Second Sunday after Pentecost
June 7,
2015
*Those that are able are invited to stand
Welcome and Announcements Gary Burdick, Lay Leader
-Gathering into worship-
Opening Psalm
Psalm 138
Visual Illustration Psalm 138
*Call to Worship
O give thanks to the
Lord with your whole heart.
On the
day I called, you answered me.
God’s steadfast love endures forever.
Thanks be to God!
*Hymn “Now
Thank We All Our God” #102
*Opening Prayer
We are waiting, O God, to hear your Word,
for in your Word is our hope.
By the power of the Holy Spirit, may we
hear your voice and be attentive to what you will say to us today. In the name
of Christ, we ask this and all things. Amen.
*Chorus “Open Our Eyes”
#2086
in The
Faith We Sing
Open
our eyes Lord, we want to see Jesus,
to reach
out and touch him, and say that we love him.
Open
our ears Lord, and help us to listen.
Open
our eyes Lord, we want to see Jesus.
*Greeting One Another in Christian Love
-Offering our prayers-
(You are invited to share your prayer concerns
by writing them on the
Prayer Request cards in the pews and
placing them in the offering plate.)
Prayer Hymn “Great Is Thy
Faithfulness” #140
Silent Prayer / Pastoral Prayer / Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy
kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass 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.
-BECOMING THE CHURCH THROUGH WORD and
sacrament-
Scripture 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 11:14-15
Sermon
The Eucharist “Great
Thanksgiving at the Seaside” ~ See Screen
-Sharing our blessings-
Offering Our Gifts and Tithes
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*Doxology
“All Creatures of Our God and King” (verse
7) #62
Let all
things their Creator bless, and worship thee in humbleness,
O
praise ye! Alleluia!
Praise,
praise the Father, praise the Son, and praise the Spirit, Three in One!
O
praise ye! O praise ye! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*Offering Prayer
God of infinite patience, as the children
of Israel sought an earthly king over your heavenly rule, so too we have too
often put our hope and trust in flawed human beings to rule over us. We complain when they disappoint us in their
inability to bring change, yet we have failed to see that the change that you
would seek for creation must come from within us. As we offer our tithes and
offerings to you this day, may we also lay down our resistance to allowing you
to be the one who rules our lives, not from the outside but from the inside. And may the gifts we give help shape a world that
better fits your vision for creation. In the name of Christ, we pray. Amen.
-Taking the Word to the World-
*Closing Hymn
“Open
My Eyes, That I May See” #454
*Benediction
*Hymn
“We Are the Church” (refrain only) #558
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!
Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church
www.mifflinave.org
412-731-2511
Pastor:
Rev. Kelly Smith
214-202-9291
Pastor@mifflinave.org