Music for Gathering
Call to Worship
(based on Jeremiah 29)
The prophet Jeremiah sends
a message of encouragement:
Live a life that is full –
build, plant, eat, love, multiply –
pray for your community.
Keep God at the center of all that is.
We come to worship today
with hope in our hearts,
for God’s presence among us
reminds us that we can live as He desires.
God has promised to be faithful
And in faith, we stand upon His promise.
Hymn of Praise – UMH 374
Standing on the promises of Christ, my King;
Through eternal ages, let His praises ring;
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.
Standing, Standing,
Standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, Standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God!
Standing on the promises that cannot fail.
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.
Standing, Standing,
Standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, Standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God!
Standing on the promises of Christ, the Lord,
bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,
overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
standing on the promises of God.
Standing, Standing,
Standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, Standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God!
Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
list’ning ev’ry moments to the Spirit’s call,
resting in my Savior as my all in all,
standing on the promises of God.
Standing, Standing,
Standing on the promises of God, my Savior;
Standing, Standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God!
Affirmation of Faith – UMH 882
The Apostle’s Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth;
I believe in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord, who was:
conceived by the Holy Spirit;
born of the Virgin Mary;
suffered under Pontius Pilate;
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day, He rose again.
He ascended to heaven,
sits at the right hand of God the Father
and will come again
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen!
Hymn of Praise – UMH 368
My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand;
all other ground is sinking sand,
all other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils His loving face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
in ev’ry high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand;
all other ground is sinking sand,
all other ground is sinking sand.
His oath, His covenant, His blood
support me in the whelming flood;
when all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my Hope and Stay.
On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand;
all other ground is sinking sand,
all other ground is sinking sand.
Grace and Gratitude
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
Holy is Your name:
Your Kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread
and forgive us our sins as we
forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us away from the time
of trial and deliver us from evil,
for the Kingdom, the power,
and the glory are Yours,
now and forever. Amen!
Scripture
Deuteronomy 34:1 – 12
Moses went up from the plains of Moab
to Mount Nebo, to the top of Mount Pisgah
east of Jericho, and there the Lord showed
him the whole land: the territory of Gilead
as far north as the town of Dan; 2 the entire
territory of Naphtali; the territories of
Ephraim and Manasseh; the territory of
Judah as far west as the Mediterranean
Sea; 3 the southern part of Judah; and the
plain that reaches from Zoar to Jericho,
the city of palm trees. 4 Then the Lord
said to Moses, “This is the land that I
promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob I
would give to their descendants. I have
let you see it, but I will not let you go there.”
5 So Moses, the Lord's servant, died there
in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said
he would. 6 The Lord buried him in a valley
in Moab, opposite the town of Beth-peor,
but to this day no one knows the exact
place of his burial. 7 Moses was a hundred
and twenty years old when he died; he
was as strong as ever, and his eyesight
was still good. 8 The people of Israel
mourned for him for thirty days in the
plains of Moab.
9 Joshua, son of Nun, was filled with wisdom,
because Moses had appointed him to be his
successor. The people of Israel obeyed
Joshua and kept the commands that the
Lord had given them through Moses.
10 There has never been a prophet in Israel
like Moses; the Lord spoke with him face-to
-face. 11 No other prophet has ever done
miracles and wonders like those that the
Lord sent Moses to perform against the
king of Egypt, his officials, and the entire
country. 12 No other prophet has been able
to do the great and terrifying things that
Moses did in the sight of all Israel.
Sermon
Enemies of Gratitude: Disappointed
How do we respond to Disappointment?
We blame O______________!
We blame O______________!
We blame Our G__________!
There is a better way: Allowing our
disappointments to propel us forward
1. R______________ God's goodness!
2. R______________ God's presence!
3. R_______________ in God's future!
Hymn of Preparation – UMH 622
There is a fountain filled with blood
drawn from Emmanuel’s veins,
and sinners plunged beneath that flood
lose all their guilty stains.
Lose all their guilty stains;
Lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
lose all their guilty stains.
E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream
Your flowing wounds supply,
redeeming love has been my theme
and shall be till I die.
And shall be till I die;
and shall be till I die;
Redeeming love has been my theme
And shall be till I die.
Holy Communion
Closing Hymn – UMH 536
Take the name of Jesus with you,
child of sorrow and of woe;
It will joy and comfort give you;
Take it then where’er you go.
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of heaven.
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of heaven.
O the precious Name of Jesus!
How it thrills our souls with joy,
When His loving arms receive us,
And His songs our tongues employ
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of heaven.
Precious Name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of heaven.
Closing Prayer
Music for Departing