SUNDAY AUGUST 17, 2025

Fruitland United Methodist Church
 August 17, 2025

Prelude: Jim and Iran Trenkel

Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship.

Welcome and Announcements- Pastor Jorge and Chase

*Call to Worship- Liturgist
Let us sing to the God who planted His vineyard with love, who cleared the stones, prepared the soil, and surrounded it with care.
We sing to the God who has cultivated us with grace!
God looked for justice, but found oppression;
He hoped for righteousness, but heard cries of disress.
We come with open hearts, longing to bear good fruit.
The Vineyard Keeper still sings over His people, waiting for us to respond with abundant life.
We want to be a fruitful vineyard, planted in love and watered
with justice.
Today, we worship the God who never tires of loving, who turns deserts into gardens and dryness into hope.
We worship with gratitude, with commitment, with living faith!
Come, Lord, and make us Your vineyard of justice!
Come, Lord, and receive our worship!

*Sharing the peace of Christ

*Hymn – “God of Grace and God of Glory” UMH 577

Scripture Reading – Psalm 80 – Chase V. UMH 803

Storytime with Children

Time of Community Expressions – Pastor Jorge and Chase
        Hymn: “Holy, Holy, Holy” TFWS 2007
        Thanksgiving and Celebration
        Prayers for Healing and Wholeness
        Our Community and World

And now, we pray in the way Jesus taught us to pray, “Our father . . .”

Hymn- “Sent Out in Jesus’ Name” TFWS 2184

Invitation to Generosity- Pastor Jorge
Offertory
*Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow . . . UMH # 95

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 5: 1-7 Chase V.

Message: “The Vineyard of Love and Justice”

*Prayer of Confession
O God, the Vinekeeper, You look for fruits of justice,
But too often we have yielded wild grapes of selfishness.
You have sown love, and we have responded with indifference.
You have sought righteousness, and we have remained silent
in the face of suffering. In silence, we confess what we
have done and what we have left undone.

Moment of silence.

Hear the good news:
God does not abandon the vineyard.
In Christ, we are pruned, healed, and renewed.
In the name of Jesus, your sins are forgiven.
Thanks be to God. We want to live as fertile soil!
Amen.

*Pastoral Benediction:
May the God of the vineyard nurture you with love,
prune you with grace,
and send you to bear the fruit of justice.
Go in peace. AMEN.

*Song of Blessing- “Halle, Halle, Halleluja TFWS 2026

Postlude: Jim and Iran Trenkel


Rev. Jorge Rodriguez [email protected]