Worship guidelines
Payette and Fruitland United Methodist Churches
January 24, 2021
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Prelude: “Carillon Toccata” by Douglas Wagner
Welcome
Interlude: “Rock of Ages” arranged by Thomas Hastings
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship:
Reading from Psalm 62
Leader: Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
People: Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
Leader: Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
All: One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard; “Power belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love.”
Calling Song Holy, Holy, Holy TFWS #2007
Holy, holy, holy. My heart, my heart, adores you!
My heart knows how to say to you: You are holy Lord!
Santo, santo, santo, mi corazon te adora!
Mi corazon te sabe decir: Santo eres, Dios!
Unison Invocation
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.
Old Testament Reading Jonah 3:1-5 and 10
Gospel Reading Mark 1:21-28
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Prayers of the People
Hymn More Like You TFWS #2167
More like you, Jesus, more like you.
Fill my heart with your desire to make me more like you.
More like you, Jesus, more like you.
Touch my lips with holy fire and make me more like you.
Message “I Knew It” Jonah 3:1-5 and 10
Commitment Hymn Here I Am Lord UMH #593
I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.
I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
Refrain
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them. They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send? (Refrain)
I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send? (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: “Fanfare for a New Day” by Lani Smith
Recording Crew:
Jim and Pam Hardenbrook
Iran Trenkel
Jeff and Leslie Ward
Lyna Kittleman Wilkins
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Payette and Fruitland United Methodist Churches
January 17, 2021
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Prelude
Welcome
Interlude
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship:
Reading from Psalm 139
Leader: You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
People: You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Leader: Before a word is on my tongue, you, Lord, know it completely. Such knowledge is too great for me, too lofty for me to attain.
People: Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
All: See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Calling Song Change My Heart, O God TFWS #2152
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, that is what I pray.
Change my heart, O God, make it ever true.
Change my heart, O God, may I be like you.
Unison Invocation
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.
Old Testament Reading 1 Samuel 3:1-10
Gospel Reading John 1:29-34 and 40-42
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Prayers of the People
Hymn Just a Closer Walk with Thee TFWS #2158
I am weak but thou art strong; Jesus, keep me from all wrong; I’ll be satisfied as long as I walk, let me walk, close to thee.
Refrain
Just a closer walk with thee, grant it Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to thee;
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
Through this world of toils and snares,
if I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee.
When this feeble life is o’er, time for me will be no more;
Guide me gently, safely o’er to thy shore, dear Lord, to thy shore.
Message “Come and See” John 1:35-39
Commitment Hymn More Like You TFWS #2167
More like you, Jesus, more like you.
Fill my heart with your desire to make me more like you.
More like you, Jesus, more like you.
Touch my lips with holy fire and make me more like you.
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.
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Fruitland and Payette United Methodist Churches
January 10, 2021
First Sunday after Epiphany
Prelude
Shall We Gather at the River/On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand
African-American Spirituals arranged by Glenda Austin
Welcome
Interlude Deep River arranged by Ethel Smith
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship:
Reading from Psalm 29
Leader: Praise the Lord, you angels in heaven. Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.
People: Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him. Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.
Leader: The Lord rules from his throne as King forever.
People: The Lord give strength to his people.
All: The Lord blesses his people with peace.
Calling Song
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come, ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him, born the King of angels;
Refrain
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him.
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord!
For he alone is worthy.
For he alone is worthy.
For he alone is worthy.
Christ the Lord!
Unison Invocation
Eternal God,
We know that you do not exist to answer our prayers.
Please forgive us when we act differently.
But we are needy people. Needy for you.
Inspire us with the fire of your Spirit
to join in the transforming work of Jesus.
We ask this in his name.
Amen.
Old Testament Reading Genesis 1:1-5
Gospel Reading Mark 1:4-11
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Prayers of the People
Hymn On Jordan’s Stormy Banks UMH #724
On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
and cast a wishful eye
to Canaan's fair and happy land,
where my possessions lie.
