Mill Plain UMC
Sunday March 5, 2023
The Hyperbole of Hate
Scripture
Luke 14:25-33
Songs
Change My Heart oh God
Days of Elijah
Revelation Song
I will Rise
How great is our God
Oceans (Where my feet may Fail)
I have decided to follow Jesus
Let there be peace on Earth
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Mill Plain UMC
March 5, 2023
9:30 a.m.
Prelude Change my heart Oh God.
Greeting
Call to Worship
Worship Assistant: Come and follow me! Jesus calls to each of us.
People: We come, we follow, we trust in Jesus’ saving power!
Worship Assistant: Jesus said to follow him we must carry our cross and give up our possessions. Have you truly counted the cost?
People: We give our all to follow Jesus. We are ready to go.
Opening Prayer
Our God, Jesus calls us to follow and we joyfully respond, “Here we are!” We confess to you, however, that we long for the easy path and often fail to truly count the cost of discipleship. We give you our all and then take back portions for ourselves. We promise to you our loyalty and find ourselves valuing other things above you: family, our treasures, our time. Forgive us.
Grant us the strength and commitment to follow Jesus on the hard road to the cross. Give us such faith that by day and by night, at all times and in all places, we will live as Jesus’ disciples.
We pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Praise Song Days of Elijah
Praise Song Revelation Song
Young Disciples Moment
Silent Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Offertory I will rise
Presentation of Offerings
Doxology How Great Is our God
Scripture Luke 14:25-33
Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.
Sermon: The Hyperbole of Hate
Communion
Great Thanksgiving
Call & Response
The Lord be with you.
AND ALSO WITH YOU.
Lift up your hearts.
WE LIFT THEM UP TO THE LORD.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
IT IS RIGHT TO GIVE OUR THANKS AND PRAISE.
Pastor Sue prays ………….
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY LORD, GOD OF POWER AND MIGHT, HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE
FULL OF Y OUR GLORY.
HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST.
BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.
HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST.
The Lord’s Prayer
Breaking of the bread
Giving of the bread and cup
Prayer after Communion
Gracious God, you come to us in bread and cup. Grant that we may carry your love into the world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen
Praise Song I have decided to follow Jesus
Benediction
Serve your God with patience and passion.
Be deliberate in enacting your faith.
Be steadfast in celebrating the Spirit’s power.
And may peace be your way in the world. Amen
Praise song Let there be peace on Earth
Postlude
Walk out slides