Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Leader: Come, all who follow Christ—Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and more.
People: We are one body with many expressions, many gifts.
Leader: We are joined by one Spirit, baptized in one hope.
People: We belong to one Lord who calls us together in love.
Leader: Let us worship as one family in Christ.
People: United in essentials, generous in grace.
Opening Hymn
Christ, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 550
Prayer of Confession
Lord Jesus, You prayed that your followers would be one, but we have too often gone our own way. We have allowed fear, ego, and comfort to shape our relationships with other Christians. We have chosen sides instead of seeking peace, and clung to correctness more than charity.
Hear the silent confessions of our hearts as we turn again to your way of love.
(Silent Prayer)
Amen.
Words of Assurance
Leader: Hear the good news: Christ breaks down every dividing wall and proclaims peace to all. In him, we are one, and we are forgiven.
People: We rejoice in God's mercy and live as people of reconciliation.
Passing of the Peace
First Reading:
1 Corinthians 12:12-14
Sermon:
What Do We Share with Other Christians?
Hymn of Response
All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord UMH 554
The Apostle's Creed
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Response
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95
Offertory Prayer
Generous God, You have made us one body, bound together in Christ. As we bring these gifts, may they reflect our shared calling—to love, to serve, and to build up your Church in every place. Use what we offer today to strengthen the unity of your people and to bless the world you so deeply love. Amen.
Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer
Announcements
Closing Hymn
Bind Us Together TFWS 2226
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
Special Insert
The Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.