*Call to Worship (Psalm 100)...Ben Glancy (they/them)
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before God’s presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord is God: It is God that has made us and not we ourselves. We are God’s people, and the sheep of the Lord’s pasture. Enter into God’s courts with thanksgiving, And into the Lord’s courts with praise!
*Hymn...“All Things Bright and Beautiful” (UMH #147)
Affirmation of Faith (inspired by Matthew 25:16-20, Matthew 9:35-38)...Ben Glancy
I believe in a God who created all things and seeks for all to be in communion as God’s people.
I believe in Jesus Christ, who showed us how to share love and who commissioned us to go out into the highways and byways inviting all to be a part of God’s work in the world.
I believe in the Holy Spirit who leads and guides us into the world, then touches the lives of those around us in ways that make them receptive to love.I believe in the harvest and the call for laborers to receive and respond, sharing light and life with the world. Amen.
—Rev. Tim Tate, Warrenton UM (Virginia) www.warrentonumc.org
Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer...Claudia Mills
First Lesson: Genesis 1:1-4, 16-18, 24-28, 36...Ben Glancy
Special Music...Tim Cook and Louise Cook/ “I Know a Man Who Can,” by Jack Campbell & Jimmie Davis, arranged by Marty Hamby
Second Lesson: Genesis 6: 5-7, Job 38: 1-13...Ben Glancy
This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
Sermon...Claudia Mills / “God as Creator: Insights from a Children’s Book Author”
*Hymn...“We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations” (UMH #569)
*Words for the Journey...Claudia Mills
Postlude...Louise Cook / “Jesus Loves Me and Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam [Medley]” by Mark Hayes
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| A life remembered |
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| Louise Cook, Kathy Lloyd, & Suzanne Polacek |
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| Slide show memories |
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| Thanks to Sandra Jordan for the floral tribute |
July 29, 1940 - July 1, 2023
Prelude
Gathering...Dying, Christ destroyed our death. Rising, Christ restored our life. Christ will come again in glory. As in baptism Jerry put on Christ, so in Christ may Jerry be clothed with glory. Here and now, dear friends, we are God’s children. What we shall be has not yet been revealed; but we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. Those who have this hope purify themselves as Christ is pure.
Greetings...Friends, we have gathered here to praise God and to witness to our faith as we celebrate the life of Jerry Beaber. We come together in grief, acknowledging our human loss. May God grant us grace, that in pain we may find comfort, in sorrow hope, in death resurrection.
Prayer...Eternal God, we praise You for the great company of all those who have finished their course in faith and now rest from their labor. We praise You for those dear to us whom we name in our hearts before You. Especially we praise You for Jerry, whom You have graciously received into Your presence. To all of these, grant Your peace. Let perpetual light shine upon them; and help us so to believe where we have not seen, that Your presence may lead us through our years and bring us at last with them into the joy of Your home not made with human hands but eternal in the heavens; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn...“O Little Town of Bethlehem” (UMH #230)
First Lesson...Revelation 21:1-7
Hymn...“On Eagle’s Wings” (UMH #143)
Psalm 23 (KJV)... The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Anthem...Jubilante Ringers / “Sheltering Wings,” by Dan R. Edwards
Gospel Lesson...John 14:1-4, 18-19, 25-27
Celebration of Life...John Allum, Kent Beaber, Kevin Beaber, Kristy Beaber Greco, Kathy Lloyd, Myrle Myers, and Jim & Joey Vander Vorste
Commendation... O God, all that You have given us is Yours. As first You gave Jerry to us, now we give Jerry back to You. Receive Jerry into the arms of Your mercy. Raise Jerry up with all Your people. Receive us also, and raise us into a new life. Help us to love and serve You in this world so that we may enter into Your joy in the world to come. Amen.
Hymn...“O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” (UMH #57)
Closing prayer...Kristy Greco
As you leave this place, may the Living Christ go with you; may He go before you, to show you the way; behind you, to encourage you; beside you, to befriend you; above you, to watch over you; below you, to lift you up in times of sorrows; and may He live within you, to give faith, hope, love, and everlasting peace. In Jesus name I pray this, for each of you until we meet again. Amen.
Postlude...Jubilante Ringers / “Amazing Grace”
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+ Celebrating that Angela Baker will deliver the message in worship today.
+ Thanksgiving for Austin Cooper who is still with us, one year after his hospital admission with West Nile Virus.
+ Dennis Hult celebrates the new arrival of a new great grandson.
+ Amy Abshire celebrates her son's 23rd birthday.
+ Belinda Alkula is thankful for last Friday's fun dinner circle gathering.
