Pastor: David Range
Miramar United Methodist Church
Order of Worship
July 31, 2022
Joint 10:00 a.m. service
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Have mercy upon me O God.
Congregation: According to your unfailing love, according to your great compassion, blot out my transgression.
Leader: Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Congregation: For I know my transgression and my sin is always before me.
*HYMN 77 How Great Thou Art+
1 O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
2 When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
3 And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
4 When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
WORDS & MUSIC: Stuart K. Hine
HYMN 374 Standing On The Promises+
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.
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.
Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, standing, I'm standing on the promises of God.
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.
Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, standing, I'm standing on the promises of God.
4 Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
listening every moment to the Spirit's call,
resting in my Savior as my all in all,
standing on the promises of God.
Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, standing, I'm standing on the promises of God.
WORDS: R. Kelso Carter, 1886 MUSIC: R. Kelso Carter, 1886
HYMN 363 And Can It Be
1 And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the Savior's blood!
Died He for me? who caused His pain!
For me? who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
2 'Tis mystery all! Th'Immortal dies!
Who can explore His strange design?
In vain the firstborn seraph tries
To sound the depths of love divine.
'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore;
Let angel minds inquire no more.
'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore;
Let angel minds inquire no more.
3 He left His Father's throne above,
(So free, so infinite His grace!),
Emptied Himself of all but love,
And bled for Adam's helpless race.
'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me.
'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me.
4 Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
Fast bound in sin and nature's night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray;
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my heart was free;
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
My chains fell off, my heart was free;
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
5 No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in Him is mine!
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine,
Bold I approach th'eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Bold I approach th'eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
WORDS: Charles Wesley, 1739 MUSIC: Thomas Campbell, 1835
PRAYER
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
Down in My Heart
I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart
I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart to stay.
And I’m so happy, so very happy: I’ve got the love of Jesus in my heart!
And I’m so happy, so very happy: I’ve got the love of Jesus in my heart!
I’ve got the peace that passes understanding down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart
I’ve got the peace that passes understanding down in my heart, down in my heart to stay
And I’m so happy, so very happy: I’ve got the love of Jesus in my heart!
And I’m so happy, so very happy: I’ve got the love of Jesus in my heart!
I’ve got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart
I’ve got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus down in my heart, down in my heart to stay
And I’m so happy, so very happy: I’ve got the love of Jesus in my heart!
And I’m so happy, so very happy: I’ve got the love of Jesus in my heart!
I Keep Falling
I keep falling in love with him over and over and over and over again.
I keep falling in love with him over and over and over and over again.
He gets sweeter and sweeter as the days go by;
Oh, what a love between my Lord and I!
I keep falling in love with him over and over and over and over again.
Let the Redeemed
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. I’m redeemed, I’m redeemed, praise the Lord!
For God So Loved the World
For God so loved the world, He gave His only Son,
To die on Calv’ry’s tree, from sin to set me free,
Some day He’s coming back, what a glory that will be!
Wonderful His love to me.
Make Me a Servant
Make me a servant… humble and meek
Lord, let me lift up those who are weak
And may the prayer of my heart always be
Make me a servant….make me a servant
Make me a servant today
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Birthdays and Anniversaries
TODAY: Viewing for Ermine Yarde at 10: 00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Celebration of Life service 12-2:00 p.m. Fred Hunters Funeral Home, 6301 Taft St, Hollywood, FL 33024
TODAY: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY: Farm Share truck unloading at 2:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Food distribution starting at 8:00 a.m.
NEXT SUNDAY: Services at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. with Holy Communion. Please prepare the Communion elements if you are sharing at home.
NEXT SUNDAY: United Methodist Men meets at 12:30 p.m.
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 4:1-16
CHILDREN’S TIME
HYMN 140 Great is Thy Faithfulness+
1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided--
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
2 Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided--
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
all I have needed thy hand hath provided--
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
WORDS: Thomas O. Chisolm, 1923. MUSIC: William M> Runyan, 1923
HYMN 155 All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name+
1. All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall,
let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem, and crown…… him, crown him, crown him, crown him, and crown him Lord of all.
2. Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, ye ransomed from the fall,
ye ransomed from the fall, hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown……him, crown him, crown him, crown him,
and crown him Lord of all.
5. Crown him ye martyrs of your God who from his altar call,
who from his altar call
Extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod and crown……him,
crown him, crown him, crown him, and crown him Lord of all.
WORDS: Edward Perronet, 1779; alt. by John Rippon, 1787 Music: James Ellor, 1838
HYMN 354 I Surrender All+
1 All to Jesus I surrender; all to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live.
I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all.
2 All to Jesus I surrender; humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken; take me Jesus, take me now.
I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all.
3 All to Jesus I surrender; Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit, truly know that Thou art mine.
I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.
4 All to Jesus I surrender; Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power, let Thy blessing fall on me.
I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.
5. All to Jesus I surrender; now I feel the sacred flame.
O the joy of full salvation! Glory, glory, to His Name!
I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.
WORDS: J. W. Van Deventer, 1896 MUSIC: W. S. Weeden
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 FLUMC 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
TIME OF SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS
(please email miramarpastor@gmail.com)
PRAYER HYMN 351 Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior+
1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior, hear my humble cry;
While on others thou art calling, do not pass me by.
Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry; while on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
2 Let me at a throne of mercy find a sweet relief,
Kneeling there in deep contrition; help my unbelief.
Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry; while on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
3 Trusting only in Thy merit, would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit, save me by thy grace.
Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry; while on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
4 Thou the spring of all my comfort, more than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside thee? Whom in heaven but thee?
Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry; while on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
WORDS: Fanny J. Crosby, 1868 MUSIC: William H. Doane, 1870
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.
HYMN 733 Come We That Love The Lord+
1 Come, we that love the Lord, and let our joys be known;
join in a song with sweet accord, join in a song with sweet accord
and thus surround the throne, and thus surround the throne.
We’re marching to Zion beautiful, beautiful Zion
We’re marching upward to Zion that beautiful city of God
2 Let those refuse to sing who never knew our God;
but children of the heavenly King, but children of the heavenly King
may speak their joys abroad, may speak their joys abroad.
We’re marching to Zion beautiful, beautiful Zion
We’re marching upward to Zion, that beautiful city of God
3 The hill of Zion yields a thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields, before we reach the heavenly fields
Or walk the golden streets, or walk the golden streets
We’re marching to Zion beautiful, beautiful Zion
We’re marching upward to Zion that beautiful city of God
4 Then let our songs abound and every tear be dry;
We’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground
We’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground
To fairer worlds on high to fairer worlds on high
We’re marching to Zion beautiful, beautiful Zion
We’re marching upward to Zion that beautiful city of God
WORDS: Isaac Watts, 1707; refrain by Robert Lowry, 1867 MUSIC: Robert Lowry, 1867
HYMN 130 Be Not Dismayed+
1 Be not dismayed whate’er betide, God will take care of you;
Beneath his wings of love abide, God will take care of you.
God will take care of you, through every day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you, God will take care of you.
2 Through days of toil when heart doth fail, God will take care of you;
When dangers fierce your path assail, God will take care of you.
God will take care of you, through every day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you, God will take care of you.
3 All you may need he will provide, God will take care of you;
nothing you ask will be denied, God will take care of you.
God will take care of you, through every day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you, God will take care of you.
4 No matter what may be the test, God will take care of you;
lean, weary one, upon his breast, God will take care of you.
God will take care of you, through every day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you, God will take care of you.
WORDS: Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, 1626; trans. by Theodore Baker, 1894 MUSIC: 16th cet. Dutch melody; arr. by Edward Kremser, 1877
SERMON Unity in the Community Willard Kennedy
*HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 399 Take My Life, and Let It Be+
1 Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days; let them flow in endless praise,
Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.
2 Take my voice and let me sing always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from thee.
Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use every power as thou shalt choose.
3 Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne.
Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee.
WORDS: Frances R. Havergal, 1873 MUSIC: Louis J. F. Herold, 1839; arr. by George Kingsley, 1839
BENEDICTION
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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
