03-23-2025 9:25 Sunday Worship Service

. ▶︎ Visitors, please click below to introduce yourselves to us... ▶︎ https://www.strongsvilleumc.org/conne... ▶︎ Please click below if you would like to give to our church... ▶︎ https://bit.ly/sumc-donate Senior Pastor: Rev. Abby Auman Associate Pastor: Rev. Hannah Weisbrod Full Bulletins: https://www.strongsvilleumc.org/hp_wo... https://www.strongsvilleumc.org/hp_wo... March 23, 2025 Order of Worship Third Sunday in Lent Welcome and Announcements Prelude “Be Ye Glad” Blanchard Choral Call to Worship “When We Are Called to Sing Your Praise” Vaughan Williams *Call to Worship Leader: Jesus says, “This is my commandment: People: love each other just as I have loved you. No one has greater love than to give up one’s life for one’s friends. Leader: Jesus shows steadfast love in his deep and unending free gift of grace. People: We want to be people who accept that grace and offer grace to others. Leader: Let us gather and worship God who seeks out the lost and the lonely. People: Let us rejoice in the many way God’s grace finds us and heals us. *Opening Hymn “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” UMH # 127 *Unison Prayer God who seeks out the lost and left-out, might our hearts also rejoice when people return to you. Open our hearts to the ways that we can be those who share your steadfast love and grace with others. Help us trust that in you there is always another chance. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen. *Gloria Patri UMH # 70 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. Special Music “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” Thrupp Kids Bells and Booms Children’s Message Mission Moment Accessibility Badge Time of 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 Giving of Tithes and Offerings Offertory “How Much I Owe” arr. Hudson Sanctuary Choir *Doxology UMH # 95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Offertory Blessing *Gospel Lesson (Response: Thanks be to God.) Luke 15;11-32 Message “Jesus Loves Others: Parables from the Underside” Rev. Hannah Weisbrod *Closing Hymn “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” UMH # 133 *Go and Serve *Congregational Benediction “What Wondrous Love is This” UMH # 292 (Verse 1) March 16 Giving for Ministry: Weekly Receipts Regular Ministry Offering $27,817 Hope Grows Here $350 Attendance Worship 316 Sunday School 59 *Please rise in spirit or in body. UMH refers to the United Methodist Hymnal https://hymnary.org/hymnal/UMH TFWS refers to The Faith We Sing Hymnal https://hymnary.org/hymnal/FWS More information about our church activities can be found on our website https://strongsvilleumc.org and on our Facebook Page: Strongsville United Methodist Church   / strongsvilleumc   Each week’s music and streaming are licensed by CCLI # 1090790, CCLI # 20259337, and One License # 736411-A.