+ Belinda Alkula celebrates a loving, generous church family who responded to the appeal for clothes laundry detergent that homeless students at the nearby high school can use to clean their clothes in the counselors' washer/dryer.
+ Martha Batch celebrates the news that Caroline and Vince Wayland are doing well at Morningstar, and that folks are welcome to visit them now.
+We celebrate this week's birthdays: Ella Berlin, Abby Lagemann, Kathy Lloyd, Claudia Mills, and Vince Wayland.
+We are blessed by those who served this week: Belinda Alkula (videographer), Angela Baker (message), Steve Bainbridge (greeter), Louise Cook (accompanist), Ben Glancy (liturgist), Amy Abshire (liturgist), Sandra Jordan (flowers), Kathy Lloyd (Zoom host), and Etta Levitt (Zoom usher). We appreciate Steve and Michele Matthews for hosting fellowship time after the service.
Concerns:
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Twelfth
Sunday after Pentecost
Today’s Meditation Verse: "As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the good news.” —Romans 10:5b (CEB)
Welcome... Amy Abshire
Prelude...Louise Cook / “I Love to Tell the Story,” arranged by Gordon Young
*Call to Worship...Ben Glancy
Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth! He subdued peoples under us and nations under our feet. He chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises, for He is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm God reigns over the nations, God sits on his holy throne. The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God: He is highly exalted!
*Hymn...“When Morning Gilds the Sky” (UMH #185)
Almost a Creed (inspired by Psalm 20)...Ben Glancy
Do we believe? Yes, in spite of ourselves, we do believe! While some follow fad and fashion, changing the man from Nazareth. While some put their hope in a big lotto win or chase profits no matter what the cost to family, we put our hope in loving one another as our Christ has loved us. While some may give in to a sophisticated cynicism or fall into apathy or despair, we put our faith in the God who has given us the only true son. While some may boast of their superior education, culture, race, or living standard, we boast in the self-giving of that Son on a Cross. While some try to justify themselves by prizing fame or power or by claiming superior morals, we allow the grace of our Lord Jesus to be our best prize. Because of Jesus, yes, we believe in the living God by whose Holy Spirit all things are open to change and renewal. And that includes us and the church, thanks be to God!
—written by Bruce Prewer, http://www.bruceprewer.com/
Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations / The Lord’s Prayer...Angela Baker
Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 145:8-13...Ben Glancy
Hymn...“Bind Us Together” (TFWS #2226)
New Testament Lesson: Romans 12:1-2...Ben Glancy
This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
Sermon...Dr. Angela Baker / “Morning Watch—Thoughts on Christian Practice”
*Hymn...“Pass It On” (UMH #572)
*Words for the Journey... Dr. Angela Baker
Postlude...Louise Cook / “Soldiers of the Cross,” arranged by Robert J. Hughes
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The Connectional Table, meeting online on July 13, and the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters, meeting online on July 22, each unanimously affirmed the work so far on a regionalization proposal for the global denomination.
The Connectional Table coordinates denomination-wide mission, resources and ministries. The standing committee is a permanent committee of General Conference, the denomination’s top lawmaking assembly, and deals with matters in central conferences — seven church regions in Africa, Europe and the Philippines. The standing committee is the most internationally representative body in the denomination outside of General Conference.
Together, the two United Methodist leadership bodies in February agreed to form a joint task force to combine two regionalization proposals that aim to provide parity between the U.S. and the central conferences. The successive July meetings gave both bodies a chance to review the task force’s work.
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Wind-driven wildfires on Maui have prompted evacuations and caused significant loss of life and widespread damage. UMCOR is coordinating with the California-Pacific Annual Conference to process an initial grant for emergency supplies such as shelf-stable food, water, hygiene items and tools to help survivors recover belongings. As first responders continue to provide initial aid in the area, please join UMCOR in prayer for those affected. Gifts can be made in the following ways:
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Did you know that a UM EarthKeepers Training will be held right here in the Mountain Sky Conference in October 2023? Global Ministries seeks U.S.-based United Methodists to lead grassroots environmental projects that are action-oriented, antiracist, bold and entrepreneurial. Global Ministries EarthKeepers is a training program that equips US-based United Methodists to launch and grow environmental projects in their communities. Topics include eco-theology, antiracism, community organizing and project planning. All participants plan a project during the training. Registration is open, and more information may be found here: https://umcmission.org/
Time Commitment: This training includes pre-training homework and in-person training. The pre-training homework will take up to 8 hours. It will be available starting September 15 and can be completed at the participants' convenience.
The in-person training begins October 5 at 5pm local time and ends October 8 at 1pm local time.
Participants are required to complete all homework and fully participate in all sessions of the in-person training in order to be commissioned.
Questions? Email environment@umcmission.
