Pine River United Methodist Church
June 14, 2026 10:30 a.m
*please stand if you are able
SPECIAL MUSIC: “It is the cry of my heart” (FWS 2165) Jody Wilson
RINGING OF THE BELL
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND JOYS AND CONCERNS
*HYMN #526 What a Friend We Have in Jesus
*Call to Worship
Leader: From the familiar places of our comfort, God calls us into the unknown.
All: We answer, for wherever God’s people go, we will go.
Leader: In seasons of grief, bitterness, and loss, God remains our refuge.
All: We bring our emptiness to the Lord, trusting in His steadfast love.
Leader: Through the quiet faithfulness of ordinary people, God weaves a story of extraordinary grace.
All: Your people will be our people, and your God our God. Let us worship the Lord together!
HYMN #140 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
*Unison Prayer
“Almighty and Faithful God, you have knit us together in love and purpose. We pray today that you pour into our hearts the strength to remain loyal, steadfast, and true to one another. Help us to keep our promises, to stand by each other in times of trial, and to honor the trust we share. Guard our minds against doubt and our lips against deceit. May our commitment reflect your unconditional love, binding us together in peace, respect, and enduring devotion. Amen.”
*HYMN #133 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
Ruth 1:6-10, 14-18 page 236 in OT
6 Then she started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had considered his people and given them food. 7 So she set out from the place where she had been living, she and her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah. 8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back each of you to your mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. 9 The Lord grant that you may find security, each of you in the house of your husband.” Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud. 10 They said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.”
14 Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
15 So she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16 But Ruth said,
“Do not press me to leave you,
to turn back from following you!
Where you go, I will go;
where you lodge, I will lodge;
your people shall be my people
and your God my God.
17 Where you die, I will die,
and there will I be buried.
May the Lord do thus to me,
and more as well,
if even death parts me from you!”
18 When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.
Psalm 77:1-12 page 518 in OT
I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, that he may hear me.
2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
my soul refuses to be comforted.
3 I think of God, and I moan;
I meditate, and my spirit faints.
4 You keep my eyelids from closing;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5 I consider the days of old
and remember the years of long ago.
6 I commune with my heart in the night;
I meditate and search my spirit:
7 “Will the Lord spurn forever
and never again be favorable?
8 Has his steadfast love ceased forever?
Are his promises at an end for all time?
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he in anger shut up his compassion?”
10 And I say, “It is my grief
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
11 I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord;
I will remember your wonders of old.
12 I will meditate on all your work
and muse on your mighty deeds.
Proverbs 17:17 page 574 in OT
17 A friend loves at all times,
and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.
Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Praise be to God.
MESSAGE: Loyalty—Naomi and Ruth Pastor Jen Mathees
SPECIAL MUSIC: “As the deer” Jody Wilson
HYMN #381 Savior, Lake a Shepherd Lead Us verses 1-2
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
SILENT PRAYER
THE 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, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*HYMN #338 Where He Leads Me
*BENEDICTION
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Tuesday, June 16: 10 a.m. Coffee at Lifehouse
Sunday, June 21: 10:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:30 a.m. Worship Father’s Day
June Mission: Minnesota Veterans Project
*Printed copies June Newsletter on back table
*We need a scripture reader for next Sunday, June 21.
*Sign up sheet on back table to help with Walking Tacos!
*Sign up sheet on back table to help with Walking Tacos!
Church Office Hours:
Tuesday 8:00 – Noon, 1:00 –3:00 p.m.
Thursday and Friday 8:00 – 12:30 p.m
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
He causes us to remember his wonderful works.
How gracious and merciful is our Lord!
Psalm 111:4 NLT
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