Pastor: David Range
April 30, 2023
Miramar United Methodist Church
in the heart of Miramar, a place for gathering, healing, and sending out friends, helping to create a sense of family to find new life in Christ.
Part of the United Methodist family where we make disciples for the
Transformation of the world.
Order of Worship
April 30, 2023
Joint 10:00 a.m. service
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
Hymn 318 Christ is Alive! Let Christians Sings+
1. Christ is alive! Let Christians sing.
The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring.
His love, in death, shall never die.
2. Christ is alive! No longer bound
to distant years in Palestine,
he comes to claim the here and now,
and dwell in every place and time.
3. Not throned afar, remotely high,
untouched, unmoved by human pains,
but daily, in the midst of life,
our Savior in the Godhead reigns.
4. In every insult, rift, and war,
where color, scorn, or wealth divide,
he suffers still, yet loves the more,
and lives, though ever crucified.
5. Christ is alive, and comes to bring
good news to this and every age,
till earth and all creation ring with joy,
with justice, love, and praise.
WORDS: Brian Wren, 1968 MUSIC: Psalmodia, Evangelica, 1789
OPENING PRAYER
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
One Talent Have I
One talent have I to take to the sky
While others are blessed with ten of the best
Why should I complain…from duty refrain?
No never…no never…not I.
I’m happy today, so happy today,
In Jesus my
Do Lord
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me,
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me
Look away beyond the blue
I’ve got a home in gloryland that outshines the sun
I’ve got a home in gloryland that outshines the sun
I’ve got a home in gloryland that outshines the sun
Look away beyond the blue
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me
Look away beyond the blue
I took Jesus as my Savior, you take him too
I took Jesus as my Savior, you take him too
I took Jesus as my Savior, you take him too
Look away beyond the blue
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me
Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me
Look away beyond the blue
I Will Serve You
I will serve you because I love you
You have given life to me
I was nothing before you found me
you have given life to me
Heartaches, broken pieces
Ruined lives are why you died on calvary
Your touch is what I longed for
You have given life to me
Bind Us Together
Bind us together, Lord bind us together
With cords that cannot be broken
Bind us together, Lord bind us together
Bind us together in Love
There is only one God, there is only one King
There is only one Body, that is why we sing.
Bind us together, Lord bind us together
With cords that cannot be broken
Bind us together, Lord bind us together
Bind us together in Love
We are the family of God, we are the promise divine
We are God's chosen desire, we are the glorious new wine.
Bind us together, Lord bind us together
With cords that cannot be broken
Bind us together, Lord bind us together
Bind us together in Love
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Happy birthday to you, Jesus loves you it’s true,
May the Lord bless and keep you,
Happy birthday to you.
Happy Anniversary to you, happy Anniversary to you
Happy Anniversary dear friends, happy Anniversary to you
TODAY: There will be a New members session after the service. Please come to Pastor David’s office after he is done shaking hands.
TODAY: United Women in Faith has a short meeting in the fellowship hall right after the service.
TODAY: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY: Vacation Bible School planning session, 7:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The dates of the VBS should be June 12 to 16.
WEDNESDAY: Bible study at 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Choir 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY: Confirmation class, 4-5:30 p.m.
NEXT SUNDAY: Worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Please prepare you heart for holy communion, and, if you are worshipping at home please prepare the elements of bread and juice to be shared as we share in the sanctuary.
The United Methodist Men meet after the 11:00 a.m. service
MONDAY, May 8 The Picnic Planning committee meets at 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, May 9, the Staff Parish Relations Committee meets at 7:30 p.m.
Thanks to all who attended the Bold Justice Nehemiah Action where we got four “yeses” and no “noes” in our attempts to reduce unnecessary arrests and to reduce the impact of climate change on our county. We now begin our congregational investment drive which has been very well supported in the past. Thanks to all who have invested in a better Broward county and we look forward to record giving this year. If you are writing a check please make it out to “Bold Justice” instead of the church, and give it directly to your team member or network member and consider it part of your standing bold… for justice!
