September 24 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 “I’ll Tell the World that I’m a Christian”
LIGHTING OF THE ALTAR CANDLES
*OPENING MUSIC “Blessed Be the Name”
CALL TO WORSHIP:
L: Come near to the Lord. P: Lord, be with us this day.
L: Lift your sorrows and joys to the Lord. P: Lord, hear the cries of our hearts.
L: Come, rest in the love and mercy of God. P: Bless us, O Lord, that we may be
blessings for others in your name. AMEN.
HYMN “Lord, Be Glorified”
FIRST SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 103:10-14
PRAYER OF REPENTANCE
Though we do not deserve his grace, today, God offers us extreme forgiveness. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. We are set free from our sins by the blood of Jesus. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. God offers a new mind and a new heart. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Will you forgive those who do not deserve your forgiveness? Forgive us our
sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Will you trust that Jesus’s blood is strong enough to free even your enemies from their sins?
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Will you offer hope for a new life to others? Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Amen.
OUR TIME OF PRAYER (During our time of prayer, the altar rail is open for all who wish to come forward.)
HYMN “Sanctuary”
THE LORD’S PRAYER
OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS Sanctuary Choir
*DOXOLOGY
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
SECOND SCRIPTURE READING Matthew 26:31-35
SERMON “You Made It Awkward”
CLOSING HYMN “How Great Thou Art” #77
*BENEDICTION
*SENDING FORTH “As We Go”
POSTLUDE “Take the Name of Jesus with You”
