FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

A community of faith committed to sharing the love of Jesus Christ with a hurting world through words and actions

AUGUST 3, 2008                                                 HOLY COMMUNION                                         9:30 A.M. SERVICE

We welcome you to this service of praise and adoration.   Let God speak to you through the songs and the message, and enjoy the fellowship of those who are seeking the Lord and the spiritual help that we need for daily living.

 

WELCOME                                                                                                       Elmine van den Berg, Worship Leader

 

WORSHIP IN SONG:  RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE, AND JOY (by Helena Barrington)

Righteousness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost; 

Righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, that's the Kingdom of God. (repeat)

Don't you want to be a part of the Kingdom, don't you want to be a part of the Kingdom,

don't you want to be a part of the Kingdom? Come on, ev'rybody!  (repeat)

There's love in the Kingdom, so much love in the Kingdom; There's love in the Kingdom. Come on, ev'rybody!

There's peace in the Kingdom...

There's joy in the Kingdom...

I'm an heir of the Kingdom...   (1988 Integrity's Praise! Music)

 

JOY (by John Ellis)

I’ll love You, Lord, I’ll worship You, I’ll love You, Lord, always. 

So thankful, Lord, You saved my life, You saved my life today.

Chorus:  Let me be a shining light for You, let me be a joy to You always;

let me be a shining light for You, let me be a joy to You always.

 

No superman, I’m no hero; I’m just a man in Your eyes, but through Your Son,

I’ve overcome the father of all lies.  (Chorus)

 

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.

 

I’ll love You, Lord, I’ll worship You, I’ll love You, Lord, always. 

So thankful, Lord, You saved my life, You saved my life today.

Chorus:  Let me be a shining light for You, let me be a joy to You always;

let me be a shining light for You, let me be a joy to You always.  (1999 Kingsway’s Thankyou Music)

 

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! LORD GOD ALMIGHTY  (by Reginald Heber)

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

 

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, which wert, and art, and ever more shalt be.

 

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee, though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,

only thou art holy; there is none beside thee, perfect in power, in love and purity.

 

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!  All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity.  (Public Domain)

 

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Gracious God, provider of all we need, we are often content to rely on our own devices, our creativity, our cleverness. We congratulate ourselves for our accomplishments, yet we find that these achievements and acquisitions do not fill the deep hunger inside of us. We long for the Spirit bread you alone can provide. Forgive us, merciful God. Help us receive the blessings you offer, that we may be your bread for the world – blessed, and broken for all. Amen.

 

BE THOU MY VISION (by Mary Byrne)

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art. 

Thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

 

Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;

thou and thou only, first in my heart, great God of heaven, my treasure thou art.

 

Great God of heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun! 

Heart of my own heart, what ever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all.  (1989 UM Pub. House)

 

BREATHE (Marie Barnett)

This is the air I breathe this is the air I breathe.  Your holy presence living in me. 

This is my daily bread this is my daily bread.  Your holy Word spoken to me.

Refrain:  And I I’m desp’rate for You.  And I I’m lost without You.

(1995 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing)

 

BRINGING OUR NEEDS TO GOD (Prayers of the People)

 

PRAYER RESPONSE: I LOVE YOU, LORD   (by Laurie Klein)

I love You, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship You. O my soul, rejoice! 

Take joy, my King, in what You hear: may it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear.  (1980 House of Mercy Music)

 

WORSHIP IN GIVING: Offering 

 

SHARING THE WORD       Scripture:     Luke 5:12-16, Matthew 26:36-39

                                                  Message:             “A House of Prayer, V”                                     Pastor Steve Donat

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Healing Prayers

 

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION AND ANOINTING: The Communion elements will be served to you in your seats at this service.  We invite you to hold the Bread and Cup until all have been served and we will take them together as a sign of our unity in Christ Jesus.  Following Communion, anyone who wishes may come to the Chancel for anointing.  As people come, let us sing the following hymns from the UM Hymnal, (as needed):

 The invitation to receive comes from Jesus himself, and is not based on membership in this or any other Church.  (For those with grape juice allergies, whole grapes are available.)

 

367     He Touched Me                                                  394  Something Beautiful

382     Have Thine Own Way, Lord                             397  I Need Thee Every Hour

393  Spirit of the Living God                                       420  Breathe on Me, Breath of God

 

GOING FORTH:  The Benediction

 

 

THE PEACE:   The Peace of the Lord be with you.

                            And also with you.

 

CHILD CARE IS AVAILABLE in Room E101 for children up to age four.

 

ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK:    Worship:  470   ACOLYTE:  Jesse Hamilton

 

USHERS:  Barrie Witty, Greg Kincaid, Ed Henry, Paul Toepel, Carlos Mocelo

 

THE CHANCEL BOUQUET HAS BEEN GIVEN BY: Marilyn Arbittier, to the Glory of God and in memory of her father, Kenneth Sponenbergh.

PRAYER CONCERNS:  Stanton Webb (husband of Barbara Webb), Janet Coshland (daughter of Alan Coshland), Faye Sienkiewicz, Ruth Allen, Matt & Kelly Petroski (friends of Rick & Linda Young), David Lawrence (brother of Sue Potter), Judith Stiles (sister of Bill Potter), Trevor Grimes (friend of Brad Kenney), Betsy Turchi (niece of Marjie & Dale Duffin), Elsie Stoud (friend of Doris Coshland),  Charlie & Barbara Stocksdale, Bruce Slocum, Randy Resor, Billy Robertson, Lois Mullikin (friend of the Van Cleave, Mississippi mission teams).

SERVING IN IRAQ: Joshua Moore (nephew of Carol Veldon), James Shields (son of Marcia Shields), Kim Ortiz (niece of Ruth Gandek)  

 

The Staff of First United Methodist Church

                    Stephen Donat, Senior Pastor                                  Joan Flamini, Administrative Assistant

                    HeyYoung Horton, Associate Pastor                     Karen Halligan, Membership Secretary

                    Glenn Rodgers, Director of Music                          Sue Harris, Parish Nurse

                    Karen Murray, Director of Christian Ed.                Bill McIlmail, Property Maintenance Coordinator

                    Brad Kenney, Youth Director                                       

Church Office Contacts

                                  Phone: 856-235-0450                                        Fax: 856-235-2722

                                  E-mail: church@meetwithGod.com               Website: www.meetwithGod.com

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