No eye hath seen, no ear hath heard, Nor entered into the heart of man, The wonderful things, the marvelous things, The Lord hath prepared for them that love Him. O taste and see the Lord is good: Blest is the man that trusteth in Him. O fear the Lord,...

Graceful God, we gather on this day in worship to praise you Unify our hearts in praise and thanksgiving We seek to be wise servants but fall terribly short Instruct us in your wisdom this day Come let us approach God’s throne of grace with boldness And let us all...

With what shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings; Shall I come before Him with yearling calves? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, With ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my...

Lord of Hosts, we draw into your presence this morning What does the Lord require of us? How can we respond to you, O God? How are we to approach the presence of God? How are we to respond in faith? Teach us what it means to do justice in...

Servants of God, arise and sing, your festal praises bring. Let all their tongues and songs employ. Arise, let all the earth proclaim the greatness of our God! With every heart and every voice, every soul with praise rejoice! All creatures above and on earth below, arise, let all creation...

God of grace, unite us and envelop us with your love and presence Attune our eyes to see you and our ears to hear your voice and direction Long ago Jesus called his disciples and invited them to serve alongside him We believe the invitation of Christ continues today Remember...

Now John baptized with water, But the Lord baptizes with the Holy Spirit. May the Spirit of the Lord rest upon you; The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge And the fear of the Lord. Blessed be the Lord, the God...

Come children of the Most High, let us worship in God’s glorious light Let us strain beyond the darkness in this world and experience the light of Christ Set our feet on your pathway so that we might walk in faith and light We turn our hearts to you and...

Sweet little Jesus boy They made you be born in a manger Sweet little holy child We didn’t know who you were Didn’t know you’d come to save us Lord To take our sins away Our eyes were blind, we could not see We didn’t know who you were Long...

Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength, Ascribe to the Lord all glory and honor. Worship the Lord in holy splendor The voice of the Lord is over the waters, the God of glory thunders over mighty waters May the Lord give strength! May the Lord renew our strength and...

HAPPY New Years!!! 2023 Pastor’s Bible Study. PBS resumes this Wednesday in person at 12:30 p.m. and in person/Zoom at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Pastor Zeke e-mails the study guideonMondaybasedonthescriptureforthefollowingSunday. Ifyouwould like to get on the list, even if just to receive the study guide, e-mail Zeke at...

Arise people of God. Make haste for joy has come to the earth Our hearts turn to you in praise for Jesus, the Christ, your gift to the world Arise people of God. Let your voices proclaim praise We lift up praise for the gift of Jesus Christ Arise people...

All creation holds its breath. The time is almost here. The heavenly choir of angels awaits their cue to sing Excitement is all around us Prepare your hearts – the grace of God takes on human form. The time is almost here Good news! Emmanuel, God – with – us,...

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set Thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in Thee. Israel’s Strength and Consolation, Hope of all the earth Thou art; Dear Desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. Born Thy people to deliver,...

We sing of God’s mercy and grace shown to all generations O come, O come Emmanuel We praise God’s never-ending love and faithfulness O come, O come Emmanuel We rejoice in God’s promise of an anointed one – the Messiah O come, O come Emmanuel. God is with us! Please...

Good Morning Church Family, thank you for joining us with our Lessons and Carols Service! Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

Good Morning Church Family enjoy our Songs From the Manger service! Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

A voice cries out to all the people Prepare the way of the Lord Make the road straight and smooth, a highway fit for our God Fill in the valleys and level off the hills Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

Amid the world’s bleak wilderness, a vineyard grows with promise green, The planting of the Lord Himself, the planting of the Lord. His love selected this terrain, His vine with love he planted here To bear the choicest fruit for Him. We are His branches, chosen dear, and though we...

Good Morning Church Family, thank you for joining us with the first Sunday of Advent! Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

Good Morning Church Family on this first Sunday of Advent! Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

Who created us, who holds us and the whole world In the name of the Son, Jesus Christ Who came into the world, who reconciles us with God In the Name of the Holy Spirit Who fills us with eternal life, who links us with all Christians everywhere and incites...

