Pastor: David Range
March 26, 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
March 26, 2023
Joint 10:00 a.m. service
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
Hymn 469 Jesus is All the World to Me+
1 Jesus is all the world to me, my life, my joy, my all;
He is my strength from day to day, without him I would fall:
When I am sad, to him I go, no other one can cheer me so;
When I am sad, he makes me glad, He's my friend.
2 Jesus is all the world to me, my friend in trials sore;
I go to him for blessings, and He gives them o'er and o'er:
He sends the sunshine and the rain, He sends the harvest's golden grain;
Sunshine and rain, harvest of grain, He's my friend.
3 Jesus is all the world to me, and true to him I'll be;
Oh, how could I this friend deny, when he's so true to me?
Following him I know I'm right, He watches o'er me day and night;
Following him by day and night, He's my friend.
4 Jesus is all the world to me, I want no better friend;
I trust him now, I'll trust him when life's fleeting days shall end:
Beautiful life with such a friend, beautiful life that has no end;
Eternal life, eternal joy, He's my friend.
WORDS: Will L. Thompson, 1904 MUSIC: Will L. Thompson, 1904
OPENING PRAYER
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
I’m Gonna Walk the Streets of Glory
I’m gonna walk the streets of glory by and by
I’m gonna walk the streets of glory by and by
I’m gonna walk the streets of glory
I’m gonna sing redemption’s story
I’m gonna walk the streets of glory by and by
I’ve Got Peace Like a River
1 I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river;
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul.
I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river;
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul.
2 I’ve got love like an ocean, I’ve got love like an ocean;
I’ve got love like an ocean in my soul.
I’ve got love like an ocean, I’ve got love like an ocean;
I’ve got love like an ocean in my soul.
3 I’ve got joy like a fountain, I’ve got joy like a fountain;
I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul.
I’ve got joy like a fountain, I’ve got joy like a fountain;
I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul.
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: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY: Choir 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY: Farm Share Truck unloading at 10:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY: Fast breaking service in the sanctuary at noon. Come for a short meditation service of a half hour, complete with communion service.
WEDNESDAY: Bible study 7:00 p.m. online
THURSDAY: Food Distribution this week starts at 8:00 a.m.
THURSDAY: Bold Justice Nehemiah Action at 7:30 p.m. at San Isidro RC church, 2310 Martin Luther King Blvd, Pompano Beach, 33069. Our 52-seater bus will leave our parking lot about 6:30 p.m. Please let your Team member or Network member know if you would like a seat, in case we have too many and need to hire another bus, or tell them that you will be traveling on your own or with others from the church or neighborhood in private vehicles. San Isidoro RC is just north on the Turnpike to the exit for Coconut Creek parkway and MLK Blvd. At the light after the exit turn left and it is about a mile east, on the right.
FRIDAY: No Children’s Club but the children are invited to go with the Youth Group to roller skating in Davie, meeting at the church at 4:00 p.m. Look out for info on our WhatsApp family group.
March 31 Funeral for Elroy Rhule will begin with a viewing at Royal Funeral Home, 17475 NW 27 Ave, Miami Gardens, from 5 to 9:00 p.m. Then the next day, April 1, will be the celebration of life in our church, beginning with a viewing at 10:00 a.m. and service beginning at 11:00 a.m. As the remains will be cremated at a later time the repast will begin in our fellowship hall after the service
April 1 and 2 Allison Feurtado is getting group rate tickets for the 10th anniversary of Rhythms of Africa at the Miramar Cultural Center. Tickets will be $30 to $35. Please see Allison or call her cell 954 483 3792
NEXT SUNDAY: Palm Sunday Services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m., with all children and youth invited to be in the palm procession that begins at the start of the service! We will celebrate Holy Communion and those worshiping with us online. Please prepare the elements at home and share in this sacred meal.
The United Methodist Men meet about 12:30 p.m.
Looking ahead to Holy Week:
Thursday, April 6, Maundy Thursday service with Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 7, Good Friday service at 7:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 9, worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. All are encouraged to invite someone to this great celebration of the resurrected life of Jesus and all who believe in him. Bun and cheese will be served after each service! If you would like to donate some please talk to Greta Cousins (754 235 4919)
Jamaica 5-K Run & Walk, Saturday May 6, starting at 7:00 a.m. at Miramar Regional Park. Early registration is $35 until March 31. See details on flyer at the end of the bulletin.
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”.
WOMEN’S HISTORY MOMENT
SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 5:15-20
CHILDREN’S TIME
*HYMN 261 Lord of the Dance+
1. I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth.
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.
2. I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee, but they would not dance and they would not follow me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John; they came to me and the dance went on.
Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.
3. I danced on the Sabbath when I cured the lame, the holy people said it was a shame;
they whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;
and they left me there on a cross to die.
Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.
4. I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
it’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
they buried my body and they thought I’d gone,
but I am the dance, and I still go on.
Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.
5. They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life, that’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you if you live in me; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.
WORDS: Sydney Carter, 1963 MUSIC: 19th cent. Shaker tune; adapt. by Sydney Carter, 1963; harm. by Gary Alan Smith
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
Sunday School children go out to their classes
“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world,
red or yellow, black or white, they are precious in his sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.”
TIME OF SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS
(please email miramarpastor@gmail.com)
PRAYER HYMN 700 Abide with Me; Fast Falls the Eventide+
1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
3. I need thy presence every passing hour.
What but thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
4. I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless;
ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if thou abide with me.
5. Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes;
shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
WORDS: Henry F. Lyte, 1847 MUSIC: W. H. Monk, 1861
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.
SPECIAL MUSIC
SERMON Giving thanks for psalms and hymns and spiritual songs Pastor David Range
HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 530 Are Ye Able, Said the Master+
1 "Are ye able," said the Master, "to be crucified with me?"
"Yea," the sturdy dreamers answered, "to the death we follow thee."
Lord, we are able. Our spirits are thine,
Remold them, make us, like thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance above us shall be
a beacon to God, to love, and loyalty.
2 Are ye able to remember, when a thief lifts up his eyes,
that his pardoned soul is worthy of a place in paradise?
Lord, we are able. Our spirits are thine,
Remold them, make us, like thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance above us shall be
a beacon to God, to love, and loyalty.
3 Are ye able when the shadows close around you with the sod,
to believe that spirit triumphs, to commend your soul to God?
Lord, we are able. Our spirits are thine,
Remold them, make us, like thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance above us shall be
a beacon to God, to love, and loyalty.
4 Are ye able? Still the Master whispers down eternity,
and heroic spirits answer, now as then in Galilee.
Lord, we are able. Our spirits are thine,
Remold them, make us, like thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance above us shall be
a beacon to God, to love, and loyalty.
WORDS: Earl Marlatt, 1926 MUSIC: Harry S. Mason, 1924
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
