May 5, 2024
Miramar United Methodist Church
in the heart of Miramar, a place for gathering, healing, and sending out friends, helping to create a sense of family to find new life in Christ.
Part of the United Methodist family where we make disciples for the
Transformation of the world.
Order of Worship
May 5, 2024 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. services
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
*HYMN 371 I Stand Amazed in the Presence+
1 I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene,
and wonder how he could love me, a sinner, condemned, unclean.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!
2 For me it was in the garden he prayed: "Not my will, but thine."
He had no tears for his own griefs, but sweat-drops of blood for mine.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!
3 In pity angels beheld him, and came from the world of light
to comfort him in the sorrows he bore for my soul that night.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!
4 He took my sins and my sorrows, he made them his very own;
he bore the burden to Calvary, and suffered and died alone.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!
5 When with the ransomed in glory his face I at last shall see,
'twill be my joy through the ages to sing of his love for me.
How marvelous! How wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful! Is my Savior's love for me!
WORDS: Charles H. Gabriel, 1905 MUSIC: Charles H. Gabriel, 1905
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP.
Love, Wonderful Love
Love wonderful love, the love of God to me.
Love wonderful love, so rich, so full, so free.
Wide, wide as the ocean deep, deep as the sea,
High, high as the heavens above is His love to me.
Precious Lamb of Glory
Precious Lamb of glory,
loves most wondrous story
heart of God’s redemption of man
Worship the lamb, glorify the Lamb
Worship the Lamb of glory
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Birthdays and Anniversaries.
Happy birthday to you, Jesus loves you it’s true,
May the Lord bless and keep you,
Happy birthday to you.
Happy Anniversary to you, happy Anniversary to you
Happy Anniversary dear friends, happy Anniversary to you
TONIGHT: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY: Picnic Committee at 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY: Pre School Board meeting at 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Choir 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: Children’s Club, 7-8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY: Youth Group go roller-skating 4-5:30 p.m.
Allison Feurtado will help you to see the play “Lock Down” at the Everglades High School on May 11 and 12. Please see flyer at the end of the bulletin for details.
The Jamaican Consulate General Miami presents the JamaicaHi-5 Reggae Run May 11. Register at jamaicahi5krun.com. Allison Feurtado will remain after church this Sunday to help with registrations for the MUMC team, so please have your credit/debit card available to process registrations. See flyer at the end of the bulletin for more details.
NEXT SUNDAY: Worship services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. as we give thanks for mothers, on Mother’s Day
MONDAY May 13: Finance Committee meeting at 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, May 14 BOLD Justice Celebration 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Merrell United Methodist Church, 3900 FL-7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319. Please turn your investments in to your team leader.
MONDAY May 27 will be the Memorial Day Picnic from noon to 5:00 p.m. Please plan on coming and to support it ahead of time with your prayers and your contributions of money so that we can bless the community with a meal where everyone is welcomed. Please use one of the picnic envelopes or write it onto your regular offering envelopes where in the “other” blank you write “picnic.” You may also give online when you fill in the blank with “picnic.” Thank you in advance. Please note: we need younger and fitter people to set up at 9:00 a.m. And people to stay after 5:00 p.m. to take everything down.
Vacation Bible School will be held starting Tuesday, June 11 to Friday June 14 for all children aged 3 to 13 years old. It will run 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and include lunch. Registration is on the first day and we ask a contribution of $20. The theme is Stellar, Shine Jesus’ Light and if you would like to be a youth helper or adult helper please talk to Phyllis Abel, Pastor David or Marvia Aitken. VBS is a great way to invite families with young children into our church.
July 1 to 6 are the dates for Summer Camp this year. We rejoice that we have filled the bus and a car.
If you would like to register to vote or receive a mail-in ballot or if you would like advice as to how to vote, our member Roland Abel is happy to discuss the choices with you so that you may make up your own mind on how you vote.
For Sharing of the Spirit, please wave at the YouTube camera and say, “the peace of the Lord be with you,” and then wave at your neighbor in the sanctuary and say, “and also with you”.
SCRIPTURE: Acts 10:23-48
CHILDREN’S TIME
*HYMN 369 Blessed Assurance+
1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
3. Perfect submission, all is at rest;
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
WORDS: Fanny J. Crosby, 1873 MUSIC: Phoebe P. Knapp, 1873
RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Please pass the offering bags along each row at the direction of the ushers. Instructions for giving online, by check or text are in the section after the Order of Service.
The Mission Offering today is for Good Samaritan Fund
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes to Apportionments
Prayer of Dedication
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
praise him all creatures here below,
praise him above, ye heavenly hosts,
praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
Sunday School children go out to their classes
HYMN 170 O How I Love Jesus+
1 There is a name I love to hear, I love to sing its worth;
it sounds like music in my ear, the sweetest name on earth.
