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An Order for the Worship of God *Please stand as you are able. Please remember to turn off cell phones and pagers. Gathering Music Invocation Opening Voluntary Verset Leon Boellmann *Call to Worship (Psalm 67) (8:30) Shannon Smith (10:45) Annabell Harr Leader: O God, be gracious to us and bless us and make your face to shine upon us, ALL: that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations. Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! ALL: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! ALL: the earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us. Leader: God has blessed us; ALL: let all the ends of the earth fear God! (Lectionary Psalm for the 6 th Sunday of Easter) *Hymn 185 When Morning Gilds the Skies Prayer (in unison) Faithful and loving God, we bring our fragmented lives into the presence of your wholeness. We bring our wandering thoughts into your eternal light. We bring our restless spirits into the calming strength of your grace. We give you thanks because even in the moments of great anxiety, when the threads of our lives are hanging loose, chaotic and disconnected, we can be confident that you are with us. We’re too busy to stop, hurling ourselves through life, weary from holding up a big section of the sky. We confess… and we confess again… we have labored under the assumption that the way to find rest for our souls is to finish our list of things to do and present it to you like a book. Forgive our compulsiveness. We forget that your grace envelops us. Oh God, remind us that we do not have to go it alone. When we look down the road we see Jesus, waiting to heave the weight of our load onto his shoulders. In your mercy, Lord, we claim your grace. Amen. Hymns of Grace Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (#349) Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace. Sixth Sunday of Easter May 26, 2019 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Paraments – White/Gold Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (#400) Come, thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace; streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, mount of thy redeeming love. O to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be! Let thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here’s my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above. Blessed Assurance (#369) Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of his Spirit, washed in his blood. (Refrain)This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long; this is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long. Perfect submission, all is at rest; I in my Savior am happy and blest, watching and waiting, looking above, filled with his goodness, lost in his love. (Refrain) I Am Thine, O Lord (#419) I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, and it told thy love to me; but I long to rise in the arms of faith and be closer drawn to thee. (Refrain) Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to the cross where thou hast died. Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to thy precious bleeding side. Consecrate me now to thy service, Lord, by the power of grace divine; let my soul look up with a steadfast hope and my will be lost in thine. (Refrain) There’s Within My Heart a Melody (#380) There’s within my heart a melody Jesus whispers sweet and low: Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still, in all of life’s ebb and flow. (Refrain) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know, fills my every longing, keeps me singing as I go. Feasting on the riches of his grace, resting neath his sheltering wing, always looking on his smiling face, that is why I shout and sing. (Refrain) Call to Prayer The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer Dr. Linda I. McDaniel Response to Prayer Time for Children Ritual of Friendship (Please sign the attendance pad and pass it along your pew.) Receiving the Morning Tithes and Offerings (Prayer request cards may also be placed in the offering plates.) Anthem (8:30) The Power of Your Love Bullock (10:45) I Know That My Redeemer Lives arr. Michael Cox The Chancel Choir *Congregation standing as they are able ASSISTIVE LISTENING AVAILABLE – ASK USHERS FOR ASSISTANCE. • Please check-in all children before they leave for Children's Worship. • Childcare & Children's Worship available. • Large print hymnals are available from the ushers. • 10:45 Service telecast on Channel 12, WDEF-TV, 6 & 11:30 a.m. each Sunday. Visitors please stop by the Visitors’ Information Desk in the Narthex. We are glad you are here! Please register your attendance on the Ritual of Friendship pad and pass it to your neighbors so they can register also. I know that my Redeemer lives; Glory, Hallelujah! What comfort this sweet sentence gives, Glory Hallelujah! Shout on, pray on, we’re gaining ground, Glory Hallelujah! The dead’s alive, and lost is found, Glory Hallelujah! He lives, he lives, who once was dead, Glory Hallelujah! He lives to bless me with his love, Glory Hallelujah! Shout on, pray on, we’re gaining ground, Glory Hallelujah! The dead’s alive, the lost is found, Glory, Hallelujah! He lives, all