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June 27, 2021

Fifth Sunday After the Pentecost

(*) The congregation will please stand as able

(BOLD-FACED TYPE) Congregation responds

THE CHURCH GATHERS

Silent Prayer and time for Centering

Prelude

*Call to Worship:

We wait for the Lord, our souls wait for the Lord,

and find hope in God’s word.

Our souls wait for the Lord

more than those who watch for the morning.

More than those who watch for the morning.

Let us seek hope in our God,

whose power is enduring love,

whose redemption brings healing and grace.

We wait for the Lord,

and find our hope in God’s presence

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*HYMN OF PRAISE No. 2128

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*PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Silence for Personal Confession

God of Grace, we come to you in search of healing.

We come to you in search of peace.

We come, often bearing only a tiny seed of hope within,

praying that it is enough.

Our cries come in the deepest part of the night,

and we do not always ask for help.

Our hearts bleed just as surely as our bodies,

and we do not always recognize the hidden pain of others.

Or even our own.

Sometimes we struggle to find our faith at all,

and forget that doubt, too, is a part of belief.

Give us courage enough

to reach out for the hem of your cloak.

Give us strength enough

to speak the truth of our own struggles,

and to see and hear and know

the struggles of others.

Forgive us when we think you only want us if we’re perfect.

Fill us with your endless supply of love,

so that we might try again. Amen.

WORDS OF ASSURANCE

Christ gave us his weakness,

that we might become strong.

He gave us the wealth of his wisdom,

that we might know what is true.

He offered his own vulnerability,

making himself defenseless,

that we might actually learn love.

It is the faith Christ has given us that has made us well;

the power of God’s love that heals and redeems.

There is forgiveness in God,

and a hope that makes us whole.

Having received Christ’s peace,

we share signs of it now with one another.

For God’s healing is meant to move both within us and between us.

Passing the Peace of Christ

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THE CHURCH HEARS THE WORD OF GOD

New Testament Lesson: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 (Pg. 941)

A TIME FOR THE CHILD IN ALL OF US

*HYMN OF PREPARATION No. 265

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Please remain standing for the reading of the Gospel.

*GOSPEL LESSON: Mark 5:21-43 (Pg. 816)

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Leader: “The Word of God, for the People of God”

People: “THANKS BE TO GOD.”

Gloria Patri

Words and music are in the public domain; permission to reproduce for worship bulletins is granted under the

provisions of The United Methodist Hymnal and United Methodist Publishing House; PO Box 801, Nashville TN 37202

SERMON

THE CHURCH RESPONDS TO THE WORD OF GOD

" Hope and Abundance"

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*HYMN NO. 3139

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Sharing of Joys and Concerns

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PRAYER SONG

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Invitation to Prayer:

Leader: "The Lord be with you "

People: "And also with you..."

The Lord’s Prayer (UMH p. 895)

PRAYER SONG

PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

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OFFERTORY MUSIC Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee Johannes Brahms

Let nothing ever grieve thee, distress thee, nor fret thee;

heed God's good will, my soul, be still, compose thee.

Why brood all day in sorrow?

tomorrow will bring thee God's help benign and grace sublime in mercy.

Be true in all endeavor, and ever do bravely;

what God decrees brings joy and peace, He'll stay thee. Amen.

An English-language version of Brahms' famous motet Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren, Op.30. SATB and organ. Text

by Paul Fleming, translated by Walter Buszin. © 2010, St. James Music Press Box 249 Tryon NC 28782. Permission to

reprint text and podcast granted by Publisher under our subscriber # 234

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DOXOLOGY

OFFERTORY PRAYER

God of boundless generosity,

as we offer our gifts and our lives to you,

help us to hear and heed your apostle Paul.

We long to grow as disciples,

so that we grow in generosity.

The abundance we’ve been given has a purpose in your plan,

that we might know the joy of sharing that abundance with those in need.

We long for that vision of your kin-dom,

where loving hearts bring a better balance between abundance and need.

In the name of Christ, our teacher and redeemer, we pray. Amen.

THE CHURCH IS SENT TO SERVE

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*HYMN OF DEDICATION No. 589 (Note different tune than hymnal)

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*Benediction

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Assisting with Worship today:

Liturgist: Rev. Robert Lefebvre

Technical Support: John and Alex Wilderman

Cover Image:

JESUS MAFA. Healing of the Daughter of Jairus, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the

Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-

imagelink.pl?RC=56455 [retrieved June 24, 2021]. Original source: http://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr

(contact page: https://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr/contact).

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United Methodist Church, 1908 Grand Ave., Nashville TN 37212.

The Choral setting heard during the offertory is by Johannes Brahms, translated to English by

Walter Buszin © 2010, St. James Music Press Box 249 Tryon NC 28782. Permission to reprint text

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Readings for July 4, 2021

Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

2 Samuel 5:1-5,9-10 / Psalm 48

2 Corinthians 12:2-10 /Mark 6:1-13