Pastor: David Range
Miramar United Methodist Church
Order of Worship
Easter
April 24, 2022 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. services
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
*HYMN 303 The Day of Resurrection+
1. The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad;
the passover of gladness, the passover of God.
From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky,
our Christ hath brought us over, with hymns of victory.
2. Our hearts be pure from evil, that we may see aright
the Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light;
and listening to his accents, may hear, so calm and plain,
his own "All hail!" and, hearing, may raise the victor strain.
3. Now let the heavens be joyful! Let earth the song begin!
Let the round world keep triumph, and all that is therein!
Let all things seen and unseen their notes in gladness blend,
for Christ the Lord hath risen, our joy that hath no end.
WORDS: John of Damascus; trans. by John Mason Neale, 1862 MUSIC: Henry T. Smart, 1835
PRAYER
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
I’ll Fly Away
1. Some bright morning when this life is over, I'll fly away
To that home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away
I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away
2. When the shadows of this life have gone, I'll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly, I'll fly away.
I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away.
3. Just a few more weary days and then, I'll fly away
To a land where joys will never end, I'll fly away
I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away.
Thy Loving Kindness
Thy loving kindness is better than life
Thy loving kindness is better than life
My lips shall praise Thee, thus will I bless Thee
I will lift up my hands unto Thy name.
I lift my hands, Lord, unto Thy name
I lift my hands, Lord, unto Thy name
My lips shall praise Thee, thus will I bless Thee
I will lift up my hands unto Thy name.
Seek Ye First
1. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto you. Allelu, alleluia!
2. Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek and ye shall find;
knock, and the door shall be opened unto you. Allelu, alleluia!
Rocka My Soul
Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Oh rocka by soul
So high you can’t get over it, so low you can’t get under it
So wide you can’t get around it, O rocka my soul
Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham
Oh rocka by soul
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Birthdays and Anniversaries
TODAY: Sunday School at 5:00 p.m. online with Marvia Aitken and friends. Please contact Marvia for the link at marviaaitken@hotmail.com.
TODAY: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Bible Study online at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Pastor David at miramarpastor@gmail.com for the link.
THURSDAY: NO Food distribution this week.
SATURDAY: 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Confirmation class.
NEXT SUNDAY: Services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Please prepare the Communion elements if you are sharing at home.
“Rhythms of Africa” under the patronage of the Consul General of Jamaica, Mr. Oliver Mair, at Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater, 16801 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, FL 33027, Saturday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. (gates open at 5:00 p.m.) Early bird tickets are $20. Please contact Allison at 954-483-3792 for more information
Bold Justice date:
Justice Ministry Celebration Tuesday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. (Please see flyer at end of bulletin for an environmentally friendly offer)
For Sharing of the Spirit, please wave at the YouTube camera and say, “the peace of the Lord be with you,” and then wave at your neighbor in the sanctuary and say, “and also with you”.
Responsive reading 839 Psalm 118:14-29
The Lord is my strength and my power;
the Lord has become my salvation.
There are joyous songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:
‘The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;
the right hand of the Lord is exalted;
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.’
I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the Lord.
The Lord has chastened me sorely,
but has not given me over to death.
Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day which the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Save us, we beseech you, O Lord!
O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
The Lord is God,
who has given us light.
Lead the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar!
You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God, I will extol you.
O give thanks to the Lord, who is good;
for God’s steadfast love endures for ever!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
*Please stand for the gospel according to John 20: 19-31
CHILDREN’S TIME
*HYMN 316 He Rose+
They crucified my Savior and nailed him to the tree.
They crucified my Savior and nailed him to the tree.
They crucified my Savior and nailed him to the tree.
And the Lord will bear my spirit home.
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead,
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead.
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead,
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.
2 Then Joseph begged his body and laid it in the tomb.
Then Joseph begged his body and laid it in the tomb.
Then Joseph begged his body and laid it in the tomb.
And the Lord will bear my spirit home.
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead,
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead.
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead,
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.
3 Sister Mary, she came running, a-looking for my Lord.
Sister Mary, she came running, a-looking for my Lord.
Sister Mary, she came running, a-looking for my Lord.
And the Lord will bear my spirit home.
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead,
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead.
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead,
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.
4 An angel came from heaven and rolled the stone away.
An angel came from heaven and rolled the stone away.
An angel came from heaven and rolled the stone away.
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead,
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead.
He rose, he rose, he rose from the dead,
And the Lord shall bear my spirit home.
WORDS: Afro-American spiritual MUSIC: Afro-American spiritual; adapt. and arr. by William Farley Smith, 1986
RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Please place your offering in the baskets at the 3 doors leading into the sanctuary on your way in or out.
The Mission Offering today is for Apportionments
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes to Good Samaritan Fund
Prayer of Dedication
One minute musical interlude while worshipers prepare their offering. Instructions for giving online, by check or text are in the section after the Order of Service.
