United Methodist Church - Swea City, Iowa

05/02/2023

FoodBank of Iowa Mobile Pantry will be at Swea City First United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 4 between 4:00-6:00pm.

Mobile Pantry Program
Available to you free of charge
to income qualified individuals!

When: Thursday, May 4, 2023
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
DO NOT ARRIVE PRIOR TO 4:00pm

Where: Swea City United Methodist Church
302 Cedar Avenue
Swea City, IA 50590

12/06/2022

09/23/2022

September 25, 2022
All are welcomed to the Swea City First United Methodist Church worship service at 8:45am. Sunday School is offered each Sunday during the worship service for ages 3 and above. Currently, we are meeting in the nursery.

For those who wish to listen to our worship service on radio 1620AM, here are the readings and hymn lyrics:

September 25, 2022
16th Sunday After Pentecost
WELCOME

SCRIPTURE: 1 John 1: 5-7
5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

HYMN: Trust and Obey #467
1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word, what a glory he sheds on our way! While we do his good will, he abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
2. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share, but our toil he doth richly repay; not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross, but is blest if we trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
3. But we never can prove the delights of his love until all on the altar we lay; for the favor he shows, for the joy he bestows, are for them who will trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
4. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at his feet, or we'll walk by his side in the way; what he says we will do, where he sends we will go; never fear, only trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Glenn Henriksen to play at Swea City First UMC at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 25.

WELCOME YOUR NEIGHBOR

BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 29 Dorothy Pingel
ANNIVERSARIES
No anniversaries this week

THE SERENITY PRAYER #459
God, grant me
The serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Amen.

HYMN: Jesus Is All the World to Me #469
1. Jesus is all the world to me, my life, my joy, my all; he is my strength from day to day, without him I would fall. When I am sad, to him I go, no other one can cheer me so; when I am sad, he makes me glad, he’s my friend.
2. Jesus is all the world to me, my friend in trials sore; I go to him for blessings, and he gives them o’er and o’er. He sends the sunshine and the rain, he sends the harvest’s golden grain; sunshine and rain, harvest of grain, he’s my friend.
3. Jesus is all the world to me, and true to him I’ll be; O how could I this friend deny, when he’s so true to me? Following him I know I’m right, he watches o’er me day and night, following him by day and night, he’s my friend.
4. Jesus is all the world to me, I want no better friend; I trust him now, I’ll trust him when life’s fleeting days shall end. Beautiful life with such a friend, beautiful life that has no end; eternal life, eternal joy, he’s my friend.

JOYS AND CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER, LORD’S PRAYER

RESPONSE: Something Beautiful #394
Something beautiful, something good; all my confusion He understood; all I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife, but He made something beautiful of my life.

HYMN: ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus #462
1. 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, and to take him at his word; just to rest upon his promise, and to know, "Thus saith the Lord." Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!
2. O how sweet to trust in Jesus, just to trust his cleansing blood; and in simple faith to plunge me neath the healing, cleansing flood! Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!
3. Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus, just from sin and self to cease; just from Jesus simply taking life and rest, and joy and peace. Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!
4. I’m so glad I learned to trust thee, precious Jesus, Savior, friend; and I know that thou art with me, wilt be with me to the end. Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!

OFFERING PRAYER
Accept these gifts we offer, gracious God. We dedicate this offering to you, the giver of all good gifts, and pray that it would be a scattering of seeds in good and fertile soil. Use both the work of our hands and the giving of our resources, so that the gospel may bloom and its roots grow deep, both in this place, and throughout the world. Amen.

DOXOLOGY: #95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

YOUNG DISCIPLES
SCRIPTURE: Philippians 1:21-30
MESSAGE: What Really Matters

CLOSING HYMN: More Love to Thee, O Christ #453 verses 1-3
1. More love to thee, O Christ, more love to thee! Hear thou the prayer I make on bended knee. This is my earnest plea: More love, O Christ, to thee; more love to thee, more love to thee!
2. Once earthly joy I craved, sought peace and rest; now thee alone I seek, give what is best. This all my prayer shall be: More love, O Christ, to thee; more love to thee, more love to thee!
3. Let sorrow do its work, come grief and pain; sweet are thy messengers, sweet their refrain, when they can sing with me: More love, O Christ, to thee; more love to thee, more love to thee!