Refrain:
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
No chilling winds or poisonous breath
can reach that healthful shore;
sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
are felt and feared no more. [Refrain]
When I shall reach that happy place,
I'll be forever blest,
for I shall see my Father's face,
and in his bosom rest. [Refrain]
Message “They Invited Him” Acts 19:1-7
Commitment Hymn Amazing Grace UMH #
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 Wade in the Water arranged by Dan Fox
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Fruitland and Payette United Methodist Churches
January 3, 2021
Second Sunday of Christmas
Prelude
Welcome
Welcoming the Light of Christ – please light a candle
Interlude
Inviting the neighborhood to worship
Call to Worship:
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.
Carol Angels from the Realms of Glory UMH #220
Sages, leave your contemplations, brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great Desire of nations;
ye have seen his natal star.
Refrain
Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King.
Saints, before the altar bending,
watching long in hope and fear;
Suddenly the Lord, descending, in his temple will appear.
Refrain
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.
New Testament Reading Ephesians 1:3-14
Hymn We Three Kings UMH #254
We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar, field and fountain, moor and
mountain, following yonder star.
Refrain
O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still
proceeding,
guide us to thy perfect light.
Glorious now behold him arise; King and God and sacrifice; Alleluia, Alleluia, sounds through
the earth and skies.
Refrain
Message “The Dynamic Duo” John 1:1, 10-18
The Communion Service
Communion Hymn Joy to the World UMH 246
Joy to the world, the Lord has come!
Let earth receive her King;
let every heart prepare him room,
and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
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.
Carol Go tell it on the Mountain UMH #25
Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; go, tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born.
Postlude
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Fruitland AND PAYETTE United Methodist Churches
December 27, 2020
First Sunday after Christmas
Prelude
Welcome
Interlude
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship:
Carol Angels from the Realms of Glory UMH #220
Angels from the realms of glory,
wing your flight o’er all the earth;
ye who sang creations story now proclaim Messiah’s birth:
Refrain
Come and worship, come and worship,
worship Christ, the newborn King.
Saints, before the altar bending,
watching long in hope and fear;
suddenly the Lord, descending, in his temple shall appear:
Refrain
Reading from Psalm 148:1-4 (TNIV)
Leader: Praise the Lord from the heavens;
People: praise him in the heights above!
Leader: Praise him, all his angels;
People: praise him, all his heavenly hosts!
Leader: Praise him, sun, and moon;
People: praise him, all you shining stars!
All: Praise him, you highest heavens!
Unison Invocation UMH #231
Eternal God,
by the birth of Jesus Christ you gave yourself to the world.
Grant that, being born in our hearts,
he may save us from all our sins,
and restore within us the image and likeness of You,
our heavenly Father,
to whom be everlasting praise and glory.
Amen.
Carol The First Noel UMH #245
The first Noel the angel did say
was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
on a cold winder’s night that was so deep.
Refrain
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.
They looked up and saw a star shining in the east,
beyond them far; and to the earth it gave great light,
and so it continued both day and night.
Refrain
New Testament Reading Galatians 4:4-7
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Message “He Was Named Jesus” Luke 2:22-40
CarolO Come, All Ye Faithful UMH #234
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come, ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him, born the King of angels;
Refrain
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him.
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord!
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exaltation;
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest;
Refrain
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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
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fruitland and Payette United Methodist Churches
December 20, 2020
FOURTH Sunday of Advent
Prelude Away in a Manger arr. Phillip Keveren Solo: Jim Trenkel
Welcome
Interlude Joy to the World Arr. Gilbert Martin
Welcoming the neighborhood to worship
Call To Worship:
Carol He Came Down TFWS #2085
He came down that we may have hope;
He came down that we may have hope;
He came down that we may have hope;
Hallelujah for evermore.
He came down that we may have love…
He came down that we have joy…
He came down that we have peace…
Reading from Psalm 89:1-5 (TNIV)
Leader: I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth will I make your faithfulness known.
People: I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established faithfulness in heaven itself.
Leader: You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, have sworn to David my servant, I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.”
People: The heavens praise your wonders, Lord.
