The Nineteenth Sunday

after Pentecost

October 11, 2020

Thank you for covenanting to wear your face masks/coverings throughout the

service. The hymns and the sung responses will be sung by the choir only; we

discourage congregational singing at this time. The congregation is invited to recite

the spoken responses, the prayers, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Mission Statement.

Prelude

Words of Welcome Rev. Jim Humphries

Opening Hymn

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing nettleton

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.

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.

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

Prayer of Confession

Most merciful God,

we confess that we have sinned against you

in thought, word, and deed,

by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart;

we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.

Through your Son Jesus Christ,

have mercy on us and forgive us;

that we may delight in your will,

and walk in your ways,

to the glory of your name. Amen.

DAVIDSON

UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH

WE WILL BE THE BODY

OF CHRIST IN OUR

COMMUNITY THROUGH

WORSHIP EDUCATION

FELLOWSHIP

SERVICE

Song of Forgiveness

O Lord, Have Mercy Allen Pote

O Lord have mercy on us, have mercy, O Lord have mercy on us, we pray.

O Lord, forgive us, forgive us all our sins, as we walk in the light of your love.

Words of Assurance

Pastor: Hear the good news: Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves

God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.

People: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.

All: Glory to God. Amen.

Gospel Reading Matthew 6:1-21; Cat Rutledge, lector

Jesus said “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then

you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So, whenever you give alms, do not sound a

trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may

be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you give

alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be

done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

“And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the

synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they

have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room, and shut the door and

pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that

they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows

what you need before you ask him.

“Pray then in this way

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;

but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

“And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces

so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.

But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen

not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will

reward you. Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume

and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where

neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your

treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Lector: This is the Gospel of our Lord.

People: Praise to you, O Christ!

Sermon Rev. Shane Page

Affirmation of Faith The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;

And 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, dead, and buried;

the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

from thence he shall come to judge the quick 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.

Gloria Patri meineke

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.

Pastoral Prayer

The pastor will end each petition with: Lord, in your mercy,

to which the congregation responds: Hear our prayer.

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, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

The Offering of our Gifts and Offertory

You may give to the church’s General Fund by texting 704-457-5083 with the amount you would like to contribute,

online at www.davidsonumc.org/finances, or by placing your offering in the collection boxes located at the doors.

Take This Moment John L. Bell

Take this moment, sign and space, take my friends around; here among us make the place where your love is found.

Take the time to call my name, take the time to mend who I am and what I’ve been, all I’ve failed to tend.

Take the tiredness of my days, take my past regret, letting your forgiveness touch all I can’t forget.

Take the little child in me, scared of growing old. Help me here to find my worth, made in Christ’s own mold.

Take my talents, take my skill, take what’s yet to be. Let my life be yours, and yet, let it still be me.

Doxology Gladly We Praise Thee

Gladly we praise you and bless you, Creator, O God of life.

Christ, we adore you and thank you, compassion of God, our light.

Great Holy Spirit, by you we are born from above!

Alleluia! Praise the God of blessing! Alleluia! Bless the God of love!

Closing Hymn

Take My Life, and Let It Be messiah

Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee.

Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love.

Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King.

Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee.

Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold.

Take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine.

Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne.

Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure-store.

Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee. words: Frances R. Havergal, 1873

music: Louis J. F. Hérold, 1839; arr. by George Kingsley, 1839

Our Mission We will be the Body of Christ in our community through worship, education, fellowship, and service .

Benediction and Response

Postlude

Please remain seated. Ushers will instruct and release the congregation by section,

at the end of the Postlude. Outer sections will exit first, followed by center sections.

Flowers are placed in the Sanctuary today to the glory of God

and in loving memory of Mike Kolarik and in honor of his 80th birthday on October 11

by his wife, Debbie Kolarik.

Today’s music selections are reprinted by permission through OneLicense.net #A-714792 and CCLI #2958800

Davidson United Methodist Church Rev. Shane Page • Senior Pastor

Rev. Kevin Turner, Rev. Bradley Hinton,

Rev. Dianne Lawhorn, Rev. Jim Humphries • Associate Pastors

Post Office Box 718 • 233 South Main Street, Davidson, NC 28036

704-892-8277 • www.davidsonumc.org