O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus, because he first loved me!
2 It tells me of a Savior's love, who died to set me free;
it tells me of his precious blood, the sinner's perfect plea.
O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus, because he first loved me!
3 It tells of one whose loving heart can feel my deepest woe;
who in each sorrow bears a part that none can bear below.
O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus, because he first loved me!
WORDS: Frederick Whitfield, 1855 MUSIC 19th cent. USA melody
TIME OF SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS
(please email miramarpastor@gmail.com)
PRAYER HYMN 347 Spirit Song+
Oh let the Son of God enfold you with His spirit and His love,
Let Him fill your heart and satisfy your soul;
O let Him have the things that hold you, and His Spirit like a dove
Will descend upon your life and make you whole.
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs
O come and sing this song with gladness as your hearts are filled with joy.
Lift your hands in sweet surrender to His name.
O give Him all your tears and sadness; give Him all your years of pain,
and you’ll enter into life in Jesus’ name.
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION AND 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, the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
ANTHEM Fill Me Now Choir
SERMON Jesus healing the oppressed Pastor David Range
HYMN OF PREPARATION Fill My Cup, Lord
1. Like the woman at the well I was seeking
For things that could not satisfy;
And then I heard my Savior speaking
“Draw from my well that never shall run dry”
Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up, Lord!
Come and quench this thirsting of my soul
Bread of heaven feed me till I want no more
Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!
2. There are millions in this world who are craving
The pleasure earthly things afford
But none can match the wondrous treasure
That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord.
Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up, Lord!
Come and quench this thirsting of my soul
Bread of heaven feed me till I want no more
Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!
3. So, my brother, if the things this world gave you
Leave hungers that won’t pass away,
My blessed Lord will come and save you,
If you kneel to him and humbly pray:
Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up, Lord!
Come and quench this thirsting of my soul
Bread of heaven feed me till I want no more
Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!
HOLY COMMUNION
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, our Alpha and our Omega,
whose strong and loving arms encompass the universe,
for with your eternal Word and Holy Spirit you are forever one God.
Through your Word you created all things and called them good,
and in you we live and move and have our being.
When we fell into sin, you did not desert us.
You made covenant with your people Israel
and spoke through prophets and teachers.
In Jesus Christ your Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
full of grace and truth.
And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Holy are you, and blessed is Jesus Christ, who called you Abba, Father.
As a mother tenderly gathers her children,
you embraced a people as your own
and filled them with a longing for a peace that would last
and for a justice that would never fail.
In Jesus' suffering and death you took upon yourself our sin and death
and destroyed their power for ever.
You raised from the dead this same Jesus,
who now reigns with you in glory,
and poured upon us your Holy Spirit,
making us the people of your new covenant.
On the night before meeting with death, Jesus took bread,
gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to the disciples, and said:
"Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me."
When the supper was over Jesus took the cup,
gave thanks to you, gave it to the disciples, and said:
"Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving
as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us,
as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts,
that in the breaking of this bread and the drinking of this wine
we may know the presence of the living Christ
and be renewed as the body of Christ for the world,
redeemed by Christ's blood.
As the grain and grapes, once dispersed in the fields,
are now united on this table in bread and wine,
so may we and all your people be gathered from every time and place
into the unity of your eternal household
and feast at your table for ever.
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and for ever. Amen.
After those who are serving partake, please come up the side aisles at the direction of the ushers and kneel, starting at the middle and moving toward the sides. All are welcome to partake.
Hymns to be sung while Communion is being served.
Hymn 378 Amazing Grace
1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
was blind, but now I see.
2. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed.
3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
'tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.
4. The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be,
as long as life endures.
5. Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.
6. When we've been there ten thousand years,
bright shining as the sun,
we've no less days to sing God's praise
than when we first begun.
WORDS: John Newton; st 6 anon. MUSIC:19th cent. USA melody; harm. by Edwin O. Excell
Hymn189 Fairest Lord Jesus+
1. Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou of God and man the Son,
Thee will I cherish, Thee will I honor,
thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
2. Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring:
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer
who makes the woeful heart to sing.
3. Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
and all the twinkling starry host:
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
than all the angels heaven can boast.
4. Beautiful Savior! Lord of all the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine.
WORDS: Munster Gesangbuch; trans. by Joseph August Seiss MUSIC: Schlesische Volkslieder; arr. by Richard Storrs Willis
Hymn 529 How Firm a Foundation+
1. "How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he hath said,
to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
2. "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
for I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand
upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
3. "When through deep waters I call thee to go,
the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
for I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
4. "When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,
my grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;
the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
5. “The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no, never, no, never forsake.”
WORDS: 'K' in Rippon's A Selection of Hymns MUSIC: Early USA melody; harm. from Tabor
O How He Loves You and Me
1. O how he loves you and me! O how he loves you and me!
He gave his life. What more could he give?
