Fruitland United Methodist Church
 August 28, 2022

Prelude “God So Loved The World” by John Stainer

Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship

Welcome and Announcements
* Call to Worship

* Calling Song "Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven” UMH #66 (Verses 1 & 2)
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
To his feet your tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Evermore his praises sing.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King!

Praise him for his grace and favor
To his people in distress.
Praise him, still the same as ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness!

*Responsive Reading: Psalm 81 UMH page 803

Scripture Reading: Luke 14; 1, 7-14 Pew Bible - Page 1621
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!

*Prayer of Invocation
O Merciful and Hospitable God,
you invite us to a banquet where the last may be first,
and the humble and the mighty trade places.
Let us share your abundance with no fear of scarcity;
Let us greet the strangers as angels you have sent!
Send your Spirit now so that we may find a place at your table
and welcome others with hospitality. In the name of Jesus,
and Guests at all our tables, we pray. Amen.

Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Hymn “All Praise To Our Redeeming Lord” (Verses 1-3, 6) UMH #554
All praise to our redeeming Lord,
who joins us by his grace,
and bids us, each to each restored,
together seek his face.

He bids us build each other up;
and, gathered into one,
to our high calling’s glorious hope
we hand in hand go on.

The gift which he on one bestows,
we all delight to prove,
the grace through every vessel flows
in purest streams of love.

And if our fellowship below
in Jesus be so sweet,
what height of rapture shall we know
when round his throne we meet!

We Offer Our Gifts

Offertory “And Can It Be?” By Thomas Campbell

*Doxology
 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95
Praise God, from whom all blessing flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Offering Prayer

Young People's Moment

Message “Humbleness Before God”

*Hymn “Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring” UMH #644
Jesus, joy of our desiring,
holy wisdom, love most bright;
drawn by thee, our souls aspiring
soar to uncreated light.
Word of God, our flesh that fashioned,
with the fire of life impassioned,
striving still to truth unknown,
soaring, dying round thy throne.

Through the way where hope is guiding,
hark, what peaceful music rings;
where the flock, in thee confiding,
drink of joy from deathless springs.
Theirs is beauty's fairest pleasure;
theirs is wisdom's holiest treasure.
Thou dost ever lead thine own
in the love of joys unknown.

*Benediction
 "God Be with You till We Meet Again" UMH #672
God be with you till we meet again;
by his counsels guide, uphold you,
with his sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Till we meet, till we meet,
till we meet at Jesus' feet;
till we meet, till we meet,
 God be with you till we meet again.

Postlude (Please be seated)
 “Ring The Bells Of Heaven” by George Root

Thank you for worshiping with us today

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Fruitland United Methodist Church
A​ugust 21, 2022

Prelude

Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship

Welcome and Announcements

* Call to Worship
* Calling Song "Come, Christians, Join To Sing” UMH #158 (Verses 1 and 2)
Come, Christians, join to sing:
Alleluia! Amen!
loud praise to Christ our King:
Alleluia! Amen!
Let all, with heart and voice,
before his throne rejoice;
praise is his gracious choice.
Alleluia! Amen!

Come, lift your hearts on high:
Alleluia! Amen!
Let praises fill the sky:
Alleluia! Amen!
He is our guide and friend;
to us he’ll condescend;
his love shall never end:
Alleluia! Amen!

*Responsive Reading - Psalm 71: 1-6 UMH page 794

Scripture Reading - Jeremiah 1: 4-10 Pew Bible - Page 1169
 God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!

*Affirmation of Faith UMH Page 883

A Statement of Faith of The United Church of Canada

Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Hymn “Be Thou My Vision” UMH #451
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 my great Father, and I thy true son,
Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise;
Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
Thou and thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

We Offer Our Gifts
Offertory
*Doxology
 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95
Praise God, from whom all blessing flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Offering Prayer

Young People's Moment

Message “Following God”

*Hymn “Spirit Song” UMH #347
O let the Son of God enfold you
with his Spirit and his love.
Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.
O let him have the things that hold you,
and his Spirit like a dove
will descend upon your life and make you whole.
Jesus, O Jesus,
come and fill your lambs.
Jesus, O Jesus,
come and fill your lambs.

O come and sing this song with gladness
as your hearts are filled with joy.
Lift your hands in sweet surrender to his name.
O give him all your tears and sadness;
give him all your years of pain,
and you'll enter into life in Jesus' name.
Jesus, O Jesus,
come and fill your lambs.
Jesus, O Jesus,
come and fill your lambs.

