Cornerstone Community Church

05/31/2026

Sunday Morning 05/31/26

05/31/2026

Join us Sunday for live in person and online worship at 11am at 500 Plant Street and on the Cornerstone fb page.
1. Call to Worship
At Plymouth Bethesda Church, everyone is welcome. Regardless of your age, race, culture, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, your religious background, your disabilities, or your different abilities, you are welcome here. Whether you have money or not, whether you have a degree or not, whether you have a home or not, you are welcome here. Plymouth Bethesda Church is committed to being a loving community of faith, built on the foundation of the Good News of Jesus Christ. We pray you will experience healing love and the full welcome of Christ in the time you spend with us.
2 Precious Lord Take My Hand
3. Opening Prayer:
Jesus, our Savior,
in response to your call to be your faithful disciples,
we are baptized in the name of the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Open our lives
and teach us how to follow your great commission
to make disciples of all nations,
to baptize and teach them your ways.
Let us know the full blessings of our God—
Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.
4. Welcome and Announcements
5. Words of Grace:
This is the good news: Christ died for us that we might have life. We are called to give our lives to ministries of justice. God is with us in this and all righteous endeavors. Thanks be to God. AMEN.
6. Gospel Reading: Matthew 28:16-20
16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
7. Offering/Doxology
8. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
9. https://bibleproject.com/videos/lords-prayer/
10. Centering Prayer:
God, our Creator,
we call upon your name
and pray your fatherly protection,
your motherly nurture.
Jesus, our Redeemer,
we call you Lord
and submit our lives
as your disciples.
Holy Spirit, our Sustainer,
we need your guidance
to encourage and lead us on.
11. Sermon: The Great Commission
11a. Invitation to Communion:
Christ invites us all— the rich and the poor, the outcast and the honored. Come to the gathering of sinners and saints. Come to this blessed table where Christ reigns. Come and taste the kingdom of God, where all are welcome.
12. Communion
13. The Lord's Prayer:
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
13. Benediction: Doxology

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05/24/2026

Join us Sunday for live in person and online worship at 11am at 500 Plant Street and on the Cornerstone fb page.
1. Call to Worship
At Plymouth Bethesda Church, everyone is welcome. Regardless of your age, race, culture, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, your religious background, your disabilities, or your different abilities, you are welcome here. Whether you have money or not, whether you have a degree or not, whether you have a home or not, you are welcome here. Plymouth Bethesda Church is committed to being a loving community of faith, built on the foundation of the Good News of Jesus Christ. We pray you will experience healing love and the full welcome of Christ in the time you spend with us.
2 I Love You Lord
3. Opening Prayer:
Spirit of wind and fire, come to us this day, freeing us from our fears. Lift us up when we have fallen. Dust us off and set us squarely on the path to hope you have set before us. Remind us that we are never far from your presence. Get us ready for the great adventure and opportunities that lie before us. Help us to be good and willing workers for you. In Christ’s Name, we pray. AMEN.
4. Welcome and Announcements
5. Words of Grace:
Dear ones, fear no more! The power of God’s Holy Spirit has set us free from the prison of doubt and fear! Now is the time to shine with the light of God’s love, given to you by Jesus Christ. AMEN.
6. Gospel Reading: John 20:19-23
19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
7. Offering/Doxology
8. https://bibleproject.com/videos/gospel-acts-1/
9. Centering Prayer:
Emblazon us with your Spirit, O God. Give us hearts and lives ready to serve you in this world. Be with us today as we gather to hear your word for us. AMEN.
10. Sermon: Thirsty
11. Invitation to Communion:
Christ invites us all— the rich and the poor, the outcast and the honored. Come to the gathering of sinners and saints. Come to this blessed table where Christ reigns. Come and taste the kingdom of God, where all are welcome.
12. Communion
13. The Lord's Prayer:
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
13. Benediction:
Go forth in the joy of the Spirit. Feel the power of the holy wind and fire in your lives.

