July 24, 2022
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
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
God, How Can We Forgive arr. Silver PianoWords may be found in TFWS# 2169
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Led by Rev. Wiley Cooper
One: Children of the Living God!
Many: God loves us with the love of a parent.
One: Children of the Living God!
Many: Despite our failings, God continues to save us.
One: Children of the Living God!
Many: We are here to worship the God of love, justice, and grace. **
Opening Hymn
Come, Christians, Join to Sing UMH# 158
Concerns & Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
Rev. Lisa Hartzog UMH# 895
A Reading from the Psalms
Solo
The Lone, Wild Bird PROSPECT
Carol Kinsey
A Reading from the Old Testament
Sermon
Complicated Love | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
God's love and grace is greater than we can fathom. It is like the air we breathe, sustaining our life before we knew it was there. Breathe in the grace of God and know without doubt, inthe name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new.
Thanks be to God.
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Hymn
The Spirit Send Us Forth to Serve TFWS# 2241
Dismissal with Blessing
Postlude
God Hath Spoken by the Prophets arr. David M. Cherwien
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
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