Commissioning Service

Commissioning Servicefor

Provisional Members

June 19, 2015 ~ 8:30 a.m.Western North Carolina Annual ConferenceThe United Methodist Church

Take My Life andLet it Be

UMH 399. Words: Frances Havergal, 1873; Music: Louis J.F. Herold, 1839, arr. by George Kingsley, 1839 OneLicense.net E-801569. All rights reserved.

Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.

Take my moments and my days; let them flow with ceaseless 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.

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.

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.

Leader:

Come and worship, all who have received the gift of grace through Christ our Lord.

People:

God has given us a priceless treasure!

Leader:

We have been saved through faith and called to share the gift with others.

People:Nothing will stop us from sharing the good news and abundant life of Jesus Christ!

The whole world is our parish. May our lives, our words, and our actions be a vital witness to the love of God in Christ.

A Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition

All: I am no longer my own, but thine.

Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.

Put me to doing, put me to suffering.

Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,

exalted for thee or brought low for thee.

Let me be full, let me be empty.

Let me have all things,let me have nothing.

I freely and heartily yield all things, to thy pleasure and disposal.

And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine.

So be it.

And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven.

Amen.

Go live from the Recognition of Newly Licensed Local Pastors and Prayer for Local Pastors through the Sermon

Father We HaveHeard You Calling

W&S 3150 . Words: Gareth Hill; Music: Rowland Prichard; ©2005 Hope Publishing Co.OneLicense.net E-801569. All rights reserved.

Father, we have heard you calling to your church in every age;for a sign of true devotion for a sacrifice of praise.

In this place where you have brought us, may we always seek to beone in love and one in worship – children of eternity.

Jesus Christ, our faith’s perfector,priest and advocate above. We would reach our broken nationwith the truth of your great love.

So transform our feeble witness,may we always seek to beone in love and one in worship – children of eternity.

Holy Spirit, fire of heaven,fall upon us here today.Bring release, bring tears, bring passion,then transform your church, we pray.

As you pour your grace upon us,may we always thirst to beone in love and one in worship – children of eternity.

Praise we bring to God the Father,praise we bring to God the Son, praise to God the Holy Spirit, praise to you, the three in one.

Trinity of love inspire us,May we always strive to beone in love and one in worship – children of eternity.

Go live until theBlessing & Benediction

Blessing and Benediction (in unison)Almighty God, may the grace of ministry rest upon these your servants and may the opportunity to serve lead them into the fullness of your calling.

Clothe them with your righteousness, and grant that they may glorify you by giving themselves to others, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve

TFWS 2241. Words: Delores Dufner, OSB; Music: USA Folk Melody; ©1993 OCP Publications

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The Spirit sends us forth to serve;

we go in Jesus’ name

to bring glad tidings to the poor,

God’s favor to proclaim.

Then let us go to serve in peace,

the gospel to proclaim.

God’s Spirit has empowered us;

we go in Jesus’ name.

We go to be the hands of Christ,

to scatter joy like seed

and, all our days, to cherish life,

to do the loving deed.

Until the Whole World Hears