May 17, 2020

Welcome!

Call to Worship #664

Leader: O God, we come seeking you in our worship together. We come to you for truth because we are untrue. We come to you for strength because we are weak. We come to you for wisdom because we are unwise.

People: Move in our midst; show us your truth, your strength, and your wisdom, through our Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN.

Announcements

On Wednesday, the Leadership Team voted to hold off reopening the church until June 14th at the earliest. A final decision regarding the date will be made at the June 10th Leadership Team Meeting.

With Annual Conference having been canceled this year, Conference Mderator Paul Mundey has announced plans for a denomination virtual choir. A webpage will be available shortly with resources, but the three hymns they plan to use are Blessed Assurance, I See a New World Coming, and Move in Our Midst. Click here for the full article.

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While we are in this time of social distancing, please prayerfully consider how you might want to serve the church once we reopen. There are several positions available on our Leadership Team... we would love to have you on the team!

Psalm Reading

Psalm 66: 8-20 (NIV taken from Bible Gateway)

8 Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard; 9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. 10 For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. 11 You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. 12 You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance. 13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you -- 14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. 15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. 16 Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. 17 I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. 18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. 20 Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!

Opening Hymn

Come, thou Almighty King, #41

Praise Hymn

Great Is the Lord

Children's Story

Joys & Concerns

Please check out the Facebook Group for any recently posted Joys & Concerns. The ones that have been shared at the time of publishing are as follows:

Praises to the Lord that the sting/bite/puncture that Bailey got on Saturday has begun to heal... the swelling has gone done, and she's not been bothered by it. from Allison Stetar
Joanne Evans (Kaytlin's, Ian's and Brittney's grandma) broke her wrist and is having surgery today to set it. from Rita Furr
Pray for Spencer P. Knox, who begins as 2020 Summer Program Coordinator at Camp Bethel on May 18, 2020. Let us pray that the ministries of Camp Bethel will be enhanced and multiplied for the glory of God. from Virlina District
Let's be in prayer for all of our graduates... May God grant them peace and guidance on using their new degree. from Allison Stetar
My cousin Becky has asked for prayers for her son and his wife. I'm asking for prayers all concerned. I don't know details but God does. from Rita Furr
Please pray for discernment for the leadership of our church and churches around the world as we call continue to determine the best course of action in these uncertain times. from Allison Stetar