Worship guidelines
Second Sunday of Easter
Welcome and Announcements
Interlude
Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship
CALL TO WORSHIP
Calling Song “Bless His Holy Name” TFWS #2015
Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
He has done great things, He has done great things,
He has done great things, bless His holy name.
Responsive Reading from Psalm 133
Leader: How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
People: It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.
All: For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.
Unison Invocation
O God, may you inhabit our praise today. Grant us healthy bodies and minds, not just that we might be healthy but so that we might love and serve you with our whole strength and joyful hearts.
To you be the glory in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Offering our Gifts and Tithes
Unison offering prayer:
Gracious, gift giving God,
all that we have and all that we might yet have is never truly ours.
They are always gifts from your hand.
Thank you for trusting us with them.
Through Jesus we pray. Amen.
Gospel Reading John 20:24-29
New Testament Reading 1 John 1:1-10
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!
Hymn “Be Thou My Vision” UMH #451
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;
Thou and thou only, first in my heart,
Great God of heaven, my treasure thou art.
Prayers of the People and The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Message “I Touched Him” 1 John 1:1-4 and Acts 4:32-35
Commitment Chorus “Open Our Eyes” TFWS #2086
Open our eyes, lord, we want to see Jesus,
To reach out and touch him, and say that we love him.
Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen.
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus.
Unison Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Postlude
Thank you for Worshiping with us today!
Fruitland United Methodist Church
Easter Sunday
April 4, 2021 – 9:00 A.M.
Welcome and Announcements
Interlude
Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship
CALL TO WORSHIP
Calling Song “Surely the Presence of the Lord”
Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place;
I can feel his mighty power and his grace.
I can hear the rush of angels’ wings, I see glory on each face.
Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place.
Responsive Reading from Psalm 118:1, 14-16, and 23-24 (The Message)
Leader: Thank God because he is good, because he never quits. Tell the world, “His love never quits.”
People: God is my strength, he’s also my song, and how he’s my salvation.
Leader: Can you hear the shouts? Can you hear the songs of triumph in the camp of the saved?
People: “The hand of God has turned the tide!
The hand of God is raised in victory!
The hand of God has turned the tide!”
All: This is God’s work. We can hardly believe it!
This is the day God has acted. Let’s celebrate and be glad.
Unison Invocation
Heavenly Father, long ago faithful women proclaimed the good news of Jesus’ resurrection, and the world was changed forever. Teach us to be like them, that our witness may be as bold, our love as deep and our faith as solid. We come before you in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Hymn Christ the Lord is Risen Today UMH #302
Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens and earth reply, Alleluia!
Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies! Alleluia
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 25:7-9
New Testament Reading 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 and 54-57
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!
Offering our gifts and tithes
Unison offering prayer:
Gracious, giving God, we acknowledge your faithfulness.
We confess that at times we have not trusted you
We have believed our doubts.
Lord, your grace is sufficient
and we give these gifts in light of that belief.
Through Jesus we pray. Amen.
Chorus “He Is Lord” UMH #177
He is Lord! He is Lord!
He is risen from the dead and he is Lord!
Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess
That Jesus Christ is Lord!
Prayers of the People
Message
*Commitment Hymn “Because He Lives”
God sent his son, they called him Jesus,
He came to love, heal, and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
an empty grace is there to prove my Savior lives.
Because he lives I can face tomorrow.
Because he lives all fear is gone;
Because I know he holds the future.
And life is worth the living just because he lives.
Unison Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Please be seated following the Benediction.
Enjoy the Postlude. An usher will come and dismiss us by rows.
Postlude
If possible, please exit through the doors at the front of the Sanctuary.
Be sure to greet those who have worshipped with us while sitting in their cars.
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Fruitland United Methodist Church
Palm Sunday
March 28, 2021 – 9:00 A.M.
Welcome and Announcements
Interlude
Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship
CALL TO WORSHIP
*Calling Song
Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be the name of the Lord most high.
Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be the name of the Lord most high.
Glory to the name of the Lord…
Responsive Reading from Psalm 118:19-26
Leader: Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
People: This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
Leader: I will give thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!
People: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! From the house of the Lord we bless you.
All: With boughs in hand, join in the procession!
Unison Invocation
Lord God, we give you thanks that no building can house you
and no place of worship can contain your majesty.
We humbly ask to be like those folks who welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem so many years ago – focused on him and not ourselves.
May you inhabit our praise.
To you be the glory in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 50:4-9
New Testament Reading Philippians 2:5-11
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!
Offering our gifts and tithes
Unison offering prayer:
Gracious, gift giving God,
all that we have and all that we might yet have
is never truly ours.
They are always gifts from your hand.
Thank you for trusting us with them.
Through Jesus we pray. Amen.
Chorus “Bless His Holy Name” TFWS #2015
Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
He has done great things, he has done great things,
he has done great things, bless his holy name.
Prayers of the People
Message “For Crying Out Loud!” Luke 19:37-40
*Commitment Hymn “Take My Life, and Let it Be”UMH #399
Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hand and let them move at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet, and let them swift and beautiful for thee.
Take my voice, and let me sing always, only for my King.
Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from thee.
Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose.
Unison Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Please be seated following the Benediction.
Enjoy the Postlude. An usher will come and dismiss us by rows.
Postlude
If possible, please exit through the doors at the front of the Sanctuary.
Be sure to greet those who have worshipped with us while sitting in their cars.
Announcements
Today, March 28
9:00 a.m. – Palm Sunday Worship and Sunday School
April 4
7:15 a.m. – Easter Sunrise Service at Rudy Park (Killebrew Lane and Highway 95)
9:00 a.m. – Resurrection Sunday Worship and Sunday School
April 12
6:30 p.m. – Administrative Council meeting
Fruitland
United Methodist Church
Second and Nebraska
P.O. Box 353, Fruitland ID 83619
Office: 208-452-3260
Pastor Jim: 208-907-2935 - harbar02@gmail.com
Website: www.fruitlandfirstumc.org
Fruitland and Payette United Methodist Churches
March 21, 2021
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Prelude: Grace Greater than Our Sin
Welcome
Interlude: Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship
Calling Song Praise God UMH #95
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!
Responsive Reading from Psalm 51
Leader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love: according to your abundant mercy blot out my sins.
People: Wash me completely from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Leader: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
People: Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me.
All: Restore unto me the joy of your salvation. And renew a right spirit within me.
Unison Invocation
Heavenly Father, use this worship service to mold and form us into the kind of people you want us to be.
Thank you for being hopefully patient with us this week. Thank you for catching us in your arms of grace.
Renew us. Revive us.
We pray in the strong name of Jesus. Amen.
Old Testament Reading Jeremiah 31:31-34
New Testament Reading Hebrews 5:1-4 and 7-8
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Hymn How Great Thou Art
O Lord my God!
When I in awesome wonder
consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Refrain
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to three;
How great thou art, how great thou art!
And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,
sent him to die, I scarce can take it in.
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
he bled and died to take away my sin.
Refrain
Prayers of the People
Message “This Is the Verdict” John 3:14-21
Commitment Hymn This Little Light of Mine UMH #585
This little light of mine, I’m goin’a let it shine,
This little light of mine, I’m goin’a let it shine;
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Everywhere I go…
All through the night…
Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Postlude: God be with You ‘til We Meet Again
Recording Crew:
Macy Steckley
Dianne Kinney
Jeff and Leslie Ward
Jim and Pam Hardenbrook
(CCLI License #1552544)
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Payette and Fruitland United Methodist Churches
March 14, 2021
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Prelude: Come into His Presence/Sacrifice of Praise arr. Carl Seal
Welcome
Interlude: Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me arr. Larry Beebe
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call to Worship
Calling Song Holy, Holy TFWS #2039
Holy, holy, holy, holy,
Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty;
And we lift our hearts before you as a token of our love,
Holy, holy, holy, holy.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, hallelujah;
And we lift our hearts before you as a token of our love,
Hallelujah, hallelujah.
