Prelude A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (arr. McDonald)
Hannah Barrett, organist
Welcome and Announcements please pass attendance pads located on
the inside aisle & pass it down. Susan Murithi, Senior Pastor
Silent Reflection and Opening Prayer
Greeting Time (You may stand up and welcome those around you with a
smile, a nod, or a friendly wave, as a sign of peace.)
*Opening Hymn Everytime I Feel the Spirit UMH 404
Vision and Mission Recitation Mary Meckenstock
*Call to Worship Mary Meckenstock
Leader: Come, Holy Spirit, and fill this space.
People: We gather, ready to receive your power.
Leader: God pours out the Spirit on all people.
People: We open our hearts to God’s presence.
Leader: Wonders and signs reveal God’s glory.
People: We proclaim the mighty works of God.
Leader: All who call on the name of the Lord will be saved.
People: We worship in awe and expectation.
Children’s Time Mary Meckenstock
Prayer Hymn Spirit of the Living God UMH 393
Prayers of the People Troy Miller, Assoc. Pastor
Lord’s Prayer UMH 895
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.” Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Sermon Catch the Vision, Dream the Dream
Susan Murithi, Senior Pastor
Offertory He Leadeth Me (arr. Kirkland) Hannah Barrett, organist
Doxology Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95 Offertory Prayer Troy Miller
*Closing Hymn Spirit of God FWS 2117
*Benediction Susan Murithi
*Postlude Bless Be the Tie That Binds (arr. Gaspard) Hannah Barrett