Sunday, August 1, 2021
10th Sunday After Pentecost & Holy Communion
Book: I Was So Scared
Sunday, July 25, 2021
9th Sunday After Pentecost & Noisy Offering
Prelude Holy God, We Praise Your Name Arr. Bish
Call To Worship Robert Jackson
L: God created
P: all things visible and invisible; none other.
L: God provides
P: food for your body and spirit; none other.
L: God is able
P: to accomplish abundantly more than all we can ask or imagine.
ALL: Let us worship the Holy Trinity and none other.
Opening Prayer (All)
Gracious God, we come together as Your people to marvel at Your amazing gifts to us: gifts of strength and challenge, gifts of faith and community, and most of all the gift of new life in Jesus Christ. Help us to open our hearts to hear Your word to us today, that we may be filled with Your fullness and be faithful in responding to the needs of others. AMEN.
Hymn Jesus Loves Me #191 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Words of Welcome Robert Jackson
Prayer for Our Tithes & Offerings
O God, creator of all, thank You for the abundance of blessings. We are grateful and praise You. Fill the world with the Spirit of Christ so that we can follow where Christ leads and be of service to You. AMEN.
[If you wish to support Milton United Methodist Church with your tithes and gifts, please mail them to MUMC, 1007 Church Street, Milton WV 25541. If available, you can also give through your bank. If you wish to make a gift today, there is an offering box located at the parking lot entrance sidewalk, and there are offering plates at the doors of the sanctuary.]
Offertory Blessed Quietness Arr. Thygerson
Sharing of Concerns & Celebrations
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; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN.
Scripture Ephesians 3:14–21 and John 6:1–21 (NRSV)
Message Daredevil Duck Kim Matthews
Closing Hymn Jesus Calls Us #398 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Closing Blessing
Go to follow Jesus.
Go to walk in the ways of Christ.
Go to serve the Living Lord. AMEN.
Postlude Lord, Be Glorified Kilpatrick
Sunday, July 18, 2021
8th Sunday After Pentecost
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Stone Soup
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Worship Service
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8th Sunday After Pentecost
July 18, 2021
11:00 a.m. Worship
Prelude All Creatures of Our God and King Arr. Evanovich
Words of Welcome Pastor Nancy
Call To Worship
L: Sing praises to God, giving thanks for God’s love.
P: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.
L: God clothes us and feeds us with strength, with joy, and with His word.
P: God’s mercies are everlasting.
L: They are new every morning.
P: Great is God’s faithfulness.
Youth Presentation of Stone Soup
We appreciate the youth who are participating today:
Max Harrison
Eva Reed
Levi Reed
Thomas Wheeler
Toby Wheeler
Ty Wheeler
Prayer for Our Tithes & Offerings
How grateful we are, O God, that You call us to serve with the Holy Spirit, who fills us with patience and generosity and genuine love. We pray that all we return to You will be used faithfully in ministry to the world. In the name of Christ, we ask it. AMEN.
[If you wish to support Milton United Methodist Church with your tithes and gifts, please mail them to MUMC, 1007 Church Street, Milton WV 25541. If available, you can also give through your bank. If you wish to make a gift today, there is an offering box located at the parking lot entrance sidewalk, and there are offering plates at the doors of the sanctuary.]
Offertory My Task Ashford
Pastoral Prayer
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; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN.
Scripture 2 Corinthians 8:7–15 (NRSV)
Message TOGETHER, WE MAKE SOUP Pastor Nancy
Closing Hymn Precious Lord, Take My Hand #474 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Closing Blessing
May the love of God, who creates, redeems, and restores be with you now and always. AMEN.
Postlude Cuando El Pobre Arr. Schumaat
(“When the Poor Ones”)
Sunday, July 11, 2021
7th Sunday After Pentecost
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Alexander and the Terrible. . . . .Day
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Worship Service
(Due to technical difficulties, the video has been delayed.) |
Order of Worship
Prelude Fantasia on “Old Hundredth” Arr. Wilson
Call To Worship Trina Litton
L: Come, let us worship God with passion and joy.
P: Let us worship our Savior with songs of praise and thanksgiving.
L: God has blessed us as His children with just what we need, when we need it.
P: God has provided His Son for all of us because we need Him.
L: Come, let us worship our God.
