May 12 Worship Service
Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio
Rick Birk, Pastor
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER: Amazing God, We pray that through the Holy Spirit Your preferred future for Groveport United Methodist Church will be made clear to us. Give us the courage we need to follow You wherever You may take us. We ask that You bind us together in love so that we can bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to our friends, families, and community. Open our eyes so that we may see the amazing things You are already doing among us. AMEN.
PRELUDE “It Is Well With My Soul”
LIGHTING OF THE ALTAR CANDLES
*OPENING HYMN “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” #526
CALL TO WORSHIP:
*Leader: Today we celebrate our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and all the women who have loved us.
People: Thank you God for giving us mothers.
Leader: We remember with deep gratitude all the ways they demonstrated their love for us. People: Sometimes we did not understand them, but we know that God understood.
HYMN “Through It All” #507
MORNING PRAYER:
God of Love, do not let us grow weary of living our lives according to the example of your child, Jesus. Loving one another is a great challenge and a high calling. We do not want to fail our friend and brother. Pour out upon us your Spirit who reminds us that we bear Jesus’ love and life within our very being— a powerful gift for our world. Out of this gift, may we bear the fruit of love. Amen.
FIRST SCRIPTURE READING: Proverbs 31:25-30
OUR TIME OF PRAYER (During our time of prayer, the altar rail is open for all who wish to come forward.)
HYMN “Sanctuary”
OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS “In The Garden”
*DOXOLOGY
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S MOMENTS (Children 1st-6th grades may attend Jr. Church at this time)
SECOND SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 2:15-19; 34-35; and 48-51
SERMON Special Mother’s Day Message by Dr. Brad Lewis
HOLY COMMUNION
*CLOSING HYMN “Amazing Grace” #378
*BENEDICTION
*SENDING FORTH “Because He Lives” (chorus only)
POSTLUDE “O, How I Love Jesus
