Pine River United Methodist Church
October 19, 2025
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
*please stand if you are able
SPECIAL MUSIC: “Love, Love” Jody Wilson
RINGING OF THE BELL
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND JOYS AND CONCERNS
*HYMN #577 God of Grace and God of Glory
*Call to Worship
Leader: Come, people of God, let us celebrate the gifts we have been given.
People: We rejoice in the abundance of God’s blessings!
Leader: God calls us to be stewards of grace, love, and generosity.
People: We dedicate ourselves to sharing God’s blessings with the world.
Leader: Let us worship with open hearts and willing hands.
People: We come to serve, to give, and to glorify God!
*HYMN Faith We Sing #2036 Give Thanks
*Wesley Covenant Prayer (Unison)
“I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things
to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, O glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.”
HYMN Faith We Sing#2016 Glorify Thy Name
SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
Romans 14:8-19 page 154 in NT of Pew Bible
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.11 For it is written,
“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall give praise to God.”
12 So then, each one of us will be held accountable.
13 Let us therefore no longer pass judgment on one another, but resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who considers it unclean. 15 If your brother or sister is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died. 16 So do not let your good be slandered. 17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 The one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has human approval. 19 Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
Psalm 26 page 488 in OT of Pew Bible
Vindicate me, O Lord,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
test my heart and mind.
3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
and I walk in faithfulness to you.
4 I do not sit with the worthless,
nor do I consort with hypocrites;
5 I hate the company of evildoers
and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,
7 singing aloud a song of thanksgiving
and telling all your wondrous deeds.
8 O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell
and the place where your glory abides.
9 Do not sweep me away with sinners
nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
10 those in whose hands are evil devices
and whose right hands are full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I walk in my integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me.
12 My foot stands on level ground;
in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.
1 Corinthians 4:1-9 page159 in NT of Pew Bible
Think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself. 4 I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. 5 Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.
6 I have applied all this to Apollos and myself for your benefit, brothers and sisters, so that you may learn through us what “Not beyond what is written” means, so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of one against another. 7 For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive?
8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Quite apart from us you have become kings! If only you had become kings, so that we might be kings with you! 9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, as though sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to humans.
Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Praise be to God.
MESSAGE “Giving Yourself” Pastor Jen Matthees
SPECIAL MUSIC: “Long Black Train” Jody Wilson
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
SILENT PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*HYMN Faith We Sing #2222 The Servant Song
*BENEDICTION
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Tuesday, October 21: 10:00 a.m. Coffee at Lifehouse
5:00 p.m. Ad Council Meeting
Sunday, October 26: 10:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:30 a.m. Worship
October and November Mission: Snow Removal
October Newsletter printed copies are on the back table for whoever would like to take one.
Normal Church Office Hours:
Tuesday 8:00 – Noon, 1:00 –3:00 p.m.
Thursday and Friday 8:00 – 12:30 p.m
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For prayer requests please contact the church office: prmethodist@gmail.com OR 218-587-4091.
The beginning of each month we will be starting a new prayer list. If you want continued prayers for a loved one, please contact church office.
GOD HEARS AND ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS
“4 For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 4:4 NKJV
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