GATHERING

(<><Stand as you are able)

Prelude        (Carrying in the Light of Christ)

Welcome /Announcements

          Birthdays/Anniversaries

Sing Praises (West Bend)

          #123 UMH El Shaddai (2x)

          #21 PCB I Love You Lord (2x)

          #2 PCB Shine Jesus Shine

<><Expressions of Friendship (Noisy Offering WB)

<><Call to Worship

Leader: The Lord is great! God is holy and righteous and loves justice.
People: Let everyone praise God!
Leader: God does not overlook wrongdoing but is always ready to forgive.
People: We give thanks for God’s everlasting mercy.
Leader: Because of God’s deep love for us, we are called to be covenant people.
People: Let us respond in faith and gratitude!
Leader: God has chosen us and entrusted us to bear witness to the gospel.
People: We join God’s labor of love to the world!
Leader: We are called to imitate Jesus and live as he lived.
People: Our hope is in Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
All: We serve a living God! Let us proclaim the holiness and righteousness of God with faithfulness and joy!

<><Hymn #73UMH “O, Worship the King”    

Sharing in Prayer

Joys: We give you thanks, O God

          Concerns:  Hear our prayers, O God

As community let us be in an attitude of silent prayer

          Pastoral Prayer/Lord’s Prayer

Prayer Response:#394 “Something Beautiful”

Something beautiful, something good; all my confusion he understood; all I had to offer him was brokenness and strife, but he made something beautiful of my life.

Special Music

PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE

Conversation with the Children

Scripture:  Psalm 99

<><Hymn #369 UMH “Blessed Assurance”    

Scripture:  I Thessalonians 1: 1-10

 Today’s Word: “Virtue Storehouse”               

Offering

          Sharing our gifts with God

          <>< Doxology/Prayer of Dedication

<><Hymn #585 UMH “This Little Light of Mine”  

<>< Benediction

<><Going Forth #558 (refrain) “We Are the Church”

I am the church! You are the church! We are the church together!  All who follow Jesus, all around the world! Yes, we’re the church together!

GATHERING

Prelude (Carrying in the Light of Christ)

Welcome/Announcements

          Birthdays & Anniversaries

Sing Praises (West Bend)

          #235PCB We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise

          #18 PCB I Will Enter His Gates

<><Expressions of Friendship

Noisy Offering (West Bend)

<><Call to Worship (in unison)

Leader: You have called us, O Lord, by name, and we are here to worship our awesome God.
People: We give God praise and thanks.
Leader: You have given us, O Lord, the spirit of wisdom and strength.
People: We give God praise and thanks.
Leader: You have blessed us, O Lord, and we look forward as your kingdom comes closer and closer.

People: We give God praise and thanks.

<><Hymn#62UMH (vs 1-5)“All Creatures of Our God                                     and King”

SHARING OUR PRAYERS

      Joys:  We give you thanks O God

     Concerns:  Hear our prayers, O God

          Remembering those who serve our country:    

O Lord,  We have come to ask for your protection for those who are being sent to faraway places for our defense. As they face the challenges and decisions that each day brings, may they be anchored by their faith, protected by your presence, and comforted by the knowledge that they are loved by you and by this community. We bless them in your name, and look forward to their safe return, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Let us continue as we pray The Lord’s Prayer…

PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE

Old Testament Reading:  Psalm 149

<><Hymn #617UMH “I Come With Joy”

<><Gospel:  Matthew 18:15-20

          This is the Word of God for the People of God.

          THANKS BE TO GOD!

Today’s Word:  “Communication”   

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

          The Great Thanksgiving

          We will bring our tithes and offerings forward during Holy Communion and place in the offering plates provided by the front pews.

          Giving the Bread and Cup

<><Hymn#557UMH “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”     

<>< Benediction

<><Going Forth #63 “Blessed Be the Name”

Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name!

Blessed be the name of the Lord!

(Repeat)