Order of Service Sunday March 29, 2020

ORDER OF SERVICE

Sunday March 29, 2020

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CALL TO WORSHIP

God is our midst, forming us to be God’s own people. Though the way may be difficult, God will be with us. We need not fear, even if the territory feels foreign to us. In the Lord we will take our refuge, for God is our strength.

HYMN “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” #57 UMH Verses 1-3, 7

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

O God, in mystery and silence you are present in our lives, bringing new life out of destruction, hope out of despair, growth out of difficulty. We thank you that you do not leave us alone, but labor to make us whole. Help us to perceive your unseen hand in the unfolding of our lives, even amidst the troubles of our world. Help us to attend to the gentle guidance of your Spirit, that we may know the joy you give your people. May we receive that joy with thanksgiving in our hearts, and spread it to all those whose lives we touch, today and in all the days that follow. In Christ our Lord we pray, Amen.

SCRIPTURE

Psalm 137: 1-6

Luke 12: 4-7

HYMN ”His Eye is on the Sparrow” #2146 TFWS

SERMON: “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” Rev. David Nicol

SPECIAL MUSIC “Weather the Storm” Sung by Barbara Middaugh.

THE PEACE

Please send a heart on this video to show your brothers and sisters in Christ we are thinking of them.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer.

Let Us Pray to the Lord Lord, have mercy.

Together, let us pray

for the people of this congregation...

for those who suffer and those in trouble...

for the concerns of this local community...

for the world, its peoples, and its leaders...

for the earth you have given to our care…

for the Church universal—its leaders, its members, and its mission...

in communion with the saints….

THE LORD'S PRAYER Our Father in heaven,

Hallowed be your name,

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

As we forgive those who sin against us.

And Lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil. For thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever

Amen.

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BLESSING

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God,

and the communion of the Holy Spirit

be with you all. Amen.

HYMN ” God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again” #672 UMH