March 20, 2022
The Third Sunday in Lent
Enhance your online worship experience
Whether you’re a first-time online visitor or a life-long member, we welcome and celebrate the ways you enrich our collective worship of a scattered yet gathered Children of God. As we begin our service, we invite you to light a candle, just as we do in the prelude during our in-person worship. Our two altar candles symbolize that Christ was both a human being and God. A light being carried into the world shows that Jesus Christ is for all people - everywhere. Just as a the acolyte carries the lighted candlelight into the congregation, the light symbolizes the light of Jesus Christ preceding us into the world where we as the church are to serve.
Gathering: The Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
MyAs the Deer | arr. David Nevue
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Inspired by scripture passages like Isaiah 55:1-9 and Psalm 63:1-8
One: Only the hungry search for bread. Only the thirsty look for water.
Many: This is a place for those who are hungry and thirsty in spirit.
One: Only those who ache for meaning will pursue it. Only those who yearn for a deeper life will seek it.
Many: This is a place for those who ache and yearn for something more.
One: So, let us come here today with our hunger and thirst, our unsatisfied longings, our heart-felt yearnings,
Many: and let the God of life satisfy our souls. **
Praising God
Hymn
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee | UMH# 142
The Reading from the Old Testament
Isaiah 55:1-9 | An Invitation to Abundant Life
Concerns and Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH# 895
Solo
The Call | Ralph Vaughan Williams | Elijah Smith
Hearing and Proclaiming the Word of God
The Reading from the Gospels
Luke 13:1-9 | Repent or Perish
Sermon
Repentance and Fruit | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Responding to the Word
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
God desires our relationship, so much so that no length was spared. The cross is our promise that God's love is greater than any need. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven and made new.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new.
Thanks be to God.
Sending into God’s World
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology | UMH# 94
Closing Hymn
The Servant Song | TFWS# 2222
Dismissal with Blessing
Postlude
The Love of God. | arr. James Koert
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Handbell Director: Lucy Butterworth
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Wiley cooper
❤️ How to Help The Ukrainian People 🇺🇦
Those wishing to provide humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country may contribute to the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s Advance #982450, UMCOR International Disaster Response and Recovery. This fund will provide direct assistance to those in Ukraine as well as assistance to Ukrainians fleeing to neighboring countries.
Gifts to support the people of Ukraine can be made in the following ways:
By toll-free telephone: 888-252-6174
By check made out to Global Ministries/UMCOR with “Advance #982450-Ukraine” written on the memo line, either mailed and addressed to Global Ministries/UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY, 10087-9068 or given at or through any United Methodist church
100% percent of all Advance contributions go to the designated cause.
The United Methodist community in Ukraine, though quite small, is actively engaged in assisting neighbors in need. Global Ministries is in touch with the church’s leadership as well as with church leaders in countries welcoming those who are fleeing from violence in Ukraine.