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
praise him all creatures here below,
praise him above, ye heavenly hosts,
praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
TIME OF SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS
(please email miramarpastor@gmail.com)
PRAYER HYMN 311 Now the Green Blade Riseth+
1 Now the green blade riseth, from the buried grain,
wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;
Love lives again, that with the dead has been:
Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.
2 In the grave they laid Him, Love who had been slain,
thinking that he never would awake again,
laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen:
Love is come again like wheat that springeth green.
3 Forth He came at Easter, like the risen grain,
Jesus who for three days in the grave had lain;
quick from the dead my risen Lord is seen:
Love is come again like wheat that springeth green.
4 When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain,
Jesus' touch can call us back to life again,
fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been:
Love is come again like wheat that springeth green.
WORDS: J. M. C. Crum, 1928 MUSIC: Trad. French carol; harm. by Martin Shaw, 1928
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
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;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
SERMON Say this to the mirror! Pastor David Range
*HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 103 Immortal. Invisible
1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.
2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
thy justice like mountains high soaring above
thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love
3 To all life thou givest, to both great and small;
in all life thou livest, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish but naught changeth thee.
4 Thou reignest in glory, thou dwellest in light,
thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
all laud we would render: O help us to see
'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee.
WORDS: Walter Chalmers Smith, 1867 MUSIC: Welsh melody from Canaidau y Cyssegr, 1839; adapt. By John Roberts
BENEDICTION
All music under ccli #24249
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We give God thanks for this opportunity to worship together in-person in our sanctuary as well as online. Please wear your mask and greet each with a wave, an elbow or fist bump. Please maintain social distance and sit at either end or the middle of the pew. In the pews we ask you to sit, in every other pew, spaced out as best you can. Seats are also available in the foyer and the fellowship hall if needed. Both have been set up with screens for the PowerPoint presentation and live video stream from the pulpit. We will continue to live stream the services on Twitter and YouTube for those who would like to continue to participate from home.
The offering will be received in the baskets at the three entry points of the sanctuary. No bulletins will be handed out, everything you need will be on the screens. No need to call or email ahead for a place to worship, you are invited to the sanctuary any time for in-person worship. Come as you are!
Remember there are two ways you can watch our services. One is on YouTube.com by typing in the search bar: Miramar UMC and then you should see the service live streamed. If you subscribe to our service through YouTube.com you can set up reminders for the day before or 15 minutes before, whatever you like.
The other way to “gather” in virtual worship is through the Twitter service available by going to our miramarumc.org website. Pass around the information so that others may join in worship by clicking on the Twitter bird icon on the home page. We will continue our 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. services (except when we have a fifth Sunday of the month 10:00 a.m. service.) If you lose the service for a few seconds do not worry it will probably come back, but if it is longer than a few seconds you might try clicking the refresh button in your browser window.
Please email your prayer requests for uplifting on Sundays by sending them to miramarpastor@gmail.com. It is best if you send them by Saturday NOON if possible.
Our church prayer meeting is online on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and you may contact Marvia Aitken or Vinessa Edwards mamaness@bellsouth.net for the link.
This week, Monday through Thursday there will be someone in the church office from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. each day, and you may make an appointment to see the pastor at these or other times. Please remember to enter from the south entrance near the Pastor’s office. No other doors will be open for church business. The preschool is open but you should still come in by the south entrance because the north entrance from the parking lot must be dedicated for the little children of the preschool. Please let friends with preschool aged children know that they can enroll the children in our preschool.
WAYS to give:
1. Online giving is available through our website miramarumc.org. On the home page the ‘Donate’ icon (a hand with a dollar sign above it) is located at the top left corner and on the right under “Contact Us” you will see the same icon along with “Donate Online.” Click on either location for instructions. If you need help call the church office at 954-989-4711. Thanks to all who have signed up for this. The regular tithes and offerings of the church are a great source of blessing.
2. You can also mail a check to Miramar United Methodist Church. If you have your offering envelopes you will see that the address of the church is printed for mailing purposes and your offering can be mailed in this envelope when you apply a stamp. You may also use a regular envelope and address it to: MUMC, 2507 Utopia Drive, Miramar FL 33023. Just put your check inside, mark which funds you would like to support, put a stamp on and let the United States Postal Service do the rest! Or bring it by after the Sunday services, someone will be in the church for one hour after the worship finishes as well as Mon-Thurs 1-5 pm. We trust God will keep us strong.
3. Also, we have the option of giving by text! Use 833-931-1791 to GivePlusText and when you text any amount, by putting that number in the message, you will be prompted to register, then fill out the details of your name, address and means of payment, and the contribution will go in! If you enter an email address you will get an immediate receipt. It is easy! If you have an Apple phone you may also get Vanco’s GivePlusMobile by downloading the app from the App Store. You may also look up YouTube videos to show how all this is done.
Thank you for your prayers! Grace and peace, Pastor David
