18th
Sunday after Pentecost
September 27, 2015
*Those
that are able are invited to stand
Welcome Gary
Burdick, Lay Leader
-Gathering
into worship-
Opening Psalm
Psalm 124
*Call to Worship
If it had not been for God, who was on our side,
we would have fallen prey to those who want to harm us; we would have been
swept away by sadness and fear.
Blessed
be the Lord, our protector!
God has broken the snare that took away our
freedom. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Blessed
be God’s holy name!
*Hymn “”Lift
Every Voice and Sing” #519
*Opening Prayer
Eternal God, help us to believe that you
are still present and active in this world and that your grace remains as an everlasting
force in our lives.
Allow your Word to be our salt; because without
it, we lose our being, our joy, and our ability to endure. Open our hearts and
our minds to listen, to really listen, to your Word today. Amen.
*Chorus “I’m Gonna
Live So God Can Use Me” (vs. 4) #2153
in The
Faith We Sing
I’m gonna sing
so God can use me anywhere Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna sing
so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
Announcements
-Offering
our prayers-
You are invited to share your prayer concerns
by writing them on the Prayer Request cards and placing them in the offering
plate.
Visual Illustration Prayer
Inspiration
Prayer Hymn “Have
Thine Own Way, Lord” #382
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.
Anthem “With Grateful Heart, I Thank You, Lord” Choir
-BECOMING
THE CHURCH THROUGH WORD-
Children’s Sermon Genesis 2:10-3:24
Scripture Mark
9:38-50
Sermon
-Sharing
our blessings-
Offering Our Gifts and Tithes
*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
Your gift of life, O God, is more
precious than gold and sweeter than honey to our lips. Take these gifts of our
lives: refine and purify them, and let them be for the world a sign of your
goodness and grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
-Taking
the Word to the World-
*Closing Hymn
“Dear Lord, Lead Me Day by Day” #411
*Benediction
*Chorus “I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me” (vs. 1)
#2153
in The
Faith We Sing
I’m gonna live so God can use me anywhere Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna live so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime.
Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church
“Where Faith and Life Meet”
www.mifflinave.org
412-731-2511
Pastor:
Rev. Kelly Smith
214-202-9291