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05/17/2026

Sunday Morning 05/17/26

05/17/2026

Join us Sunday for live in person and online worship at 11am at 500 Plant Street and on the Cornerstone fb page.
1. Call to Worship
At Plymouth Bethesda Church, everyone is welcome. Regardless of your age, race, culture, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, your religious background, your disabilities, or your different abilities, you are welcome here. Whether you have money or not, whether you have a degree or not, whether you have a home or not, you are welcome here. Plymouth Bethesda Church is committed to being a loving community of faith, built on the foundation of the Good News of Jesus Christ. We pray you will experience healing love and the full welcome of Christ in the time you spend with us.
2 This is My Father's World
3. Opening Prayer:
Lord of hope and light, shine into our darkness and bring hope to our souls. Remind us again of the wonderful ways you have cared for us when we were lost. Open our hearts to receive your loving spirit. Refresh our minds with knowledge of your everlasting power and compassion. We offer this prayer in Christ’s name. AMEN.
4. Welcome and Announcements
5. Words of Grace:
God is reaching out for you today. God offers healing and encouragement out of God’s great love for you. It is a free gift - continually given by God. Thanks be to God. AMEN
6. Gospel Reading: John 17:1-11

1After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. 5So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.

6“I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; 8for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. 10All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.”
7. Offering/Doxology
8. Be Thou My Vision
9. https://bibleproject.com/videos/satan-demons/
10. Centering Prayer:
Lord of hope and possibilities, be with us today. Open our hearts and spirits to feed upon your healing word. AMEN.
11. Sermon: The Devil is Like A Roaring Lion
11a. Invitation to Communion:
Christ invites us all— the rich and the poor, the outcast and the honored. Come to the gathering of sinners and saints. Come to this blessed table where Christ reigns. Come and taste the kingdom of God, where all are welcome.
12. Communion
13. The Lord's Prayer:
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
13. Benediction: Doxology

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05/10/2026

Sunday Morning 05/10/26

05/10/2026

Join us Sunday for live in person and online worship at 11am at 500 Plant Street and on the Cornerstone fb page.
1. Call to Worship
At Plymouth Bethesda Church, everyone is welcome. Regardless of your age, race, culture, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, your religious background, your disabilities, or your different abilities, you are welcome here. Whether you have money or not, whether you have a degree or not, whether you have a home or not, you are welcome here. Plymouth Bethesda Church is committed to being a loving community of faith, built on the foundation of the Good News of Jesus Christ. We pray you will experience healing love and the full welcome of Christ in the time you spend with us.
2 Wonderful Grace of Jesus
3. Opening Prayer:
Source of all creation, maker of the world
and everything in it,
you are never far from each one of us.
We come into your house seeking you,
O giver of life and breath.
Reveal yourself to us; dwell with us;
and abide in us.
We live because of you.
We hope because of you.
In the name of Jesus Christ in whom we live,
and the Spirit of Truth who abides in us, amen.
4. Welcome and Announcements
5. Words of Grace:
When Jesus left the disciples, he gave us a promise:
“I will not leave you orphaned!”
For we, his disciples, live in him and he in us—
the presence of God within and around all.
What a promise! Take courage! Take comfort!
Blessed be God!
6. Gospel Reading: John 14:15-21

15“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you for ever. 17This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.

18“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”
7. Offering/Doxology
8. Bind Us Together
9. https://bibleproject.com/videos/gospel-acts-3/
10. Centering Prayer:
O God,
in you we live and move and have our being!
May we live out this profound truth,
mindful of the beauty, the hope, and the calling
of living in you. Amen.
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKA9c6_XNsA
Sermon: Paul at Aereopagus
11a. Invitation to Communion:
Christ invites us all— the rich and the poor, the outcast and the honored. Come to the gathering of sinners and saints. Come to this blessed table where Christ reigns. Come and taste the kingdom of God, where all are welcome.
12. Communion
13. The Lord's Prayer:
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
13. Benediction: Doxology