Opening Prayer (All)
O God our Father, we thank You that today You have called us to worship You and learn of You. You alone know our needs. Satisfy them with Your unchanging love. In Your presence may we find comfort in sorrow, guidance in perplexity, strength to meet temptation, grace to overcome the fascination of disobedience, and courage to face up to the hostility of this rebellious world. Above all, may we meet Jesus and go out from our worship to dwell in His spirit. This prayer we ask to Your glory and in His name. AMEN.
Hymn To God Be the Glory #98 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Words of Welcome Pastor Nancy
Prayer for Our Tithes & Offerings
Generous and Giving God, You have poured Your blessings on us as the rain soaks the sun-parched grass of our lawns. You have lavished us with redemption, forgiveness, and grace. When You send the rain to water the grass, You expect growth in return. Remind us this day, as we make our gifts to You, that we have been blessed for a purpose--that we might be a blessing to others. May we grow in compassion, in mercy, in longing for justice and love, as Christ loved us. In that holy name, we pray. AMEN.
[If you wish to support Milton United Methodist Church with your tithes and gifts, please mail them to MUMC, 1007 Church Street, Milton WV 25541. If available, you can also give through your bank. If you wish to make a gift today, there is an offering box located at the parking lot entrance sidewalk, and there are offering plates at the doors of the sanctuary.]
Offertory I’m Just a Poor Wayfaring Stranger Arr. Hughes
Pastoral Prayer
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; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN.
Scripture Jonah 3:10–4:11 (The Message)
Message Poor, Poor Pitiful Me Pastor Nancy
Apostles’ Creed #881 UMH
Closing Hymn Grace Greater than Our Sin #365 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Closing Blessing
May the love of God, the power of Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit dwell richly in you forever.
Postlude Let Praise Ring Forth Broughton
Sunday, July 4, 2021
6th Sunday After Pentecost & Independence Day
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How Much Do You Love Me?
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Morning Worship
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Order of Worship
Prelude God of the Ages Arr. Hughes
Call To Worship
L: With each breath we take, our spirits breathe in God’s Spirit.
P: Our souls rejoice in the one who fully knows our hearts.
L: God’s grace sustains us, even in the midst of our weaknesses.
P: God’s steadfast love nourishes us and energizes us.
Opening Prayer (All)
Gracious God, You have made all of the peoples of the earth for Your glory. You invite us to serve You in freedom and in peace. Give to the people of our nation a zeal for justice and the strength for forbearance, that we may use our liberty in accordance with your gracious will. We ask this on a day of celebration, a day of hope for a nation made free. We ask this in the name of the one who welcomes all to be free indeed. Inspire us to live and worship in Your freedom and for the sake of Your kingdom. AMEN.
Hymn America the Beautiful #696 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Words of Welcome Pastor Nancy
Prayer for Our Tithes & Offerings
Holy God who both calls us and confronts us, the gifts we bring to You are only a small part of the multitude we have received from Your goodness. In the depth of our being, we know that in calling us, what You really seek is our faith, our belief, our conviction— our very hearts. What You long for from us is to follow Jesus with our whole being. Lead us in the way that frees us from the grip of the world into the way of life that is You. In Christ, we pray. AMEN.
[If you wish to support Milton United Methodist Church with your tithes and gifts, please mail them to 1007 Church Street, Milton WV 25541. If available, you can also give through your bank. If you wish to make a gift today, there is an offering box located at the parking lot entrance sidewalk, and there are offering plates at the doors of the sanctuary.]
Offertory Communion Meditation Parker
Pastoral Prayer
Scripture Romans 5:8 and John 3:16
Message For the Love of God Pastor Nancy
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Great is God’s name,
and great is the table of Christ.
As we approach this meal of bread and juice, may we ponder the steadfast love of God.
We praise God’s name in each corner of the earth and celebrate His love for us always.
The Great Thanksgiving
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; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN.
Hymn of Response How Great Thou Art #77 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Closing Blessing
Let us delight in the steadfast love of God, as we share our weaknesses and celebrate our strengths.
Let us remember God, who guides our path, the Christ who strengthens us, and the Spirit who nurtures us. AMEN.
Postlude Hail the Lord of All Creation Ritter
Sunday, June 27, 2021
5th Sunday After Pentecost
Noisy Offering Sunday
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Prelude Rock of Ages Arr. Peery
Call To Worship Georgina Doss
L: Seeking the nearness of mercy and grace, come and lift your hearts.