glory to his name! Glory, Hallelujah! He lives, my Jesus still the same, Glory, Hallelujah! Shout on, pray on, we’re gaining ground, Glory Hallelujah! The dead’s alive, the lost is found, Glory, Hallelujah! (words by Samuel Medley, 1775) *Doxology (#95) *Hymn 573 (st. 1 & 4) O Zion, Haste New Testament Lesson (please be seated) Acts 16:9-15 Sermon God is On the Move: Expanding Our Circle of Love Dr. C. Mark Gooden *Response to the Word O God, giver of life, breath of Spirit, be our inspiration through every day. Help us to be lovers of your ways, followers of your Son, bearers of liberating Good News to our neighbors. Give us the strength and courage to exemplify faithfulness, to live for you in a world that seems often to be so much against you. Help us always, gracious God, toward a vital faith, toward a discipleship that is professed through the quality of our deeds and the style of our lives. May the Spirit poured out in baptism flow freely among us. Renew us as your people; make us whole and holy. Teach us to live in your grace, so that we may live out your love. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. *Hymn 378 Amazing Grace *Benediction Voluntary Allegro Johann Kittel The Call to Worship is reprinted by permission from The Worship Sourcebook, Second Edition, ©2013, Faith Alive Resources. The Prayer is from Prayers and Litanies for the Christian Seasons by Sharlande Sledge © 1999 Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc. The Response to the Word is from Thanks Be to God; Prayers and Parables for Public Worship by Glen E. Rainsley. Published by The Pilgrim Press, © 2005 by Glen R. Rainsley.
Transcript of An Order for the Worship of God I know that my … 26, 2019...I know that my Redeemer lives; Glory,...
An Order for the Worship of God*Please stand as you are able. Please remember to turn off cell phones and pagers.
Gathering Music
Invocation
Opening Voluntary Verset Leon Boellmann
*Call to Worship (Psalm 67) (8:30) Shannon Smith (10:45) Annabell Harr
Leader: O God, be gracious to us and bless us and make your face to shine upon us, ALL: that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations.
Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! ALL: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! ALL: the earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us.
Leader: God has blessed us; ALL: let all the ends of the earth fear God! (Lectionary Psalm for the 6th Sunday of Easter)
*Hymn 185 When Morning Gilds the Skies
Prayer (in unison)Faithful and loving God, we bring our fragmented lives into the presence of your wholeness. We bring our wandering thoughts into your eternal light. We bring our restless spirits into the calming strength of your grace. We give you thanks because even in the moments of great anxiety, when the threads of our lives are hanging loose, chaotic and disconnected, we can be confi dent that you are with us. We’re too busy to stop, hurling ourselves through life, weary from holding up a big section of the sky. We confess… and we confess again… we have labored under the assumption that the way to fi nd rest for our souls is to fi nish our list of things to do and present it to you like a book. Forgive our compulsiveness. We forget that your grace envelops us. Oh God, remind us that we do not have to go it alone. When we look down the road we see Jesus, waiting to heave the weight of our load onto his shoulders.
In your mercy, Lord, we claim your grace. Amen.
Hymns of Grace Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (#349)Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dimin the light of his glory and grace.
Sixth Sunday of Easter May 26, 2019 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Paraments – White/GoldCome, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (#400)
Come, thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace;streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by fl aming tongues above.Praise the mount! I’m fi xed upon it, mount of thy redeeming love.
O to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be! Let thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above.
Blessed Assurance (#369)Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
(Refrain)This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission, all is at rest; I in my Savior am happy and blest, watching and waiting, looking above,
fi lled with his goodness, lost in his love. (Refrain)
I Am Thine, O Lord (#419)I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, and it told thy love to me;
but I long to rise in the arms of faith and be closer drawn to thee.
(Refrain) Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to the cross where thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to thy precious bleeding side.
Consecrate me now to thy service, Lord, by the power of grace divine; let my soul look up with a steadfast hope
and my will be lost in thine. (Refrain)
There’s Within My Heart a Melody (#380)There’s within my heart a melody Jesus whispers sweet and low:
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still, in all of life’s ebb and fl ow.
(Refrain) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know,fi lls my every longing, keeps me singing as I go.
