Call to Worship:L: Blessed is the name of the LordAll: And blessed are those seek God with all their heartL: Seek the Lord’s way and will.All: Open our eyes so we may see and follow your commandments.L: The Lord is faithful and keeps his promises.All: Give us understanding and guide us in your way. Song … [Read more…]
Call to Worship:L: Jesus calls us through the storm.All: “Don’t be afraid!”L: God calls to us amid the chaos.All: “Be still!”L: The Holy Spirit whispers in the stillness.All: “I will lead you.”L: In trust and with faith let us come before God with all that we are and all that we have.All: To praise and … [Read more…]
Call to Worship – Spirit of the Living God – UMH #393 Song – In The Garden – UMH #314 Prayer –(All) God of presence, just as you remained faithful to Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, you are faithful to those who call on your name and strive to live in your way … [Read more…]
Call to Worship: L: Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens. All: Your faithfulness to the clouds. L: How precious is your steadfast love, O God.All: All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Song – To God Be the Glory – UMH 98To God be the glory, great things he hath … [Read more…]
Call to Worship:L: Look at how good and pleasing it is when God’s people live together as one!All: It’s like expensive oil poured over the head, running down the cheek.L: It’s like the dew on the mountains streaming down, refreshing the land.All: Because it is there where we gather in Jesus’ name that the Lord … [Read more…]
CELEBRATING 63 YEARS1959-2022 The Prelude – “Faith of Our Fathers”– Ebenezer A. Allotey, Artistic Director,Tema Choir USA – Welcome-Rev. Gayle Porias, Pastor, Cokesbury UMC Solo – ‘It Is Well With My Soul’– Rev. Dr. Kamah Thoronka – Cokesbury Historical Jeopardy-Leo Bonner, Jeopardy Host- “Embrace It” – A Poetic and Artistic Rendition– Sumayyah Abdullah, Poet –– … [Read more…]
Call to Worship: L: You call us to you, O God, that we may worship together.All: You call us from our preoccupations and preconceptions that we might hear the words of life.L: Words that call us to reflect, repent, and to be replenished.All: May we hear your word to us as we worship. Song – … [Read more…]
Call to Worship: L: We have gathered in God’s holy presence,All: the One who etches grace on our hearts.L: This is the place where God will transform us into disciples.All: We glorify our God, who yearns for justice, not just for a favored few, but for the least of our world.L: This is the place … [Read more…]
Call to WorshipL: Come! Come and worship, you who woke early and you who slept late; you who come often, and you who don’t. Whether we are first or last or somewhere in between, there is room for all of us in God’s kingdom, and more than enough grace to go around.All: Let’s worship God … [Read more…]
Call to WorshipL: God says, “If my people who are called by my name”All: Will humble themselves and prayL: and seek my face and turn from their wicked waysAll: I will hear from heaven and I will forgive their sin and heal their land.L: Now my eyes will be open and my ears be attentive … [Read more…]