sunday, march 27, 2022

Fruitland United Methodist Church
March 27, 2022
UMCOR SUNDAY

Prelude “Panis Angelicus” ( O Lord Most Holy)  by Cesar Franck

Welcome 
The lighting of the candles and welcoming the neighborhood to worship.

Interlude “Fairest Lord Jesus”  A Silesian melody arranged by Smith and Hustad

*Call to Worship
 Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Calling Song “We Are Called” TFWS #2172
Come! live in the light!
Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be light for the kingdom,
to live in the freedom of the city of God!

Refrain:
We are called to act with justice.
We are called to love tenderly.
We are called to serve one another, to walk humbly with God.

Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to all those in fear!
We are called to be hope for the hopeless,
so all hatred and blindness will be no more! Refrain

Sing! Sing a new song!
Sing of that great day when all will be one!
God will reign and we'll walk with each other as sisters
and brothers united in love! Refrain

Responsive Reading from Psalm 32 and 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Leader: The psalmist writes that the faithful should pray to God in troubled times.
All: Reconciling God, we pray with those in trouble who are impacted by hurricanes, fires, political unrest and poverty.
Leader: The psalmist writes that God surrounds us with songs of rescue.
All: Reconciling God, we pray with those in need of rescue who are suffering from viruses, famine, forced migration and climate disaster.
Leader: The psalmist writes that faithful love surrounds us.
All: Reconciling God, make us ambassadors for Christ to extend your  faithful love through our support of UMCOR.

Unison Invocation
Reconciled God, we rejoice in the promise of a new day.
Pour out your Spirit through this gathering. Equip us to be ambassadors for Christ.
Open our hearts to sing songs of rescue and protection
for our siblings around the world who are suffering.
As we celebrate the work of UMCOR today,
integrate our love offering into your new creation. Amen

Choir “Lamb of God” TFWS # 2113

Old Testament Reading Joshua 5: 9-12
Gospel Reading 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21
 God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks Be To God

Hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” UMH #519 (Verses 1 and 3)
Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring,
ring with the harmonies of liberty;
let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies,
let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us;
sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
let us march on till victory is won.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
thou who hast brought us thus far on the way;
thou who hast by thy might led us into the light,
keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee;
lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee;
shadowed beneath thy hand, may we forever stand,
true to our God, true to our native land.

Mission Moment

Offering “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #94
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.

Hymn “Make Me A Servant” TFWS #2176
Make me a servant
Humble and meek
Lord let me lift up
Those who are weak
And may the prayer
Of my heart always be
Make me a servant
Make me a servant
Make me a servant today

Make me a servant
Humble and meek
Lord let me lift up
Those who are weak
And may the prayer
Of my heart always be
Make me a servant
Make me a servant
Make me a servant today

Make me a servant
Humble and meek
Lord let me lift up
Those who are weak
And may the prayer
Of my heart always be
Make me a servant
Make me a servant
Make me a servant today

Of my heart always be
Make me a servant
Make me a servant
Make me a servant today

Prayers of the People

Message 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Commitment Hymn “Oh God of Every Nation” UMH #435
1 O God of every nation,
of every race and land,
redeem your whole creation
with your almighty hand;
where hate and fear divide us,
and bitter threats are hurled,
in love and mercy guide us,
and heal our strife-torn world.

2 From search for wealth and power
and scorn of truth and right,
from trust in bombs that shower
destruction through the night,
from pride of race and station
and blindness to your way,
deliver every nation,
eternal God, we pray.

3 Lord, strengthen all who labor
that all may find release
from fear of rattling saber,
from dread of war's increase;
when hope and courage falter,
Lord, let your voice be heard;
with faith that none can alter,
your servants undergird.

4 Keep bright in us the vision
of days when war shall cease,
when hatred and division
give way to love and peace,
till dawns the morning glorious
when truth and justice reign,
and Christ shall rule victorious
o'er all the world's domain.

Unison 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.
 *from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals

Postlude “How Firm a Foundation” A traditional American melody arranged by Larry Shackley
Thank you for Worshiping with us today!

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