Sunday, May 31, 2026

 Blessings

 

 

 Sunday, May 31st, 2026

 

Prelude:  "There is Sunshine in my Soul Today" 

Call to Worship and Prayer
              John 15

Hymn, “Open My Eyes, That I May See”

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, “O To Be Like Thee”

Praise and Prayers

Responsive Scripture
      John 15:1-17 

The Vine and the Branches

 

1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.

2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prune so that it will be even more
fruitful.

3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown
away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.

7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing
yourselves to be my disciples.

9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I
have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy
may be complete.

12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s
friends.

14 You are my friends if you do what I command.

15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his
master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything
that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that
you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

17 This is my command: Love each other.

 

 

Hymn, “Fill My Cup, Lord” 

                    Special Music
“All Because Of Mercy” by Casting Crowns

Sermon: “More Red Letters”

Hymn, “The Love Of God"

 

 

 Prayers
Mary Sherwood, sign book and sing
Lynn and Barb Handy
Beth’s nephew, Steven, liver transplant
Jan’s sister, Monica Kelso - serious fall
Mike Shipley of Rockport, Don Shipley
Lucy Roth, Beth’s young friend
Talia Hirsch, 12 yr. old with leg brace for 6 months
Davie Warren, Ellie Warren
Lorinda’s husband David - serious accident
Rosie’s husband Gregg, Lyme disease
The family of Mollie Sanders (Moyer’s niece Whitney’s mother)
The family of Kaden Frye
Unspoken prayers

 

 

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 Last Sunday we remembered our dear friends Wava and Phyllis, whose lives blessed our church family.  Forever remembered, forever missed.

 

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Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown  

 

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

 

 

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 Percy's Tidbit

 

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Sunday, May 24, 2026

 Blessings

 

 Sunday, May 24th, 2026

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 Prelude: "Holy Spirit- Flow in Me"

Call to Worship and Prayer
       Chronicles 7:1-10

Hymn, “Star Spangled Banner”

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, “Battle Hymn of the Republic”

Praise and Prayers

 Responsive Scripture
II Chronicles 7:11-22     

The Lord Appears to Solomon

 
11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal
palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in
the temple of the Lord and in his own palace,

12 the Lord appeared to him at night and said: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.

13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command
locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people,

14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.

16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be
there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

17 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws,

18 I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your
father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor to rule over Israel.’

19 “But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,

20 then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

21 This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be
appalled and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land
and to this temple?’

22 People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced
other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why he brought all
this disaster on them.’”

Hymn, “America The Beautiful”

        Special Music
“Brave” by Danny Gokey

Sermon: “Being Brave”

Hymn, “The Love Of God"

 

 

 Prayers
Mary Sherwood, sign book and sing
Lynn and Barb Handy
Beth’s nephew, Steven, liver transplant
Jan’s sister, Monica Kelso - serious fall
Mike Shipley of Rockport, Don Shipley
Lucy Roth, Beth’s friend
Talia Hirsch, surgery 5/14
Davie Warren, Ellie Warren
Rosie’s husband Gregg, Lime disease
Mollie Sanders (Moyer’s niece Whitney’s mother) massive heart attack

 

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Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown  

 

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

 

 

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Have a great week! 

Sunday, May 17, 2026

  Blessings

 

 

 

 

 Good Morning!

 

 Sunday, May 17th, 2026

 

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Prelude:  "Feast Of Ascension" 

Call to Worship and Prayer
      Matthew 5:17-20

Hymn, “O’ To Be Like Thee”

Offering and Doxology

Hymn, “Fill My Cup, Lord”

Praise and Prayers

Responsive Scripture
  Matthew 5:1-12

 Leader: 1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a
mountainside and sat down.

All: His disciples came to him, (2) and he began to teach
them.

Leader: The Beatitudes - He said,

All: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Leader: 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

All: 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Leader: 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

All: 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Leader: 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

All: 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Leader: 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of
righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

All: 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

Leader: 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in
heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Hymn, “Open My Eyes That I Might See”

           Special Music
“I Never Said That” by Josh M

Lyrics 

 Behold my hands and my feet, That it is I myself
Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones
As you see me have, I bled for love, not for your war cries
I rose for mercy, not for your flags,You say it's in my name
But I never said that, You build your towers, raise your flags so high
Preach my name with a battle cry, "But blessed are the peacemakers," that's what I said
Not the ones who trade the living for the dead
You close your doors when the poor come to plead
I was hungry and you gave me no food when I was in need
You quote my words to tighten your chains, But love your enemy still remains
I never said, "Hate them" (hate them), I never said, "Fight" (fight)
I said, "Let your light shine before all men," bring them light
If you do it for power (power), You've forgotten my face (face)
For whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me, yeah
You guard your gold and curse the weak, But the meek shall inherit the earth, I speak,
You call them sinners while you stand tall, But let he without sin cast the first stone, that's all
You pray in public with words rehearsed, But when you pray, go in secret first
You wave your cross like a sword in your hand,
But I carried mine through the blood and the sand, I never said, "Hate them" (hate them)
I never said, "Fight" (fight), I said, "Turn the other cheek and walk in the light"
If you do it for power (power), You've forgotten my face (face)
For whatever you do to the least of these, you do in my place
The last shall be first, and the first shall be last,
But you've built your thrones to make that pass
"No one can serve two masters," I told you plain,Yet, you still bow down to fortune and fame,
I never said, "Hate them" (hate them), I never said, "Fight" (fight)
I said, "Love one another as I have loved you," that's right
You wear my name, but not my grace, For I was the refugee you turned away
The migrant mother with no place to stay,
For whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me
For I was a stranger, And you didn't take me in

Sermon: “What He Said”

Hymn, “The Love Of God"

 

 

 Prayers
Mary Sherwood, sign book and sing
Lynn and Barb Handy
Beth’s nephew, Steven, liver transplant
Jan’s sister, Monica Kelso - serious fall
Mike Shipley of Rockport, Don Shipley
Lucy Roth, Beth’s friend
Talia Hirsch, surgery 5/14
Davie Warren, Ellie Warren
Rosie’s husband Gregg, Lime disease
Mollie Sanders (Moyer’s niece Whitney’s mother) massive heart attack

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Last Sunday for Mother's Day, the men prepared a delicious breakfast for all of us, which was very nice of them.  Pastor Donna also gave each of the ladies pretty flowers to take home and plant, which made the day feel even more special. Thank you everyone who helped make the day memorable.

 

 

 

 

 

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Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown  

 

 

 

 

 Today's Sunday Church Share...

 

 

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 Percy's Tidbit:

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Have a great week.