Praise my soul the King of Heaven, to His feet Thy tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore His praises sing: Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King. Alleluia! With our voices we will sing. Praise Him for His grace and favor to our fathers in distress. Praise Him still the same...

People of God, open your eyes! Look all around! The presence of God is here- among us and within us Let us draw near to our Creator God Breathe life into our weary souls God Hear these words of hope- God is not finished with us, there is yet more...

I got a crown up in a the Kingdom, Ain’a that good news! I’m a goin’ to lay down this worl’, Goin’ a shoulder up uh my cross Goin’a take it home a to my Jesus, Ain’a that good news! I got a harp up in-a the Kingdom, Ain’a that...

We were blest to have them with us, and we praise the God who made them. There is no way to repay them, and so we simply do applaud them as they shine like the sun. Glory be to our Creator! Glory to the Holy One! Glory be to Christ...

There’s a light that lights the darkness, and the world cannot contain it, and the world cannot explain it. It is the light of God’s creation. There’s a love that flows within us, and the world cannot create it and the world cannot negate it. It is the love of...

Cry out and shout, ye people of God! The Lord is strength and song! Therefore with joy shall ye draw water from the wells of salvation. Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

Come and worship, all you who love and serve the Lord— outsiders and insiders, old-timers and new-comers, the young, old and the in-between. Come as you are, for this is God’s house—a house of prayer for all people, and God welcomes each one who comes. Come let us worship the...

Jesus Lord we look to Thee; let us in Thy name agree; Show Thyself the Prince of Peace; bid our strife forever cease. By Thy reconciling love every stumbling block remove; Each to each unite, endear; come, spread Thy banner here Make us of one heart and mind, gentle, peaceable...

Here in this place, there are no foreigners, for all are welcome in God’s house. Here in this worship, there is only acceptance, for love is the language of faith. Here in our lives, there are no divisions, for God dwells in each of us. (All) Come, let us worship...

There is a voice, a still small voice, that calls to you from wind and fire, that speaks amid the noise of life, and says “Be still my child and know I am God.” Though nations rage, though mountains fall, this tender voice can still be heard. It sounds above...

The Spirit is coming to bless us all with a new song: Gifts for the good of all, poured out on all to teach us a new Love one another! Strangers and neighbors, foreigners and family will join in the new song: No longer servants but friends! Come, let our...

O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer’s praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace! My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim; to spread through all the earth abroad the honors of your name. Jesus! the name that charms...

For all the ways you love us, we say THANK YOU! For the ways you provide for us, we say THANK YOU! For the opportunity to give, we say THANK YOU! For the kingdom work this offering will do, we say THANK YOU! For letting us be a part of...

For the gift of faith, which sees beyond the present moment and looks to an eternity, we thank you. For the gift of faith small as a mustard seed, which has power within its simplicity, we thank you. For the gift of faith bestowed on those who would simply come,...

Bread of the world in mercy broken; wine of the soul in mercy shed; By whom the words of life were spoken, and in whose death our sins are dead. Look on the heart by sorrow broken; look on the tears by sinners shed; And be Thy feast to us...

Come and worship! We will praise the One between, within, and over. Trust in the One who co-creates the was, the now, and the will-be. Our hope is in the One who creates expansive love calling us to do the same. Follow the One who never breaks covenant. We follow...

I’ve just come from the fountain, Lord, his name’s so sweet. O brother, do you love Jesus? Yes, yes, I do love Jesus. Brother, do you love Jesus? His name’s so sweet. O sister, do you love Jesus? Yes, yes, I do love Jesus. Sister, do you love Jesus? His...

O God, we come into your courts with praise and thanksgiving! We come in celebration and song. We come in gratitude of your inheritance. We come as those who have received blessing upon blessing. We hear the cry of the poor in the land, and ache to offer them relief....

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and thieves break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Ask and it shall be given you; seek and you shall find;...

The Lord Is My Shepherd; therefore I lack nothing. He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the...

It is time to become focused, not on our wants or complaints but on God: In the silent places of my soul I turn to God, for God alone is our rock and salvation. Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God, saying the time has come, the...

