Mill Plain UMC
Sunday June 11, 2023,
Shaped by the Mountain
Scripture
Genesis 8:1-12
Music
The Joy of the Lord
Your Grace is Enough
here I am to Worship
Sanctuary
How great is our God
Thou Art Worthy
Pass It On
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Mill Plain UMC
June 11, 2023
9:30 a.m.
Song The Joy of the Lord
Greetings
Call to Worship
Worship Assistant: The voice of the Lord is over the waters.
People: The God of glory thunders,
Worship Assistant: The voice of the Lord is powerful,
People: The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Opening Prayer
Eternal God, when nothing existed by chaos, you swept across the dark waters and brought forth light. In the days of Noah you saved those on the ark through water. When you saw your people as slaves in Egypt, you led them to freedom through the sea. In the waters of our baptism you claim us as your beloved children.
When chaos fills our lives, lift our eyes to the mountain where you reverse the curse and affirm your promise. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
(Adapted from Baptismal Covenant I, The United Methodist Hymnal
Praise Songs
Your Grace Is Enough
Here I Am to Worship
Young Disciples Moment
Silent Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Song Sanctuary
Presentation of Offerings
Doxology How Great Is Our God
Scripture Genesis 8:1-12
But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the domestic animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided; the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, and the waters gradually receded from the earth. At the end of one hundred and fifty days the waters had abated; and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. The waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made and sent out the raven; and it went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth. Then he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground; but the dove found no place to set its foot, and it returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took it and brought it into the ark with him. He waited another seven days, and again he sent out the dove from the ark; and the dove came back to him in the evening, and there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf; so Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. Then he waited another seven days, and sent out the dove; and it did not return to him any more.
Sermon Shaped by the Mountain
Prayer
Creator God, we offer to you today the chaos in our lives: changes come our way and we feel out of control; crises happen, and we wonder where you are; in the busy-ness of our lives we struggle to keep our heads above water. Bring order from the chaos and lead us to new life. Remember us and help us to remember you. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Song Thou Art Worthy
Benediction
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you. Amen.
Song Pass It On