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Worship Materials and Bulletin April 18, 2021 Streaming License Number: 20160536 Copyright License: 2880734 Video License: 504308177 This Sunday morning at 9:30, we will worship in person indoor in the sanctuary with all safety precautions in place, and we will livestream the worship service to Facebook. You can access the livestreamed service at https://www.facebook.com/CrievewoodUMC/ Please share this bulletin with any members that you think might not see this email before Sunday. Thank you. Prayer List Ecumenical Prayer Cycle: Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine Cumberland River District Prayer Cycle: First UMC Springfield, New Chapel UMC, Woodland Street UMC Crievewood UMC: https://crievewoodumc.org/prayer-list/ (a password is necessary) Crievewood PrayerMost gracious God, thank you for all the gifts you have bestowed on Crievewood United Methodist Church over the generations. By your Holy Spirit, grant us the grace that welcomes all of your children. Make us a community that reflects the full diversity of Christ’s body. Help us grow to love one another as You love us. Empower us to reveal Christ through worship and service. In your holy name we pray. Amen.  Worship Order Words of Welcome: Rev. Chelsey Hedglin Centering Music: The Bond of Love: Caleb Dinger, Piano Call to Worship: adapted from Psalm 146:Rev.John Hill Praise the Lord, O my soul. We will praise the Lord as long as we live. Happy are those whose hope is in the Lord their God Who made heaven and earth and executes justice for the oppressed. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down. The Lord will reign forever. Hallelujah! Hymns: Great Is Thy Faithfulness and Happy the Home Great Is Thy Faithfulness Verse 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Verse 2 Summer and winter and spring-time and harvest, sun, moon, and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Verse 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Happy the Home Verse 1 Happy the home when God is there, and love fills every breast; when one their wish, and one their prayer, and one their heavenly rest. Verse 2 Happy the home where Jesus’ name Is sweet to every ear; where children early speak His fame, and parents hold Him dear. Verse 3 Happy the home where prayer is heard, and praise is wont to rise; where parents love the sacred Word and all its wisdom prize. Verse 4 Lord, let us in our homes agree this blessed peace to gain; unite our hearts in love to thee, and love to all will reign. Opening Prayer: Chelsey Hedglin God of love and understanding, to you all hearts are open and all minds are known, and yet you care for each of us deeply. Give to us a share of that same openness that we may more closely resemble you and have greater compassion for one another, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Scripture Reading: Ruth 1:8-18: Rev. Chelsey Hedglin But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back each of you to your mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. The Lord grant that you may find security, each of you in the house of your husband.” Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud. They said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.” But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters, why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? Turn back, my daughters, go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me, even if I should have a husband tonight and bear sons, would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, it has been far more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the Lord has turned against me.” Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. So she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; Where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die— there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well, if even death parts me from you!” When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her. Sermon: Sacred Conversations: Where you go, I will go: Rev. John Hill Instrumental Reflection: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go: Caleb Dinger, Piano Pastoral Prayer: Rev. Chelsey Hedglin Invitation to Offer Tithes and Gifts: Rev. Chelsey Hedglin https://onrealm.org/CrievewoodUMC/Give Offertory Anthem: I’m With You (Ruth & Naomi) Hailee Hunt-Hawkins, Vocalist; Caleb Dinger, Instrumentalist I’m With You Verse 1: Love is a hurricane in a blue sky I didn’t see it coming, never knew why All the laughter and the dreams All the memories in between Washed away in a steady stream Verse 2: Love is a hunger, a famine in your soul I thought I planted beauty but it would never grow Now I’m on my hands and knees Trying to gather up my dreams Trying to hold on to anything Pre-chorus: We could shake our fists In times like this When we don’t understand Or we could just hold hands Chorus: You and me, me and you Where you go, I’ll go too I’m with you, I’m with you ‘Til your heart finds a home I won’t let you feel alone I’m with you, I’m with you, with you Verse 3: You do your best to build a higher wall To keep love safe from every wrecking ball When the dust is cleared we will See the house that love rebuilt Guarding beauty that lives here still Chorus: It’s you and me, me and you Where you go, I’ll go too I’m with you, I’m with you ‘Til your heart finds a home I won’t let you feel alone I’m with you, I’m with you Bridge: Who can say I’m left with nothing? When I have all of you, all of you, yeah In the way you’ve always loved me I remember He does too Chorus: It’s you and me, me and you Where you go, I’ll go too I’m with you, I’m with you ‘Til your heart finds a home I won’t let you feel alone I’m with you, I’m with you Me and you Where you go, I’ll go too I’m with you, I’m with you ‘Til your heart finds a home I won’t let you feel alone I’m with you, I’m with you, with you Prayer of Confession: from the Book of Worship, page 481: Rev. John Hill Almighty and merciful God, we know that when we offend another, we offend you. We are aware that we have often allowed the shadow of hate to cloud our souls, hiding the light from our unseeking eyes. We have said unpleasant and hurtful things to our brothers and sisters when they failed to live up to our expectations. Grant that we might find that spark of love that ever burns within us, the love that you have shown to us even when we failed you. Fan the embers of that love until it roars again in flames of love, peace, and reconciliation. Forgive us our sins and help us to forgive those who have sinned against us. Lead us into new life through your Son Jesus Christ, who died for the sins of all. Amen. Silent Prayer Kyrie Words of Assurance Hear the Good News: Christ died for us while we were yet sinners. That proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Glory to God! Amen. Closing Hymn: Bless Be the Tie That BindsBless Be the Tie That Binds Verse 1 Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love; the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above. Verse 2 Before our Father’s throne we pour our ardent prayers; our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares. Verse 3 We share each other’s woes, our mutual burdens bear; and often for each other flows the sympathizing tear. Verse 4 When we asunder part, it gives us inward pain; but we shall still be joined in heart, and hope to meet again. Benediction: Rev. John Hill  When you give on Native American Ministries Sunday, you equip seminary students who honor and celebrate Native American culture in their ministries. You empower congregations to find fresh and culturally appropriate ways to minister to their communities with Christ’s love. Please give this Sunday as you are able. |
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