Sunday, September 26, 2021

Payette United Methodist Church
September 26, 2021 – 11:00 A.M.

Prelude:

Welcome and Announcements

Interlude:

Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship.

*Call to Worship
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Calling Song:  "I Am Thine, O Lord”  UMH #419 vs 1,3
I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, and it told thy love to me;
but I long to rise in the arms of faith and be closer drawn to thee.

Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to the cross where thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to thy precious bleeding side.
O the pure delight of a single hour that before thy throne I spend,
when I kneel in prayer, and with thee, my God, I commune as friend with friend.
(repeat refrain)

Responsive Reading Psalm 124
Leader: If it had not been the Lord who on our side – let Israel now say – if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when our enemies attacked us, they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
People: the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; then over us would have gone the raging waters.
Leader: Blessed be the Lord, who have not given us as prey to their teeth.
People: We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped!
All: Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Unison Invocation
O Heavenly Father, we hear and say so many words, yet yours is the word we need this morning. We know that you speak. Help us to listen; and, if what we hear is silence, let it calm us rather than disturb us; let it shrink our pride and expand our humility. 
We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Hymn “Lord, I want to Be a Christian” UMH #402 vs 1, 2, 4
Lord, I want to be a Christian
in my heart, in my heart;
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.

Lord I want to be more loving
in my heart, in my heart;
Lord I want to be more loving in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart.

Lord, I want to be like Jesus
in my heart, in my heart;
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.

Old Testament Reading - Esther 7:1-6 and 9:20-22
Gospel Reading - Mark 9:38-42
God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God!

Prayers of the People with the Lord’s Prayer

Offertory with Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Message - Guest Speaker: Rochelle Killett from the Methodist Church in Nampa. She will be standing in for Pastor Jim, with a sermon from 1Kings 19: 3-9

Commitment Hymn “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” UMH #474
Precious Lord, take my hand,
lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
through the storm through the night,
lead me on to the light:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

When my way grows drear,
precious Lord, linger near,
when my life is almost gone,
hear my cry, hear my call,
hold my hand lest I fall:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

When the darkness appears
and the night draws near,
and the day is past and gone,
at the river I stand,
guide my feet, hold my hand:
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

Closing Song “Teresa’s Prayer”
Christ be in my mind and in my thinking,
Christ be in my eyes, in everything I see,
Christ be in my ears and in my hearing,
​Christ be in my mouth, in every word I speak,
Christ be in my heart and in my loving,
Christ be in my life, each moment that I live.

Unison Benediction
May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.

Postlude
Thank you for Worshiping with us today!

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