Worship Service March 30, 2025

Order of Service

Welcome, Greeting, Service Introduction                      Pastor Hank Jackson /All

*Call to Worship                                                                Pastor Hank Jackson /All

Let the faithful come forth and enter the house of God.

Let our prayers rise to the loving ears of God.

For this is our hiding place, where the One who always loves us is waiting.

May God’s love surround us and hold us close.

May our worship be a blessing to one and all.

We bring our worship to God.  Amen                                       ~ (AWA, p.57)

Response to the Call    Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven                       UMH 066

 Opening Prayer                                                     Pastor Hank Jackson /All                                                           

Holy God, Word Shaper:
you are not our accountant, but our lover;
you are not angry at us, but you forgive us;
you are not our enemy,
     but the One who runs towards us with wide open arms,
     throwing steaks on the grill to celebrate our newness!

Jesus Christ, Shaper of our story:
you travel to that distant country called our sin
     to bring us home once again;
you share your inheritance with us so we might be blessed;
    you know the famine of our spirits and fill it with your hope.

Holy Spirit, Life Shaper:
surrounded by your grace, we offer glad cries of salvation;
    encircled by your constant love, we shout for joy;
    enclosed in your comforting arms, nothing can overwhelm us.

God in Community, Holy in One, from now on

    we will remember our life in you. Amen

Life of the Church                                                 Pastor Hank Jackson (see bulletin)

Mission Moment –

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

Gloria Patri                                                                                                    UMH 071

Psalm                                           Psalm 32  (UMH 766)                    Gina Elrod/All

Hymn                            Leaning on the Everlasting Arms                       UMH 133

OFFERING OF OURSELVES

Pastoral Prayer                                                                     Pastor Hank Jackson /All    

Worship with Our Tithes & Offerings                           Steve Hawkins instrumental

              Dedication & Offertory                                             Pastor Hank Jackson

             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

PROCLAMATION

Prayer of Illumination                                                                                Gary Seiler

Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of Your Holy Spirit,

    That, as the scriptures are read and Your Word proclaimed,

We may hear with joy what You say to us today. Amen.

Scripture                                   Luke 15:11-32                  Pastor Hank Jackson

Message         Love Without End, Amen                Pastor Hank Jackson

GOING FORTH WITH CHRIST

Closing Hymn                      Blest Be the Tie That Binds                               UMH 557

Commissioning & Benediction                                                  Pastor Hank Jackson

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