Worship I 5/17/20
Even though we aren’t gathering in person today, we invite you to join your SSUMC community by reading through this worship guide. Together, we’ll say the same prayers, read the same scripture, and reflect on where God is calling us in this Easter season. We worship a God who always brings life out of death. May we pray and worship without ceasing. This is the day the Lord has made: Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
The Worship of God
Sandy Springs UMC
May 17, 2020 | 6th Sunday of Easter
Today we are comforted by the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John. We learn that our life in God flourishes because Jesus does not leave us alone--we always have the gift of the Holy Spirit with us.
Call to Worship
We long for community and the Presence of God.
In whom we live and move and have our being.
This day Christ tells us that we will never be alone.
An Advocate will share our journey.
With whom we will live and create community and celebrate being.
May the ever present love of God be with you.
And may the joy of Christ surround you.
May we know the presence of the Advocate as we gather in this community of peace,
continuing to share the cost of discipleship with deeds of bold mercy and courageous justice.
As an Easter People following a Risen Lord, may the life of Jesus live on in us and through us. Amen.
Opening Song -
Children's Moment
Check out this coloring sheet as a way to help keep Jesus’ commandments this week:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0RweH-3RyI0RFhJRElZekNXX3M/edit
Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
And now let us pray together the prayer that Jesus taught us, saying:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever, Amen.
If you have a prayer request, submit it HERE. Prayers will be e-mailed on Fridays, except those marked confidential.
Song of Reflection
Scripture: John 14:1-14
‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you for ever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.
‘I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.’
This is the Word of God, for us, the people of God: Thanks be to God!
Reflection
Apostle’s Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;*
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick 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.
Offering
As you listen to the offertory song, we invite you to give towards the ministries of the church. Thank you for your generosity and all you do to make sure SSUMC continues to change lives.
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Offertory Song
Benediction
Benediction Response -