Sunday, June 20, 2021
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
PRELUDE
Andrea Shakespeare, Piano (8:30 a.m.)
“This is My Father’s World”
[#144, Tune: Terra Beata] arr. by Mark Hayes
Rebecca Nelson, Piano (11:00 a.m.)
WELCOME FROM THE PULPIT
Jan Everhart Hartliff, Pastor
CALL TO WORSHIP
(responsive song)
Leader: This is the day
People: This is the day
Leader: That the Lord has made,
People: That the Lord has made,
Leader: We will rejoice,
People: We will rejoice
Leader: And be glad in it
People: And be glad in it.
ALL: This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it
Leader: This is the day
People: This is the day
ALL: That the Lord has made!
PASSING THE PEACE AND VIRTUAL HUGS
OPENING HYMN
“Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore”
verses 1-3, United Methodist Hymnal #344
[Ceasarano Garbarain]
Lord, you have come to the lakeshore
looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones;
You only asked me to follow humbly.
Refrain
O Lord, with your eyes you have searched me,
And while smiling have spoken my name;
Now my boat’s left on the shoreline behind me;
By your side I will seek other seas.
You know so well my possessions;
my boat carries no gold and no weapons;
you will find there my nets and labor. Refrain
You need my hands, full of caring
through my labors to give others rest,
and constant love that keeps on loving. Refrain
CHILDREN’S TIME (11:00)
Anne Swehla Garcia
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE…PASTORAL PRAYER…UNISON PRAYER
God, during a season of change, we are grateful for your presence with us. May we acknowledge our losses during this last year – COVID, deaths of beloved members, a change of church leadership. May we acknowledge and then let go of any resentment or guilt where we have failed to act as we had hoped. May we be at peace with you and with each other. May the bonds of love and friendship continue to bind us in heart, even when we do not see each other. May the love of Jesus unite and sustain us….Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
(8:30 a.m. in unison)
[A. Malotte]
David Campero, Tenor (recorded)
Jennifer Alcover, Soprano (11:00 a.m.)
Rebecca Nelson, Piano (11:00 a.m.)
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Mark 4:35-51 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
1 Samuel 17:32-49 David said to Saul, “Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.” But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and whenever a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after it and struck it down, rescuing the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned against me, I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it. Your servant has killed both lions and bears; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.” David said, “The Lord, who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine.” So Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you!”
Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a bronze helmet on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail. David strapped Saul’s sword over the armor, and he tried in vain to walk, for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, “I cannot walk with these; for I am not used to them.” So David removed them. Then he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the wadi, and put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch; his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine.
The Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was only a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the field.” But David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head; and I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army this very day to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the Lord does not save by sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and he will give you into our hand.”
When the Philistine drew nearer to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. David put his hand in his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.
SERMON
“One Size Doesn’t Fit All”
Jan Everhart Hartliff
HYMN
“How Great Thou Art”
verses 1 & 2, United Methodist Hymnal # 77
[Stuart K. Hine]
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Refrain
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
When through the woods and forest glades I wander,
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze; Refrain
WORSHIP WITH TITHES AND OFFERINGS
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OFFERTORY
Andrea Shakespeare, Piano (8:30 a.m.)
“Eternal Father, Strong to Save”
[#2191, Tune: Melita], arr. by Mark Hayes
Rebecca Nelson, Piano (11:00 a.m.)
DOXOLOGY AND DEDICATION
“Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”
United Methodist Hymnal #94
[Thomas Ken, adapted Gil Viera; music traditional German, harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams]
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
Andrea Shakespeare, Piano (8:30 a.m.)
“I’ve Got Peace Like a River”
[#2145, arr. by Mark Hayes]
Rebecca Nelson, Organ (11:00 a.m.)