You are invited to join us for Worship every Sunday morning at 11:00am. In person or online. Children are dismissed to children's church after the scripture readings.
Holy communion is the 1st Sunday of every month. Cranford has an open table, all are invited to take communion.
o Prelude
o The Candle Lighting
o Welcome & Announcements
o Call to Worship
Leader: Gather together to hear stories of faith and courage.
Listen for the ways God has acted among us.
People: Our ancestors in the faith listened for God’s word.
They dared to believe God’s promises.
Leader: Leaders like Moses and Paul saw evidence of God’s work.
They believed they were face-to-face with God’s truth.
People: They looked beyond the present moment.
They lived for dreams not yet realized.
Leader: Many felt God’s love in knowing Jesus.
They experienced a new relationship with neighbors.
People: We have come seeking community centered in Christ.
We want to feel God’s presence as we worship. Amen.
o Hymn: #100 God, Whose Love Is Reigning o’er Us
o Opening Prayer:
Holy God, we come into Your house with praise on our lips and songs of joy in our hearts.
We come to stand firm in our conviction: that good is stronger than evil, that love is
stronger than hate, that truth will ultimately win the day. We come to be grounded in
Christ. Amen.
o Affirmation of Faith: UMH #881
o Gloria Patri:
o Prayers of the People
o Hymn: #2062 The Lily of the Valley
o Scripture Readings
Old Testament: Exodus 32:1, 7-14
New Testament: Philippians 4:1-9
Liturgist: The Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
o Anthem: ?
o Dismissal to Children’s Church
o Scripture Lesson: Matthew 22:1-14
o Sermon: “The King’s Invitation”
o Hymn: #2220 We Are God’s People
o Tithes and Offerings:
o Offertory
o Doxology UMH #95
o Offertory Prayer
Gracious Father, thank You for Your grace and all You have entrusted to us. Help us
respond to Your invitation by honoring Jesus as our Lord, bearing fruit in love and
obedience, and awaiting Your kingdom with hope and joy. Receive these gifts and use
them to help us be and make disciples of Jesus Christ. In His name we pray. Amen.
o Benediction
o Extinguishing of the Candles
o Postlude
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