Father’s Day ~ Fourth Sunday AFTER PENTECOST
*The congregation stands as they are able
We are happy you came to worship with us today! If you are a new friend and do not have a church home, we invite you to become a part of our church family. Nursery care is provided with adult supervision on the second floor through the gathering room, with changing table available. Large print hymnals are available. Please ask an usher or a Hospitality Team Member wearing a red badge for any assistance you may need.
NEWS WITHIN OUR CONGREGATIONAL LIFE
ATTENDANCE REPORTING--Please record your attendance and appropriate information in the pew pad provided; pass it to the next person in your row; then return to the center aisle end of the pew.
WORSHIP IS CELEBRATING GOD’S LOVE AND POWER
*PEALING OF THE BELLS
CALL TO WORSHIP (From UMC Book of Worship)
Leader: For our fathers, who have given us life and love, that we may show them respect and love, we pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: For men without children of their own, who like fathers have still nurtured and cared for us, we pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: For fathers who have been too human, who have not responded to their children or sustained their families, we pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: For fathers who have passed from our sight and are now wholly in yours, we pray to you, O Lord.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: Please join me in the Unison prayer: God our Father, in your wisdom and love you made all things. Bless these men we have named in our hearts, that they may be strengthened as Christian fathers and grandfathers. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. And grant that we, their children and grandchildren, may honor them always with profound respect, through Christ our Lord, Amen.
HYMN NO. 144 This is My Father’s World
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER/WHO’S NEW IN YOUR PEW?
Please look for any visitors in your pew—introduce yourself and make them feel welcome. Visitors will be introduced and have a gift presented to them during Joys and Concerns.
Children’s Time
SPECIAL MUSIC Valse Op. 64, No.1 “Minute Waltz” by F. Chopin Mary Richardson
WORSHIP IS SHARING AND PRAYING
JOYS AND CONCERNS
HYMN NO. 388 O Come and Dwell in Me (Vs. 1,2,3)
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER In unison
WE WORSHIP THROUGH OUR GIVING - Visitors should feel free to let the plate pass by.
OFFERTORY "Prayer" by Beethoven
*Doxology No 95
RAYER OF DEDICATION Lay Reader
WORSHIP IS HEARING GOD’S WORD
SCRIPTURE: Galatians 4:1-11, Luke 15:11-24
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
SERMON: God the Daddy
§ God is Daddy more than Father.
§ Christian Biblical fatherhood is inclined toward mercy more than harshness.
§ Fatherhood is not a case of “one size fits all”.
WORSHIP IS WITNESSING TO THE WORLD
*HYMN NO. 698 God of the Ages
*SENDING MUSIC "Children of the Heavenly Father" by Hughes