18th Sunday After
Pentecost
We Gather as the
Body of Christ
PRELUDE Erin Tellier
WELCOME (환영합니다)
Pastor Sungmin
ANNOUNCEMENTS Mary Ann Rees
CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive reading)
Mary Ann Rees
Happy are those who follow paths of righteousness.
We take delight in the wisdom of God.
Happy are those who reach out to those in need.
We find delight in the love of God.
Happy are those who set aside envy.
We draw delight in the selflessness of God.
PRAISES
God of Wonders
Worship & Song Hymnal #3034
Grace Greater Than Our Sin
UMC Hymnal #365
I Need Thee Every Hour
UMC Hymnal #397 (vs.1, 3, 5)
OUR PRAYERS Pastor Sungmin
SCRIPTURE
Mark 9: 30-37 Mary Ann Rees
CHILDREN’S TIME with Pastor Sungmin
LORD’S PRAYER Pastor Sungmin
We Attend to the Word
INVITATION to the OFFERING
Pastor Sungmin
Called to live in hope,
let us share the blessings
we have so richly received from God.
OFFERTORY
Erin Tellier
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMC Hymnal #94
PRAYER of GRATITUDE – Unison
Pastor Sungmin
God of love and service, we thank you for loving
and serving us through the grace of your Son, Christ Jesus.
Bless these gifts, that others may be loved and served
in our giving. Bless our lives, that we may love
and serve one another as you have
loved and served us.
In your loving name, we pray. Amen.
SCRIPTURE James 3: 13-4:3, 7-8a
SERMON
The Good Life
Pastor Sungmin
We Are Sent in Ministry
to the World
HYMN We Are Called
The Faith We Sing Hymnal #2172
DISMISSAL with BLESSING
Pastor Sungmin
POSTLUDE Erin Tellier
**Worship Liturgy is taken from the
Abingdon Worship Annual 2024.