Dayton United Methodist Church

  Call to worship: L: We have come together to praise our Maker. P: But we have betrayed the purpose of the Lord. L: The Lord is God of the Second Chance and the Lord grants us redemption from sin. P: But our transgressions have estranged us from the Lord. L: The Lord is God of the Second Chance, and the Lord offers us reconciliation through Christ. A: We stand in awe of you, O Lord, who creates, redeems, and reconciles. Let us praise you with our lips and our lives. Opening Hymn:   Thy Word Is a Lamp   #601  Thy word is a lamp unto my feet And a light unto my path. When I feel afraid, Think I’ve lost my way, Still you’re there right beside me, And nothing will I fear As long as you are near. Please be near me to the end. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet And a light unto my path. Now I will not forget Your love for me and yet My heart forever is wandering. Jesus, be my guide And hold me to your side, And I will love you to the end. Thy word is a lamp ...

  Call to worship: L: If the fiend of fear darkens your step, if the demon of pride dogs your trail,  P: Retreat into the hiding place; God shall surround you with love. L: If the frost of winter nips at your heels, if the chill of death sits on your bones, P: Come unto the hiding place; God shall wrap you in deliverance. A: Blessed are they who hide in the Lord, for nothing is hidden that shall not be revealed. Blessed are they who trust in the Lord, for they shall find refuge and strength. Opening Hymn:   Fairest Lord Jesus   #189 1 Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature, O thou of God and man the Son, thee will I cherish, thee will I honor, thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown. 2 Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands, robed in the blooming garb of spring: Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer, who makes the woeful heart to sing. 3 Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight, and all the twinkling starry host: Jesus shines brig...

Call to worship: L: If you cry the cry of the brokenhearted, your God shall hear and bind you up.  P: If we plead the plea of the outcast, our God shall hear and bring us in. A: Let us rejoice, and bind up all wounds; let us rejoice, and bring all peoples in! For the world is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof, and we are God’s people together! Opening 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! Join the great throng, Psaltery, organ and song, Sounding in glad adoration! 2. Praise to the Lord! Over all things he gloriously reigneth. Borne as on eagle wings, safely his Saints he sustaineth. Hast thou not seen. How all thou needest hath been Granted in what he ordaineth? 3. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy way and defend thee. Surely his goodness and mercy shall ever attend thee. Ponder anew, What the Almighty can do, Who with his love doth b...