May 28 Worship Bulletin

Prelude – “For Spacious Skies” – By Rob Roy Perry

Call to Worship

*Hymn – “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” – UMH #155(vv. 1-5)

All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall,
let angels prostrate fall; bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him,
and crown him Lord of all.
Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, ye ransomed from the fall,
ye ransomed from the fall, hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him,
and crown him Lord of all.
Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget the wormwood and the gall,
the wormwood and the gall, go spread your trophies at his feet,
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him,
and crown him Lord of all.
Let every kindred, every tribe on this terrestrial ball,
on this terrestrial ball, to him all majesty ascribe,
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him,
and crown him Lord of all.
Crown him, ye martyrs of your God, who from his altar call,
who from his altar call; extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod,
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him,
and crown him Lord of all.

*Lord’s Prayer

*Hymn – “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” – UMH #155 (v. 6)

O that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall,
we at his feet may fall! We’ll join the everlasting song,
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him,
and crown him Lord of all.

Time with the Children and Youth

Anthem – “This Is My Song”

Scripture Reading – Philippians 2:1-11

¹Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort in love, any sharing in the Spirit, any sympathy, ²complete my joy by thinking the same way, having the same love, being united, and agreeing with each other. ³Don’t do anything for selfish purposes, but with humility think of others as better than yourselves. ⁴Instead of each person watching out for their own good, watch out for what is better for others. ⁵Adopt the attitude that was in Christ Jesus:

⁶Though he was in the form of God,
        he did not consider being equal with God something to exploit.
⁷But he emptied himself
        by taking the form of a slave
        and by becoming like human beings.
When he found himself in the form of a human,
⁸        he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death,
        even death on a cross.
⁹Therefore, God highly honored him
        and gave him a name above all names,
¹⁰    so that at the name of Jesus everyone
        in heaven, on earth, and under the earth might bow
¹¹        and every tongue confess
            that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

L: The Word of God, the Word of Life.
P: Thanks be to God!

Sermon

*Song – “The Servant Song” – FWS #2222

Brother, sister, let me serve you. Let me be as Christ to you.
Pray that I might have the grace to let you be my servant, too.
We are pilgrims on a journey. We’re together on this road.
We are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load.
I will hold the Christ-light for you in the night time of your fear.
I will hold my hand out to you; speak the peace you long to hear.
I will weep when you are weeping; when you laugh, I’ll laugh with you.
I will share your joy and sorrow till we’ve seen this journey through.
When we sing to God in heaven, we shall find such harmony,
Born of all we’ve known together of Christ’s love and agony.

(Repeat Verse #1)

Invitation to Give
Offertory – “Jesu, Jesu”
*Doxology

*Prayer of Dedication

Pastoral Prayer

*Closing Song “Help Us Accept Each Other” UMH #560

Help us accept each other as Christ accepted us;
teach us as sister, brother, each person to embrace.
Be present, Lord, among us, and bring us to believe
we are ourselves accepted and meant to love and live.
Teach us, O Lord, your lessons, as in our daily life
we struggle to be human and search for hope and faith.
Teach us to care for people, for all, not just for some,
to love them as we find them, or as they may become.
Let your acceptance change us, so that we may be moved
in living situations to do the truth in love;
to practice your acceptance, until we know by heart
the table of forgiveness and laughter’s healing art.
Lord, for today’s encounters with all who are in need,
who hunger for acceptance, for righteousness and bread,
we need new eyes for seeing, new hands for holding on;
renew us with your Spirit; Lord, free us, make us one!

*Benediction

*Postlude

Lyrics to Special Music

This Is My Song
This is my song, O God of all the nations, a song of peace for lands afar and mine. This is my home, the country where my heart is. Here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine. But other hearts in other lands are beating with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine. My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine. But other lands have sunlight, too, and clover, and skies are everywhere as blue as mine. O hear my song, Thou God of all nations, a song of peace for their land and for mine. This is my prayer, O Lord of all earth’s kingdoms, Thy kingdom come on earth, Thy will be done. Let Christ be lifted up till all shall serve Him and hearts united learn to live as one. O hear my prayer, Thou God of all nations, myself I give Thee let Thy will be done.

Jesu, Jesu
Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. Kneels at the feet of his friends, silently washes their feet, Master who acts as a slave to them. Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. Neighbors are rich and poor, neighbors are black and white, neighbors are near and far away. Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. These are the ones we should serve, these are the ones we should love; all these are neighbors to us and you. Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. Loving puts us on our knees, serving as though we are slaves, this is the way we should live with you. Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. Kneel at the feet of our friends, silently washing their feet, this is the way we should live with you. Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you.

Helping Lead Today’s Worship

Pastor: Rev. Drew Hart
Liturgist: Grace Sult
Choir Director: Steve Grattan
Organist: Kathy Cay
Audio Tech: Klare Carr
Streaming Tech: Brian Miller
Computer Tech: Ellen Hoover

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