MONDAY, May 1 Vacation Bible School planning meeting, 7:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
The Memorial Day Picnic is 29 days away! We hope it is the best picnic ever! The planning committee will ask for volunteers later to give everyone a chance to serve if you would like on the day. We also invite those who wish to donate money to see Clinton Taylor, Stanford Smith, Gwen Pickering or John Tapper who will give you an envelope or a receipt for any money donated. If you wish to write a check to MUMC please put in the memo line “designated picnic fund.”
Summer Camp July 3 to 8 is available for those going into 4th grade to 12th grade. Pastor David can drive the bus but parents and their youth need to register online at https://wwumccc.org/programs/classic-camps/
and talk to Pastor David about the three tiers of pricing for the camp this year.
We need help with the Tech Team! If you are open to receive training in how to bring online the YouTube and Twitter platforms, or be willing to run the PowerPoint, please talk to Pastor David.
Upper Room daily devotionals for May & June are now available. Please pick one up from the back table. Suggested contribution: $1.00
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”.
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 1:8-21
CHILDREN’S TIME
*HYMN 381 Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us+
1 Savior, like a shepherd lead us, much we need thy tender care;
In thy pleasant pastures feed us, for our use thy folds prepare.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast bought us, thine we are.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast bought us, thine we are.
2 We are thine, thou dost befriend us, be the guardian of our way;
Keep thy flock, from sin defend us, seek us when we go astray.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Hear, O hear us when we pray.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Hear, O hear us when we pray.
3 Thou hast promised to receive us, poor and sinful though we be;
Thou hast mercy to relieve us, grace to cleanse, and power to free.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! We will early turn to Thee.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! We will early turn to Thee.
4 Early let us seek thy favor, early let us do thy will;
Blessed Lord and only Savior, with thy love our bosoms fill.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still.
WORDS: Attr, to Dorothy A. Thrupp, 1836 MUSIC: William B. Bradbury, 1859
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 FLUM Children’s Home
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
Sunday School children go out to their classes
1 Jesus loves me! this I know, for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong; they are weak, but he is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
2 Jesus loves me, this I know, as he loved so long ago,
taking children on his knee, saying, "Let them come to me.“
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
3 Jesus loves me still today, walking with me on my way,
wanting as a friend to give, light and love to all who live.
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
WORDS: St. 1 Anna B. Warner, 1860; Sts. 2-3 David Rutherford MacGuire MUSIC: William B. Bradbury, 1862
TIME OF SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS
(please email miramarpastor@gmail.com)
PRAYER HYMN 362 Nothing But The Blood+
1 What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
O precious is the flow that makes me bright as snow;
no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.
2 For my pardon this I see: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my cleansing this my plea: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
O precious is the flow that makes me bright as snow;
no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.
3 Nothing can for sin atone: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Naught of good that I have done: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
O precious is the flow that makes me bright as snow;
no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.
4 This is all my hope and peace: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my righteousness: nothing but the blood of Jesus.
O precious is the flow that makes me bright as snow;
no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.
WORDS: Robert Lowry, 1876 MUSIC: Robert Lowry, 1876
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 "Small Acts of Love = Great Acts of Justice"
by the Fundraising and Outreach Coordinator of Justice For Our Neighbors, Grace Rogers
HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 98 To God Be The Glory+
1. To God be the glory, great things he hath done!
So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,
who yielded his life an atonement for sin,
and opened the lifegate that all may go in.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory, great things he hath done!
2. O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
to every believer the promise of God;
the vilest offender who truly believes,
that moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory, great things he hath done!
3. Great things he hath taught us, great things he hath done,
and great our rejoicing thru Jesus the Son;
but purer, and higher, and greater will be
our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thru Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory, great things he hath done!
WORDS: Fanny J. Crosby, 1875 MUSIC: William H. Doane 1875
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
