Sunday, October 31, 2021

Fruitland United Methodist Church
October 31, 2021 – 9:00 A.M.

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Interlude

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

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

Calling Song “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;
this little light of mine, I'm goin'a let it shine,
let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. (let it shine)

Everywhere I go, I'm goin'a let it shine,
Everywhere I go, I'm goin'a let it shine;
Everywhere I go, I'm goin'a let it shine,
let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. (let it shine)

All through the night, I'm goin'a let it shine,
All through the night, I'm goin'a let it shine;
All through the night, I'm goin'a let it shine,
let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. (let it shine)

Responsive Reading - Deuteronomy 6:4-6
Leader: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
People: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your  soul and with all your strength.
All: These commandments that I give you today are to be on  your hearts.

Unison Invocation - From the Prayers of Dr. Martin Luther King
Our loving Father, from Thy hand have come all the days of the past. To Thee we look for whatever good the future holds. We are not satisfied with the world as we have found it. It is too little the kingdom of God as yet. Grant us the privilege of apart in its regeneration. We are looking for a new earth in which dwells righteousness. It is our prayer that we may be children of light, the kind of people for whose coming and ministry the world is waiting.—Amen.

Hymn “Lord of the Dance” UMH #261
I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth.
At Bethlehem I had my birth.

[Refrain:]
Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.

I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
but they would not dance and they would not follow me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
they came to me and the dance went on. (Refrain)

I danced on the sabbath when I cured the lame,
the holy people said it was a shame;
they whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;
and they left me there on a cross to die. (Refrain)

I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
it’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
they buried my body and they thought I’d gone,
but I am the dance and I still go on. (Refrain)

They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. (Refrain)

Old Testament Reading - Ruth 1: 1-18
Gospel Reading - Mark 12: 28-34
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!

Children’s Church “Superhero Costumes”

Offertory with Doxology
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.

Prayer Song ”O How He Loves You and Me” TFWS #2108
Oh, how He loves you and me,
Oh how He loves you and me.
He gave his life, what more could he give?
Oh, how He loves you; Oh, how he loves me; Oh, how he loves you and me.

Jesus to Calvary did go,
His love for sinners to show.
What He did there brought hope from despair.
Oh, how He loves you; Oh, how he loves me; Oh, how he loves you and me.

Prayers of the People with the Lord’s Prayer

Message  “The Seasons Are Changing, We Are Changing”   Hebrews 9:11-14

Commitment Hymn “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” UMH #703
​Refrain:
Swing low, sweet chariot,
coming for to carry me home;
swing low, sweet chariot,
coming for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,
coming for to carry me home?
A band of angels coming after me,
coming for to carry me home. (Refrain)

If you get there before I do,
coming for to carry me home;
tell all my friends I'm coming too,
coming for to carry me home. (Refrain)

I'm sometimes up, I'm sometimes down,
coming for to carry me home;
but still my soul feels heavenly bound,
coming for to carry me home. (Refrain)

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.

Postlude
Thank you for Worshiping with us today!

(CCLI License #1552544)​ 

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