Smithville United Methodist Church
PO Box 293, 505 N Hwy 169
Smithville, MO 64089
816-532-3200
Celebrating Life through Divine Worship
10:00 AM September 11, 2011
The time of centering:
THE PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU! We greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, who knows you by name, who cares deeply about you, and who wants you to live and work for him. Let us draw closer to Him within this time of fellowship and worship. WELCOME!
PRELUDE Worship begins as the music is played
ENTRANCE OF THE LIGHT
INVOCATION
No longer slave, but free. No longer servant, but friend. No longer foreigner, but family. No longer bound by the law, but by Love. Come worship the One who unlocks the shackles and dismantles boundaries and barriers, freeing us each to be more fully who God imagines; guiding us closer to Shalom. Amen
WELCOME
MISSION MOMENT "One Great Hour of Sharing"
*SONG OF PRAISE "I've Got Peace Like a River"
"The Trees of the Field"
CALL TO WORSHIP (Based on Psalm 139)
LEADER: O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.
PEOPLE: May my thoughts be compassionate.
LEADER: You search my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely.
PEOPLE: May my language be Love.
LEADER: Before me, below me, behind me, and above me is your grace. Keep me on the path of grace.
PEOPLE: Lead me in ways of wonder. Lead me to be awe-struck by life.
ALL: How often I strive to put you in a box, O God, because you are beyond my comprehension. Stretch me to love beyond what I imagine, to share beyond my quest for security, and to show hospitality beyond human barriers. Stretch me to your ways of Peace. Amen
CHILDREN’S SERMON SPECIAL MUSIC "Spirit of God" by Adult Choir TIME OF PRAYER
Silent Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
OUR DISCIPLESHIP OF GIVING
Offering
*Doxology
*Prayer of Dedication
*HYMN OF PREPARATION "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"
No. 400
SCRIPTURE READINGS Romans 5:1-2
SERMON Making Peace with God
UNISON RESPONSE
God is everywhere. We are always in the presence of God.In our drive to work or school or walks in the woods;In simple conversation or quiet rest;In new schemes and old daydreams;When we gather to eat or stand to sing;We are always in the presence of God.
*HYMN FOR GOING FORTH"Amazing Grace" No.378 v. 1, 2, & 3
TAKING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD
BENEDICTION
May all your days know God’s surprising grace, Christ’s incredible peace, and the Spirit’s unquenchable joy. Shalom. Amen. POSTLUDE
*Please stand if you are able when indicated by an asterisk
