Dayton United Methodist Church

Call to worship: L: Rejoice, for the power of God has come -  P: The same transforming power encountered in the risen Christ. L: Promising to the poor the realm of heaven; P: Promising to the hungry a time of satisfaction; L: Promising the weeping a life of happiness; P: Promising to the reviled the gift of acceptance. A: Rejoice, O people of God, the transforming power of Christ is here! Opening Hymn :   Christ is the World’s Light  #188 1. Christ is the world's light, Christ and none other; born in our darkness, he became our brother. If we have seen him, we have seen the Father: Glory to God on high! 2. Christ is the world's peace, Christ and none other; no one can serve him and despise another. Who else unites us, one in God the Father? Glory to God on high! 3.  Christ is the world's life, Christ and none other; sold once for silver, murdered here, our brother; he, who redeems us, reigns with God the Father: Glory to God on high! 4.  Give God the glory...

  Call to worship: L: At a time when rulers are shouting threats, a mighty chorus ever swelling, P: Holy, holy is the Lord, their idle boasts dispelling! L: So we come together in Christ’s name, the spirit with us dwelling, A: And join the choirs of heaven and earth, our humble praises telling! 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! All ye who hear, Now to His temple draw near; Sing now in glad adoration! 2. Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth, Who, as on wings of an eagle, uplifteth, sustaineth. Hast thou not seen How thy desires all have been Granted in what He ordaineth? 3. Praise to the Lord, who hath fearfully, wondrously, made thee! Health hath vouchsafed and, when heedlessly falling, hath stayed thee. What need or grief Ever hath failed of relief? Wings of His mercy did shade thee. 4. Praise to the L...

Call to worship: L: From a world in which injustice sits upon the throne,  P: We turn to you, O Lord, our refuge from workers of woe. L: With hearts from which courage has taken leave, P: We turn to you, O Lord, our refuge from dealers in fear. L: We have hewn out for ourselves broken cisterns that can hold no water. P: Now we turn to you, O Lord, the fountain of living water, A: That courage might rule our hearts and justice cover the earth. Opening Hymn:   God Hath Spoken by the Prophets  #108 1. God hath spoken by the prophets, spoken the unchanging Word, each from age to age proclaiming, God the One, the righteous Lord! 'Mid the world's despair and turmoil, one firm anchor holdeth fast: God eternal reigns forever, God the first, and God the last. 2. God hath spoken by Christ Jesus, Christ, the everlasting Son; brightness of the Father's glory, with the Father ever one; spoken by the Word incarnate, God of God, ere time was born; Light of Light, to earth descendin...

Call to worship: L: Come, let us worship the Lord.  P: Whose law revives the soul. L: Come, let us worship the Lord. P: Whose testimony instructs the mind. L: Come, let us worship the Lord. P: Whose precepts gladden the heart. L: Come, let us worship the Lord.  A: And the Lord our God shall bless us! Opening Hymn:   Lord of the Dance   #261 1. I danced in the morning when the world was begun, and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth. At Bethlehem I had my birth. [Refrain:] Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be, and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. 2. I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee, but they would not dance and they would not follow me; I danced for the fishermen, for James and John; they came to me and the dance went on. (Refrain) 3. I danced on the sabbath when I cured the lame, the holy people said i...

Call to worship: L: Are you troubled by the fickleness of human love?  P: Come and worship the Lord, whose love is faithful. L: Are you troubled by the harshness of human judgements? P: Come and worship the Lord, whose judgements are healing. L: Are you troubled by the pride of human righteousness? P: Come, let us worship the Lord, whose righteousness is pure.  A: Let us praise the Lord our God, whose love can make us faithful, whose judgements can make us whole, and whose righteousness can make us pure. Opening Hymn:    Have Thine Own Way, Lord   #382 1. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Thou art the potter; I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will, while I am waiting, yielded and still. 2. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Search me and try me, Savior today! Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now, as in thy presence humbly I bow. 3. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Wounded and weary, help me I pray! Power, a...