Pastor: David Range
September 7, 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
September 7, 2025 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. services
and Holy Communion
Please see the end of the bulletin for some additional important information
CALL TO WORSHIP
*HYMN 381 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us+
1. Savior, like a shepherd lead us,
much we need thy tender care;
in thy pleasant pastures feed us,
for our use thy folds prepare.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
Thou hast bought us, thine we are.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
Thou hast bought us, thine we are.
2. We are thine, thou dost befriend us,
be the guardian of our way;
keep thy flock, from sin defend us,
seek us when we go astray.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
Hear, O hear us when we pray.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
Hear, O hear us when we pray.
3. Thou hast promised to receive us,
poor and sinful though we be;
thou hast mercy to relieve us,
grace to cleanse and power to free.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
We will early turn to thee.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
We will early turn to thee.
4. Early let us seek thy favor,
early let us do thy will;
blessed Lord and only Savior,
with thy love our bosoms fill.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
Thou hast loved us, love us still.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!
Thou hast loved us, love us still.
WORDS: Attr. to Dorothy A. Thrupp, 1836 MUSIC: William B. Bradbury, 1859
PRAYER
*PRAISE AND WORSHIP
We bring a sacrifice of praise (Sing twice)
We bring the sacrifice of praise
Into the house of the Lord.
We bring the sacrifice of praise
Into the house of the Lord.
And we offer up to you
The sacrifices of thanksgiving;
And we offer up to you
The sacrifices of joy.
Jubilate, everybody (Sing twice)
Jubilate, everybody,
serve the Lord in all your ways,
and come before His presence singing:
enter now His courts with praise.
For the Lord our God is gracious,
and His mercy everlasting.
Jubilate, jubilate, jubilate Deo!
Awesome God(Sing twice)
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
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 Worship services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. and will include Holy Communion. All are invited to partake.
The United Methodist Men will meet in the fellowship hall after the 11:00 a.m. service. The Pastor Appreciation Service Planning Committee will also meet after the 11:00 a.m. service in the library.
Also the installation of the new District Superintendent, the Rev. Vidalis Lopez, will take place at Plantation UMC at 1001 NW 70th Ave, Plantation, FL 33313. Bishop Tom Berlin will lead the service. The District Superintendent will be our speaker at the Pastor Appreciation Service on October 26 at one joint 10:00 a.m. service
TONIGHT: Church Prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom
MONDAY: Trustees meet at 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY: Nominations Committee, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: BOLD Justice meets with Broward County Commissioner Hazelle Rogers to discuss Affordable Housing, at 1:00 p.m. Please see flyer for details.
WEDNESDAY: Bible Study on Zoom at 7:00 p.m. See Pastor David for the link by contacting him at miramarpastor@gmail.com and if you would like to join the Whatsapp group for messages about the Bible study please contact the pastor also. Besides information on the dates of meeting, there are inspirational messages being shared by the members. You may join the study at any time between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. because some get home late from work, or eat their meal when the group discussion is going on. That is fine and if you can be seen and heard for a little bit or even wish to say “good night” at the end please know that anyone is welcome at anytime.
THURSDAY: Free Parent Workshop from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. for parents of infants to elementary school students so that participants might become better advocates and access more resources. Families will receive a Target Gift Card and dinner and have childcare provided. Please see flyer at the end of the bulletin. Registration to take place by September 9
THURSDAY: Choir Practice at 7:00 p.m.
NEXT SUNDAY: Worship services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Looking ahead:
MONDAY, September 15, Finance Committee at 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, September 16 BOLD Justice House meeting for the Network of Joyce Hemmans in the church, 7:30 p.m.
For those concerned about the immigration issue please see the poster at the end of the bulletin about the Immigration Town Hall at Christ UMC in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday, September 20 from 9:30 to noon. We could carpool from our church parking lot leaving about 8:45 a.m.
MONDAY September 22, Admin/Church Council at 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY September 23 BOLD Justice House meeting for the Network of Clover Williams Dussard, Roland Abel, and Vinessa Edwards. Each meeting will be held in one of the following rooms: the sanctuary, the fellowship hall or the library. Each meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, September 28 Charge Conference at Hollywood Hills UMC at 4:00 p.m. Address: 400 N 35th Ave, Hollywood, FL 33021
Flourish & Fly: Strong Girls, Strong World
In celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child, the South Broward Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. invites girls ages 11–17 to a FREE empowerment workshop designed to uplift, inspire, and equip the next generation of leaders, Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM at McArthur High School for an engaging day filled with impactful sessions on emotional empowerment, financial readiness, healthy living, and self-worth. This dynamic program will include refreshments, gift bags, and raffle prizes—all while creating a safe and supportive space for girls to thrive. McArthur High School, 6501 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33024
Upper Room Daily Devotional Guides for September and October are now available on the back table.
Preschool places are available for ages 1 to 5 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. You or any of your friends with small children are invited to drop by anytime or make an appointment with the director Ms. Marleni by calling 954 981 9269. Also, to have a good look at the wonderful things the preschool does you may look at the website: miramarmethodistpreschool.com/
If you would like to make a contribution to the preschool please see the chair of the preschool board, see Phyllis Abel.
The Mission Offering today is for Residing Hope
Next Sunday our Mission Offering goes to Good Samaritan Fund
You may still give to the 65th anniversary fund.
Please put your contribution in the dedicated envelope
or mark any envelope with your gift.
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”
Responsive reading of Psalm 139
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it altogether.
