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Sunday, September 5, 2021 | 9:00 and 10:30 Worship

Prelude When Morning Gilds the Skies LAUDES DOMINO Barnby, arr. Eithun Patricia Hughes Mangis, keyboard/piano

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* Call to Worship Here, in this place, we will sing the good news. We will praise our God, now and always. Here, with this people, we will live the good news We will follow Jesus, as he teaches and heals. Now, as we go into the world, we will share the good news. We will be open to all the Holy Spirit is doing in our midst.

Hymn #57 O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Song leaders ONLY at 10:30 AM)

Opening PrayerExtravagant God, you pour blessings out upon us and lead us on the path of true life. Help us to choose your way again and again, that we might live in your love and share that love with all we meet. In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Scripture Mark 7: 24-37 24 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25 but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 He said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” 28 But she answered him, “Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” 29 Then he said to her, “For saying that, you may go—the demon has left your daughter.” 30 So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32 They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33 He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. 34 Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35 And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36 Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37 They were astounded beyond measure, saying, “He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

Sermon “ Whose God “ Pastor Chris Winkler

Prayers of the People

Worship

9:00 a.m./10:30 a.m.Rise in body or in spirit where designated by *. Please join in speaking the words in bold.

9:00 AM and 10:30 AM Music Worship Leader - Men’s Trio/ Tom Fox, Randy Lawrence, Jim Streed

(1) O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer’s praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace!

(2) My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honors of thy name.

(4) He breaks the power of canceled sin, he sets the prisoner free; his blood can make the foulest clean; his blood availed for me.

(5) He speaks, and listening to his voice, new life the dead receive; the mournful, broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe.

(3) Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; ‘tis music in the sinner’s ears, ‘tis life, and health, and peace.

(7) In Christ, your head, you then shall know, shall feel your sins forgiven; anticipate your heaven below, and own that love is heaven.

Invitation to Offering Anthem His Mercy is More by Matt Papa and Matt Boswell (9:00) Gail Rossow, Mary Ulery, Peggy Crawford, Gloria Grebner, Carol Henriksen, Shirley Tetteh, Sydney Whitley (10:30) Peggy Crawford, Amy Delamoreaux, Carol Henriksen, Shirley Tetteh, Sydney Whitley

Invitation to the TableChrist our Lord invites to his table all who love him and seek to grow into his likeness. Let us draw near with faith, make our humble confession, and prepare to receive the gift of his holy meal.

Call to ConfessionIn humility and in faith let us confess our sin to the One who waits to pour mercy upon us.

Holy God, we confess that we fail to put our trust in you completely. Instead, we calculate our gains and losses, hoarding the things that do not lead to abundant life. Forgive us, and help us to treasure only you, that we may live faithfully and discover the blessings that only you can give. Amen.

Silent prayers may be offered

Words of Assurance and PardonBeloved, your sins are forgiven. Therefore be at peace to follow the good road, for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous.

* Hymn #3152 (Worship & Song) Welcome

Great ThanksgivingMay the God of holy ways be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts to the One who feeds us by grace and hope. We lift them up to the Lord. We will rejoice and praise the God of Love who desires good for all. It is right to give our thanks and praise.

You came, Creator God, into the emptiness of chaos, your arms laden with the gifts of life: sweet, juicy tomatoes on vines; honey dripping from combs in trees; cool, clear water rushing over rocks. These wonders, and so much more, were given to those you loved enough to form in your own image, so we might feast upon your goodness and bounty, but we scrambled around under death’s tables, seeking to scoop up the crumbs of temptation. Prophets came over and over and over, their words, their lives, their hearts open calls for us to return to your side, but we turned away and our love failed you. Then, out of your mercy and love, you sent your precious Son to reconcile us and bring us home. And so we lift our songs of thanksgiving to you:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

In the baby born into poverty, you came, God of the vulnerable, to challenge the powerful and profane. In the young boy playing in the fields, you came, God of the faithful, to know our loneliness, as well as our joy. In the teacher who wove stories of wonder, you came, God of justice, to remind us that mercy triumphs over judgment, that inclusiveness welcomes every outsider. In the One broken on the cross, you came, God of life, to break the power of sin once and for all, to set us free from our fear of death.

As we remember the One who was willing to listen, as we prepare to be fed by the One who was willing to learn, may we not be afraid to speak of that mystery we call faith:

Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.

In these moments, and in this place, you come, God of the feast, pouring out your Spirit on the bread and the cup and

(1) Let’s walk together for a while and ask where we begin to build a world where love can grow and hope can enter in, to be the hands of healing and to plant the seed of peace, singing welcome, welcome to this place. (Refrain)

(2) Let’s talk together of a time when we will share a feast, where pride and power kneel to serve the lonely and the least, and joy will set the table as we join our hands to pray, singing welcome, welcome to this place. (Refrain)

(3) Let’s dream together of the day when earth and heaven are one, a city built of love and light, the new Jerusalem, where our mourning turns to dancing, every creature lifts its voice, crying welcome, welcome to this place. (Refrain)

(Refrain) You’re invited to come and know God’s grace. All are welcome the love of God to share ‘cause all of us are welcome here; all are welcome in this place.

your family gathered around the Table. Though we would sweep out the crumbs of the broken bread, you gather them up to feed the most vulnerable with life, to bring healing to the broken, to offer community to the lonely.

Though we would toss out the dregs of the cup, you would pass this grace to the refugee so they might find a welcome, to the disregarded so they would know they are loved, to the aged so they are not forgotten. And when the fullness of your time comes, you gather us around the feast of heaven where, with our sisters and brothers, we will sing your praises, Almighty God, now and forever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer #895Our 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.

Sharing the Bread and Cup

Hymn #432 Jesu, Jesu

The Prayer After ReceivingEternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your spirit to give ourselves for others. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* Hymn #3154 (Worship & Song) Draw the Circle Wide

Benediction

Postlude His Mercy is More by Matt Papa and Matt Boswell

(1) Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. No one stands alone, we’ll stand side by side. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide.

(2) No one stands alone, we’ll stand side by side. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still. Let this be our song, no one stands alone. Standing side by side, draw the circle, draw the circle wide.

(3) Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still. Let this be our song: no one stands alone. Standing side by side, draw the circle, draw the circle wide Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide.

(4) No one stands alone, we’ll stand side by side. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still. Let this be our song: no one stands alone. Standing side by side, draw the circle, draw the circle wide.

(1) Kneels at the feet of his friends, silently washes their feet, Master who acts as a slave to them. (Refrain)

(2) Neighbors are rich and poor, Neighbors are black and white, Neighbors are near and far away. (Refrain)

(3) These are the ones we should serve, These are the ones we should love; All these are neighbors to us and You. (Refrain)

(4) Loving puts us on our knees, Serving as though we are slaves, This is the way we should live with You. (Refrain)

(Refrain) Jesu, Jesu, Fill us with Your love, show us how to serve The neighbors we have from You..

(5) Kneel at the feet of our friends, Silently washing their feet, This is the way we should live with You.. (Refrain)

A team of Barrington UMC volunteers take three routes on the second Friday and fourth Monday of each month. A route is four or five stops, beginning at a local church in the village. This is a wonderful way to support our seniors and serve as the hands and feet of Jesus in the Barrington community.

For more information or to join the team, please contact Carolyn Schneider at (847) 204-0396.

Please help by dropping off any of the following items in the bin under the BUMC Portico Sunday through Thursday. The items should be small so that they can fit in a gallon plastic bag. For more information, contact Sharon Orr at sorr@barringtonumc.com. deodorantbar soap

toothbrushtoothpaste

razor

shampoowashcloth