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PRELUDE – Jeanine Wheeler, Piano
WELCOME & OPENING PRAYER Rev. Steve Patterson
HYMN “Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)”
CALL TO WORSHIP from “Psalm 86” Kenneth Clark
RESPONSE CGH No. 497 “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Claudia Anderson
PASSING THE PEACE: Father’s Day Video
MORNING PRAYER Rev. Dr. John Miller
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THE LORD’S PRAYER UMH No. 895
ANTHEM “All Good Gifts”- Adam Samuels; Jeanine Wheeler, Piano; Dustin Tatro, Organ
SCRIPTURE AND SERMON Rev. Steve
The Holy Spirit: Fruit of the Spirit -Galatians 5:16-25 (ESV)
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Key Observations …
1). Depend on the Holy Spirit
2). Follow the Holy Spirit
3). Walk with the Spirit
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH UMH 881 “Apostles’ Creed” – Rev. Steve
OFFERTORY PRAYER Kenneth Clark
OFFERTORY MUSIC HYMN No. 97 “For the Fruit of All Creation”
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HYMN UMH No. 397 “I Need The Every Hour”
BENEDICTION Rev. Steve
POSTLUDE – Jeanine Wheeler, Piano