Dayton United Methodist Church

  Call to worship: L: The Lord bore you on eagles’ wings to enter into a covenant with you. Now, therefore, if you will obey the Lord and keep the covenant, you shall be the Lord’s own possession among all peoples. P: We will obey the Lord’s voice and keep the covenant. L: The Lord bore you on eagles’ wings to establish a colony of heaven on earth. Now, therefore, if you will obey the Lord and keep the covenant, you shall be the Lord’s ambassadors to all peoples.  P: We will obey the Lord’s voice and keep the covenant. A: All that the Lord has spoken we will do. Opening Hymn:   He Touched Me   #367 Shackled by a heavy burden 'Neath a load of guilt and shame Then the hand of Jesus touched me And now I am no longer the same He touched me, oh, He touched me And oh, the joy that floods my soul! Something happened, and now I know He touched me, and made me whole Since I've met this blessed Savior Since He's cleansed and made me whole Oh, I will never cease to praise Him ...

Call to worship: L: People of God, we are united as one body. P: Let us present this body for the worship of God. L: People of God, we are inspired by one Spirit.  P: Let us welcome this Spirit in praising the Lord. L: People of God, we are made as one and inspired as one, yet we have many gifts.  A: Let us offer these gifts in the service of Love. Opening 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; ...

Call to worship: L: Who do we say that Jesus is? P: Jesus is the Christ of God. L: Christ summons us to act in ways that displease the crowd.  P: Our action sometimes belies our confession. L: Christ calls us to take up our cross and follow him.  P: Our action sometimes belies our confession. L: Yet Christ does not forsake us, even though we abandon him. A: O Lord, let us, this day, pursue you as you pursue us, until what we say about you in worship and what people see in us at work become one. Opening Hymn:   Stand up, Stand up for Jesus   #514 1.     Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross;     lift high his royal banner, it must not suffer loss.     From victory unto victory his army shall he lead,     till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed. 2.     Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the trumpet call obey;     forth to the mighty conflict, in this h...