P: We lift them up to the Lord.
L: Seeking the assurance of love beyond measure, come and lift your hearts.
P: We lift them up to the Lord.
L: Seeking the fullness of forgiveness, come and lift up your hearts.
P: We lift up our hearts, our lives, our all.
ALL: Seeking joy and gladness, let us worship the one who makes all things new.
Opening Prayer (All)
Receive our hearts once again, O God. Break them open anew with Your ways of compassion and care. Wash us once more with Your merciful loving-kindness. Lead us onward into the newness of life that can only come from You. As we serve and follow You, may grace blossom as we nourish others with words of courage and strength for the journey. AMEN.
Hymn Leaning on the Everlasting Arms #133 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Words of Welcome Pastor Nancy
Prayer for Our Tithes & Offerings
Generous and all giving God, as we give our gifts and tithes today, we recommit ourself to Your service and the service of Your people. Guide us, inspire us, beckon us toward Your path, the path that leads us home. AMEN.
[If you wish to support Milton United Methodist Church with your tithes and gifts, please mail them to 1007 Church Street, Milton WV 25541. If available, you can also give through your bank. If you wish to make a gift today, there is an offering box located at the parking lot entrance sidewalk, and there are offering plates at the doors of the sanctuary.]
Offertory The Lord’s My Shepherd Arr. Peterson
Pastoral Prayer
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; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN.
Scripture Jeremiah 31:27–34
Message A New Covenant Pastor Nancy
Hymn of Response He Touched Me #367 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Closing Blessing
In anticipation of the transforming love of God, the salvation of Jesus Christ, and the mercy of the ever-present Holy Spirit, may you hear the thunderous voice of God and be restored in the joy of your salvation.
Postlude Because He Lives Gaither
Call To Worship Georgina Doss
L: Seeking the nearness of mercy and grace, come and lift your hearts.
P: We lift them up to the Lord.
L: Seeking the assurance of love beyond measure, come and lift your hearts.
P: We lift them up to the Lord.
L: Seeking the fullness of forgiveness, come and lift up your hearts.
P: We lift up our hearts, our lives, our all.
ALL: Seeking joy and gladness, let us worship the one who makes all things new.
Opening Prayer (All)
Receive our hearts once again, O God. Break them open anew with Your ways of compassion and care. Wash us once more with Your merciful loving-kindness. Lead us onward into the newness of life that can only come from You. As we serve and follow You, may grace blossom as we nourish others with words of courage and strength for the journey. AMEN.
Hymn Leaning on the Everlasting Arms #133 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Words of Welcome Pastor Nancy
Prayer for Our Tithes & Offerings
Generous and all giving God, as we give our gifts and tithes today, we recommit ourself to Your service and the service of Your people. Guide us, inspire us, beckon us toward Your path, the path that leads us home. AMEN.
[If you wish to support Milton United Methodist Church with your tithes and gifts, please mail them to 1007 Church Street, Milton WV 25541. If available, you can also give through your bank. If you wish to make a gift today, there is an offering box located at the parking lot entrance sidewalk, and there are offering plates at the doors of the sanctuary.]
Offertory The Lord’s My Shepherd Arr. Peterson
Pastoral Prayer
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; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN.
Scripture Jeremiah 31:27–34
Message A New Covenant Pastor Nancy
Hymn of Response He Touched Me #367 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Closing Blessing
In anticipation of the transforming love of God, the salvation of Jesus Christ, and the mercy of the ever-present Holy Spirit, may you hear the thunderous voice of God and be restored in the joy of your salvation.
Postlude Because He Lives Gaither
Sunday, June 20, 2021
4th Sunday After Pentecost & Father's Day
Due to technical difficulties, there is no recording for June 20.
Prelude This Is My Father’s World Arr. Hughes
Call To Worship Georgina Doss
L: With God, all things are possible.
P: Rejoice, for this is the day of our salvation.
ALL: We give thanks to the Lord for His mighty deed for our redemption.
Opening Prayer (All)
Loving God, when we are inclined to worry or panic, speak with authority to us.
Speak directly through Jesus so that fears may be confronted and our faith reinstated.
