Smithville United Methodist Church
PO Box 293, 505 N Hwy 169
Smithville, MO 64089
816-532-3200
Celebrating Life through Divine Worship
8th Sunday after Epiphany
10:00 am, February 27, 2011
The time of centering: Holy God, in this season that commemorates the life and ministry of Jesus, remind us that His ministry is always and ever actively reaching out toward us. And in this hour of worship, help us to be open to the challenges of his words, the power of his healing, and the opportunity to labor alongside him as both Savior and friend. Amen.
PRELUDE
ENTRANCE OF THE LIGHT
INVOCATION
Steadfast Lover of humanity, we come to you as those who search for ways to love more wisely, more genuinely, more steadily. We seek to base our lives on the love of Christ, that from day to day we may be passionate and patient, faithful and forgiving, in loving one another and this world of many people. Amen.
WELCOME
*SONGS OF PRAISE "Awesome God" & "Shine, Jesus Shine"
CALL US TOGETHER
LEADER: We come seeking the holy love of God, that we may become whole and loving.
PEOPLE: As Jesus Christ has shared the life of earth, through Christ we may share the life of God, in growing holiness, justice, and love.
LEADER: In awe, faith, and thanksgiving, let us rejoice in God’s presence and share God’s life!
ALL: Let us worship God.
SPECIAL MUSIC Choir
CHILDREN’S SERMON
TIME OF PRAYER
Silent Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
OUR DISCIPLESHIP OF GIVING
Offering
*Doxology
*Pray of Dedication
*HYMN OF PREPARATION "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" No. 384
SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Matthew 5:38-48
MEDITATION “God Revealed through Love”
Pastor Kathy Harmon
UNISON PRAYER
God of pure, unbounded love, we are a people who long to be loving, and a people who often fail. Forgive us when our actions hurt ourselves and others. Forgive us when we do not choose our words with care, lest we hurt our family, friends, or neighbors. Help us to go the second mile in loving and giving of ourselves; make us strong and wise in our loving. Teach us what it means to love our enemies. Hear now as we pray to you for healing in our relationships; with our loved ones, with friends and associates, with our world neighbors, and with ourselves. Through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen
*HYMN FOR GOING FORTH "Have Thine Own Way, Lord"
No. 382
TAKING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD
BENEDICTION
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of God has risen upon you. God has loved us from before all time. In our here and now let us receive and reveal God’s love, through the grace of Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit. AmenPOSTLUDE
*Please stand if you are able when indicated by an asterisk