Feasting on the riches of his grace, resting neath his sheltering wing,always looking on his smiling face, that is why I shout and sing. (Refrain)
Call to Prayer The Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer Dr. Linda I. McDanielResponse to Prayer
Time for Children
Ritual of Friendship (Please sign the attendance pad and pass it along your pew.)
Receiving the Morning Tithes and Offerings(Prayer request cards may also be placed in the offering plates.)
Anthem (8:30) The Power of Your Love Bullock
(10:45) I Know That My Redeemer Lives arr. Michael CoxThe Chancel Choir
*Congregation standing as they are able
ASSISTIVE LISTENING AVAILABLE – ASK USHERS FOR ASSISTANCE.• Please check-in all children before they leave for Children's Worship.
• Childcare & Children's Worship available. • Large print hymnals are available from the ushers.
• 10:45 Service telecast on Channel 12, WDEF-TV, 6 & 11:30 a.m. each Sunday.Visitors please stop by the Visitors’ Information Desk in the Narthex.
We are glad you are here!Please register your attendance on the Ritual of Friendship pad
and pass it to your neighbors so they can register also.
I know that my Redeemer lives; Glory, Hallelujah! What comfort this sweet sentence gives, Glory Hallelujah! Shout on, pray on, we’re gaining ground, Glory Hallelujah!
The dead’s alive, and lost is found, Glory Hallelujah! He lives, he lives, who once was dead, Glory Hallelujah!
He lives to bless me with his love, Glory Hallelujah! Shout on, pray on, we’re gaining ground, Glory Hallelujah!
The dead’s alive, the lost is found, Glory, Hallelujah! He lives, all glory to his name! Glory, Hallelujah!
He lives, my Jesus still the same, Glory, Hallelujah! Shout on, pray on, we’re gaining ground, Glory Hallelujah!
The dead’s alive, the lost is found, Glory, Hallelujah!(words by Samuel Medley, 1775)
*Doxology (#95)
*Hymn 573 (st. 1 & 4) O Zion, Haste
New Testament Lesson (please be seated) Acts 16:9-15
Sermon God is On the Move: Expanding Our Circle of LoveDr. C. Mark Gooden
*Response to the Word O God, giver of life, breath of Spirit, be our inspiration through every day. Help us to be lovers of your ways, followers of your Son, bearers of liberating Good News to our neighbors. Give us the strength and courage to exemplify faithfulness, to live for you in a world that seems often to be so much against you. Help us always, gracious God, toward a vital faith, toward a discipleship that is professed through the quality of our deeds and the style of our lives. May the Spirit poured out in baptism fl ow freely among us. Renew us as your people; make us whole and holy. Teach us to live in your grace, so that we may live out your love. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
*Hymn 378 Amazing Grace
*Benediction
Voluntary Allegro Johann Kittel
The Call to Worship is reprinted by permission from The Worship Sourcebook, Second Edition, ©2013, Faith Alive Resources. The Prayer is from Prayers and Litanies for the Christian Seasonsby Sharlande Sledge © 1999 Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc. The Response to the Word is from Thanks Be to God; Prayers and Parables for Public Worship by Glen E. Rainsley. Published by The Pilgrim Press, © 2005 by Glen R. Rainsley.
Commendation and Welcome – New Members Pastor: Brothers and sisters, I commend to your love and care these persons whom we this day receive into the membership of this congregation. Do all in your power to increase their faith, confi rm their hope, and perfect them in love. Congregation: We rejoice to recognize you as members of Christ’s holy church, and bid you welcome to the First-Centenary congregation of The United Methodist Church. With you we renew our vows to uphold it by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service and our witness. With God’s help we will so order our lives after the example of Christ that, surrounded by steadfast love, you may be established in the faith and confi rmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal.
OUR MISSIONARIESHarry Howe, Marion, VA
Ray & Lidia Zirkel, Costa Rica
A Stephen Ministry Congregation
Welcome, Guests!We’re glad you came. We would like to get to know you better.
Please fi ll out the blue page in the Ritual of Friendship. The Ritual will be passed during the announcement time, or you can fi nd it on the inside aisle end of your pew. You may leave the blue page in the Ritual folder or bring it to the Welcome Desk in the Narthex (back of the church). We’d like to give you some information about the church and a little gift.
