Order of Worship
Sunday April 26, 2020
Link to Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/hamburgnyumc/live
GATHERING
CALL TO WORSHIP
O give thanks to the Lord, who is good,
whose steadfast love endures forever.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom the Lord has redeemed from trouble.
Some wandered in the desert wastes,
Finding no way to a city in which to dwell;
Hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
Then in their trouble, they cried to the Lord,
who delivered them from their distress,
And led them by a straight way,
till they reached a city in which to dwell.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.
For the Lord satisfies those who are thirsty,
and fills the hungry with good things.
HYMN “To God be the Glory” #98 UMH
Opening Prayer
Almighty God, through your only Son you overcame death
And opened to us the gate of everlasting life.
Grant that we who celebrate our Lord’s resurrection,
by the renewing of your Spirit,
arise from death of sin to the life of righteousness;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
The Love Feast and Mission Moment Deacon Vivian Waltz
SCRIPTURE
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35
SERMON “Ransomed by Christ” Rev. David Nicol
HYMN “I Know Whom I have Believed” #714
THE PEACE
Please send a heart on this video to show your brothers and sisters in Christ we are thinking of them.
TITHES & OFFERINGS
DOXOLOGY #95 UMH
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING
Thank you, Creator of the Universe,
For the people gathered around us today.
We give thanks for the things of the earth that give us the means of life.
Thank you for the plants, animals, and birds
That we use as food and medicine.
Thank you for the natural world,
In which we find the means to be clothed and housed.
Thank you, Lord, for the ability
to use these gifts of the natural world.
Help us to see our place among these gifts,
Not to squander them or think of them as means for selfish gain.
May we respect the life you all you have made.
May our spirits be strengthened by using only what we need,
And may we use our strengths to help those who need us. Amen.
(SUE ELLEN HERNE, MOHAWK, 20TH CENT., ALT.)
SPECIAL MUSIC “Still” Performed by Elise & Jeannine VanWey
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Let us pray for the Church and for the World.
Grant, Almighty God,
that all who confess your name shall be united in your truth,
live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Silent Prayer
Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations,
In the ways of justice and peace;
That we may honor one another and serve the common good.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Silent Prayer
Give us all a reverence of the earth as your own creation,
that we may use its resources rightly
in the service of others and to your honor and glory
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Silent Prayer
Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours,
And grant that we may serve Christ in them,
And love one another as Christ loves us.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Silent Prayer
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit;
Give them courage and hope in their troubles,
And bring them the joy of your salvation.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Silent Prayer
We commend to your mercy all who have died,
That your will for them may be fulfilled;
And we pray that we may share with all your saints
In your eternal kingdom.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Silent Prayer
We offer these prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
THE LORD'S PRAYER
HYMN “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” #133 UMH
Benediction
CLOSING “God Be With You Til We Meet Again” #672 Verse, 1