Pastor: David Range
November 19, 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
November 19, 2023 8:30 and 11:00 services
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
*HYMN 694 Come Ye Thankful People Come+
1 Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home;
all is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin.
God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied;
come to God's own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home.
2 All the world is God's own field, fruit as praise to God we yield;
wheat and tares together sown are to joy or sorrow grown;
first the blade and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear;
Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be.
3 For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take the harvest home;
from the field shall in that day all offenses purge away,
giving angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast;
but the fruitful ears to store in the garner evermore.
4 Even so, Lord, quickly come, bring thy final harvest home;
gather thou thy people in, free from sorrow, free from sin,
there, forever purified, in thy presence to abide;
come, with all thine angels, come, raise the glorious harvest home.
WORDS: Henry Alford, 1844 MUSIC: George J. Elvey, 1858
*HYMN 147 All Things Bright And Beautiful
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.
1 Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors, and made their tiny wings.
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.
2 The purple-headed mountains, the river running by,
the sunset, and the morning that brightens up the sky.
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.
3 The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden: God made them, every one.
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.
4 God gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell
how great is God Almighty, who has made all things well.
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.
WORDS: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848 MUSIC: 17th cent. English melody; arr. by Martin Shaw, 1915
PRAYER
Leader: Please hear our prayers of thanksgiving, gracious God
People: We give you our thanks, gracious God, with our whole heart. Before all the world we sing your praise
Leader: For palm trees blowing in the wind, and flowing streams. For sunset and moonrise.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For sunshine, rain and bountiful crops.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For things that run, hop, and fly.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For the ability to enjoy your creation.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For the laughter of children, the hugs of friends, the smile of a loved one.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For productive lives and quiet moments.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For the beauty of your presence, the comfort of your touch, the knowledge of your faithfulness and love.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For forgiveness through Christ and life everlasting.
People: We give you thanks.
Leader: For all the ways we see the splendor of your glory and experience your goodness.
People: We give you thanks, gracious God, with our whole heart. Before all the world we sing your praise. Amen.
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
Let there be Glory and Honor and Praise
Let there be glory, and honor, and praises;
Glory and honor to Jesus.
Glory and honor, glory and honor to Him.
Lord, I Lift Your Name On High
Lord, I lift your name on high, Lord, I love to sing your praises
I’m so glad you’re in my life, I’m so glad you came to save us.
You came from heaven to earth, to show the way
From the earth to the cross, my debt to pay
From the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift your name on high.
I Will Enter His Gates
I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart
I will enter His courts with praise
I will say “this is the day that the Lord has made”
I will rejoice for He has made me glad
He has made me glad…..He has made me glad
I will rejoice for He has made me glad
He has made me glad…..He has made me glad
I will rejoice for He has made me glad
I Will Sing Of The Mercies Of The Lord
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever
I will sing, I will sing
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord
With my mouth…I will make known
Thy faithfulness…Thy faithfulness
With my mouth…I will make known
Thy faithfulness to all generations
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever
I will sing, I will sing
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord
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: Sale of produce and baked goods after the second service. Thanks to all who decorated or helped in any way.
TODAY: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY: Farm Share truck needs unloading at 8:00 a.m.
MONDAY: Choir practice 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: is our normal (Thursday) morning food distribution at 8:00 a.m. so that we can make way for the Branches meal on Thanksgiving Day
WEDNESDAY: Bible Study at 7:00 p.m. on Pastor’s Zoom link, please write him for the link at miramarpastor@gmail.com
THURSDAY: Thanksgiving Day! We will be assisting Branches to send out over 500 meals. If you would like to help, please contact Allison Feurtado.
NEXT SUNDAY: Worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
FRIDAY December 1 and December 22: Children’s Club for those elementary school aged and younger from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, December 9 at Merrell UMC will be the first BOLD Justice tree giveaway from 8 to 11:00 a.m. The church is at 3900 FL-7, (441) in Lauderdale Lakes. We are hoping for Dwarf Mango, Gumbo Limbo, Star Fruit, Wild Tamarind and more! Proof of Broward residency is required, and two trees will be available per household on a first come, first served basis. We will have a tree giveaway here at Miramar UMC someday but we do not have a date for it yet.
SUNDAY, December 10 at 6:00 p.m. will be the All Church Christmas Concert. If you would like to share an item, a song, a poem, a recitation, etc., please contact Willard Kennedy 786 332 7326 or Dennis Bent 954 391 0700
All youth and their parents please note, the meeting dates have changed! The next meeting is on December 2 when the group will either go roller skating or to the Aqua-man movie. Please let leader Deb know which you would prefer.
There will be no more meetings in November.
DECEMBER 16: Christmas party. Come for food, games and fun!
DECEMBER 30: Rehearsal for the December 31 Fifth Sunday Service by Youth at 10:00 a.m.
Our church sister, Ivy Marson, age 96, passed away on November 14, in her son’s home in Atlanta GA. There will a memorial service in our church at a time yet to be decided. Please keep the family in your prayers.
Donna Simms has a new home phone number where she is living with her son and daughter-in-law in the Atlanta, GA area. If you would like the number please contact Pastor David or Beth Davey in the church office.
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: Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into God’s presence with singing!
Know that the Lord, who made us, is God.
We are the Lord’s; we are the people of God,
the sheep of God’s pasture.
Enter God’s gates with thanksgiving, and God’s courts with praise!
Give thanks and bless God’s name!
For the Lord is good;
God’s steadfast love endures for ever;
God’s faithfulness to all generations.
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.
SCRIPTURE: Colossians 3:12-17
CHILDREN’S TIME
*HYMN 131 We Gather Together+
1. We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
he chastens and hastens his will to make known.
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.
Sing praises to his name; he forgets not his own.
2. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;
so from the beginning the fight we were winning;
thou, Lord, wast at our side, all glory be thine!
3. We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,
and pray that thou still our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation;
thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
WORDS: Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, 1626; trans. by Theodore Baker, 1894
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 to BOLD Justice
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes Apportionments
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 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 92 For the Beauty of the Earth+
1 For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth over and around us lies.
Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
2 For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon, and stars of light;
Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
3 For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind's delight,
for the mystic harmony, linking sense to sound and sight;
Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
4 For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
5 For thy church, that evermore lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore her pure sacrifice of love;
Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
6 For thyself, best Gift Divine, to the world so freely given,
for that great, great love of thine, peace on earth, and joy in heaven:
Lord of all, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
WORDS: Foliot S, Pierpoint, 1864 MUSIC: Conrad Kocher, 1838; arr. by W. H. Monk, 1861#242496ocIn the light of His glory and grace
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 I’m thankful …too Pastor David Range
HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 366 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven+
1. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven, to the throne thy tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore God’s praises sing.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King.
2. Praise the Lord for grace and favor to all people in distress;
praise God, still the same as ever, slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Glorious now God’s faithfulness.
3. Fatherlike, God tends and spares us; well our feeble frame God knows;
motherlike, God gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely yet God’s mercy flows.
4. Angels in the heights, adoring, you behold God face to face;
saints triumphant, now adoring, gathered in from every race.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace.
WORDS: Samuel Stennett, 1787 MUSIC: The Southern Harmony, 1835; arr. by Rigdon M. McIntosh, 1895
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
