sunday september 14th, 2025

Fruitland United Methodist Church
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September 14, 2025

*(Please stand if you are comfortably able.)

Prelude: “Great is Thy Faithfulness” by W.M. Runyan

Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship.
Welcome and Announcements- Pastor Jorge
*Call to Worship- Roxie
Though the world forgets, God remembers.
Though we wander, God seeks us.
We come because God never gives up!
We worship the God who rejoices in reunion!
When hearts grow cold and hope fades,
God shines His light and calls us by name.
God finds us in valleys and on the margins!
He lifts us with tenderness and carries us close.
Today, we respond to His love with gratitude.
Today, we allow ourselves to be found by the God of Life.
Come, let us worship the God who never stops seeking us!
*Sharing the peace of Christ.

*Hymn – “Give Thanks” TFWS 2036

Scripture Reading – Psalm 14 – Roxie UMH 746

Ceremony of Baptism: Benjamin Forney Hrizuk

Time of Community Expressions – Pastor Letha and Holly
     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 who art
in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come . . .”

*Hymn – “When the Poor Ones” UMH 434

      Invitation to Generosity- Pastor Jorge
      Offertory: “Amazing Grace,” arranged by Robert Hughes
*Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow . . . UMH 95

Scripture Reading: Luke 15: 1-10

Message: “God Always Seeks Us” Pastor Jorge

*Prayer of Confession
God who seeks, we confess that many times we have hidden,
we have wandered far, we have believed we were not worthy
to be found. Forgive us for the moments we have judged the
lost, when we preferred the comfort of the ninety-nine and
forgot your joy in reunion. Moment of silence.

Assurance of Forgiveness: Hear this good news: God never tires
of seeking us. And when he finds us, there is no judgment – only
embrace. In Christ, we are forgiven, restored, and celebrated. Let
us live as those who have been found. Amen

*Pastoral Benediction:
Go in peace, found by grace, and sent in love. Amen.

*Song of Blessing: “Go Now in Peace” UMH 665

Postlude: “Sweet By and By / Shall We Gather at the River?”, Joseph Webster and
Robert Lowry.

Rev. Jorge Rodriguez [email protected]