Real Lives, Relevant Ministries, Serving A Real God!
Wor ship & Pr aise
6870 N . M i l i t ar y Hi gh w ay
Dr . Sher r y L. Daniels, Senior Pastor Rev. Car olyn Gr aves, Associate Pastor Rev. Finley J ones, M in. of Visitation
N or f ol k , VA 23518 of f i cen or f ol k @gm ai l .com h t t p:/ n u m cv a.or g 1-757-628-6543 Fax 1-757-628-8181
Welcome
Bless you for joining us today. At Nor folk UMC we focus on real people, living real lives, and seeking to ser ve a real God. We have a bold vision for ministr y which includes wor ship, pr aise and pr ayer at the center. It goes without saying that we believe in Jesus Chr ist and the power of the Holy Spir it. All of our ministr ies are done with these values and beliefs in mind. We are not in the number s game, we seek daily to minister according to the will of God. God has blessed our church and each member in awesome ways. We all declare that "each mor ning new mercies I see." Our pr ayer for you today is that God will bless your presence even in vir tual online for mat, that you will feel the presence of the Lord and that you will encounter God in a fresh and new way. Ser ving as the pastor of this congregation is a joy and a challenge.
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We are not a Mega Church, however, we are absolutely a Mighty Church. This is what real life and real living is all about. Believing God for the impossible, believing that God is still working mir acles daily, believing that God is in control. So get your pr aise on and be blessed of the Lord.
Faithfully Ser ving & Leading,
D
r. S herry L . D
aniels
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Wor ship & Pr aise ?Enter I nto His Gates with Thanksgiving & Praise? J uly 26, 2020
OPENING Song ?Hallelujah, You?r e Wor th To Be Pr aised? By:Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir CALL TO WORSHIP ?Psalm 105:1- 11? Response: They who wait for the Lor d shall r enew their str ength. Leader : O give thanks to the Lord, call on God?s name, make known God?s deeds among thepeoples! People: Sing to the Lor d, sing pr aises! Tell of all God?s wonder ful wor ks! Leader : Glor y in God?s holy name; let the hear ts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! People: Seek the Lor d and his str ength; seek the Lor d?s pr esence continually! Leader : Remember the wonder ful works God has done, the mir acles and judgments God has uttered, People: offspr ing of Abr aham, God?s ser vant, childr en of Jacob, God?s chosen ones. Response: They who wait for the Lor d shall r enew their
str ength. Leader : The Lord is our God, whose judgments are in all the ear th. People: The Lor d is mindful of his ever lasting covenant, of the wor d commanded for a thousand gener ations, Leader : the covenant made with Abr aham, his promise swor n to Isaac, and confir med to Jacob as a statute, to Isr ael as an everlasting covenant, saying, People: ?To you I will give the land of Canaan asyour por tion for an inher itance.? Response: They who wait for the Lor d shall r enew their str ength. PRAYER Dr. Sher r y L. Daniels CONGREGATIONAL SINGING ?Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior ? By:Fanny J. Crosby/ William H. Doane Verse 1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior, hear my humble cr y; while on other s thou ar t calling, do not pass me by. Verse 4 Thou the spr ing of all my comfor t, more than life to me, whom have I on ear th beside thee?Whom in heaven
but thee? Refrain Savior, Savior, hear my humble cr y; while on other s thou ar t calling, do not pass me by. (Verses 2 & 3 omitted.) THE OLD TESTAMENT READINGS Genesis 29:15- 28 Psalm 105:1- 11, 45b THE NEW TESTAMENT READING Romans 8:26- 39 THE GOSPEL READING Matthew 13:31- 33, 44- 52 MINISTRY THROUGH MUSIC ?What A Fr iend We Have In Jesus? By:TM Mass Choir Soloists:Mr. Darius Charles/ Mrs. Maria Davis/ Mr. Marvin Moore ~~~~~ THE WORD FOR TODAY Pastor Sher r y L. Daniels ~~~~~ MINISTRY THROUGH TITHES AND OFFERINGS By:Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane Director of Stewardship & Generosity, Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church God of gr ace and mercy: We offer our gifts to you this day,
knowing that it?s your love and presence that has sustained us through all our difficult days. We know there have been days when fear and anxiety have gotten the better of us, and we have needed the reminder that Paul gave in the Epistle to the Romans, ?If God is for us, who is against us?? Help us to live as Chr ist calls us, to share what we have and show love and compassion, as Chr ist taught us. We boldly pr ay, in the name of Jesus our Savior and Redeemer.Amen.(Romans 8:26- 39) ?Twelve Gates To the City? By:Mississippi Mass Choir BLESSING AND SENDING FORTH Go in peace. ?Hear Our Pr ayer, Oh Lor d? By:Chicago Mass Choir ?Depart To Serve?
TODAY?S WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS Wor ship Leader Mr. Carlton Bacon Musician Mr. William A. L. Brown, II - Asst. Director of Music Choir AAA Pr aise Team
What's Happening This Week! Join us for Online Wor ship and Pr aise on Sunday mor nings at 9:00 AM. Please check your email and/ or our Facebook page for guidance on how to connect on Sunday. Our midweek, online Bible Study that we have been doing on Wednesdays @ 12:00 p.m. is on pause for now.We nor mally take a shor t break dur ing the Summer, and come back refreshed and rejuvenated in the Fall, ready to get back into our study together as a group. Dur ing this time, you are strongly encour aged to do your own per sonal study and reflection, however you choose.We hope that you all will look for ward to coming back together after this shor t break.Check your emails, our website and Facebook for updates.
PRAYER MINISTRY: Rise early, pr ay & slay! There is power in pr ayer. The Circle of Pr ayer War r ior s spend 45 minutes in pr ayer and faith for mation to slay the day. We call- in ever y Monday, Wednesday, and Fr iday mor nings. Join us, one number, no codes, just communion with God @ 7:00 AM in the War Room.
Please remember to be faithful stewards and take care of your tithes and offer ing to our church. We have sever al ways in which to do so, but why not tr y something different at least one time. Since many of us have been away from the church for so long, just dr ive out to the church and br ing your tithes and offer ing and put it in our secured mailbox. It?s nothing like coming on the church grounds; it gives you a different feeling. Come meditate and say a pr ayer. Yes, you can do this anywhere, but come to the church, sit in your vehicle, or in our picnic area, or our Place of Healing , but just step foot on the grounds, and pay your church a visit; and see how you feel, you?ll be glad that you did.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: Please infor m the office of any or ganizations and/or meetings that require the presence of the Director/Coordinator of Community Development. This will be greatly appreciated.
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please submit all announcements to include dates, times and details of the scheduled ministr y or event by 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday of each week to the church office via email: officenor folk@gmail.com Website: https://www.numcva.or g Facebook: www.facebook.com/Nor folkUMC Text- Giving: 757- 230- 2125