“. . . to do all the good we can”

LABYRINTHMeditation after Postlude

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Our Mission is grow passionate disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of our world

*Timeless:" " " Connection with Ancient-Modern expression of worship *Traditional:" " " Traditions of Trinity and Methodist Heritage " " " *Transforming:" " Spiritual Education and Spiritual Formation

“To Do All The Good We Can.”

WELCOME TO TRINITY

WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE! " " " " " " " " Eric Mushrush" " " " Trinity United Methodist is distinctively Christian, yet we believe God is larger than our theology and tradition. Our aim is to grow passionate disciples of Jesus for the transformation of our world.

Whatever your thoughts on church, whatever your beliefs on God," you are welcome at Trinity

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CALLING TO WORSHIP BELL!!BELL RING

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CENTERING WORDS Rev Kaitlin MooreThe Spirit of truth dwells among us. Bask in this awareness. In the Lord, we live and breathe and have our being. Rest in this presence.

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PRELUDE

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CALL TO WORSHIP

God made the world and everyone in it. Our life and breath come from God. God made all nations under heaven. We are all God’s offspring. Search for God in our time of worship. When we search, we find God near.

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OPENING HYMN #312 Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise

1 Hail the day that sees him rise, Alleluia! To his throne above the skies, Alleluia! Christ, awhile to mortals given, Alleluia! Reascends his native heaven, Alleluia!

2 There the glorious triumph waits, Alleluia! Lift your heads, eternal gates, Alleluia! Christ hath conquered death and sin, Alleluia! Take the King of glory in, Alleluia!

3 See! the heaven its Lord receives, Alleluia! Yet he loves the earth he leaves, Alleluia! Though returning to his throne, Alleluia! Still he calls the world his own, Alleluia!

4 See! he lifts his hands above, Alleluia! See! he shows the prints of love, Alleluia! Hark! his gracious lips bestow, Alleluia! Blessings on his church below, Alleluia!

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AFFIRMATION OF FAITH I believe in God, the Father Almighty,   maker of heaven and earth.And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord:   who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;* the third day he rose from the dead;  he ascended into heaven, and sitteth  at the right hand of the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come again to judge the quick and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit,  the holy catholi church, the communion of saints,  the forgiveness of sins,  the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

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OPENING PRAYER The Lord be with you, Todd and also with you

Let us pray:Hear our prayers, O God,  as we come to sing your praises.Bless us with your steadfast love,  in times of peace and in times of trial.Make your presence known to us this day,  for we seek to know you better.Enliven us with your Spirit of truth,  and increase our faith,  even as we place our hope and trust in you.Amen.

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FIRST LESSON Acts 17: 22-31 Pat Ingram

Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, ‘Athenians, I see how extremely re-ligious you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, “To an un-known god.” What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us. For “In him we live and move and have our being”; as even some of your own poets have said,“For we too are his offspring.”

Since we are God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. While God has over-looked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to re-pent, because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteous-ness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by rais-ing him from the dead.’

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HYMN All Hail the Power of Jesus Name1. All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Let angels prostrate fall; bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all. Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all.

2. Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, ye ransomed from the fall, hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown him Lord of all. Hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown him Lord of all.

3. Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget the wormwood and the gall, go spread your trophies at his feet, and crown him Lord of all. Go spread your trophies at his feet, and crown him Lord of all.

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4. Let every kindred, every tribe on this terrestrial ball, to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all. To him all majesty ascribe, and crown him Lord of all.

5. Crown him, ye martyrs of your God, who from his altar call; extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod, and crown him Lord of all. Extol the Stem of Jesse's Rod, and crown him Lord of all.

6. O that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall! We'll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all. We'll join the everlasting song, and crown him Lord of all.

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SECOND LESSON 1 Peter 3:13-22 Pat Ingram

Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimi-dated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an account of the hope that is in you; yet do it with gen-tleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suf-fer for doing good, if suffering should be God’s will, than to suffer for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight people, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

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MUSICAL OFFERING

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* GOSPELJohn 14:15-21

‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you for ever. This 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.

‘I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. They 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.’

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* MESSAGE

The Unknown God Rev. Dr. Todd A. Gile

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Pastoral PrayerThe 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 trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever. Amen

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Offering ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kaitlin

The Offering! Offertory! ! ! Response to the Message♰! Doxology—! Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; ! ! ! ! ! praise Him, all creatures here below; ! ! ! ! ! praise Him above, ye heavenly host; ! ! ! ! ! praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

God of love, you are present in all things.Be present to a hurting world in these gifts.Help us use this offering to create a community of love and a place of belonging for all people.Help us reach those who seek, and those who doubt.Use these gifts to help people know the blessings of being your beloved children.

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BENEDICTION Go in the name of God,     the one who created all the nations of the earth.Go in the name of Christ,     the one who abides in love and abides in you.Go in the name of the Spirit of truth,     the one who advocates for you and guides you.

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POSTLUDE

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LABYRINTH Some of you may have been to a church or a retreat center that had a labyrinth on the grounds. Walking the labyrinth is a way of praying with the body that invites the divine presence into an active conversation with the heart and soul. The labyrinth is a sacred pattern that leads you on a prescribed path to its center and back out again. As we walk along, we are invited to take note of our journey, the twists and turns, as they mirror our personal spiritual walks. We invite you to embark upon this journey of prayerful wandering, but you certainly don’t have to wait until your are standing at the opening of an actual life-sized labyrinth. Follow these steps and trace the labyrinth with your finger in order to focus your thoughts and open yourself up to the presence of God.

First Movement: Releasing (Confession)

Place your finger at the opening of the labyrinth. Pray silently prayer of confession. When finished, slowly move your finger forward along the labyrinth. Move at your own pace toward the center. Let the words of the prayer stay with you. Quiet your mind as you move through the labyrinth. Make room for emotions and stirrings that arise. What needs to be changed, forgiven, cleared, confronted, or healed in your life? Offer these situations to God as you move forward.

Second Movement: Receiving (Centering)

When you reach the center, rest your finger there for a moment before you read a scripture reading for the day. When you are ready, read the passage slowly, as if you have never read it before. Center on Gods Word and be open to what God reveals to you through the reading. Return you finger to the center of the labyrinth and reflect on the passage and what it holds for you.

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Third Movement: Returning (Intercession)

As you prepare to leave the labyrinth, place your finger at the same opening in the center where you entered. Now lift up your intercessory prayers for the day and when finished, begin to move your finger back along the same path on which you entered. Let the intercessory prayers stay with you, and add to them as you make the turns and move along the pattern back out of the labyrinth. Be mindful of people and circumstances in the world that are in need of your prayers. Hold each one in your heart for a part of the journey outward.

When you have finished…

As you lift your finger from the labyrinths end, offer thanks to God.

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Lead Pastor Rev. Dr. Todd A. GileCommunity Development Pastor Rev. Kaitlin Moore MorleyOffice Administrator Jean MasonFinancial Secretary Kelly WallsMusic Director Tom DruryChoir Director Andrea DruryHospitality Sharon NorvellPart time Maintenance Debbie Kemp & David Bell

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