Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Leader: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
People: We come to worship with hearts open to God’s grace.
Leader: Even in uncertain times, God is at work among us.
People: We trust that the good work begun in us will be brought to completion.
Leader: In every joy and every struggle, Christ is proclaimed.
People: And in that, we rejoice.
Leader: Let our love overflow more and more, with knowledge and insight.
People: That we may live lives that are pure, blameless, and filled with the fruit of Christ.
Leader: Come, let us worship the God who holds us together in hope.
People: With gratitude and joy, we lift our voices in praise!
Opening Hymn
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee UMH 89
Prayer of Confession
Your love raises up to life, O God,
not only in our hearts and minds, but in our actions too.
As the risen Christ reveals your grace and peace even now,
we come seeking the fullness of your living blessing.
When our motivations miss the mark,
keep us on your path and turn our hearts back to your way.
When your affection finds no echo in ours,
transform us by the renewing of our minds
so your love overflows through us.
When our fear of repercussions silences our story of your abundant life,
set us free and give us courage to live out loud.
We pray you would ground us in your resurrection power
that we might grow and bear fruit for your glory,
in the name of Christ, who is alive that we too may live.
Amen.
Words of Assurance
Passing of the Peace
First Reading:
Philippians 1:1-18a
Sermon:
Partnership in the Gospel by Pastor Kevin Rutledge
Hymn of Response
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling UMH 384
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Response
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95
Offertory Prayer
Generous and faithful God, we thank you for the ways you have already begun a good work in us and among us. Even in seasons of uncertainty, you continue to provide, to guide, and to bring life where we cannot yet see it. Receive these gifts as signs of our gratitude and trust. Use them to proclaim Christ in word and action, to spread hope where there is despair, and to deepen love in our community and beyond. Shape us, as you shape these offerings, into partners in your gospel—people who rejoice in your work in every circumstance. We offer all of this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer
Announcements
Closing Hymn
We Are Called TFWS 2172
Benediction
Said Each Week as A Communal Prayer:
Send to us all the people who feel unwanted and unloved in other places, and if they can't come to us, send us to them.
Postlude