Liturgy for July 26th

Call to Worship	One: From a strong root of love, anything is possible. Because of love, Jesus taught and preached, healed and fed, lived and died. ALL: From a strong root of love, anything is possible. One: Out of love, churches have been born, Faith has grown, and God's word has spread. ALL: From a strong root of love, anything is possible. One: Because of love, we are connected to others, we create families and friendships, we find community. ALL: From a strong root of love, anything is possible. One: Out of love, we grow as disciples, we grow in mercy and grace, we grow with love as the foundation and center of our lives. ALL: From a strong root of love, anything is possible. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Hymn of Praise	Sing Out, Earth and Skies, by Marty Haugen
A Time with Young Disciples
Hymn	UMH #549 Where Charity and Love Prevail (verses 1-3)
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Lord's Prayer	Our Father...
Hymn	UMH #549 Where Charity and Love Prevail (verses 4-6)
New Testament Reading	Ephesians 3:14-21
Response	One: This is the Word of God for the people of God, to which God's people respond: ALL: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Hymn of Response	UMH #560 Help Us Accept Each Other
We Bring Our Gifts
Offering Reponse	UMH #94 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow
Offering Prayer	Bless these gifts with your love and grace. Transform even our meager offerings and leftovers into abundant possibilities. Transform us, that rooted and grounded in love, we may give all that we have, and all that we are, to serve you and your world with a love that knows no bounds. Amen.
Sending Hymn	UMH #384 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Benediction
Postlude