The Holy Spirit: A Friend Indeed to Those in Need - Peterborough United Methodist Church

Image credit: Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1633

               The Holy Spirit:
       A Friend Indeed to Those in Need
                    Sunday, June 20, 2021
                 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
                        Pastor Arnie Johnson
        Isaiah 11:1-3                                 John 14:15-27

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~Wiggling is appropriate & welcome.
*Those able are invited to stand in praise.
Responsive parts in bold.

PRELUDE                                                            Organist

WELCOME                                                            Leader

~*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                  Liturgist
O God,
our guide and help in alien and contentious places:
as Esther prayed faithfully and worked courageously
for the deliverance of your people,
strengthen us to confront the oppressor
and free the oppressed,
so that all people may know
the justice and unity of your realm. Amen.

~OPENING PRAYER                Lectionary.Library.Vanderbilt.edu   Liturgist
Loving God,
open our ears to hear your word
and draw us closer to you,
that the whole world may be one with you
as you are one with us in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

~* APOSTLE’S CREED, ECUMENICAL VERSION                             UMH 882
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
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he ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.                       *universal

~*HYMN The Church’s One Foundation UMH 545

SCRIPTURE     Isaiah 11:1-3 Pew Bible OT p 602              Liturgist

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will
bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and
of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the
knowledge and fear of the Lord— and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.

The Word of God for the People of God. Thanks be to God.

JOYS & CONCERNS
Joys:      Gracious Lord, bless this joy.
Concerns: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

CHILDREN’S MOMENT

BODY PRAYER           youtube.com/watch?v=_lKdXykzTXk       Leader

AWAIT (hands at waist, cupped up to receive):
Await God’s presence, however it may come to you.
ALLOW (reach up, hands open):
Allow a sense of God’s presence) to come
…or not…and be what it is.
ACCEPT (hands at heart, cupped towards body):
Accept as a gift whatever comes or does not come.
Accept that you don’t know everything, that you are not in charge.
ATTEND (hands outstretched, ready to be responsive):
Attend to what you are called to, willing to be present
and be God’s love in the world, however God calls you to.
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PASTORAL PRAYER                                                 Leader

~THE LORD’S PRAYER              UMH 895
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy
kingdom come,
Thy will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us.
Lead us not in to temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.

OFFERING      Prayers, Presence, Gifts, Service, and Witness      Liturgist

DOXOLOGY        UMH 95

~*PRAYER OF DEDICATION          DavidSBell.org
Abundant One, we offer you these gifts in gratitude for your
steadfast guidance in our lives. We pray that these resources will
provide ministries to the suffering, food to the hungry, hope to
the poor, a spiritual presence to the needy. In the name of the one
who suffered for our sake, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.

SCRIPTURE John 14:15-27 Pew Bible NT p 103                      Liturgist

"If you love me, show it by doing what I've told you. I will talk to the Father,
and he'll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone
with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can't take him
in because it doesn't have eyes to see him, doesn't know what to look for. But
you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even
be in you! I will not leave you orphaned. I'm coming back. In just a little while
the world will no longer see me, but you're going to see me because I am
alive and you're about to come alive. At that moment you will know
absolutely that I'm in my Father, and you're in me, and I'm in you. The
person who knows my commandments and keeps them, that's who loves me.
And the person who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him
and make myself plain to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said, "Master, why is it
that you are about to make yourself plain to us but not to the world?"
"Because a loveless world," said Jesus, "is a sightless world. If anyone loves
me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him— we'll move
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right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words.
The message you are hearing isn't mine. It's the message of the Father who
sent me. "I'm telling you these things while I'm still living with you. The
Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make
everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you.
I'm leaving you well and whole. That's my parting gift to you. Peace. I don't
leave you the way you're used to being left— feeling abandoned, bereft. So
don't be upset. Don't be distraught.

The Word of God for the People of God. Thanks be to God.

MESSAGE The Holy Spirit: A Friend Indeed to Those in Need Leader

BLESSING AND DISMISSAL                                        Leader

POSTLUDE                                                      Organist

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The Church’s One Foundation UMH 545

The Church's one foundation
Is Jesus Christ her Lord
She is His new creation
By water and the Word
From heav'n He came and sought her
To be His holy bride
With His own blood He bought her
And for her life He died

Elect from every nation
Yet one o'er all the earth
Her charter of salvation
One Lord one faith one birth
One holy name she blesses
Partakes one holy food
And to one hope she presses
With every grace endued

Though with a scornful wonder
Men see her sore oppressed
By schisms rent asunder
By heresies distressed
Yet saints their watch are keeping
Their cry goes up how long
And soon the night of weeping
Shall be the morn of song

CCLI: 55377
Words: Samuel J. Stone
Music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Performed by Gene Brochu with permission

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ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY:
Leader:            Pastor Arnie Johnson
Liturgist:         Leslie Crossmon
Organist:          Gene Brochu
Production:        Hiel Lindquist

Announcements & Upcoming:                     *all times in EST

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Jun 29        Newsletter submissions due

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SEND US YOUR JOYS
We are looking for photos or videos of your joys. Joy files should be either
 .jpg images or .mp4 video. Send joys to pumclivestream@gmail.com.

FOOD OFFERING
For the foreseeable future, drop off food offerings at the church. There will
  be a large deck bin at the side entrance of the church (bottom of the ramp)
  with a sign. Just drop your bag of pantry goods in the bin and make sure
  the lid is closed tightly. Our next congregational offering will be delivered
  to Greenfield Food Pantry.

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