First-Centenary UMCP. O. Box 208
Chattanooga, TN 37401(419 McCallie Avenue)
(423) 756-2021CHURCH FAX (423) 756-8589
www.fi rstcentenary.com
Reading from the LectionaryActs 16:9-15
Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5
John 14:23-29
For medical emergencies during worship services, contact the ushers. They will call 911. Defi brillator & Oxygen in see-through hallway cabinet near back of Sanctuary, where we hang our coats.
CHURCH STAFFMARK GOODEN Senior MinisterLINDA I. MCDANIEL Minister, Adult Discipleship/Congregational CareWILL LAUDERBACK Minister of Teaching & Contemporary WorshipBARRY KIDWELL Minister of Mustard Tree Ministry & Outreach MICHAEL REYNOLDS Minister of Pastoral CounselingCLARK TAYLOR Minister of Faith and WorkRICHARD C. LOONEY Bishop in ResidenceALBERT J. BOWLES Minister EmeritusCHARLES NEAL Minister EmeritusDAVID HARR Minister EmeritusANITA BASINGER CommunicationsJEFF BLAKE The Vine Worship Leader/College & Young Adult MinistryWALKER BRELAND Organist EmeritusDEBBIE DONOHUE Congregational DevelopmentMICHAEL EDWARDS FacilitiesKAREN GATES Business ManagerTROY HAMILTON Youth Ministry DirectorSARA HOLLEY Youth Ministry Co-DirectorJERRY LAWSON FacilitiesJANICE McNAIR Worship & Music MinistryJONATHAN McNAIR Music AssistantNANCY MORGAN SecretaryROBERT MORGAN FacilitiesMARY GREY MOSES The Centenary DirectorDAVID PATTON OrganistCINDY RUFF Administrative AssistantJIM SCHWARTZ Facilities ManagerBETH SPEARS Children’s MinistryTONIA TAYLOR Children’s Enrichment CenterMARSHA VANDER MEULEN Membership Secretary
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May 26, 2019 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Assisting in today's services:8:30 SERVICE – Ushers: John Hughes, Ed Kern, Nick Nicholson, Ed Watt
Head Usher: David Hudson Greeters: Renee Hudson, Martha PayneNave Volunteers: Renee Hudson, Lynn & Pat Panter
10:45 SERVICE – Ushers: Mary Caldwell, Dave Houseman, Ann Keown, Joe Manuel, Jack Rodman Head Usher: Scott Farley
Greeters: Mary Caldwell, Cheryl Powell, John & Laura Shearer, Jeri Sorrow & Lela Kate Nave Volunteers: Dan & Emily Baker
Acolytes: Mac Meredith, Brie WallinBanner: Hayden Meredith Crucifer: Belle Wallin
THIS WEEK AT FIRST-CENTENARYSunday, May 26 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. The Vine Worship 5:00 p.m. Breakthrough Worship Monday, May 27 Holiday - Church ClosedTuesday, May 28 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 10:30 a.m. Crafty Capers 6:30 p.m. UMW Circle 7
Wednesday, May 29 1:30 p.m. Sermon Study - Bonhoeffer 4:15 p.m. Congregational Care
Learning and Service Team 5:15 p.m. Youth Activities 6:00 p.m. Handbell Ensemble 7:00 p.m. Chancel ChoirThursday, May 30No FCUMC Scheduled Activities Friday, May 31 8:00 a.m. SLI Team 3Saturday, June 1 9:00 a.m. Scenic South UMW District
PREACHING IN THE VINE: Rev. Will Lauderback
At Roar! kids discover that God is good even when life gets wild! Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Wild Bible Adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play with all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes with the Safari Celebration that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned.
Kids at Roar! VBS will join a missions effort to provide nutrition packets and health checkups for moms and babies in need in Zambia, Africa.
Roar! is for kids from 3 years to 6th grade, June 24-28, and will run from 9 a.m. to Noon each day. Sign up at www.fi rstcentenary.com/children.
Vacation Bible SchoolJune 24-28
9 a.m. – Noon Monday-Friday
Sign up today at Sign up today at www. rstcentenary.com/childrenwww. rstcentenary.com/children
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