BENEDICTION

RESPONSE: More Love to Thee, O Christ #453 verse 4
4. Then shall my latest breath whisper thy praise; this be the parting cry my heart shall raise; this still its prayer shall be: More love, O Christ, to thee; more love to thee, more love to thee!

09/09/2022

September 11, 2022
All are welcomed to the Swea City First United Methodist Church worship service at 8:45am. Sunday School is offered each Sunday during the worship service for ages 3 and above. Currently, we are meeting in the nursery.

For those who wish to listen to our worship service on radio 1620AM, here are the readings and hymn lyrics:

September 11, 2022
14th Sunday After Pentecost
WELCOME

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 8:11b-18
11 “But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today. 12 For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, 13 and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful! 14 Do not become proud at that time and forget the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt. 15 Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock! 16 He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good. 17 He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy. 18 Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

HYMN: Ancient Words
Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God's own heart
Oh, let the ancient words impart

Words of Life, words of Hope
Give us strength, help us cope
In this world, where e'er we roam
Ancient words will guide us home

Chorus
Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart

Holy words of our Faith
Handed down to this age
Came to us through sacrifice
Oh heed the faithful words of Christ

Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God's own heart
Oh let the ancient words impart

Chorus
Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart (4x)

We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart

ANNOUNCEMENTS
You are invited to E&R Mission Fest
Sunday, Sept. 11 @ 6:30pm
featuring Glen Henricksen and Bill Hansen

Swea City Community Historical Society
Omelet Brunch at Swea City Fire Hall
Sunday, Sept. 18 - 10am–12:30pm
Freewill Donation

Glenn Henriksen to play at Swea City First UMC at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 25.

WELCOME YOUR NEIGHBOR

BIRTHDAYS
September 12 Dave Harner
September 15 Natasha Donnelly
ANNIVERSARIES
September 11 Pastor Todd & Kim Hartsock

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 145 #857-858
Leader: The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
People: The Lord is good to all, his compassion is over all his creation.
Leader: All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
People: and your faithful ones shall bless you!
Leader: They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom,
People: and tell of your power,
Leader: to make known to all people your mighty deeds,
People: and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Leader: Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
People: and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
Leader: The Lord upholds all who are falling,
People: and raises up all who are bowed down.
Leader: The eyes of all look to you,
People: and you give them their food in due season.
Leader: You open your hand,
People: you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Leader: All the Lord’s ways are just,
People: all the Lord’s doings are kind.
Leader: The Lord is near to all who call,
People: to all who call upon the Lord in truth.
Leader: The Lord fulfills the desire of all the faithful,
People: and hears their cry and saves them.
Leader: All who love the Lord, the Lord preserves.
People: All the wicked the Lord destroys
Leader: My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord;
People: let all flesh bless God’s holy name forever and ever.

HYMN: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty #139
1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear; now to his temple draw near, join me in glad adoration.
2. Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigning; bears thee on eagle’s wings, e’er in his keeping maintaining. God’s care enfolds all, whose true good he upholds. Hast thou not known his sustaining?
3. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee; surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee. Ponder anew what the Almighty can do, who with his love doth befriend thee.
4. Praise to the Lord, who doth nourish thy life and restore thee, fitting thee well for the tasks that are ever before thee. Then to thy need God as a mother doth speed, spreading the wings of grace o’er thee.
5. Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him! Let the Amen sound from his people again; gladly forever adore him.

JOYS AND CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER, LORD’S PRAYER

RESPONSE: Something Beautiful #394
Something beautiful, something good; all my confusion He understood; all I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife, but He made something beautiful of my life.

HYMN: Great Is Thy Faithfulness #140
1. Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
2. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, sun, moon, and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

OFFERING PRAYER
Gracious God, you have blessed us with so much. With grateful hearts, we offer not only the fruits of our financial resources, but ourselves as well. It is our fervent hope that you would use both the money and the talents you have blessed us with to bring your light and Word to those who need it most. Amen.