Responsive Reading from Psalm 107
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
People: Let the redeemed of the Lord say this – those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
Leader: Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
People: Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
All: Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds.
Unison Invocation
Lord, make it second nature for us to do
what is right in your sight.
May this time of worship help us be more concerned
with your will than ours
just as we see in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
We pray in his name. Amen.
Old Testament Reading Numbers 21:4-9
Gospel Reading John 12:20-33
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Hymn Open My Eyes, That I May See UMH #454
Open my eyes that I may see
Glimpses of truth thou hast for me;
Place in my hands the wonderful key
That shall unclasp and set me free.
(Refrain) Silently now I wait for thee,
Ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine!
Open my mouth, and let me bear
Gladly the warm truth everywhere;
Open my heart and let me prepare
Love with thy children thus to share. (Refrain)
Prayers of the People
Message “The Divine Conjunction” Ephesians 2:1-10
Commitment Hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness UMH #140
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with thee;
Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
As thou hast been, thou forever wilt be.
(Refrain)
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see,
All I have needed thy hand hath provided;
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside! (Refrain)
Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Postlude: Think about His Love arr. Carl Seal
Recording Crew:
Don and Letha Essinger
Macy Steckley
Jeff and Leslie Ward
Jim and Pam Hardenbrook
(CCLI License #1552544
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Fruitland and Payette United Methodist Churches
March 7, 2021
Third Sunday of Lent – Holy Communion
Prelude: In the Cross of Christ I Glory, Rathbun tune arr. Larry Shackley
Welcome
Welcoming the Light of Christ – please light a candle
Interlude: The Old Rugged Cross by George Bennard
Inviting the neighborhood to worship
Call to Worship:
Calling Song I Come with Joy UMH #617
I come with joy to meet my Lord,
forgiven, loved and free,
in awe and wonder to recall
his life laid down for me,
his life laid down for me.
And thus with joy we meet our Lord,
His presence always near,
is in such friendship better known;
we see and praise him here,
we see and praise him here.
The Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy universal church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Unison Invocation
O God our Father, who sent your Son to be King of kings
and Lord of lords;
we pray that all the kingdoms of this world
may become His kingdom
and learn from him the way of grace and truth.
In His name we pray. Amen.
Old Testament Reading Exodus 20:1-17
New Testament Reading 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Message “He Knew what was in them” John 2:13-25
The Communion Service
Communion Hymn Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus
O soul, are you weary and troubled;
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior
And life more abundant and free.
(Refrain) 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.
Through death into life everlasting
He passed and we follow him there.
Over us sin no more has dominion
For more than conquerors we are! Turn your eyes . . .
Our Lord invites to his table all who love him,
Who earnestly repent of their sin and seek to live in peace with one another.
Let us confess our sin before God and one another.
Prayer of Confession and Pardon
Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart.
Our faith has been tested and we have stumbled.
Our feet have strayed from the path of Christ and we have wandered from you.
We have put our faith in the loud voices of this world, ignoring your whispers.
Forgive us, we pray.
We do want to follow Jesus, the Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen.
Hear the good news;
Christ died for us while we were yet sinners. That proves God’s love for us.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
Thanks be to God!
Bread and Cup
Please take the bread.
Please take the cup.
Please pray:
Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery
in which “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
Strengthen us in mind, body and soul for the days ahead.
