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How Shall We Live? “We Embody the Spirit”
August 24, 2025 - 10:00 a.m.

*Please stand in body or in spirit. Congregational responses are in bold and preceded by "All"

GATHERING

Welcome and Announcements

Invitation and Sharing of Peace

Leader: Peace be with you. All: And also with you.

Prelude Deborah Frounfelker, Guest Pianist

Lighting of the Altar Candles

Call to Worship 

Leader: How shall we live when we don’t know who to trust?
All: Drawn to the Spirit of truth, we join together to seek God’s truth.
Leader: The rhythms of the seasons lead us to enduring truths.
All: When we embody the Spirit, we crave the truth like water.
Leader: Let us worship God, who leads us in love.

Opening Prayer 

All: Victorious One, as we bring our sacrifice of praise, we remember that we are your Children. We enter into the mystery that our faith is the victory that overcomes the world. May our prayers, presence, and gifts be an act of worship and bear witness to our belief in Jesus Christ, the one who put on flesh to redeem us. May our time contribute to the expansion of your liberating love in the world. Amen.

*Opening Song Take Time to Be Holy UMH 395

1. Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
abide in him always, and feed on his word.
Make friends of God's children, help those who are weak,
forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.

2. Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;
spend much time in secret with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus, like him thou shalt be;
thy friends in thy conduct his likeness shall see.

3. Take time to be holy, let him be thy guide,
and run not before him, whatever betide.
In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord,
and, looking to Jesus, still trust in his word.

4. Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
each thought and each motive beneath his control.
Thus led by his spirit to fountains of love,
thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.

LISTENING

Scripture Reading: 1 John 5:1-6

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.

Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God. All: Thanks be to God.

Message for All Ages

Sermon "We Embody the Spirit" -Rev. DV Yost

RESPONDING

*Sermon Song Rock of Ages UMH 361

1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood, from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure; save from wrath and make me pure.

2 Not the labors of my hands can fulfill thy law's demands;
could my zeal no respite know, could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone; thou must save, and thou alone.

3 Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress; helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly; wash me, Savior, or I die.

4 While I draw this fleeting breath, when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown, see thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee.

Prayers of the People

Leader: Lord, in your mercy, All: hear our prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer

Offertory Deborah Frounfelker, Guest Pianist

*Offering Response Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below;
praise God above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.

*Prayer of Dedication (Worship Sourcebook)

All: God of wonder, we offer you these humble gifts, signs of your goodness and mercy. Receive them with our gratitude, that through us all people may know the riches of your love in the Word-made-flesh. Amen

SENDING

*Closing Song Stand Up Stand Up For Jesus UMH 514

1. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross;
lift high his royal banner, it must not suffer loss.
From victory unto victory his army shall he lead,
till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed.

2. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the trumpet call obey;
forth to the mighty conflict, in this his glorious day.
Ye that are brave now serve him against unnumbered foes;
let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.

3. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, stand in his strength alone;
the arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the gospel armor, each piece put on with prayer;
where duty calls or danger, be never wanting there.

4. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the strife will not be long;
this day the noise of battle, the next the victor's song.
To those who vanquish evil a crown of life shall be;
they with the King of Glory shall reign eternally.

*Benediction

Benediction Response

Postlude Deborah Frounfelker, Guest Pianist

Next Week

How Shall We Live? "We Embody the Spirit”  August 24, 2025

1 John 5:1-6 Rev. Yost Preaching

Annoucements

  • Fall Studies Begin on Tuesday, September 2nd.

    • JOIN US AT NOON ON TUESDAYS as we continue our discussion of Disarming Leviathan:  Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor.  If you want to join us remotely, you may do so via Google Meet.  Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nia-ingm-xtu  Or dial: (US) +1 252-484-3152‬ PIN: 101 091 330‬# ‬‬‬‬

    • TUESDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY AT 6:30 PM - Each week, we discuss the scripture for the upcoming Sunday.  If you would like to join us remotely, you may do so via Google Meet:  Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wpf-kdiw-vfd  Or dial: (US) +1 513-839-2968‬ PIN: 652 447 155‬#‬‬‬‬

  • 2025 FALL FLEA MARKET:  Arnolia’s Fall Flea Market will be held on Saturday, September 20 (rain date Saturday, September 27) from 9 AM to 2 PM.  Sign-up sheets for volunteers will be posted on the bulletin board outside the sanctuary.  Contact Drennan Nickerson or the church office if you have any questions.  We hope that you will join us for the Fall Flea Market!

This Week at Arnolia

  • Tuesday, August 19: 8:30 – 11:30 AM Thrift Store accepting donations

  • Thursday, August 21: 10 AM – 2 PM Thrift Store Open

  • Friday, August 22: Pastor’s Sabbath - Church Office Closed

  • Sunday, August 24: 10 AM Worship Service

  • The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

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