DOXOLOGY: #95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

YOUNG DISCIPLES
SCRIPTURE: Acts 17:30
MESSAGE: And Turn From Their Wicked Ways

CLOSING HYMN: This Is My Father’s World #144 vs. 1-2
1. This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; his hand the wonders wrought.
2. This is my Father’s world, the birds their carols raise, the morning light, the lily white, declare their maker’s praise. This is my Father’s world: he shines in all that’s fair; in the rustling grass I hear him pass; he speaks to me everywhere.

BENEDICTION

RESPONSE: This Is My Father’s World #144 verse 3
3. This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er forget that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet. This is my Father’s world: why should my heart be sad? The Lord is King; let the heavens ring! God reigns; let the earth be glad!

09/02/2022

September 4, 2022
All are welcomed to the Swea City First United Methodist Church worship service at 8:45am. Sunday School is offered each Sunday during the worship service for ages 3 and above. Currently, we are meeting in the nursery.

For those who wish to listen to our worship service on radio 1620AM, here are the readings and hymn lyrics:

September 4, 2022
13th Sunday After Pentecost
WELCOME

SCRIPTURE: John 6:35
35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

HYMNS: Fill My Cup, Lord #641
Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up, Lord. Come and quench this thirsting of my soul. Bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more; fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole.

Take Our Bread #640
Take our bread, we ask you; take our hearts, we love you. Take our lives, O Father, we are yours, we are yours.
1. Yours as we stand at the table you set; yours as we eat the bread our hearts can’t forget. We are the sign of your life with us yet, we are yours, we are yours.
Take our bread, we ask you; take our hearts, we love you. Take our lives, O Father, we are yours, we are yours.
2. Your holy people standing washed in your blood, Spirit-filled yet hungry we await your food. We are poor, but we’ve brought ourselves the best we could; we are yours, we are yours.
Take our bread, we ask you; take our hearts, we love you. Take our lives, O Father, we are yours, we are yours.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
You are invited to E&R Mission Fest
Sunday, Sept. 11 @ 6:30pm
featuring Glen Henricksen and Bill Hansen

Glenn Henriksen to play at Swea City First UMC at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 25.

WELCOME YOUR NEIGHBOR

BIRTHDAYS
September 4 Nancy Bartolo
September 4 Sheila Draper
September 4 Phyllis Van Berkum
September 5 Montgomery Pointer
September 6 Joanne Jones
September 10 Bucky Boland
ANNIVERSARIES
September 10 John and Tammy Crookshank

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 118:14-24 #839-840
Leader: The Lord is my strength and my power; the Lord has become my salvation.
People: There are joyous songs of victory in the tents of the righteous;
Leader: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly, the right hand of the Lord is exalted,
People: The right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”
Leader: I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.
People: The Lord has chastened me sorely, but has not given me over to death.
Leader: Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
People: This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.
Leader: I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
People: The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Leader: This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
People: This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

HYMN: This Is the Day #657
This is the day, this is the day that the Lord hath made, that the Lord hath made. Let us rejoice, let us rejoice and be glad in it, and be glad in it. This is the day that the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day, this is the day that the Lord hath made.

JOYS AND CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER

RESPONSE: Something Beautiful #394
Something beautiful, something good; all my confusion He understood; all I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife, but He made something beautiful of my life.

HYMN: One Bread, One Body #620
One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord.

1 Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man, no more.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord.

2 Many the gifts, many the works, one in the Lord of all.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord.

3 Grain for the fields, scattered and grown, gathered to one, for all.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord.

OFFERING PRAYER
Accept these gifts we offer, gracious God. We dedicate this offering to you, the giver of all good gifts, and pray that it would be a scattering of seeds in good and fertile soil. Use both the work of our hands and the giving of our resources, so that the gospel may bloom and its roots grow deep, both in this place, and throughout the world. Amen.

DOXOLOGY: #95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

YOUNG DISCIPLES
SCRIPTURE: Hosea 10:12
MESSAGE: Pray and Seek My Face

HOLY COMMUNION

CLOSING HYMN: I Come With Joy #617 verses 1-4
1. I come with joy to meet my Lord, forgiven, loved and free, in awe and wonder to recall his life laid down for me, his life laid down for me.
2. I come with Christians far and near to find, as all are fed, the new community of love in Christ's communion bread, in Christ's communion bread.
3. As Christ breaks bread and bids us share, each proud division ends. The love that made us makes us one, and strangers now are friends, and strangers now are friends.
4. And thus with joy we meet our Lord. His presence, always near, is in such friendship better known; we see and praise him here, we see and praise him here.

