Traditional Worship Bulletin
Traditional Worship Service
October 27, 2024 | 9:30 am
I Can Relate
Proverbs 15:30-33
Rev. Lance Marshall
Senior Pastor
Welcome
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
Organ Voluntary: “Toccata on Amazing Grace”
Christopher Pardini, arranger
Peggy Graff, organist
Acolytes: Issac Pineda, Stevenson Karr and Milo Green
Opening Prayer
Matt Britt, Director of Youth Ministries
*Call to Worship
Lou Martin, lay reader
One: Today, we gather to celebrate God’s faithfulness through the years. God’s steadfast love has sustained us and God’s mercies have never failed.
All: Great is Your faithfulness, O Lord! We thank You for guiding us and blessing us.
One: As we celebrate this milestone, we look back with gratitude and forward with faith, trusting in God’s continued presence.
All: To You be all the glory, honor, and praise, now and forever!
Let us worship the Lord who has led us every step of the way. Amen.
*Passing of the Peace
Rev. Tom McDermott, Associate Pastor
*Hymn 89: “Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee”
*Affirmation of Faith 881
Rev. Brenda Brooks Alexander, Associate Pastor
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And 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, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick 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.
*Gloria Patri 70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Faith Like a Child
“Mister Mark” Burrows, Director of Children’s Ministries
Bishop Remarks
Bishop Ruben Saenz, Jr., Bishop, Central Texas Conference
*Song: “All My Hope”
Scripture: Proverbs 15:30-33
Dr. Tim Bruster, former Senior Pastor
God speaks to us through the reading of scripture.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon Series: I Can Relate
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Our 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. (Matthew 6:9-13)
Offertory: “Hallelujah” from Mount of Olives
Ludwig van Beethoven, arranger
Choral Union
Thomas Williams, director
*Doxology 95
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Invitation
Rev. Zhenya Gurina Rodriguez, PhD, Associate Pastor
*Benediction
One: Our gathering will soon be ended. Where will we go, and what will we do?
All: We will go out to be God’s people in the world.
One: May grace, peace, hope, love, and joy forever accompany you. Amen.
*Congregational Benediction: “We are Called”
We are called to act with justice, we are called to love tenderly,
we are called to serve one another, to walk humbly with God!
*Postlude: “Festive Trumpet Tune”
David German, composer
Taylor White, trumpet
Thank you to the following archivists for all their hard work on the presentation in Wesley Hall: Carolyn Grieser, Barry Hudson, David Moller, Lucille Pumphrey, Marie Roberts, Stephanie Stegman, and Anne Stoddard
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Notes from First Church
Welcome to First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth – we are glad you’re here to worship with us today!
Please let us know you are here by filling out the attendance pad as it comes by or registering on-line.
Asterisks (*) indicate times when you are invited to stand as you are able.
In addition to your regular contribution, every one dollar ($1) bill placed in the offering plate for the month of October will support the Methodist Justice Ministry.
The Sanctuary Flowers are given in loving memory of Audine & Aubrey Morgan, Annie & Milton McLarty, and Molly & Wesley Morgan by Beverly Morgan, Sandy & Mike Stepp, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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