All: For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
Unison Invocation
Thank you, Lord,
for the signs that confirm that your kingdom
will always overwhelm darkness and evil
even when those plans involves people and situations
we would never choose.
Come, Lord Jesus, Come.
Amen.
Carol It Came upon the Midnight Clear UMH #2182
It came upon the midnight clear,
that glorious song of old,
from angels bending near the earth,
to touch their harps of gold;
“Peace on the earth, good will to men,
from heaven’s all gracious King.”
The world in solemn stillness lay,
to hear the angel’s sing.
For lo! The days are hastening on,
by prophets seen of old,
when with the ever circling years
shall come the time foretold
when peace shall over all the earth
its ancient splendors fling,
and the whole world send back the song
which now the angles sing.
Prayers of the People
Gospel Reading Luke 1:46-55
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Message “The Lord is With You” Luke 1:26-38
Chorus Let There Be Peace UMH #431
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me;
let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father, children all are we.
Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me; let this be the moment now.
With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow;
to take each moment and live each moment
in peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
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 Carol Fantasyarr. Gilbert Martin
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PAYETTE AND FRUITLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES
DECEMBER 13, 2020
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Prelude Gesu BambinoPetro Yon
Welcome
Interlude Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Polish Carols arranged by Alexander Guilmant
Ringing the Church Bell
Call To Worship:
Carol O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (v. 2) UMH #211
O come, Thou wisdom from on high,
And order all things far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show
and cause us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Reading from Psalm 130:1-5
Leader: Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
People: Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
Leader: If you, Lord, kept a record sins, Lord, who could stand?
People: But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
All: I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
Unison Invocation
Lord, you have woven the cloth of humanity too tightly for any of us to exist without one another.
Help us to see, in this time of isolation and distancing,
how much we need each other and You.
Come, Lord Jesus, Come.
Amen.
Carol Like a Child TFWS #2092
Like a child love would send to reveal and to mend,
like a child and a friend, Jesus comes.
Like a child we may find
claiming heart, soul, and mind, Jesus comes.
Like a child we will meet, ragged clothes, dirty feet,
like a child on the street, Jesus comes.
Like a child we once knew coming back into view,
like a child born anew, Jesus comes.
Like a child born to pray and to show us the way,
like a child here to stay, Jesus comes.
Like a child we receive all that love can conceive,
like a child we believe, Jesus come.
Gospel Reading John 1:6-8 and 19-23
God’s Word for God’s people
Thanks be to God
Prayers of the People
Message“Today. Right Here.” Isaiah 61:1-3 and Luke 4:14-21
Carol What Child is This UMH #219
What child is this who, laid to rest, on Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
while shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
haste, haste to bring him laud, the babe, the son of Mary.
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 Good Christian Men Rejoice J. S. Bach
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Fruitland and Payette United Methodist Churches
December 6, 2020
Second Sunday of Advent
Prelude Away in a Manger Anonymous
Welcome and Announcements
Welcoming the Light of Christ – please light a candle
Interlude The First Noel Traditional English Melody
Inviting the neighborhood to worship
Call to Worship:
Responsive Reading Psalm 85:8-13
Leader: I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants.
People: Surely his salvation is near those who fear him that his glory may dwell in our land.
Leader: Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
People: Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven;
All: The Lord will indeed give what is good. Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.
Chorus While we are Waiting UMH #204
While we are waiting, come.
While we are waiting, come.
Jesus our Lord, Emmanuel,
While we are waiting, come.
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 peace and grace. Envelope our world with compassion
And a desire for what is good for all people. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
Gospel Reading Mark 1:1-8
Hymn
O Come, all ye Faithful UMH #234
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels.
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
Message “A Highway for our God” Isaiah 40:1-11
The Communion Service
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.
Communion Hymn Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus UMH #196
Born thy people to deliver, born a child and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever, now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal spirit rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all sufficient merit raise us to thy glorious throne.
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.
Hymn Joy to the World UMH 246
Joy to the world, the Lord has come!
Let earth receive her King;
let every heart prepare him room,
and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
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 Heard the Bells on Christmas Day arr. Gilbert Martin
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