August 23Rd Order of Worship

August 23rd Order of Worship

Prelude

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Welcome and Announcements

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Call To Worship

Leader: Come and learn the ways of life. People: We have come to follow Jesus. Leader: Love your enemies, and do good to those who hate you. People: We have come to follow Jesus. Leader: Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who persecute you. People: We have come to follow Jesus. Leader: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. People: We have come to follow Jesus. Leader: Come and learn the ways of life. 

Opening Song

Good To Me ( I Cry Out) by Craig Musseau

I cry out For your hand of mercy to heal me I am weak I need your love to free me

Oh Lord, my Rock My strength in weakness Come rescue me, oh Lord

For You are my hope and Your promise never fails me And my desire Is to follow You forever

For You are good For You are good For You are good to me

I cry out For your hand of mercy to heal me I am weak I need your love to free me

Oh Lord, my Rock My strength in weakness Come rescue me, oh Lord

For You are my hope and Your promise never fails me And my desire Is to follow You forever

For You are good For You are good For You are good to me

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Message Bag -lollipop-

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Luke 6:27-36 "Do Good”

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Prayer Lord in Your mercy, we lift these prayers up to You.

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.

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Offering

“For the Healing of the Nations”

For the healing of the nations, Lord, we pray with one accord; For a just and equal sharing of the things that earth affords; To a life of love in action help us rise and pledge our word (pledge our word) Help us rise and pledge our word

Lead us forward into freedom; from despair your world release, That redeemed from war and hatred, all may come and go in peace. Show us how through care and goodness fear will die and hope increase (hope increase) Fear will die and hope increase

All that kills abundant living, let it from the earth be banned; Pride of status, race, or schooling, dogmas that obscure your plan. In our common quest for justice may we hallow life’s brief span, (life’s brief span) May we hallow life’s brief span.

You, Creator God, have written your great name on human kind; For our growing in your likeness bring the life of Christ to mind, That by our response and service earth its destiny may find (may find) Earth its destiny may find.

“Lifesong” by Casting Crowns

Empty hands held high Such small sacrifice Now joined with my life I sing in vain tonight May the words I say And the things I do Make my lifesong sing Bring a smile to you

Let my lifesong sing to you Let my lifesong sing to you I want to sign your name To the end of this day Knowin' that my heart was true Let my lifesong sing to you

Lord I give my life A living sacrifice To reach a world in need To be your hands and feet So may the words I say And the things I do Make my lifesong sing Bring a smile to you

Let my lifesong sing to you Let my lifesong sing to you I want to sign your name To the end of this day Knowin' that my heart was true Let my lifesong sing to you

Hallelujah, Hallelujah let my lifesong sing to you Hallelujah, Hallelujah let my lifesong sing to you Hallelujah, Hallelujah let my lifesong sing to you

Let my lifesong sing to you Let my lifesong sing to you I want to sign your name To the end of this day Knowin' that my heart was true

Let my lifesong sing to you Let my lifesong sing to you Let my lifesong sing to you I want to sign your name To the end of this day Knowin' that my heart was true Let my lifesong sing to you

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Closing Words

“Hope of Deliverance” by Paul McCartney

I will always be hoping, hoping You will always be holding, holding My heart in your hand I will understand

I will understand someday, one day You will understand always Always from now until then

When it will be right, I don't know What it will be like, I don't know We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us Hope of deliverance, Hope of deliverance Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us

And I wouldn't mind knowing, knowing That you wouldn't mind going, going along with my plan

When it will be right, I don't know What it will be like, I don't know We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us Hope of deliverance,Hope of deliverance Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us

Hope of deliverance,Hope of deliverance Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us Hope of deliverance,Hope of deliverance Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us

Hope of deliverance Hope of deliverance (I will understand) Hope of deliverance Hope of deliverance (I will understand) Hope of deliverance Hope of deliverance

______Assisting In Worship Rev. Derrick L. Doherty, Paul Halligan, David Illingworth, Anthony Russo, Bill Thompson, and Joe Spinelli (AV)

Used with permission. CCLI1617805. CVLI504095402. CSLI20564383.

Middletown United Methodist Church 924 Middletown-Lincroft Road Middletown, NJ 07748 732.671.0707 www.middletownumcnj.org