Draw us in the spirit’s tether; for when humbly, in Thy name, two or three are met together, Thou art in the midst of them; Alleluia! Touch we now Thy garment’s hem. As the brethren used to gather in the name of Christ to sup, Then with thanks to God...

Come, let us draw near to the throne of grace Fill our hearts with instruction, fill our minds with wisdom Come, let us sit at the feet of Jesus and hear his words of truth and life Mold us into the hands and feet of Jesus If any wish to...

When invited to the feast, claim no exaltation: be humble in your hope. Take instead the lower place: your host may yet say, “Friend, come up!” Do good works in Christlike love. Speak in kindly blessing: give thanks for what you have. Make your love a light for all: dwell...

God comes into a world filled with uncertainties and darkness. God seeks out the voids of belief and conviction. God embraces the wounded and broken. God knocks down the walls of division and strife. God is the candle shining in the darkness of our days. God is the light of...

Here am I, send me. Here am I, Lord, send me. Unto thee, willingly, yielded I come. Show the path that I must walk, compel me then to go, and if I stray bring back the light of day, for here am I, send me I pray. Send me to...

We are a community of faith that has been created by the love of God. We are the people who have been set free by the world of forgiveness in Jesus Christ, and are therefore a people called to reach out to the sojourners in our midst and in other...

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: such a way as gives us breath, such a truth as ends all strife, such a life as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: such a light as shows a feast, such a feast as mends in length, such a...

*Call to Worship We come as seekers, Unsure of what we seek. We come as followers, Not understanding the One we follow. We come to worship, Even though we don’t know how. Holy One, by your grace, Meet us where we are. Meet us here. Meet us now. Please click...

Student Choir. Choir members Alex Tyler and Wesley Lamendola, who were music directors during VBS, are starting a student choir. Students in Kindergarten through College age are eligible. The first meeting is Thursday, August 18th, at 5:00 p.m. in the choir room. Any interested students who love to sing or...

Prayer Request The Family of Wilmeda LaRue. Wilmeda passed away Thursday, July 28th, at the age of 90. She was a member of this congregation for almost 40 years. Her service was held yesterday at Ruggles Wilcox Funeral Home. Beth Wyatt. Beth continues to improve but still has a long...

Please continue to pray for Bettye Wallace and Sue Ehrgood as they go through a very difficult time. Bettye is currently in a facility in Colorado and not doing well. Those wishing to send a card can mail it to: Sue Ehrgood and Bettye Wallace, 197 Sunrise Court, Creede, CO...

This new day is fresh with possibility to encounter the Living Christ. With bright eyes, let us search. This new day is fresh with possibility to understand the Living Christ. With engaged minds, let us ponder. This new day is fresh with possibility to be moved by the Living Christ....

Though we may be inclined to brag, let us come together with humility. How good a thing it is when all of God’s people live together in unity. Though we may be tempted to use harsh words, let us come together with gentleness. How good a thing it is when...

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name...

God our Father, who with your son Jesus Messiah, fills us with the Holy Spirit, thank you for the Eternal Day of Pentecost. We ask you to forgive us when we hit the snooze bar and slog through the day without waking up and getting up full of the power...

“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with...

Abba father, we thank you for your son, Jesus, who is the love of God. To love as he loves is impossible apart from his presence. Holy Spirit, Come. We long for your presence to dwell in us more fully. Teach us to love his presence more than his power...

Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against this people, for they are stronger than we.” Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. And all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron; the...

Gracious God, we admit that there are times when we look at our lives and at the state of the world, and we find ourselves overcome with doubt and despair. Help us, at such times, to turn to you, trusting that your light will shine through the darkness. Lead us...

We rejoice to recognize you as a member of Christ’s holy church, and bid you welcome to this congregation of The United Methodist Church. With you we renew our vows to uphold it by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, and our service. With God’s help we will so order...

Lord Jesus, everything is from you. I can’t fathom it. In exchange for my nothing, you will give me your everything. Wake me up to this unfathomable exchange. I get it and yet I don’t. Come Holy Spirit and heal my ability to receive. In Jesus name, Amen. Please click...

“Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said:” “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for...

