April 18, 2021: ONLINE Worship • Third Sunday of Easter
Welcome to worship with First UMC Santa Monica! We count it a blessing that you are joining us today. To find out more about this community of faith, go to: https://santamonicaumc.org/ Home Run for Kids: https://santamonicaumc.org/home-run-f... Today's Order of Worship: https://santamonicaumc.org/wp-content... Visitor Connect Link: https://santamonicaumc.org/new-visito... Make a prayer request for our prayer chain to be in prayer - https://santamonicaumc.org/prayer-req... Consider making a donation. Thank you for your support: https://app.clovergive.com/app/giving... ----------------------------- Welcome Tricia Guerrero Prelude Prelude in G (Felix Mendelssohn) Ty Woodward, organ Call to Worship Adam and Theo Richards, Lay Lectors Have we not known? Have we not heard? Has it not been told to us since the beginning? Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles; They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Response Ty Woodward, organ On Eagle’s Wings And God will raise you up on eagles’ wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of God’s hand. (repeat) Our Mission & Common Life Adam and Theo Richards Moments for Mission - Upward Bound House Booker Pearson We thank God for these opportunities for fellowship, for worship, and for service. Thanks be to God! The Gospel Luke 24:36b-48 David Mayhan, Lay Lector The Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God! Sermon “Living the Way of Love: Walk with Me” Rev. Patricia Farris Invitation to Prayer Ty Woodward Walk with Me Walk with me, I will walk with you and build the land that God has planned where love shines through. And when you share your faith with me and work for life made new, the witness of your faithfulness calls me to walk with you. Listening for the Voice of God Tricia Guerrero Silent Prayer & Pastoral Prayer 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. We Offer Our Gifts & Ourselves David Mayhan Your continued financial support of the church is now more important than ever. You may mail your gift to the church or drop it into the mail slot of our offices any day of the week. You may also give online at www.santamonicaumc.org/give, or mail checks through your online banking programs. You may continue to earmark gifts for our various mission projects. May God grow in us generous and joyful hearts. Thank you. Offertory Vera Lugo, solo A Simple Song from Mass (Leonard Bernstein) Sing God a simple song Lauda, Laude Make it up as you go along Lauda, Laude Sing like you like to sing God loves all simple things For God is the simplest of all. I will sing the Lord a new song To praise Him, to bless Him, to bless the Lord. I will sing His praises while I live All of my days. Blessed is the man who loves the Lord, Blessed is the man who praises Him. Lauda, Lauda, Laude And walks in His ways. I will lift up my eyes To the hills from whence comes my help I will lift up my voice to the Lord Singing Lauda, Laude. For the Lord is my shade, Is the shade upon my right hand And the sun shall not smite me by day Nor the moon by night Blessed is the man who loves the Lord Lauda, Lauda, Laude And walks in His ways. Lauda, Lauda, Laude Lauda, Lauda di da di day All of my days. Unison Prayer of Dedication David Mayhan Holy God, help us to remember all you have done for us out of your unending love. Teach us to walk by the light of your truth. Help us to look inside ourselves, but also to look beyond to those who need our help and support. O God, may we always live in the way of love. Amen. Benediction Rev. Farris Postlude Fanfare (Jacques Lemmens) Ty Woodward
