Image: Mary, Martha and Jesus, Kathleen Person

©Order of Worship July 17, 2022

6th Sunday After Pentecost

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Text for hymns are found below each hymn.  Click on the hymn highlighted text for music.

Prelude: “I Behold the Christ in You”, words by Frank B. Whitney, music by Edna L. Gleselman…………………Musicians
 
Coming of the Light:…………………………………………Eli A.
 
Greetings………………………………………Pastor Steven
 
Opening Prayer: …….……………………….……Chris M.
 
 
Opening Hymns:“Forever#3023 W&S
Words and Music: Chris Tomlin  © worshiptogether.com Songs
(ASCAP) sixsteps Music (ASCAP) admin. At EMICMGP
Publishing.com
 
1.Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King;
his love endures forever.
For he is good, he is above all things;
his love endures forever.
Sing praise, sing praise!
 
2.With a mighty hand and outstretched arm,
his love endures forever.
For the life that’s been reborn;
his love endures forever.
Sing praise, sing praise,
Sing praise, sing praise!
 
Forever God is faithful, forever God is strong,
Forever God is with us, forever, forever!
 
3.From the rising to the setting sun,
his love endures forever.
And by the grace of God we will carry on;
his love endures forever.
Sing praise, sing praise!
Sing praise, sing praise!
 
Forever God is faithful, forever God is strong,
Forever God is with us, forever, forever!
 
There’s a Spirit of Love in This Place#3148 W&S
Words and Music: Mark A. Miller © 2003 Abingdon Press,
Admin. by The Copyright Company
 
1.There’s a spirit of love in this place, there’s a
spirit of love in this place.  You can’t see it, but it’s
there just as precious as the air.  There’s a spirit of
love in this place. O alleluia, sing alleluia! We bless
your holy name.  O alleluia, sing alleluia! There’s a
spirit of love in this place.
 
2.There’s the presence of peace in this room, there’s
the presence of peace in this room. In god’s tenderness
is found peace that passes human bounds. There’s the
presence of peace in this room.  O alleluia, sing alleluia!
We bless your holy name. O alleluia, sing alleluia! There’s
a spirit of love in this place.
 
Giving of our tithes and offerings ……………………Chris M.
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Offertory: “Doxology”, words and music by Rick Vale and Sandi Patty, © 1997 Erickson and Baugher Music (ASCAP)/Sandi”s Songs Music (BMI)……………………………………Marcel P.
 
Offertory Response:  “The Doxology” #95 UMH
Words: Thomas Ken, 1674 Music: Attr. to Louis Bourgeois, 1551
 
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.
 
Prayer After Receiving:………………………………Pastor Steven
 
Hymn of Preparation: “Christ Beside Me  #2166 TFWS
Words: St. Patrick’s Breastplate; adapt. by James Quinn
Music: Trad. Gaelic melody  Adapt. © James Quinn S.J.
Used by permission of Selah Publishing Co., Inc.
 
1.Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind
me King of my heart; Christ within me, Christ
below me, Christ above me never to part.
 
2.Christ on my right hand, Christ on my left hand,
Christ all around me shield in the strife; Christ in
my sleeping, Christ in my sitting, Christ in my
rising light of my life.
 
3.Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind
me King of my heart; Christ within me, Christ
below me, Christ above me never to part.
 
New Testament Lesson:….Luke 10:38-42……………Chris M.
 
10:38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
 
10:39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying.
 
10:40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.”
 
10:41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;
 
10:42 there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
 
Sermon: ………”Mary in a Martha World…….…..Pastor Steven
 
Anthem: “I Behold the Christ in You”, words by Frank B. Whitney, music by Bill Provost………………….…………Marcel P.
 
Prayers of the People: …………………………….… Pastor Steven
 
Announcements:……………………………………….Phillip J.
 
Closing Hymn:  “Together We Serve #2175 TFWS
Words and Music: Daniel Charles Damon
© 1998 Hope Publishing Co.
 
1.Together we serve, united by love,
inviting God’s world to the glorious
feast.  We work and we pray through
sorrow and joy, extending your love to
the last and the least.
 
2.We seek to become a beacon of hope,
a lamp for the heart and a light for
The feet.  We learn, year by year, to let
love shine through until we see Christ
in each person we meet.
 
3.We welcome the scarred, the wealthy,
The poor, the busy, the lonely, and all
who need care.  We offer a home to those
who will come, our hands quick to help,
our hearts ready to dare.
 
4.Together, by grace, we witness and
work, remembering Jesus, in whom we
grow strong.  Together we serve in Spirit
and truth, remembering love is the
strength of our song.
 
Dismissal with Blessing:……………………………Pastor Steven
 
Postlude: “Truth Will Lift Me”, words by Francis G. Gable, music by Carl Carl Frangkiser……………………………Greg D.


 
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