August 27 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

 

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