You pursue me behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it.
Whither shall I go from your spirit?
Or whither shall O flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the utmost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, “Let only darkness cover me, and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you, the night is bright as day; for darkness is as light with you.
For it was you who formed my inward parts,
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for you are fearful and wonderful.
Wonderful are your works!
You know me very well;
my frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes beheld my unformed substance;
In your book were written the days that were formed for me, every day, before they came into being.
How profound to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast are the sum of them!
If I would count them, they are more than the sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
O that you would slay the wicked O God, and that the bloodthirsty would depart from me,
Those who maliciously defy you, who lift themselves up against you for evil.
Do I not hate them that hate you, O Lord? And do I not loathe them that rise up against you?
I hate them with a perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts;
and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Please stand for the reading of the gospel of Luke 14:28-35
CHILDREN’S TIME
HYMN 472 Near to the Heart of God+
1 There is a place of quiet rest,
near to the heart of God;
a place where sin cannot molest,
near to the heart of God.
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
sent from the heart of God,
hold us who wait before thee
near to the heart of God.
2 There is a place of comfort sweet,
near to the heart of God;
a place where we our Savior meet,
near to the heart of God.
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
sent from the heart of God,
hold us who wait before thee
near to the heart of God.
3 There is place a place of full release,
near to the heart of God;
a place where all is joy and peace,
near to the heart of God.
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
sent from the heart of God,
hold us who wait before thee
near to the heart of God.
WORDS: Cleland B. McAfee, 1903 MUSIC: Cleland B. McAfee, 1903
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 382 Have Thine Own Way+
1 Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after thy will,
while I am waiting, yielded and still.
2. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Search me and try me, Savior today!
Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now,
as in thy presence humbly I bow.
3 Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me I pray!
Power, all power, surely is thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!
4. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Hold o'er my being absolute sway.
Fill with thy Spirit till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me!
WORDS: Adelaidee A. Pollard, 1902 MUSIC: George C. Stebbins, 1907
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.
SERMON There is no spot where God is not Pastor David Range
HYMN OF PREPARATION 400 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing+
1 Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
mount of thy redeeming love.
2. Here I raise mine Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I'm come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
3. O to grace how great a debtor
daily I'm constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here's my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
WORDS: Robert Robinson, 1758 MUSIC: Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813
HOLY COMMUNION
The Great Thanksgiving for the Season after Pentecost
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.
It is right, and a good and joyful thing,
always and everywhere to give thanks to you,
Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
You formed us in your image and breathed into us the breath of life.
When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast.
You delivered us from captivity, made covenant to be our sovereign God,
and spoke to us through your prophets, who looked for that day
when justice shall roll down like waters
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream,
when nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.
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 your Son Jesus Christ.
Your Spirit anointed him to preach good news to the poor,
to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
and to announce that the time had come
when you would save your people.
He healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners.
By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection
you gave birth to your Church,
delivered us from slavery to sin and death,
and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit.
At his ascension you exalted him
to sit and reign with you at your right hand.
On the night in which he gave himself up for us, he took bread,
gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his 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 he took the cup,
gave thanks to you, gave it to his 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 of bread and wine.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ,
that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood.
By your Spirit make us one with Christ,
one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world,
until Christ comes in final victory, and we feast at his heavenly banquet.
Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Songs to be sung during Communion
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
1. My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away
O let me from this day be wholly Thine!
2. May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire;
As Thou hast died for me, O may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be, a living fire!
3. While life's dark maze I tread,
and griefs around me spread, be thou my guide;
bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow's tears away,
nor let me ever stray from thee aside.
4. When ends life's transient dream,
when death's cold, sullen stream shall o'er me roll;
blest Savior, then in love, fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above, a ransomed soul!
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.
HYMN 357 Just As I Am
1. Just as I am, without one plea,
but that thy blood was shed for me,
and that thou bidst me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
2. Just as I am, and waiting not
to rid my soul of one dark blot,
to thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
HYMN 357 Just As I Am
1. Just as I am, without one plea,
but that thy blood was shed for me,
and that thou bidst me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
2. Just as I am, and waiting not
to rid my soul of one dark blot,
to thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
3. Just as I am, though tossed about
with many a conflict, many a doubt,
fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
4. Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;
sight, riches, healing of the mind,
yea, all I need in thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
5. Just as I am, thou wilt receive,
wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
because thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
6. Just as I am, thy love unknown
hath broken every barrier down;
now, to be thine, yea thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
WORDS: Charlotte Elliot, 1835 MUSIC: William B. Bradbury, 1849
*HYMN OF SENDING FORTH 407 Close to Thee+
Thou my everlasting portion,
more than friend or life to me,
all along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with thee.
Close to thee, close to thee,
close to thee, close to thee,
all along my pilgrim journey,
Savior, let me walk with thee.
2. Not for ease or worldly pleasure,
nor for fame my prayer shall be;
gladly will I toil and suffer,
only let me walk with thee.
Close to thee, close to thee,
close to thee, close to thee,
gladly will I toil and suffer,
only let me walk with thee.
3 Lead me through the vale of shadows,
bear me o'er life's fitful sea;
then the gate of life eternal
may I enter, Lord, with thee.
Close to thee, close to thee,
close to thee, close to thee,
then the gate of life eternal
may I enter, Lord, with thee.
WORDS: Fanny J. Crosbie, 1874 Music: Silas J. Vail, 1874
BENEDICTION
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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