BENEDICTION

RESPONSE: I Come with Joy #617 v.5
5. Together met, together bound, we'll go our different ways, and as his people in the world, we'll live and speak his praise, we'll live and speak his praise.

08/26/2022

August 28, 2022
All are welcomed to the Swea City First United Methodist Church worship service at 8:45am. Sunday School is offered each Sunday during the worship service for ages 3 and above. Currently, we are meeting in the nursery.

For those who wish to listen to our worship service on radio 1620AM, here are the readings and hymn lyrics:

August 28, 2022
12th Sunday After Pentecost
WELCOME

SCRIPTURE: 1 Timothy 1:15-17
15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

HYMN: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise #103
1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes, most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.
2. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; thy justice like mountains high soaring above thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.
3. To all, life thou givest, to both great and small; in all life thou livest, the true life of all; we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, and wither and perish, but naught changeth thee.
4. Thou reignest in glory; thou dwellest in light; thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; all laud we would render: O help us to see 'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Community Chapel invites you to join them on Thursday, September 1, at 6:00pm for a Salad Bar Meal with speaker Nanette Loveless to follow.

FoodBank of Iowa Mobile Pantry
Thursday, September 1 - 4-6pm

Glenn Henriksen to play at Swea City First UMC at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 25.

WELCOME YOUR NEIGHBOR

BIRTHDAYS
August 28 Otto Pingel
August 30 Judy Johnson
August 31 Calvin Clymer
August 31 Andy Donnelly
August 31 Josh Tobin
ANNIVERSARIES – no anniversaries this week

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
We believe in God, who created our world and every living thing in it. Because all people in all places are God’s children, we believe they have the right to be treated with dignity. We believe in Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to save us from our sins. We understand and believe that the power of His redeeming grace is available to all who seek it. As recipients of that grace, we also believe we are called to live out and share the good news of the gospel. We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit to make all things new through God’s grace and love. As we are forgiven, so must we forgive others. We believe in the Triune God, who continues to create, wash us clean in the baptismal water and inspire and empower us to serve in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

HYMN: Pass It On #572
1. It only takes a spark to get a fire going, and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing. That’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it; you spread his love to everyone; you want to pass it on.
2. What a wondrous time is spring, when all the trees are budding; the birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming. That’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it; you want to sing, it’s fresh like spring, you want to pass it on.
3. I wish for you, my friend, this happiness that I’ve found; you can depend on him, it matters not where you’re bound. I’ll shout it from the mountain top; I want my world to know; the Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on.

JOYS AND CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER

RESPONSE: Something Beautiful #394
Something beautiful, something good; all my confusion He understood; all I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife, but He made something beautiful of my life.

HYMN: Lord, I Want to Be a Christian #402
1. Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart; Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart.
2. Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart; Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart.
3. Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart; Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart.
4. Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart; Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.

OFFERING PRAYER
Accept these gifts we offer, gracious God. We dedicate this offering to you, the giver of all good gifts, and pray that it would be a scattering of seeds in good and fertile soil. Use both the work of our hands and the giving of our resources, so that the gospel may bloom and its roots grow deep, both in this place, and throughout the world. Amen.

DOXOLOGY: #95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

YOUNG DISCIPLES
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 16:13-20
MESSAGE: Guess Who?

CLOSING HYMN: Go, Make of All Disciples #571 vs. 1-3
1. “Go, make of all disciples.” We hear the call, O Lord, that comes from thee, our Father, in thy eternal Word. Inspire our ways of learning through earnest, fervent prayer, and let our daily living reveal thee everywhere.
2. “Go, make of all disciples,” baptizing in the name of Father, Son, and Spirit, from age to age the same. We call each new disciple to follow thee, O Lord, redeeming soul and body by water and the Word.
3. “Go, make of all disciples.” We at thy feet would stay until each life’s vocation accents thy holy way. We cultivate the nature God plants in every heart, revealing in our witness the master teacher’s art.

