Community United Methodist Church
Quincy, CA
September 13, 2020/Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
WELCOME EVERYONE!! We are happy you are worshiping with us today, wherever and whenever you are worshiping. Please feel free to leave us a message or leave a comment in the video and let us know how we can best connect with you, pray for you, and where you are joining us from whether it’s Quincy or the rest of the world. We are a church where ALL are welcome!!
Please participate as fully as you wish, or simply watch and take it all in.
FWS – The Faith We Sing (Black Hymnal)
UMH – The United Methodist Hymnal (Red Hymnal)
Gathering Music: His Eye is on the Sparrow, arr. C.E. Walz[i]
Welcome & Opening Prayer Rev. Andrew Davis
Hymn of Praise: God is Here – UMH 660, vs. 1 & 4[ii]
God is here! As we your people meet to offer praise and prayer,
May we find in fuller measure what it is in Christ we share.
Here, as in the world around us, all our varied skills and arts
Wait the coming of the Spirit, into open minds and hearts.
Lord of all, of church and kingdom, in an age of change and doubt
Keep us faithful to the gospel; help us work our purpose out.
Here, in this day’s dedication, all we have to give, receive;
We, who cannot live without you, we adore you! We believe!
Handbell Ensemble: How Great Thou Art, arr. Patricia Sanders Cota[iii]
Hebrew Bible Lesson: Exodus 14: 19-31; Exodus 15: 1b-11, 20-21 (NRSV)
19 The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place behind them. 20 It came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. And so the cloud was there with the darkness, and it lit up the night; one did not come near the other all night.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided. 22 The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. 23 The Egyptians pursued, and went into the sea after them, all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and chariot drivers. 24 At the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and cloud looked down upon the Egyptian army, and threw the Egyptian army into panic. 25 He clogged[a] their chariot wheels so that they turned with difficulty. The Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the Israelites, for the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.”
26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and chariot drivers.” 27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to its normal depth. As the Egyptians fled before it, the Lord tossed the Egyptians into the sea. 28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the chariot drivers, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. 29 But the Israelites walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.
30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Israel saw the great work that the Lord did against the Egyptians. So the people feared the Lord and believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and my might,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
3 The Lord is a warrior;
the Lord is his name.
4 “Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he cast into the sea;
his picked officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
5 The floods covered them;
they went down into the depths like a stone.
6 Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power—
your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.
7 In the greatness of your majesty you overthrew your adversaries;
you sent out your fury, it consumed them like stubble.
8 At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up,
the floods stood up in a heap;
the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.
I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’
10 You blew with your wind, the sea covered them;
they sank like lead in the mighty waters.
11 “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in splendor, doing wonders?
20 Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing. 21 And Miriam sang to them:
“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.”
The Word of God for the People of God…Thanks be to God!
Meditation: “Through the Wilderness: Into the Sea”
Response: O Lord, Hear My Prayer – FWS 2200[iv]
O Lord, hear my prayer. O Lord hear my prayer.
When I call, answer me.
O Lord, hear my prayer. O Lord, hear my prayer.
Come and listen to me.
Prayers of the People & 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.
Closing Hymn: Great is thy Faithfulness – UMH 140[v]
1. Greart is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with thee;
Thou changest not, thy compassion they fail not;
As thou hast been; thou forever wilt be.
Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Mornign by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed thy hand hath provided;
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me.
2. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Refrain
3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow.
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Refrain
Blessing & Sending Forth
UMC Mission:
To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ For the Transformation of the World
Community UMC Mission:
We are a Christ-centered community, joyfully committed to being His ambassadors. In the fellowship of His love and grace, we grow in Christ through the study of God’s word, prayer and worship; living out our faith in service to others.
P.O. Box 766, Quincy, CA 95971
Tel/Fax (530)283-1740
email:quincyumc@sbcglobal.net
Church Website: www.quincymethodist.org
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Community UMC Office Hours:
Closed until further notice due to COVID-19 Precautions
Rev. Andrew Davis
Pastor Andrew’s E-mail: Andrew.davis@cnumc.org
Pastor Andrew’s Google Voice Number: 530-238-5723
During the COVID-19 closure of our buildings, Pastor Andrew cannot meet in-person in most cases, but is available by phone, e-mail, or text between 10:00am-7:00pm Monday-Thursday and Saturday. He can also meet via Zoom by appointment. Pastor Andrew will continue taking Friday off and is not available on Fridays except for emergencies.
[i] “His Eye is on the Sparrow,” Music by Charles H. Gabriel, arr. C.E. Walz. ©2020 Lorenz Publishing Company. All Rights Reserved. Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License# A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[ii] “God is Here” words by Fred Pratt Green, 1978; Music by Cyril V. Taylor, 1941. Music ©1979 Hope Publishing Co.; Music ©1942, renewed 1970 Hope Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE, License# A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[iii] “How Great Thou Art,” Music by Stuart K. Hine, arranged by Patricia Sanders Cota. ©1996, Hope Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License# A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[iv] “O Lord, Hear My Prayer” words and Music by Jaques Berthier. ©1984 Les Presses de Taize (France), admin by GIA Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE, License# A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[v] “Great is Thy Faithfulness,” Words by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923; Music by William M. Runyan, 1923. ©1923, renewed 1951 Hope Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE, License# A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
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