Pastor: David Range
May 25, 2025
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 for
May 25, 2025 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. service
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
*HYMN 117 O God, Our Help in Ages Past+
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!
2. Under the shadow of thy throne
Still may we dwell secure;
Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood
Or Earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all who breathes away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
6 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Be thou our guide while life shall last,
And our eternal home.
WORDS: Isaac Watt, 1719 MUSIC: Attr. to William Croft, 1708; harm. by W. H. Monk 1861
PRAYER
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
Everyday with Jesus (Sing twice)
Every day with Jesus, is sweeter than the day before
Every day with Jesus, I love him more and more
Jesus saves and keeps me
And he’s the one I’m living for
Every day with Jesus, is sweeter than the day before.
I keep falling in love with Him (Sing twice)
I keep falling in love with him over and over and over and over again.
I keep falling in love with him over and over and over and over again.
He gets sweeter and sweeter as the days go by;
Oh, what a love between my Lord and I!
I keep falling in love with him over and over and over and over again.
O how He loves You and Me (Sing twice)
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.
Jesus to Calvary did go, His love for all he did 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.
Hallelujah, hallelujah I’m so glad to tell (sing twice)
Hallelujah, hallelujah I’m so glad to tell
Hallelujah, hallelujah with my soul is well
Hallelu, hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord
Hallelu, hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord
Praise ye the Lord, hallelujah, praise ye the Lord hallelujah
Praise ye the Lord, hallelujah, praise ye the Lord!
For God so Loved the World (sing twice)
For God so loved the world
He gave his only Son, to die on Calvary’s tree
From sin to set me free
Some day he’s coming back, what a glory that will be
Wonderful his love to me.
WELCOME: Visitors, you are invited to stand and introduce yourself or be introduced by a friend. Please receive the information card that the usher offers and when you have filled it in please return it to the usher.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
ANNOUNCEMENTS—CALL TO ACTION
TODAY: Some picnic setup at 5:00 p.m.
TONIGHT: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom
MONDAY: Memorial Day Community picnic from Noon to 4:00 p.m. Please invite a friend or friends. If you would like to help in any way, a member of the planning committee will help you sign up for a voluntary role using the bright orange sheets on the clipboard in the foyer, and on the back table. Please also show your support by giving a gift through the envelopes found in the pew pockets today or by giving online.
THURSDAY: Choir 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: Food Distribution 4:00 p.m.
FRIDAY: Men’s Games Night starting at 7:00 p.m. All men and their friends are welcome, light snacks to be served
Remembering Luis Romero the husband of Eula Fahie Romero’s and father of Elden, Alia, Dakarai, and D’Andre, will begin on Friday, May 30 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Michael Williams’ funeral home at 4529 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood 33021 with a visitation. The viewing continues on Saturday May 31 at 10:00 a.m. with the funeral service taking place at 11:00 a.m. in our church followed by a repast in the fellowship hall. Please keep the family in your prayers.
NEXT SUNDAY: Worship Services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. with the United Methodist Men’s meeting after the 11:00 a.m. service
SATURDAY June 7, Turks & Caicos Islands Florida USA Association, Inc.
invites everyone to “A taste of the Turks & Caicos Islands”, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Miramar Regional Park, 16801 Miramar Prkwy, 33027. Please see flyer for details.
SUNDAY June 8 Multicultural Service. One joint service at 10:00 a.m. Please prepare your displays and food for the sharing time in the fellowship hall after the service.
Vacation Bible School takes place June 9 to 13, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please fill out a registration form in the foyer. If you can offer help please speak to Phyllis Abel, Marvia Aitken, or Pastor David.
June 10 at 7:30 p.m. is the Bold Justice Celebration and Investment Campaign at the Plantation Seventh Day Adventist Church, 400 NW 118th Ave, Plantation, FL 33325. Please see your Network or Team member for more details
If you would like to make a contribution to the preschool please see Phyllis Abel.
The Mission Offering today is for Good Samaritan Fund
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes to Apportionments
The only gift that is too small is the one that is never made at all.
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 16:11-15
Please stand for the gospel according to John 114:15-31
CHILDREN’S TIME
A TIME OF HONORING those who have served our country in the military
CHILDREN SING (11:00 a.m.)
HYMN 696 America the Beautiful+
O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain;
for purple mountain majesties
above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed his grace on thee,
and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.
2 O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife,
who more than self, their country loved,
and mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine,
till all success be nobleness, and every gain divine.
3 O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years
thine alabaster cities gleam,
undimmed by human tears!
America! America! God mend thine every flaw,
confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law.
WORDS: Katharine Lee Bates, 1904 MUSIC: Samuel A. Ward, 1888
RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
WAYS TO GIVE
1. Click the ‘Donate’ icon on http://www.miramarumc.org/
And follow the prompts
2. Give by text, using the number 833-931-1791. Text the donation amount, press send, and you will be prompted to register by giving your name and card information
3. You may also donate with cash or check to MUMC
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
Jesus Loves Me This I Know
1 Jesus loves me! this I know, for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong; they are weak, but he is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
2 Jesus loves me, this I know, as he loved so long ago,
taking children on his knee, saying, "Let them come to me."
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
3 Jesus loves me still today, walking with me on my way,
wanting as a friend to give, light and love to all who live.
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
WORDS: St. 1 Anna B. Warner, 1860; Sts. 2-3 David Rutherford MacGuire MUSIC: William B. Bradbury, 1862
TIME OF SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS
(please email miramarpastor@gmail.com)
PRAYER HYMN 389 Freely, Freely+
1 God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name,
I’ve been born again in Jesus’ name,
and in Jesus’ name I come to you,
to share his love as he told me to.
He said, “Freely, freely you have received,
freely, freely give.
Go in my name, and because you believe,
others will know that I live.”
2 All power is given in Jesus’ name,
in earth and heaven in Jesus’ name,
and in Jesus’ name I come to you,
to share his power as he told me to.
He said, “Freely, freely you have received,
freely, freely give.
Go in my name, and because you believe,
others will know that I live.”
WORDS: Carol Owens, 1972 MUSIC: Carol Owens: 1982
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.
MUSICAL SELECTION
SERMON Because He Lives Pastor David Range
*HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 364 Because He Lives+
God sent His Son, they called him Jesus;
He came to love, heal and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow;
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
2. How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride, and joy he gives;
But greater still the calm assurance,
This child can face uncertain days because He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow;
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
3. And then one day I'll cross the river;
I'll fight life’s final war with pain;
And then as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow;
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
WORDS: Gloria and William J. Gaither, 1971 MUSIC: William J. Gaither, 1971
BENEDICTION
All music under ccli #24249
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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 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.
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
