Worship Service August 18, 2024

Order of Service

Gathering-Lighting the Christ Candle                           

Call to Worship                                                                      Rev. Cindy Lunsford/All

If you thirst for more than tears, come;
And the Lord our God shall give you drink.

If you hunger for more than ashes, come;
And the Lord our God shall give you bread.

Let us sip together the wine of the Kingdom,

    and the realm of God shall appear in our midst.

Let us taste together the manna of heaven,

    and the reign of God shall fill the earth.  Amen

                                                    ~ Litanies and Other Prayers for the Revised Common Lectionary Year B, p.137.

Response to the Call:                       O Worship The King                            UMH 073

Welcome, Greeting, Service Introduction                     Rev. Cindy Lunsford/All

Life of the Church                                                 Rev. Cindy Lunsford (see bulletin)

Mission Moment

Opening Prayer                                                                           Rev. Cindy Lunsford

Hymn of Praise:                   O Master Let Me Walk with Thee                    UMH 430

Affirmation of Faith                The Apostles’ Creed   UMH 881          Sheri King/All

Gloria Patri                                                                                                      UMH 7  

OFFERING OF OURSELVES

Pastoral Prayer/The Lord’s Prayer                                    Rev. Cindy Lunsford/All

Worship with Our Tithes & Offerings                            Cynthia Black instrumental

              Dedication & Offertory                                                 Rev. Cindy Lunsford

             Doxology                                                                                   UMH 095 

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

Centering Song:                                                                                     Steve Hawkins

                        My Redeemer is Faithful and True by Stephen Curtis Chapman                         

PROCLAMATION

Prayer of Illumination                                                                              Gary Seiler

Gracious God, we do not live by bread alone.
Let the heavenly food of the scripture we are about to hear

    nourish us today in the ways of eternal life,
         through Jesus Christ, the bread of heaven. Amen

Psalm Reading                    Psalm 111          UMH 832-833                     Gina Elrod

Scripture                                 John 6:51-58                               Rev. Cindy Lunsford

Message/Scripture        Experiencing Eternal Life NOW!       Rev. Warren Lunsford

GOING FORTH WITH CHRIST

Closing Hymn                    Open My Eyes, That I May See                         UMH 454

Commissioning & Benediction                                               Rev. Warren Lunsford

Depart to Serve, caring for others, as we truly serve God