Gary United Methodist Church Sixth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2018 9:00 & 11:00 AM *Please stand as you are able. Congregation reads bold print. Congregational song book is the hard cover Hymnal found in the pew racks. Prelude (9:00) Adagio-Allegro, from Concerto in B-Flat Major G. F. Handel (11:00) Gabriel’s Oboe Ennio Morricone Chancel Choir arr. Craig Hella Johnson Lea Wells, oboe; Micah Clark, cello Please allow six seconds of silence for contemplation at the conclusion of this piece. Mission and Ministry at Gary Church *Call to Worship With our whole being—heart, mind, soul, and strength—let us love and praise God! With all of our being, we will love and praise God! For God is faithful forever, helping, freeing, loving, protecting! Let us sing praises to our God as long as we live! Praise the maker of heaven and earth! Praise God who is faithful forever! † *Hymn The Church’s One Foundation 545 (Stanzas 1, 2, and 5) (9:00) During the hymn, children Preschool 3’s–Grade 3 are invited to come forward to proceed with their leaders to the lower level for Kids’ Church. Children will return to the Sanctuary during the hymn prior to Communion. (11:00) Children are invited to worship with their families during this service. Children’s bulletins and activity bags are available from the ushers. Childcare is available for newborn–2 yrs., from 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the lower level. Opening Prayer God who is faithful forever, you are our God. We turn to you in praise, for when our hope rests in you, we find rest. We turn to you with our cares, for when we look to you for help, we find strength. We turn our hearts to you in worship, offering love for you and for our neighbor. We wait in hope. We bring our cares. We offer you our love in the name of Jesus, who teaches us to love, and in the power of the Holy Spirit, who inspires us to love. Amen. † Confession and Pardon You alone are our God, our hope and help, but we do not always find it easy to love you with all our being. Our hearts, our minds, our strength do not always seek what is worthy of our trust and hope. Nor do we always find it easy to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. When we find ourselves far from your kingdom, draw us near. Forgive us when we fail and bring us home to you, One whose name is Love. Amen. † The Great Thanksgiving 13 Sharing the Bread and the Cup Communion Hymns The congregation is invited to sing the communion hymns or to meditate silently. Bread of the World 624 Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life 164 There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood 622 Spirit of the Living God 393 *Hymn Where Charity and Love Prevail 549 (Stanzas 1, 2, and 6) *Benediction *Postlude Improvisation on A. R. Reinagle “Where Charity and Love Prevail” arr. Philip Spencer Three Simple Rules Sermon Series May 6, 13, and 27 during worship John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, offered three general rules for faithful living: “Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.” Join us as we explore these essential elements of our Wesleyan faith. A limited number of free copies of Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living by Bishop Rueben P. Job are available in the Commons. † From The Abingdon Worship Annual 2018., edited by B. J. Beau. © 2017 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission. Scripture Lesson Galatians 5:13–16 Pew Bible p. 975 *Mark 12:28–34 p. 848 This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God! Readers: Patrick McCluskey (9:00), Bonnie Wheaton (11:00) *Hymn of Faith Jesus, United by Thy Grace 561 (Stanzas 1, 2, and 6) Sermon “Do No Harm” Rev. Dr. Chris Pierson Pastoral Prayer 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, for ever. Amen. Dedication of Our Tithes and Offerings (9:00) Gabriel’s Oboe Ennio Morricone Chancel Choir arr. Craig Hella Johnson Lea Wells, oboe; Micah Clark, cello Please allow six seconds of silence for contemplation at the conclusion of this piece. (11:00) Let Us Break Bread Together Spiritual Kristen Stetzer, soprano arr. Moses Hogan *Hymn Lord, I Want to Be a Christian 402 (Stanzas 1, 2, and 4) (9:00) During the hymn, children Preschool 3’s–Grade 3 will return to the Sanctuary to join their families. Invitation Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him, who earnestly repent of their sin and seek to live in peace with one another. Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.