May 7 Service

May 7 Service
Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio
Jonathan Mann, Pastor

PRELUDE AND LIGHTING
OF THE ALTAR CANDLES
“Lead On, O King Eternal”
OPENING MUSIC “Ye Servants of God” Hymn 181
Call to Worship: Revelation 1:5-8
To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,
and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father
to Him be glory and power for ever and ever!
Amen
Look, He is coming in the clouds,
and every eye will see Him,
even those who pierced Him;
and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of Him.
So shall it be.
Amen
I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God,
who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
Congregational Prayer:
Almighty God, from everlasting to everlasting You are the same. Though the
worries of this world sometimes feel so important to us, we take heart that the
power and victory are Yours. We glorify Your name and champion Your work to all
the earth. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Ministry Moment: Liberian Student Scholarship
PRAYER “Sanctuary”
LORD’S PRAYER
OFFERING OUR GIFTS “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
DOXOLOGY
SPECIAL MUSIC CHANCEL CHOIR - “Majesty”
SCRIPTURE PASSAGE Genesis 15:1-6
SERMON “Looking at the Stars”
Rev. Jonathan Mann
COMMUNION
CLOSING “Amazing Grace” Hymn 378
BENEDICTION
SENDING FORTH “Because He Lives” – Chorus only
POSTLUDE “Love Lifted Me”