Through Him and in Him, let us spend our days and nights with the courage and peace of those who know they are being saved and sustained by grace.
To You be the glory and praise. AMEN!
Hymn This Is the Day #657 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Words of Welcome Pastor Nancy
Prayer for Our Tithes & Offerings
[If you wish to support Milton United Methodist Church with your tithes and gifts, please mail them to 1007 Church Street, Milton WV 25541. If available, you can also give through your bank. If you wish to make a gift today, there is an offering box located at the parking lot entrance sidewalk, and there are offering plates at the doors of the sanctuary.]
Offertory The Father’s Love Moore
Father’s Day Recognition
Pastoral Prayer
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; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN.
Scripture Mark 4:35–41
Message Peace! Be Still! Pastor Nancy
Response (Adapted from a Prayer by Michael Parker)
L: Do you hear it? Jesus is calling us, inviting us to journey with Him.
P: Count us in! With us, we bring our joys and fears, our victories and defeats, our celebrations, and our sorrows.
L: Jesus is calling us, inviting us to journey with Him, even in the face of life’s strong winds and unexpected storms.
P: When we call; when we shout; when we yell; when we cry; when we sing; when we don’t know what to do; He hears us!
L: Jesus is calling us, inviting us to journey with Him; Him whose ears are attuned to the voices of His Beloved! Everything—pain; loss; heartbreak; sickness; isolation—it all stops at His command.
P: His power is great! His voice is strong! His actions are life-changing! He’s just all that!
L: YES! We are grateful people, we belong to God, we praise the one who brings peace to our lives,
P: YES! We are grateful people, brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends who rejoice and seek to bear witness to Him.
Hymn of Response Through It All #507 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Closing Blessing
Go from this place surrounded by the steadying love of God, so that in the face of trials, adversaries, and bullies, you will remember that the Lord who has redeemed you every time before, will do so again. Go in strength and faith to serve God.
Postlude His Eye Is on the Sparrow Gabriel/Martin
Call To Worship Georgina Doss
L: With God, all things are possible.
P: Rejoice, for this is the day of our salvation.
ALL: We give thanks to the Lord for His mighty deed for our redemption.
Opening Prayer (All)
Loving God, when we are inclined to worry or panic, speak with authority to us.
Speak directly through Jesus so that fears may be confronted and our faith reinstated.
Through Him and in Him, let us spend our days and nights with the courage and peace of those who know they are being saved and sustained by grace.
To You be the glory and praise. AMEN!
Hymn This Is the Day #657 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Words of Welcome Pastor Nancy
Prayer for Our Tithes & Offerings
[If you wish to support Milton United Methodist Church with your tithes and gifts, please mail them to 1007 Church Street, Milton WV 25541. If available, you can also give through your bank. If you wish to make a gift today, there is an offering box located at the parking lot entrance sidewalk, and there are offering plates at the doors of the sanctuary.]
Offertory The Father’s Love Moore
Father’s Day Recognition
Pastoral Prayer
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; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN.
Scripture Mark 4:35–41
Message Peace! Be Still! Pastor Nancy
Response (Adapted from a Prayer by Michael Parker)
L: Do you hear it? Jesus is calling us, inviting us to journey with Him.
P: Count us in! With us, we bring our joys and fears, our victories and defeats, our celebrations, and our sorrows.
L: Jesus is calling us, inviting us to journey with Him, even in the face of life’s strong winds and unexpected storms.
P: When we call; when we shout; when we yell; when we cry; when we sing; when we don’t know what to do; He hears us!
L: Jesus is calling us, inviting us to journey with Him; Him whose ears are attuned to the voices of His Beloved! Everything—pain; loss; heartbreak; sickness; isolation—it all stops at His command.
P: His power is great! His voice is strong! His actions are life-changing! He’s just all that!
L: YES! We are grateful people, we belong to God, we praise the one who brings peace to our lives,
P: YES! We are grateful people, brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends who rejoice and seek to bear witness to Him.
Hymn of Response Through It All #507 UMH
(seated, sung softly with masks on, please)
Closing Blessing
Go from this place surrounded by the steadying love of God, so that in the face of trials, adversaries, and bullies, you will remember that the Lord who has redeemed you every time before, will do so again. Go in strength and faith to serve God.
Postlude His Eye Is on the Sparrow Gabriel/Martin