*Benediction
"God Be with You till We Meet Again" UMH #672
God be with you till we meet again;
by his counsels guide, uphold you,
with his sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Till we meet, till we meet,
till we meet at Jesus' feet;
till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.
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Postlude (Please be seated)
Thank you for worshiping with us today

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Fruitland United Methodist Church
August 14, 2022

Prelude “Rejoice Ye Pure In Heart” by Arthur Messiter

Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship

Welcome and Announcements

* Call to Worship

* Calling Song: "This Is the Day” UMH #657
This is the day, this is the day.
That the Lord has made, that the Lord has made.
We will rejoice, we will rejoice,
And be glad in it, and be glad in it.
This is the day that the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day, this is the day
That the Lord has made.

*Responsive Reading Psalm 80: 1-2, 8-19 UMH page 801

Scripture Reading
Isaiah 5: 1-7 Pew Bible - Page 1054
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!

*Prayer of Invocation:
Dear God, Thank you for this time to gather together in the community of your church. Lord, we often struggle with your mercy and your grace, it is beyond our understanding. We ask that you will help us to know and accept your mercy more and more each day. And in knowing and accepting it, may it overflow in us, that we may share it with others. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Hymn “To God Be the Glory’ UMH #98
To God be the glory, great things he hath done!
So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,
who yielded his life an atonement for sin,
and opened the life-gate that all may go in.

Refrain:
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory, great things he hath done!

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
to every believer the promise of God;
the vilest offender who truly believes,
that moment from Jesus a pardon receives. Refrain)

Great things he hath taught us, great things he hath done,
and great our rejoicing thru Jesus the Son;
but purer, and higher, and greater will be
our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see. (Refrain)

We Offer Our Gifts

Offertory “All Things Bright And Beautiful”

English folk melody arranged by Lani Smith

*Doxology
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95
Praise God, from whom all blessing flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Offering Prayer

Young People's Moment

Message “God’s Vineyard”

*Hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” UMH #140
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be.

Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed thy hand hath provided;
great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. Refrain

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Refrain
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*Benediction
"God Be with You till We Meet Again" UMH #672
God be with you till we meet again;
by his counsels guide, uphold you,
with his sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Till we meet, till we meet,
till we meet at Jesus' feet;
till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

Postlude (Please be seated)  “Sweet By And By”  Gospel tune arranged by Joseph Webster
 Thank you for worshiping with us today!

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Fruitland United Methodist Church
Communion Sunday
August 7, 2022

Prelude

Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship

Welcome and Announcements

* Call to Worship

* Calling Song: "Morning Has Broken” UMH #145
Morning has broken
like the first morning,
blackbird has spoken
like the first bird.
Praise for the singing!
Praise for the morning!
Praise for them, springing
fresh from the Word!

Sweet the rain’s new fall
sunlit from heaven,
like the first dewfall
on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness
of the wet garden,
sprung in completeness
where God’s feet pass.

Mine is the sunlight!
Mine is the morning
born of the one light
Eden saw play!
Praise with elation,
praise every morning,
God’s recreation
of the new day!

*Responsive Reading Psalm 50: 1-18, 22-23 UMH page 783
The Acceptable Sacrifice, A Psalm of Asaph.
1 The mighty one, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
3 Our God comes and does not keep silence, before him is a devouring fire, and a mighty tempest all around him.
4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 “Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
6 The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah
7 “Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9 I will not accept a bull from your house, or goats from your folds. 
10 For every wild animal of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds of the air, and all that moves in the field is mine.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all that is in it is mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High.
15 Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”
16 But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes, or take my covenant on your lips?
17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 
18 You make friends with a thief when you see one, and you keep company with adulterers.
19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your kin; you slander your own mother’s child.
21 These things you have done and I have been silent; you thought that I was one just like yourself. But now I rebuke you, and lay the charge before you.
22 “Mark this, then, you who forget God, or I will tear you apart, and there will be no one to deliver.
23 Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me; to those who go the right way I will show the salvation of God.”

Scripture Reading
Hebrews 11: 1-3, 8-16 Pew Bible - Page 1874
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!

*Unison Invocation:
Let us find in You our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right. All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time, in the communion of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
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Communion
Service of Word and Table II UMH page 12-15

Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Hymn “How Firm a Foundation” UMH #529 vs 1-3, 5

We Offer Our Gifts
Offertory
*Doxology
 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95
Praise God, from whom all blessing flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Offering Prayer

Young People's Moment

Message “Loyalty to God”

*Hymn “Spirit of Faith, Come Down” UMH #332

*Benediction
"God Be with You till We Meet Again" UMH #672
God be with you till we meet again;
by his counsels guide, uphold you,
with his sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Till we meet, till we meet,
till we meet at Jesus' feet;
till we meet, till we meet,
 God be with you till we meet again.

Postlude (Please be seated)
Thank you for worshiping with us today!

(CCLI License #1552544)​ ​