October 25, 2020 Service

 

 

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF PETALUMA

THE WORSHIP PODCAST

October 25th, 2020

The 20th Sunday after Pentecost

The Order of Service

https://petalumaumc.org

 

PRELUDE: "Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your World" played by Marilyn Lee

 

WELCOME: Rob Bickmore

 

GREETING:  Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

CALL TO WORSHIP: Nora Tallent

In the power of God’s loving spirit, we are invited to transformation; to dynamic and total change as we step into the Way of Love. Come, let us worship.  Come, let us surrender our anxious spirits to a wonderful God

 

OPENING HYMN:“The Gift of Love”. (UMH 408) played by Marilyn Lee

Though I may speak with bravest fire,
And have the gift to all inspire,
And have not love, my words are vain,
As sounding brass, and hopeless gain.

Though I may give all I possess,
And striving so my love profess,
But not be given by love within,
The profit soon turns strangely thin.

Come, Spirit, come, our hearts control,
Our spirits long to be made whole.
Let inward love guide every deed;
By this we worship, and are freed.

 

CALL TO CONFESSION: Nora Tallent

 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Nora Tallent

Gracious God whose name and substance are love, we come this day in painful awareness that we do not always lean into love. God, rather than offer love and forgiveness, we too often provide judgment and anger. Rather than accept your call to be healers in this world, we too often inflict wounds rather than binding them up. God, we know that you did not call your church so that it would follow rules and doctrine.  You called your church to be the home of grace and extravagant compassion. Forgive us God, when we lose our way and fall into judgment. Have mercy on us for our anger and the wounds we have inflicted. We pray this day that you will pour out your Holy Spirit on us so that we might have a new beginning in the power of your forgiveness.  And in this that we ourselves might offer forgiveness. We ask this, we pray this in the name of our loving Master, Jesus the Christ. AMEN

 

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22: 34-46 read by Rob Bickmore

 

SPECIAL MUSIC:“Pick Up Your Cross and Follow Me”. Words and Music by Schuyler Rhodes and Jack Kane (performed by Canaan Roads)

 

SCRIPTURE: 1stJohn 4: 7-21 read by Nora Tallent

 

SERMON: Transformed by Love: “It’s All About Love” Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

PASTORAL PRAYER: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

THE LORDS PRAYER: read in Fijian by Vacatawa Sekuri Yadraka

Mo dou qai masu kina vakaoqo: “Tama i keimami mai omalagi,

Me vakarokorokotaki na yacamuni,

Me yaco mai na nomuni matanitu; Me caka na lomamuni e vuravura

Me vaka sa caka tiko mai lomalagi,

“Ni solia mai vei keimami ena siga oqo Na kakana e rauti keimami.”

Ni bokoca mada na neimami i valavala ca, Me vaka keimami sa

 bokoca oti na nodra Era sai valavala ca vei keimami.

Ni kakua ni kauti keimami ki na vere; Ka mo ni vakabulai keimami

mai na ca.  (Ni sa nomuni na matanitu, Kei na kaukauwa,

Kei na lagilagi Ka sega ni mudu.  Emeni.

 

THE LORD'S PRAYER: read in English by Charlotte Peterson

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.

 

THE OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND TITHES:  Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

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OFFERTORY: "God Leads Us" played by Marilyn Lee

 

PRAYER OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

CLOSING HYMN: “Blest Be The Tie That Binds” (UMH 557) played by Marilyn Lee

Blest be the tie that binds 
our hearts in Christian love; 
the fellowship of kindred minds 
is like to that above. 

Before our Father's throne 
we pour our ardent prayers; 
our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 
our comforts and our cares. 

We share our mutual woes, 
our mutual burdens bear, 
and often for each other flows 
the sympathizing tear. 

When we are called to part, 
it gives us inward pain; 
but we shall still be joined in heart, 
and hope to meet again. 

 

THE BENEDICTION: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

POSTLUDE: "Voluntary in C" played by Marilyn Lee