August 16, 2020 Worship Service

United Methodist Church of Petaluma

August 16, 2020

The 11th Sunday After Pentecost

The Order of Service

 

 

Prelude: "The Lord is My Shepherd" played by Marilyn Lee

 

Welcome: Rob Bickmore

 

Greeting One Another: Rob Bickmore

 

Call To Worship: Rob Bickmore

 

All: St. Clement of Alexandria, in the beginning of the third century AD said that “The most fervent of prayers we can offer up to God is our very lives.” We come together across the ether to empower one another as we seek to live lives that are a fragrant and powerful prayer to our Maker.   So come, let us make a beginning as we worship.  Come, let us open our hearts and give our lives over the power of love.  AMEN.

 

 

Opening Hymn (UMH 557): "Blessed Be the Ties That Bind" (Verses 1-3) played by Marilyn Lee

 

1 Blest be the tie that binds 
our hearts in Christian love; 
the fellowship of kindred minds 
is like to that above. 

2 Before our Father's throne 
we pour our ardent prayers; 
our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 
our comforts and our cares. 

3 We share our mutual woes, 
our mutual burdens bear, 
and often for each other flows 
the sympathizing tear.  

 

Call to Confession: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

Assurance of Pardon: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

Psalm 133: (read in English) Charlotte Peterson

 

Psalm 133: (read in Fijian) Vacatawa Sekuri Yadraka

                    

Special Music: "Love Your Enemies" (Schuyler Rhodes) performed by Schuyler Rhodes

 

Matthew 15:21-28 (read in English) Charlotte Peterson

 

Matthew 15: 21-28(read in Fijian) Vacatawa Sekuri Yadraka

                    

Sermon: "Revolutionary Persistence" Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

Pastoral Prayer: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

  

The Lord's Prayer: (In English) Elizabeth Truesdell

 

The Lord's Prayer: (In Fijian) Vacatawa Sekuri Yadraka

                                

Invitation to Offering: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

Offertory: "Trinity Chimes" played by Marilyn Lee

 

Prayer of Dedication: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

Closing Hymn (UMH 374): "Stand On The Promises" (Verses 1-3) played By Marilyn Lee

 

1 Standing on the promises of Christ my king,
through eternal ages let his praises ring;
glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
standing on the promises of God.

Refrain:
Standing, standing, 
standing on the promises of God my Savior;
standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.

2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
by the living Word of God I shall prevail,
standing on the promises of God. [Refrain]

3 Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
bound to him eternally by love’s strong cord,
overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
standing on the promises of God. [Refrain]

 

Benediction: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes

 

Postlude: "Brevis" played by Marilyn Lee