May your Spirit fill us as we live and pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Postlude: Ev'ry time I feel the Spirit, African- American spiritual, arr. by Dan Fox
(CCLI License #1552544)
Recording crew:
Glenora Wright
Iran Trenkel
Jeff and Leslie Ward
Jim and Pam Hardenbrook
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Fruitland and Payette United Methodist Churches
February 28, 2021
Second Sunday of Lent
Prelude: O How He loves You and Me, by Kurt Kaiser
Welcome
Interlude: Beneath the Cross of Jesus, St. Christopher tune arr. By Frederich Maher
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship
Calling Song Bless His Holy Name TFWS #2015
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name. (Repeat)
He has done great things, he has done great things, he has done great things, bless his holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Responsive Reading from Psalm 22:22-24
Leader: I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.
People: You who fear the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Leader: Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
All: For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
Unison Invocation
Heavenly Father, by the power of your Holy Spirit
open our eyes, ears, hearts, and minds
to your presence
so that today we may worship you
and be equipped to faithfully serve you.
We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Old Testament Reading Genesis17:15-17
New Testament Reading Romans 4:18-24
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Choruses Change My Heart and Spirit of the Living God
Change my heart, O God, make it ever true.
Change my heart, O God, may I be like you.
You are the Potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me, this is what I pray.
Change my heart O God, make it ever true.
Change my heart, O God, may I be like you.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Prayers of the People
Message “What Good is That?” Mark 8:31-38
Commitment Hymn Take My Life, and Let It Be UMH #399
Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love. Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.
Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is thine own, it shall be thy royal throne. Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure store. Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee.
Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Postlude: I Love You, Lord, by Laurie Klein
Recording crew:
Lyna Kittlemann Wilkins
Iran Trenkel
Jeff and Leslie Ward
Jim and Pam Hardenbrook
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Payette and Fruitland United Methodist Churches
February 21, 2021
First Sunday of Lent
Prelude: God of Grace and God of Glory, Ancient Welsh tune arranged by Fred Bock
Welcome
Interlude: Down to the River to Pray, African American spiritual arranged by Sharon Wilson
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship:
Calling Song It’s Me, It’s Me, O Lord UMH #352
Refrain: It’s me (it’s me, it’s me), O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.
It’s me (it’s me, it’s me), O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.
Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord.
Standing in the need of prayer.
Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord.
Standing in the need of prayer.
It’s me (it’s me, it’s me), O Lord...
Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord.
Standing in the need of prayer.
Not the preacher, not the deacon, but it’s me, O Lord.
Standing in the need of prayer.
It’s me (it’s me, it’s me), O Lord…
Responsive Reading from Psalm 25:1-5
Leader: In you, Lord, my God, I put my trust.
People: I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, do not let my enemies triumph over me.
Leader: No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
All: Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God, my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Unison Invocation A Liturgy for Common Radicals
Heavenly Father, we pray you will keep us humble enough to learn from those whom we least expect to be our teachers. Help us to listen for your truth.
We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Hymn Steal Away UMH #704
Steal away, steal away; steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home.
I ain’t got long to stay here.
Green trees a-bending, poor sinners stand a-trembling;
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul.
I ain’t got long to stay here.
Steal away, steal away; steal away to Jesus.
Steal away, steal away home.
I ain’t got long to stay here
Old Testament Reading Genesis 9:8-17
New Testament Reading 1 Peter 3:18-22
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Prayers of the People
Message “The Time Has Come” Mark 1:9-15
Commitment Hymn There is a Balm in Gilead UMH #375
Refrain: There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.
Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work’s in vain.
But then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.
There is a balm…
Don’t ever feel discouraged, for Jesus is your friend,
And if you look for knowledge hei’ll ne’er refuse to lend.
There is a balm…
If you can’t preach like Peter, if you can’t pray like Paul,
Just tell the love of Jesus, and say he died for all.
