SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 24, 2020 10:00 STREAMING SERVICE

Prelude: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Paul Manz)

Welcome

Call to Worship We will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on our lips.

We will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.

I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.

We called, and the Lord heard us; he saved us out of all our troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.

Opening Prayer

Hymn of Praise 2: O Worship the King

Words of Greeting and Peace

Classic Choir Anthem: I Need Thee Every Hour (arr. Robert Manookin)

Children’s Sermon

Songs of Adoration: Your Grace is Enough; Christ is Risen

Ministry in Music: I Shall Not Want (Audrey Assad)

Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you by what we have done and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart, mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, fill us with a desire to want you to change what we are, and to direct what

we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.

Time of Prayer Please feel free sit, stand, or kneel as we bow in humility before our loving heavenly Father.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 73 Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God!

Hymn of Preparation 101: Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Sermon: God is Enough Pastor Cindy Oden

Song of Response: You are Good

Benediction __________________________________________________________

Organist: Judy Congdon Scripture Reader: Margaret Cosentino

Music Ministry Team: Andrew Silbert, guitar & vocals; Jeff Babbitt, vocals;

Amanda Cox, piano & vocals; Betsy Webb, keyboard; Dan Zambrano, cajόn

WELCOME TO THE HOUGHTON WESLEYAN CHURCH. As we gather each week in our separate places for corporate worship, we are blessed to know that God promises to be with us wherever we are. Knowing that God’s Spirit is at work today let us prepare to hear him and to receive from him abundant grace. WEDNESDAY PRAYER VIGIL: Once again this week, you are invited to add your prayers to those of others during our 24-hour Prayer Vigil (Wednesday, 6:30pm – Thursday, 6:30pm). We are asking for particular prayers for the Task Force working on our plan for reopening in the coming months. THURSDAY WORSHIP: Amanda Cox will lead a time of worship music this Thursday, May 28, 6:30pm. You may access the gathering through the regular streaming venues. NEXT SUNDAY MORNING Pastor Wes preaches from Acts 2 as we celebrate Pentecost. We gather for worship online at 10:00 a.m. TOMORROW, MEMORIAL DAY is a day off for our staff. JUNE 7 VOTE: All Covenant Members are invited to vote on leadership and the Community Financial Plan. This year’s voting will take place by mail-in ballots and online. We will be sending out paper ballots May 29 and we will be sending out the online link June 1. CLICK HERE to access the ballot, information on people nominated and a summary of the Community Financial Plan. STAYING CONNECTED: During this unusual time, we want to stay as connected to you as possible. Pastor Wes is sending out a weekly letter on Tuesdays and video on Thursdays. Both are distributed through email and text and may be accessed on the church website (hwchurch.org) and Facebook pages. If you are not receiving these communications and would like to do so, please send your contact information to office@hwchurch.org. STEWARDSHIP Received (June 1–Present): $777,427.56 Budgeted (June 1-Present): $788,844.03 MISSION MOMENT – Of the 26 Wesleyan Churches in Egypt, twelve, mainly in Upper Egypt, have been identified with vulnerable folks because of Covid-19 restrictions. In the aim of help an average of 10 families per church with threatened medical, food, and housing concerns your HWC Global Missions Committee has sent from the unused Short Term Missions budget $2064 through Global Partners. Let us pray for the Christian witness of our brothers and sisters in Egypt especially as Ramadan comes to a close. PERSECUTED CHURCH – Related to the above note, let us pray for Christians the world over to be generous, kind and faithful in their witness to Muslim neighbors, friends and enemies during the closing days of Ramadan. Some of the very ones who oppress and even persecute Christian minorities can be touched with the love of Christ as Believers respond to needs and demonstrate Jesus’ love for neighbors. PRAYER CONCERNS: for Robin Pawling at the death of her father this week and for all who are grieving; for people with health concerns: Paulette Schierer, Marge Watson, Wendy Ott, Lia, Victoria, and Evan O’Gorman, Keith Rugg (Kathy Moore’s father), Karen Szymanski, Cindy Lastoria, Leonard Watson, Mark Mayhle (Doug’s brother), Ruby Schierer Williams, Elly Plaza (Alejandra Koch’s sister), Jeshu, Kurtis and Eliyah Perry, Reuben Samuels, The Marsh Family, Jon Retz, Emily Hood (A.C. Taylor’s cousin), Bob Brown, Bill Getty, Nancy Cole, Eileen Spear, Evelyn Heil, Dan Gurley, Bethie Liddick, Phil Main, Emily Crikelair, Mike Raybuck, Eila Shea, Izabela Daugherty (Dave and Karen’s daughter-in-law), Peter Lingenfelter; for all effected by the coronavirus—grieving, ill, healthcare professionals, the workforce at risk and leaders; for the injured and grieving from tragedies and disasters; for refugees; for peace amid threats of war; for the leaders of our government; for the First Baptist Church, Angelica (Pastor David Ford).