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PRELUDE – Dustin Tatro, Organ
WELCOME & OPENING PRAYER Rev. Steve Patterson
HYMN No. 374 “Standing on the Promises”
CALL TO WORSHIP from “Psalm 116” Rev. Dr. Bob Monk
RESPONSE No. 620 “One Bread, One Body”
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Claudia Anderson
PASSING THE PEACE
MORNING PRAYER Rev. Steve
– Join us in prayer for: Madlyn F., Ruth G., Lynn R., Billye P. S., Hoss S., Anna Beth W., Bernie W.
– Share a new prayer request.
THE LORD’S PRAYER UMH No. 895
ANTHEM “The Lord’s Prayer”- Bill Harden, Handbells
SCRIPTURE AND SERMON Rev. Steve
The Holy Spirit: Spiritual Gifts -1 Corinthians 12:1-12 (ESV)
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH UMH 881 “Apostles’ Creed” – Rev. Steve
OFFERTORY PRAYER Dr. Bob
OFFERTORY MUSIC HYMN No. 534 “Be Still My Soul”
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HYMN UMH No. 557 “Blest Be the Ties that Bind”
BENEDICTION Rev. Steve
POSTLUDE – Jeanine Wheeler, Piano