Almighty God, through the power of your Holy Spirit you enable us to do and be more than we can think or imagine. How often we try to do everything in our own strength. Forgive us and remind us today to welcome your direction and empowerment for today’s goals. Through...

“Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said:” “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Please...

Jesus, you are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. We have learned a lot from this world and accepted so much of it uncritically. Teach us about your Kingdom. We want our values to be sifted by the Word of God and sorted by the Kingdom. Forgive us...

“Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said:” “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will...

Heavenly Father, forgive our all too frequent lack of trust in your ways. Fill our hearts with trust to dispel our fear throughout each day and night that we may without fear commit all we have and hope to be into your never-failing love through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen....

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. Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

Jesus, you are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. You are the Judge and the Judgment. In fact, you have taken the judgment on yourself. You who knew no sin, became sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God. Holy Spirit, search me and...

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly thing For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in When Christ, who is...

Abba Father, we thank you for your Son, Jesus, who precedes us in the only death worth dying and in the only life worth living. Teach me the secret of dying before I die, that I might truly live while I am alive. Turn my attention from what is wrong...

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly thing For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in When Christ, who is...

Abba Father, we thank you for your Son, Jesus, who precedes us in the only death worth dying and in the only life worth living. Teach me the secret of dying before I die, that I might truly live while I am alive. Turn my attention from what is wrong...

Father, as we experience this time of worship, may the message of the cross infiltrate our minds; may the power of the cross change us into new creatures; may the glory of the cross capture our complete attention; may the meaning of the cross challenge us to new commitment. This...

Jesus, you are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. You are the Judge and the Judgment. In fact, you have taken the judgment on yourself. You who knew no sin, became sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God. Holy Spirit, would you search...

“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.” “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten...

In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

Jesus, you are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. And on this rock you are building your Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Thank you for this mighty fortress—a bulwark never failing. We long to trust you more. Jesus, Jesus, how we trust...

13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to...

Jesus, you are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. You are risen, ascended, exalted and reigning. And your mercy is over all your works. Holy Spirit draw near and save us from fear filled anxiety. Lead us to drink deeply from the heavenly well of hope from your...

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the...

Jesus, you are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Could this really be true? I don’t have to change myself. You actually grow me up into your likeness as I give my life to you. You give me your new life in exchange for my old life. You...

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil. May...

Jesus, you are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. We have learned a lot from this world and accepted so much of it uncritically. Teach us about your Kingdom. We want our values to be sifted by the Word of God and sorted by the Kingdom. Forgive us...

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on...

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in...

Abba Father, we love you even though the time we think of you, turn our hearts to you, and desire to be like you is far too little. Have us and hold us. Through the Holy Spirit fill us with holy love and use us to fulfill your purposes in...

“I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world...

Yes, Lord, I want to know you more. I want to trade my assumptions for your assurances. I humble myself before you and confess there is so much more of you to know than I presently know. And yet the more I know you the more I want to know...

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord and the...

The oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

“I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world...

Abba father, we thank you for your Son, Jesus, who would give himself to us so completely that we would become unmistakably like him. Turn our attention from what is wrong with the world to what is wrong in our own lives. Come, Holy Spirit, come and stir us to...

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

Oh Jesus, how we need you, and how we need more of you in us so you can be with others in and through us. Come Holy Spirit and lead us deeper into this marvelous mystery, for nothing is more encouraging than this. Please click here for the worship service...

“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be...

Father, thank you for your long-suffering patience with us, with me. We have settled for, no—We have sought after happiness for too long now. All the while you have wanted to teach us joy. Lead us through times that threaten to ruin us. We may never understand why you do...

Like Mary “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” “for he has been mindful of the humble state of his” servants. God goes before us to guard, guide, and empower us to love others as we have been loved by Him. Please click here...

“When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name...

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.” Romans 5:1 (NIV) Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

“And I’m alive because I’m alive in You.” ‘All Because of Jesus’ – Steve Fee Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

“Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whole heart prompts them to give.” Exodus 25:2 (NIV) Please click here for the worship service bulletin.

“You’ll never stop loving us no matter how far we run. You’ll never give up on us. All of heaven shouts.” God’s Great Dance Floor Please click here for the worship service bulletin.