Pine River United Methodist Church
May 19, 2024
Pentecost Sunday
10:30 a.m.
SPECIAL MUSIC: “In the Garden” Jody Wilson and Dic Danielson
PRELUDE
RINGING OF THE BELL
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND JOYS AND CONCERNS
*HYMN #393 Spirit of the Living God
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: We are the Easter people!
People: We have witnessed the Resurrection of our Lord.
Leader: We are now called to be people of the Pentecost.
People: We are called to boldly share the good news of God’s love.
Leader: Open your hearts, O people, to God’s great power and love.
People: We open our hearts to hear God’s word for us and to joyfully proclaim Jesus Christ as our Savior. AMEN.
*HYMN THE FAITH WE SING#2016 Glorify Thy Name
*UNISON PRAYER
Send forth your Spirit, O God, and renew the face of the earth. Dwell among us, even though your presence will startle and unsettle us. Grant us your peace, we pray, as justice and love pour down upon the yearning earth. Amen.
*HYMN #454 Open My Eyes, That I May See
SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
Ezekiel 37:1-13
37 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. 3 He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6 I will lay sinews on you and will cause flesh to come upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
7 So I prophesied as I had been commanded, and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them, but there was no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10 I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.
11 Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves and bring you up from your graves, O my people, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 And you shall know that I am the Lord when I open your graves and bring you up from your graves, O my people.
Romans 8:22-27
22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together as it suffers together the pains of labor, 23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what one already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with groanings too deep for words. 27 And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Psalm 104:24, 27-34
O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
27 These all look to you
to give them their food in due season;
28 when you give to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.
30 When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works—
32 who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
Acts 2:1-4
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Praise be to God.
MESSAGE “New Life to Old Bones” Pastor Jen Matthees
*HYMN #328 Surely the Presence of the Lord
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
SILENT PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*HYMN #347 Spirit Song
*BENEDICTION
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Thank you to Jody Wilson and Dic Danielson for leading the hymns and providing music or the service.
Tuesday, May 21: 10:00 a.m. Coffee at Lifehouse
Sunday, May 26: 10:30 a.m. Worship – Trinity Sunday
10:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
May Mission: Community Fund (Benevolence fund -managed by Warehouse)
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Prayer list will be revised the beginning of each month. Please keep the office up-to-date on the prayer requests.
Prayers for: The Church, those suffering from terrorists and horrific violent acts and wars, weather disasters, our country, leaders, service men and women and first responders.
GOD ANSWERS PRAYER
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