Pine River United Methodist Church
June 29, 2025
10:30 AM Worship Service
*please stand if you are able
SPECIAL MUSIC: “Shout to the Lord” Jody Wilson
PRELUDE
RINGING OF THE BELL
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND JOYS AND CONCERNS
*HYMN Faith We Sing#2223 They’ll Know We are Christians by Our Love
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Great is our God and greatly to be praised!
P: The whole earth reflects God’s power and might.
L: When we recall the wonders of God’s creation….
P: We rejoice at the awesome complexity of it all.
L: Lord, you have brought us up from fear to hope.
P: Let us worship and praise God for all God’s faithfulness.
All: Stir our souls and spirits as our voices rise to you! AMEN.
*HYMN Faith We Sing #2222 The Servant Song
* Unison Prayer
God of all life and love: we are your children, and you made us free to live in joyful relationship with you and one another. Your grace empowers us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Give us the courage to love ourselves as much as you love us and to love others with the same compassion. Amen.
HYMN #703 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot verses 1, 2
SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
2 Kings 2:1-2,6-14 page 327 in OT of Pew Bible
Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. 7 Fifty men of the company of prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. 8 Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and the two of them crossed on dry ground.
9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I may do for you before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.” 10 He responded, “You have asked a hard thing, yet if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not.” 11 As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. 12 Elisha kept watching and crying out, “Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
13 He picked up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the water. He said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? Where is he?” He struck the water again, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha crossed over.
Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 page 518 in OT of Pew Bible
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.
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.
13 Your way, O God, is holy.
What god is so great as our God?
14 You are the God who works wonders;
you have displayed your might among the peoples.
15 With your strong arm you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
16 When the waters saw you, O God,
when the waters saw you, they were afraid;
the very deep trembled.
17 The clouds poured out water;
the skies thundered;
your arrows flashed on every side.
18 The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
your lightnings lit up the world;
the earth trembled and shook.
19 Your way was through the sea,
your path through the mighty waters,
yet your footprints were unseen.
20 You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Galatians 5:1,13-26 page 180 in NT of Pew Bible
1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become enslaved to one another. 14 For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.
16 Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, 21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. 24 And those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.
Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Praise be to God.
MESSAGE ”Fruits and Means” Pastor Jen Matthees
SPECIAL MUSIC: “Great is the Lord” Jody Wilson
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
SILENT PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*HYMN #347 Spirit Song
*BENEDICTION
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Tuesday, July 1: 10 a.m. Coffee at Lifehouse
Sunday, July 6: 10:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:30 a.m. Worship (Holy Communion)
Offering plate is in back of the church.
June and July Mission: Good Samaritan Christmas
We need a scripture reader for July 6: Please sign up on back table.
Sign up sheets for Summer luncheon salads on back table also.
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For prayer requests please contact the church office: prmethodist@gmail.com OR 218-587-4091.
The beginning of July we will be starting a new prayer list. If you want continued prayers for a loved one, please contact church office. Friends and family members will now be listed first name only.
GOD HEARS AND ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS
“But truly God has listened;
he has heard the words of my prayer”
Psalm 66:19 NRSVUE
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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