Sunday, March 21, 2021

Fruitland United Methodist Church
Fifth Sunday of Lent
March 21, 2021
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Prelude: Grace Greater than Our Sin  

Welcome, Today's Worship Leaders: Macy Steckley, Dianne Kinney, Jeff and Leslie Ward, Jim and Pam Hardenbrook    

Interlude: Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

Welcoming the neighborhood to worship

Call To Worship
   Calling Song      "Praise God"                    UMH #95
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen!
 
Responsive Reading from Psalm 51
Leader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love: according to your abundant mercy blot out my sins.
People: Wash me completely from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Leader: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
People: Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me.
All: Restore unto me the joy of your salvation. And renew a right spirit within me.
  
Unison Invocation                             
Heavenly Father, use this worship service to mold and form us into the kind of people you want us to be. Thank you for being hopefully patient with us this week. Thank you for catching us in your arms of grace. Renew us. Revive us. We pray in the strong name of Jesus. Amen.
      
Old Testament Reading:  Jeremiah 31:31-34            
New Testament Reading: Hebrews 5:1-4 and 7-8
God’s Word for God’s people, Thanks be to God!
 
Hymn          "How Great Thou Art"
O Lord my God!
When I in awesome wonder
consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed.
 
Refrain
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to three;
How great thou art, how great thou art!
 
And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,
sent him to die, I scarce can take it in.
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
he bled and died to take away my sin.  Refrain
 
Prayers of the People   
 
Message               “This Is the Verdict”                  John 3:14-21      
           
Commitment Hymn           "This Little Light of Mine"            UMH #585
This little light of mine, I’m goin’a let it shine,
This little light of mine, I’m goin’a let it shine;
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
 
Everywhere I go…
 
All through the night…
 
Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.

Postlude: God be with You ‘til We Meet Again     
 
Announcements and Closing
Thank you for Worshiping with us today!

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