BENEDICTION

RESPONSE: Go, Make of All Disciples #571 v. 4.
“Go, make of all disciples.” We welcome thy command. “Lo, I am with you always.” We take thy guiding hand. The task looms large before us; we follow without fear; in heaven and earth thy power shall bring God’s kingdom here.

08/19/2022

August 21, 2022
All are welcomed to the Swea City First United Methodist Church worship service at 8:45am. Sunday School is offered each Sunday during the worship service for ages 3 and above. Currently, we are meeting in the nursery.

For those who wish to listen to our worship service on radio 1620AM, here are the readings and hymn lyrics:

August 21, 2022
11th Sunday After Pentecost
WELCOME

SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 6:14-17
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

HYMN: Ancient Words
Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God's own heart
Oh, let the ancient words impart

Words of Life, words of Hope
Give us strength, help us cope
In this world, where e'er we roam
Ancient words will guide us home

Chorus
Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart

Holy words of our Faith
Handed down to this age
Came to us through sacrifice
Oh heed the faithful words of Christ

Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God's own heart
Oh let the ancient words impart

Chorus
Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart (4x)

We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Community Chapel invites you to join them on Thursday, September 1, at 6:00pm for a Salad Bar Meal with speaker Nanette Loveless to follow.

Glenn Henriksen to play at Swea City First UMC at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 25.

WELCOME YOUR NEIGHBOR

BIRTHDAYS - No birthdays this week
ANNIVERSARIES - August 26 Bill & Joyce Walstead

Prayer of Confession, Assurance, and Pardon #891
Almighty and most merciful God,
We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep.
We have followed too much
The devices and desires of our own hearts.
We have offended against thy holy laws.
We have left undone
Those things which we ought to have done,
And we have done
Those things which we ought not to have done.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults
Restore thou those who are penitent,
According to thy promises declared in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, O most merciful God, for his sake,
That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life;
To the glory of thy holy name. Amen.

If we confess our sins
God is faithful and just,
And will forgive our sins
And cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Thanks be to God.

HYMN: I Want a Principle Within #410
1. I want a principle within of watchful, godly fear, a sensibility of sin, a pain to feel it near. I want the first approach to feel of pride or wrong desire, to catch the wandering of my will, and quench the kindling fire.
2. From thee that I no more may stray, no more thy goodness grieve, grant me the filial awe, I pray, the tender conscience give. Quick as the apple of an eye, O God, my conscience make; awake my soul when sin is nigh, and keep it still awake.
3. Almighty God of truth and love, to me thy power impart; the mountain from my soul remove, the hardness from my heart. O may the least omission pain my reawakened soul, and drive me to that blood again, which makes the wounded whole.

JOYS AND CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER

RESPONSE: Something Beautiful #394
Something beautiful, something good; all my confusion He understood; all I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife, but He made something beautiful of my life.

HYMN: Take Time to Be Holy #395
1. Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord; abide in him always, and feed on his word. Make friends of God's children, help those who are weak, forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.
2. Take time to be holy, the world rushes on; spend much time in secret with Jesus alone. By looking to Jesus, like him thou shalt be; thy friends in thy conduct his likeness shall see.
3. Take time to be holy, let him be thy guide, and run not before him, whatever betide. In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord, and, looking to Jesus, still trust in his word.
4. Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul, each thought and each motive beneath his control. Thus led by his spirit to fountains of love, thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.

OFFERING PRAYER
Accept these gifts we offer, gracious God. We dedicate this offering to you, the giver of all good gifts, and pray that it would be a scattering of seeds in good and fertile soil. Use both the work of our hands and the giving of our resources, so that the gospel may bloom and its roots grow deep, both in this place, and throughout the world. Amen.

DOXOLOGY: #95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

YOUNG DISCIPLES
SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 44:6-20
MESSAGE: Who Is Like Me?

CLOSING HYMN: Be Thou My Vision #451
1. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, naught be all else to me, save that thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
2. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord; thou and thou only, first in my heart, great God of heaven, my treasure thou art.
3. Great God of heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

BENEDICTION

RESPONSE: ’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus #462 verse 4
I’m so glad I learned to trust thee, precious Jesus, Savior, friend; and I know that thou art with me, wilt be with me to the end. Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!