WESTWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

August 08, 2021 10:00 AM

ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

PRELUDE "To God be the glory" William H. Doane arr. John Carter

WELCOME

CENTERING MOMENT

GREETING

Hints and whispers abound. God seeks us where we are.A voice calls our name in the twilight of sleep.A call seen in the outstretched hands of the poor.A new dawning of insight while at prayer.An internal shift of perception that is felt in the heart.A joyous peace in the midst of play.A lifting of a burden, a flood of tears, a bushel of laughter.God is so near: guardian and friend who speaks to us.

SONG

“Be Thou My Vision”UMH 451

OPENING PRAYER We offer to you our words, O God — those tiny chips of meaning we spread abroad so easily — and, often, so thoughtlessly. Keep us ever attentive to the impact of our words, particularly the ways they can cause pain or foster insecurity. Make of our speech a force that does not destroy, but rather builds up: so even our voices of protest may serve the greater cause of reconciling the human race to you. Amen.

PEACEThe peace of the risen Christ is with you.And also with you.Let us wave to one another as a sign of passing that peace to others.

SCRIPTURE READINGSPsalm 130 (Read Responsively from UMH 848)

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

This is a Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God!

MUSICAL PROCLAMATIONI love to tell The Story

William G. FischerArr. Marry McDonald

SERMON “Speaking the Truth”

Tim Chew

GIVING OUR GIFTS We can give online at our website: www.umc-westwood.org,

or we can mail our gifts into the church office: 105 Fairview Ave. Westwood, NJ 07675)

OFFERTORY PRAYERGracious God, we joyously place before you our offerings. May these gifts support our ministry so that others may gather in your name and follow your path of love and peace. We, your beloved children, seek to be “imitators of God” and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

CALL TO PRAYER “Come and Find the Quiet Center” FWS 2128

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE LORD’S PRAYEROur Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

SONG“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”

UMH 384BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE "Majesty" Jack Williams Hayford arr. John Purifoy

ANNOUNCEMENTS