June 9 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Flowers from Sandra Jordan

Fellowship time!

Third Sunday after Pentecost

(Link to today's service)

Today’s Meditation Verse: “See what kind of love the Father has given to us in that we should be called God’s children, and that is what we are!” —1 John 3:1a

Welcome...Pastor Charles 

Prelude...Marcy Roberts / “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want”

*Call to Worship (Psalm 138:1-2)...Ben Glancy

Leader: I give thanks to You with all my heart, LORD. People: I sing Your praise before all other gods. Leader: I bow toward Your holy temple and thank Your name for Your loyal love and faithfulness... People: Because You have made Your name and word greater than everything else.

*Hymn...“Morning Has Broken” (UMH #145)

Confession and Pardon...Ben Glancy

The Divine Gardener cannot sow seeds of justice and peace where there is nothing but hearts of dry, hard rocks. We confess that our hearts may need tilling and the digging out of the deeply rooted sins that crowd out seedlings planted with divine compassion. God of steadfast love, you change bitter tears of remorseful hearts with raindrops of mercy. Now let us germinate a new life, growing with integrity! 

God of steadfast love, you change the cold shame of contrite hearts with sunrays of mercy. Now let us sprout a new life, growing with honesty! 

God of steadfast love, you change the stony edges of repentant hearts into landscapes of mercy. Now let us branch out into new life, growing with generosity!

Divine Gardener, You tend us in steadfast love, unending mercies, and eternal faithfulness; you cultivate true friendship with you through boundless forgiveness. In Christ, this faithful love is planted in our hearts. Gathered as your community of believers, our family of faith, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us, we can now produce forgiveness for each other as we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!

—written by James E. Janecek, in Seeds of Faith

Gospel Lesson: Mark 3:20-35...Ben Glancy

Hymn...“Bind Us Together” (TFWS #2226)

Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations

Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer...Pastor Charles

Epistle Lesson: 2 Corinthians 4:13-21...Pastor Charles

Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon...Pastor Charles / “A stockpile of glory”

*Hymn...“Shall We Gather at the River” (UMH #723)

*Words for the Journey...Pastor Charles

Postlude...Marcy Roberts / “O, How I Love Jesus”