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05/03/2026

Sunday Morning 05/03/26

05/03/2026

Join us Sunday for live in person and online worship at 11am at 500 Plant Street and on the Cornerstone fb page.
1. Call to Worship
At Plymouth Bethesda Church, everyone is welcome. Regardless of your age, race, culture, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, your religious background, your disabilities, or your different abilities, you are welcome here. Whether you have money or not, whether you have a degree or not, whether you have a home or not, you are welcome here. Plymouth Bethesda Church is committed to being a loving community of faith, built on the foundation of the Good News of Jesus Christ. We pray you will experience healing love and the full welcome of Christ in the time you spend with us.
2 Great is Thy Faithfulness
3. Opening Prayer:
O God of all creation,
become for us once again
the solid foundation upon which we build
our daily lives.
We gather before you,
this first day of the week,
to align our lives to the strong teaching
and life of Jesus Christ, our Cornerstone.
Receive our praise and thanksgiving
as expressions of faith and love.
We come to you, O Lord,
as people who desire to learn
and serve like Christ.
We are ready to receive your blessing
and direction today. Amen.
4. Welcome and Announcements
5. Words of Grace:
Christ, our cornerstone and our salvation, offers to us hope and comfort. You have made for us a home in you. AMEN.
6. New Testament Reading: Acts 7:55-60
55But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56“Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” 57But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him. 58Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.
7. Offering/Doxology
8. It is Well
9. https://bibleproject.com/videos/eternal-life/
10. Centering Prayer:
Let the one who has ears to hear, listen.
The Word of the Lord speaks to
the living of our lives today.
God's Word is our fortress and strength,
providing shelter and foundation for daily living.
Let the one who has ears to hear, listen.
11. Sermon: John 14
11a. Invitation to Communion:
Christ invites us all— the rich and the poor, the outcast and the honored. Come to the gathering of sinners and saints. Come to this blessed table where Christ reigns. Come and taste the kingdom of God, where all are welcome.
12. Communion
13. The Lord's Prayer:
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
13. Benediction: Doxology

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04/26/2026

Join us Sunday for live in person and online worship at 11am at 500 Plant Street and on the Cornerstone fb page.
1. Call to Worship
At Plymouth Bethesda Church, everyone is welcome. Regardless of your age, race, culture, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, your religious background, your disabilities, or your different abilities, you are welcome here. Whether you have money or not, whether you have a degree or not, whether you have a home or not, you are welcome here. Plymouth Bethesda Church is committed to being a loving community of faith, built on the foundation of the Good News of Jesus Christ. We pray you will experience healing love and the full welcome of Christ in the time you spend with us.
2 I Love You Lord
3. Opening Prayer:
Shepherding God,
bring us into your fold.
Lead us beside still waters
and restore our souls.
Help us see the way we should go,
the way we should live.
Help us hear your voice calling our name.
Enliven this time of worship,
that we may find true life
as we join with others:
praising your name,
celebrating your great goodness,
and sharing your love for all people.
Amen.
4. Welcome and Announcements
5. Words of Grace:
Jesus said, I have come that you may have life
and have it abundantly.
In so confessing, we have returned to the shepherd,
the guardian of our souls who welcomes us
with open arms and a glad heart.
Know that the shepherd of our lives
never abandons us, is always calling our name,
and unfailingly loves and forgives us.
6. New Testament Reading:
Acts 2:42-47

42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

43Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. 44All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, 47praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
7. Offering/Doxology
8. https://bibleproject.com/videos/how-to-read-the-bible-the-parables-of-jesus/
9. Centering Prayer:
We have heard the voice of God calling our name,
calling us to the path of life.
We give thanks for these refreshing words
of love.
10. The Shepherd and the Sheep
11. Invitation to Communion:
Christ invites us all— the rich and the poor, the outcast and the honored. Come to the gathering of sinners and saints. Come to this blessed table where Christ reigns. Come and taste the kingdom of God, where all are welcome.
12. Communion
13. The Lord's Prayer:
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
13. Benediction:
We have been refreshed and restored.
We have been called and guided.
Let us go forth knowing who our true shepherd is,
following his path, secure in the knowledge
that goodness and mercy will follow us
all the days of our life. Amen.

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