September 28 Service

September 28th, 2025 Worship Service Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio To support the ministry of the church, please click here: https://groveportumc.org/give/ OPENING SONGS: “Majesty” and “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High” WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING PRAYER: Leader: Holy God, we come to you now. You made us, you care for us, and you save us. People: We are here because the love of Christ moves us. Leader: Renew our faith today. Help us trust what we cannot see and do not fully understand. People: We are here because the love of Christ moves us. Leader: We worship you and rest in your mystery. Remind us that you are at work in our lives and in our world. You are in charge, and you are good. People: We are here because the love of Christ moves us. Leader: We gather as your people. Give us the fellowship of your Spirit. Help us carry each other’s burdens and share each other’s joys. People: We are here because the love of Christ moves us. Leader: Thank you for your great love. Be with us in this place. ALL: Amen. PRELUDE & LIGHTING ALTAR CANDLES “There is None Like You” *HYMN: “When Morning Gilds the Skies” CALL TO WORSHIP: Leader: Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. People: He is the head of his body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so he might come to have first place in everything. Leader: For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell. People: Through him, all things in heaven and on earth are reconciled to God, who was pleased to make peace through the blood of Christ’s cross. AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: We believe Jesus Christ brought God’s Kingdom near, calling all people to repent and believe the good news. We believe his death on the cross exposes both the reality of human sin and the depths of God’s selfless, sacrificial love. We believe his resurrection is God’s ultimate victory over sin, hate, evil, and death. We believe that through the Holy Spirit, Jesus still calls us and all to repent and believe the gospel, yielding our hearts to God alone, embodying in our lives the justice, mercy, and love of God’s rule. FIRST SCRIPTURE READING Exodus 3:1-14 OUR TIME OF PRAYER (During our time of prayer, the altar rail is open for all who wish to come forward.) HYMN “Sanctuary” PASTORAL PRAYER THE LORD’S PRAYER OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS: Special Music – “Chain Breaker” by Angela Martin *DOXOLOGY *PRAYER OF DEDICATION CHILDREN’S MOMENTS (Children K-6th grade are invited to Jr. Church at this time). SECOND SCRIPTURE READING Joshua 6:35-40 SERMON “Who Do YOU Say that I Am?” *CLOSING HYMN: “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” - #526 *BENEDICTION *SENDING FORTH: “As We Go” POSTLUDE “Love Lifted Me”