Pastor: David Range
August 18, 2024
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
August 18, 2024 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. services
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
*HYMN 110 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God+
1 A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
our helper he, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
his craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate,
on earth is not his equal.
2 Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing,
were not the right man on our side, the man of God's own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabaoth his name, from age to age the same;
and he must win the battle.
3 And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God has willed his truth to triumph through us.
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure;
one little word shall fell him.
4 That Word above all earthly powers no thanks to them abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours, thru him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
the body they may kill: God's truth abideth still;
his kingdom is forever!
WORDS: Martin Luther, ca. 1539; trans. by Frederick H. Hodge, 1853 Music: Martin Luther, ca. 1539; harm. from The New Hymnal for American Youth, 1930
PRAYER
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
Shine, Jesus, Shine
Lord, the light of Your love is shining,
In the midst of the darkness shining;
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us,
Set us free by the truth You now bring us;
Shine on me. Shine on me.
Shine, Jesus shine, fill this land with the Father’s glory,
Blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy;
Send forth Your Word, Lord, and let there be light.
Lord, I come to Your awesome presence,
From the shadows into Your radiance;
By your blood I may enter Your brightness;
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness;
Shine on me, Shine on me.
Shine, Jesus shine, fill this land with the Father’s glory,
Blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy;
Send forth Your Word, Lord, and let there be light.
As we gaze on Your kingly brightness,
So our faces display Your likeness,
Ever changing from glory to glory,
Mirrored here, may our lives tell Your story;
Shine on me. Shine on me.
Shine, Jesus shine, fill this land with the Father’s glory,
Blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy;
Send forth Your Word, Lord, and let there be light
It Is The Cry Of My Heart
It is the cry of my heart to follow you
It is the cry of my heart to be close to you
It is the cry of my heart to follow
All of the days of my life
1 Teach me your holy ways O Lord
So I can walk in your truth
Teach me your holy ways O Lord
and make me wholly devoted to you
It is the cry of my heart to follow you
It is the cry of my heart to be close to you
It is the cry of my heart to follow
All of the days of my life
2 Open my eyes so I can see
The wonderful things that you do
Open my heart up more and more
And make it wholly devoted to you.
It is the cry of my heart to follow you
It is the cry of my heart to be close to you
It is the cry of my heart to follow
All of the days of my life
I Sing Praises to You, Lord
1. I sing praises to Your name, O Lord,
praises to Your name, O Lord,
for Your name is great and greatly to be praised;
I sing praises to Your name, O Lord,
praises to Your name, O Lord,
for Your name is great and greatly to be praised.
2 I give glory to Your name, O Lord,
glory to Your name, O Lord,
for Your name is great and greatly to be praised;
I give glory to Your name, O Lord,
glory to Your name, O Lord,
for Your name is great and greatly to be praised.
Learning to Lean
Learning to lean…learning to lean,
I’m learning to lean on Jesus
Finding more power than I’ve ever seen
I’m learning to lean on Jesus
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: Sunday School resumes. Children will go out after Jesus Loves me this I know.
TONIGHT: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
TODAY: Book signing by Dr. Angela Brooks and Rositta Smith in the sanctuary from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Please see picture of the book cover at the end of the bulletin.
TUESDAY: Voting in the Fellowship Hall from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please vote in your precinct!
SATURDAY: Food Distribution 10:00 a.m.
NEXT SUNDAY: 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. services as we celebrate our 64th anniversary!
Looking ahead:
MONDAY: August 26 the Preschool has their Open House starting in the sanctuary at 6:00
Nominations Committee meets at 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, August 29 the Choir resumes practice at 7:00 p.m.
The United Women in Faith invites you to join them on one or both of their getaways: Saturday, August 24, 2024 and November 15 to 18, 2024.
Please see flyer at the end of the bulletin for details
Our member Roland Abel is available to help you with details surrounding the voting process. Please access his knowledge if you need help.
The Mission Offering today is for Women in Distress
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes to Apportionments
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: Ephesians 4:23 to 5:2 (from the Living Bible)
CHILDREN’S TIME
*HYMN 514 Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus+
1. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross;
lift high his royal banner, it must not suffer loss.
From victory unto victory his army shall he lead,
till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed.
2. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the trumpet call obey;
forth to the mighty conflict, in this his glorious day.
Ye that are brave now serve him against unnumbered foes;
let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.
3. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, stand in his strength alone;
the arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the gospel armor, each piece put on with prayer;
where duty calls or danger, be never wanting there.
4. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the strife will not be long;
this day the noise of battle, the next the victor's song.
To those who vanquish evil a crown of life shall be;
they with the King of Glory shall reign eternally.
WORDS: George Duffield, Jr., 1858 MUSIC: George J. Webb, 1830
RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Please pass the offering bags along each row at the direction of the ushers. Instructions for giving online, by check or text are in the section after the Order of Service.
The Mission Offering today is for Women in Distress
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes to Apportionment
Prayer of Dedication
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
HYMN 191 Jesus Loves Me This I Know+
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 513 Soldiers of Christ, Arise+
1 Soldiers of Christ, arise, and put your armor on,
strong in the strength which God supplies thru his eternal Son;
Strong in the Lord of Hosts, and in his mighty power,
who in the strength of Jesus trusts is more than conqueror.
2 Stand then in his great might, with all his strength endued,
but take, to arm you for the fight, the panoply of God;
that having all things done, and all your conflicts passed,
ye may o’er-come thru Christ alone, and stand entire at last.
3 Pray without ceasing pray, (your Captain gives the word);
His summons cheerfully obey, and call upon the Lord;
To God your every want in instant prayer display;
Pray always, pray and never faint, pray, without ceasing pray.
4 From strength to strength go on; wrestle, and fight, and pray;
Tread all the powers of darkness down, and win the well-fought day.
Still let the Spirit cry in all His soldiers, “Come!”
Till Christ the Lord descends from high, and takes the conquerors home.
WORDS: Charles Wesley, 1749 MUSIC: George J Elvey, 1868
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 Unbelief blocks, and belief unlocks: What God is able to do Pastor David Range
HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 717 Battle Hymn of the Republic+
1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
2 I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on.
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat;
O be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me;
As he died to make men holy, let us live to make all free,
While God is marching on.
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
5 He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave,
he is wisdom to the mighty, he is honor to the brave;
so the world shall be his footstool, and the soul of wrong his slave.
Our God is marching on.
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
WORDS: Sts. 1-4, Julia Ward Howe, 4861 st. 5, anon. MUSIC: USA camp meeting tune, 19th cent.
BENEDICTION
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We give God thanks for this opportunity to worship together in-person in our sanctuary as well as online. Wearing your mask is optional as the Covid virus, although still present, is no longer a healthcare emergency. Please continue to get your booster shots as they become available. We are always happy (and look forward) to have you join us in the sanctuary, but for those who would like to continue to participate from home, we will continue to live stream the services on X.com (formerly Twitter) and youtube.com.
To join us on youtube.com simply type Miramar UMC in the search bar 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 X.com (formerly known as 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 x.com 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 Error! Filename not specified. 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 for the link.
WAYS to give:
1. Online giving is available through our website
www.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