There is a balm…
Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Postlude: Down to the River to Pray/On Jordan’s Stormy Banks, African-American spiritual arranged by Glenda Austin
Recording crew:
Iran Trenkel
Jeff and Leslie Ward
Jim and Pam Hardenbrook
(CCLI License #1552544)
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Fruitland and Payette United Methodist Churches
February 14, 2021
Transfiguration Sunday - Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Prelude: Open my eyes that I may see, by David Hegarty
Welcome
Interlude: Steal away, African American spiritual, arr. Philip Keveren
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship:
Calling Song Holy Ground TFWS #2272
We are standing on holy ground,
and I know that there are angels all around;
Let us praise Jesus now; we are standing
in his presence on holy ground.
Responsive Reading from Psalm 50:1-6
Leader: The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
People: From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
Leader: Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.
People: He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.
Leader: “Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me.”
All: And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God alone is judge!
Unison Invocation UMH #259
Holy God, upon the mountain you revealed our Messiah,
who by his death and resurrection would fulfill
both the law and the prophets.
By his transfiguration enlighten our path
So that we dare to suffer and serve with him
sharing the joy of his company,
and the everlasting glory of him
who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever. Amen
Hymn Swing Low, Sweet Chariot UMH #703
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,
Coming for to carry me home?
A band of angels coming after me,
Coming for to carry me home. Swing low…
If you get there before I do, coming for to carry me home;
Tell all my friends I’m coming too,
Coming for to carry me home. Swing low…
I’m sometimes up, I’m sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home;
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
Coming for to carry me home. Swing low…
Old Testament Reading 2 Kings 2:1-12
New Testament Reading 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Prayers of the People
Message “Listen to Him” Mark 9:2-9
Commitment Hymn Open our Eyes TFWS 2086
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus,
To reach out and touch him, and say that we love him.
Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen.
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus.
Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Postlude: Mine eyes have seen the glory, words by Julia Ward Howe; music by William Steffe
Announcements
Recording crew:
Jim and Pam Hardenbrook
Iran Trenkel
Jeff and Leslie Ward
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Payette and Fruitland United Methodist Churches
February 7, 2021
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Prelude: “What wondrous Love is This?” arr. Larry Shackley
Welcome
Interlude: “There is a Balm in Gilead” African-American spiritual, arr. Philip Keveren
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship:
Calling Song Thy Word Is a Lamp UMH #601
Refrain
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and light unto my path.
When I feel afraid, think I’ve lost my way,
still you’re there right beside me,
and nothing will I fear as long as you are near.
Please be near me to the end.
Refrain
Now I will not forget your love for me and yet
my heart forever is wandering.
Jesus, be my guide and hold me to your side,
and I will love you to the end.
Refrain
Responsive Reading from Psalm 147
Leader: Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God.
People: He covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, makes grass grow on the hills.
Leader: Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
People: His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the power of human legs;
All: The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Unison Invocation
Almighty God, we thank you for all those in whose words and writings your truth has come to us.
For those who wrote the Hebrew Bible;
For those who wrote the New Testament;
For the inspiration of the Holy Spirit;
For all whom in every generation have taught and explained and preached the word of Holy Scripture;
We thank you, O God.
Give us minds that can see at once the difference between the true and the false
So that nothing false may ever take us from the Way, the Truth, and the Life in whose name we pray.
Amen.
Hymn Guide My Feet TFWS #2208
Guide my feet
While I run this race.
Guide my feet
While I run this race.
Guide my feet
While I run this race
For I don’t want to run this race in vain.
Hold my hand...
I’m your child…
Stand by me…
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 40:21-31
New Testament Reading 1Corinthians 9:16-23
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Prayers of the People
Message “Let’s Go” Mark 1:29-39
Commitment Hymn Give Me Jesus
I heard my mother say, I heard my mother say,
I heard my mother say, “Give me Jesus.”
Refrain
Give me Jesus. Give me Jesus.
You may have all this world. Give me Jesus.
In the morning when I rise…
Oh, when I come to die…
Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Postlude: “What a Friend we have in Jesus” by Charles Converse, arr. Glenda Austin
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