O how he loves you; O how he loves me; O how he loves you and me!
2. Jesus to Calv’ry did go; his love for sinners to show.
What he did there brought hope from despair.
O how he loves you; O how he loves me; O how he loves you and me!
This, this is the God we adore
1. This, this is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable Friend;
Whose love is as great as His power, And neither knows measure nor end.
2. ’Tis Jesus, the first and the last, Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home;
We’ll praise Him for all that is past, And trust Him for all that’s to come.
HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 370 Victory in Jesus+
1. I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory,
how he gave his life on Calvary to save a wretch like me;
I heard about his groaning, of his precious blood’s atoning,
then I repented of my sins and won the victory.
O victory in Jesus, my Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me with his redeeming blood;
he loved me ere I knew him, and all my love is due him;
he plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.
2. I heard about his healing, of his cleansing power revealing,
how he made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see;
and then I cried, “Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit,”
and somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory.
O victory in Jesus, my Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me with his redeeming blood;
he loved me ere I knew him, and all my love is due him;
he plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.
3 I heard about a mansion he has built for me in glory,
and I heard about the streets of gold beyond the crystal sea;
about the angels singing and the old redemption story,
and some sweet day I’ll sing up there the song of victory.
O victory in Jesus, my Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me with his redeeming blood;
he loved me ere I knew him, and all my love is due him;
he plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood.
WORDS: Eugene M. Bartlett, 1939 MUSIC: Eugene M. Bartlett, 1939
BENEDICTION
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We give God thanks for this opportunity to worship together in-person in our sanctuary as well as online. Wearing your mask is optional as the Covid virus, although still present, is no longer a healthcare emergency. Please continue to get your booster shots as they become available. We are always happy (and look forward) to have you join us in the sanctuary, but for those who would like to continue to participate from home, we will continue to live stream the services on X.com (formerly Twitter) and youtube.com.
To join us on youtube.com simply type Miramar UMC in the search bar and then you should see the service live streamed. If you subscribe to our service through youtube.com you can set up reminders for the day before or 15 minutes before, whatever you like.
The other way to “gather” in virtual worship is through the X.com (formerly known as Twitter) service available by going to our miramarumc.org website. Pass around the information so that others may join in worship by clicking on the x.com icon on the home page. We will continue our 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. services (except when we have a fifth Sunday of the month 10:00 a.m. service.) If you lose the service for a few seconds do not worry it will probably come back, but if it is longer than a few seconds you might try clicking the refresh Error! Filename not specified. button in your browser window.
Please email your prayer requests for uplifting on Sundays by sending them to miramarpastor@gmail.com. It is best if you send them by Saturday NOON if possible.
Our church prayer meeting is online on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and you may contact Marvia Aitken or Vinessa Edwards for the link.
WAYS to give:
1. Online giving is available through our website
www.MiramarUMC.org. On the home page the ‘Donate’ icon (a hand with a dollar sign above it) is located at the top left corner and on the right under “Contact Us” you will see the same icon along with “Donate Online.” Click on either location for instructions. If you need help call the church office at 954-989-4711. Thanks to all who have signed up for this. The regular tithes and offerings of the church are a great source of blessing.
2. You can also mail a check to Miramar United Methodist Church. If you have your offering envelopes you will see that the address of the church is printed for mailing purposes and your offering can be mailed in this envelope when you apply a stamp. You may also use a regular envelope and address it to: MUMC, 2507 Utopia Drive, Miramar FL 33023. Just put your check inside, mark which funds you would like to support, put a stamp on and let the United States Postal Service do the rest! Or bring it by after the Sunday services, someone will be in the church for one hour after the worship finishes as well as Mon-Thurs 1-5 pm. We trust God will keep us strong.
3. Also, we have the option of giving by text! Use 833-931-1791 to GivePlusText and when you text any amount, by putting that number in the message, you will be prompted to register, then fill out the details of your name, address and means of payment, and the contribution will go in! If you enter an email address you will get an immediate receipt. It is easy! If you have an Apple phone you may also get Vanco’s GivePlusMobile by downloading the app from the App Store. You may also look up YouTube videos to show how all this is done.
Thank you for your prayers! Grace and peace, Pastor David
When you visit our church, you will find:
A caring congregation that will gladly welcome you
Preaching and teaching that is centered on the Word of God
Ministries to meet the spiritual and outreach needs of our community
Moving praise and worship
Please call the church office for information on any of these events.
In His Care,
Pastor David Range Tel: 954-989-4711, Fax: 954-989-4315
Pre-School & After Care available.
Pre-School Directer, Marleni Brant-Pomare,
Tel: 954-981-9269, Fax: 954-989-4315
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
