May 14, 2023 – 11am Traditional Worship

Prelude  

Welcome & Announcements 

Call to Worship
    Leader:  Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful.
  People:  And kindle in them the fire of Your love.
   
Leader:  Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.
    People:  And You will renew the face of the earth.

Call to Worship – “Jesus, Name Above All Names” (x3)

Opening Prayer (Leader)In You, O God, every family on earth receives its name. Illumine the homes of this earth with the light of Your love, granting courage to those who are hurt or lonely, endurance to those who care for sick family members, and wisdom to those in fearful times of change. We thank you for gifts of love that we receive from a mother, or one who has been like a mother to us. As we have been loved by You and by others, so may we love one another. Grant Your peace upon us all as Your children through Jesus our Lord. Amen.

Hymn UMH #152 – “I Sing the Almighty Power of God”

Children’s Message

Act of Worship Psalter UMH #790 w/Response

First Reading
 – Psalm 91 (NRSV)

Hymn UMH #369 – “Blessed Assurance”

Second Reading – 1st Peter 3:13-22 (NRSV)

Message  “Something to Smile About” – Rev. L. Bryan McClain

Offertory / Doxology – UMH #95  

Pastoral Prayer / Lord’s Prayer

Hymn UMH #384 – “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” (v. 1,2,3)

Benediction  

Postlude