Service Recording and Weekly Bulletin. For prior service recordings (within the past 4 weeks), please contact the church office.
27 October, 2024
10:00 a.m.
Hampton United Methodist Church
525 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842
(603) 926-2702
Email: hamptonumc@myfairpoint.net
Website: www.hamptonnhumc.org
The Rev. Sue Frost, Pastor
David M. Kenney, Sr., Organist & Director of Music
WE GATHER
As you enter, please place your commitment card in the box by the side door.
THE BELL CALLS US TO WORSHIP
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Pastor Sue
CELEBRATION OF SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday, God bless you! Happy birthday to you!
PRELUDE: Air – Gordon Young
INTROIT: Christ Has Broken Down the Wall – Mark A. Miller
OPENING PRAYER (in unison):
Creator God, remind us that we are your beloved children, for we are feeling distant. Open our eyes to the beauty and pain we all contain, and inspire us to “do unto others” in ways that build up your kin-dom on earth as it is in heaven. This we pray in the name of Jesus, the Center That Holds, and in the power of the Spirit That Transforms. Amen.
*HYMN: O God, Our Help in Ages Past Blue Hymnal #117
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 4:1-6 Dennis Kepner
Reader: May we hear what the Spirit is saying.
People: Thanks be to God.
WORD IN MUSIC: Humble Yourself – Community of Christ, Zambia, alt.
A TIME FOR THE CHILD IN ALL OF US
*HYMN: Dear Jesus, in Whose Life I See Blue Hymnal #468
SERMON: Do Unto Others: Humility
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S GRACE WITH THANKSGIVING
CALL TO PRAYER: Have Thine Own Way, Lord – A. Pollard & G. Stebbins
PASTORAL PRAYER & THE PRAYERS OF ALL
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, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
PRAYER RESPONSE: Sweet Hour of Prayer
– Wm. Walford & Wm. Bradbury
THE GIVING OF OUR LIVES TO GOD
Mission Moment: Robin Bragger/Jim Earle — AA
OFFERTORY: Clothe Me in Humility – Ken Bible
*THE DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Almighty God, we dedicate ourselves to serve you, for you alone are our God. Receive the gifts we offer, and with these gifts accept the offering of our lives; through Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
WE GO FORTH TO SERVE GOD AND OTHERS
*HYMN: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name Blue Hymnal #154
(stanzas 1, 2, & 6)
BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE: One Lord – Lori True
POSTLUDE: Humble Yourselves Before the Lord
– J. Hatton, arr. Wilbur Held
Please join us for coffee & fellowship downstairs in Carter Hall.
*THE DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Loving God, accept our financial gifts and commitment cards as tokens of our love for you, and as signs of our commitment to your work in this world. May these offerings increase our acts of kindness and reflect your glory. This we pray through your son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
WE GO FORTH TO SERVE GOD AND OTHERS
*HYMN: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Blue Hymnal #384
BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE (Words: Charles Wesley, alt; Tune: Amazing Grace)
All Sing:
O help us help each other, Lord,
Each other’s cross to bear;
Let each kind, friendly aid afford,
And feel another’s care.
Worship recording ends
POSTLUDE: Lift High the Cross – Sydney Nicholson, arr. Alice Jordan
Please join us for coffee & fellowship downstairs in Carter Hall.