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PRELUDE WELCOME AND GREETING ANNOUNCEMENTS BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Patsy McCormick Ross Voorheis Brianna Damron *CALL TO WORSHIP “Praise the Name of Jesus” 2066 Praise the name of Jesus. Praise the name of Jesus. He’s my Rock, he’s my Fortress, he’s my deliverer, in him will I trust. Praise the name of Jesus. OPENING PRAYER *A TIME TO SING For the Beauty of the Earth” 92 Verse 1 For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies; Refrain: Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise. Verse 2 For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light; Refrain “One Bread, One Body” 620 Verse 1 Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man, no more. Refrain: One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord. HIGHLIGHTING THE KNEELING CUSHIONS JOYS, CONCERNS AND CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE PASTORAL PRAYER OFFERTORY PRAYER For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. 2 Corinthians 8:12 NIV OFFERTORY & DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all creatures here below. Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. EPISTLE READING 1 John 4:7-21 ANTHEM “At the Table of the Lord” Martin *GOSPEL READING John 15:1-8 SERMON “Fruit Born of Love” Rev. Gloria Youngblood Central Truth: The love of the Holy Spirit in us bears fruit. HOLY COMMUNION THE GREAT THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection, you gave birth to your church, delivered us from slavery to sin and death, and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit. On the night in which he gave himself up for us he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to the disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” When the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to the disciples, and said: “Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith. Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory and we feast at the heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy church, all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father, now and forever. Amen. 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. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. BREAKING THE BREAD & GIVING THE CUP The body of Christ, given for you. Amen. The blood of Christ, given for you. Amen. DISMISSAL FROM THE TABLE Go forth in peace. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. *HYMN OF COMMITMENT Those who would like to join this church by transfer of membership, profession of faith, or statement are invited to come forward at this time. “Pass It On” 572 Verse 1 It only takes a spark to get a fire going, and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing. That's how it is with God's love, once you've experienced it, you spread his love to everyone; you want to pass it on. Verse 2 What a wondrous time is spring, when all the trees are budding; the birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming. That’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it, you want to sing, it’s fresh like spring, you want to pass it on. Verse 3 I wish for you my friend, this happiness that I've found; you can depend on him, it matters not where you're bound. I'll shout it from the mountain top; I want my world to know, the Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on. BENEDICTION “Bind Us Together” 2226 Bind us together, Lord, bind us together with cords that cannot be broken, Bind us together, Lord, bind us together, Lord, bind us together in love. POSTLUDE
