Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship
Leader: In every generation, the people of God have been blessed to find their home and resting place in God!
People: We gather to worship and praise the God of all people.
Leader: All creation since time began, have been blessed to find that the place of their birth is their Creator’s hands.
People: We gather to worship the God of all creation.
Leader: We gather to worship and praise our God, and to ask God to fill us with the joy of your unfailing love.
People: May the favor and blessing of God be upon us this day. Amen.
Opening Prayer – (Unison)
Open our minds so that we may receive Your eternal wisdom. Open our spirits so that we may know Your leading and guidance. And open our hearts so that we may receive Your wonderful love. We ask this in the glorious name of Jesus. Amen.
Hymn UMH #89 – “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
Children’s Message
Reception of New Members
Hymn UMH #131 – “We Gather Together”
Scripture Reading – Colossians 2:6-7 NRSV
Message -Three Simple Rules (Part 3) – “Stay in Love with God” – Rev. R. Jason Elmore
Offertory / Doxology – UMH #95
Pastoral Prayer / Lord’s Prayer
Hymn UMH #399 – “Take My Life and Let It Be”
Benediction
Postlude