Pine River United Methodist Church
July 19, 2026 10:30 a.m
*please stand if you are able
RINGING OF THE BELL
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND JOYS AND CONCERNS
OPENING SONG: “Morning Has Broken” Jody Wilson
*HYMN #144 This Is My Father’s World
*Call to Worship
Leader: God has set this day before us,
All: A day set apart, a day of rest and praise.
Leader: God has set our lives before us,
All: A span of years in which we love, and learn, and serve.
Leader: God has set God’s seal upon our hearts,
All: So that we might live fully in deep love.
Let us worship God.
*HYMN #474 Precious Lord, Take My Hand
*Unison Prayer
Gracious God,
We thank You for the changing seasons of our lives.
In times of spring, give us hope as we begin anew.
In times of summer, help us grow and enjoy Your blessings.
In times of fall, teach us to be grateful for the harvest of our work.
And in times of winter, give us peace and strength to wait for Your light.
Through every season, Your love remains the same.
Guide our steps. Hold our hands.
In Your holy name, we pray. Amen
HYMN #600 Wonderful Words of Life
SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
Genesis-1: 1-11,14-15, 20, 24, 26-28, 31
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth.” And it was so.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.
20 And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens.”
24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Proverbs 3:17-19
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.
19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding he established the heavens;
Matthew 10:39
Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.
Revelation 22:1-5,12,16-21
22 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him; 4 they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work.
16 “It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.”
And let everyone who hears say, “Come.”
And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book; 19 if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.
Leader: The word of God for the people of God.
People: Praise be to God.
MESSAGE “Creation to Revelation and everything
in between” Pastor Jen Matthees
SPECIAL MUSIC: “Here I am Lord” Jody Wilson
HYMN #364 Because He Lives
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
SILENT PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*HYMN #527 Do Lord, Remember Me
*BENEDICTION
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Tuesday, July 21: 10:00 a.m. Coffee at Lifehouse
5:00 p.m. Ad Council meeting
Sunday, July 26: 10:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:30 a.m. Worship
July Mission: Pine River Cemetery
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.
GOD HEARS AND ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS
16 You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed. 17 How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be numbered! Psalm 139:16-17 NLT
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