Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 3, 2023
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Bethel Weekly Worship Planning worksheet
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Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
Weekly Worship Planning Series
Note: This material from UDM is not the basis for today's message
but is provided here for your personal study and reflection. Click here for suggestions about how to use this material.
Worship Series: "The Journey Begins" but is provided here for your personal study and reflection. Click here for suggestions about how to use this material.
from umcdiscipleship.org
We seem to be always beginning. Or at least we have a tendency to speak about how we start our
journey of faith. To some, that seems redundant. “We began long ago,” they might think. And that
could be true. Yet, each day is a new beginning, a reaffirmation of the desire to be a disciple of
Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Even though there are those of us who are more
seasoned travelers on the journey of faith, we are constantly met with new disciples. Rather than
being slowed down by this, we are rejuvenated by the zeal that new converts often bring with them.
“The journey begins” then is a time of celebration and of hopefulness. So, here in the late summer
and beginning of fall, when some things are winding down and other things are starting up, it is
time for us to remember who we are and to whom we pledge our ultimate allegiance. Let’s go back to
our first love and embrace our God with passion and with joy.
This is the second service of a 4 service Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the services of the Series.
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This Service's Theme: "Who Am I?"
Liturgical Resources
Who are we to shoulder the burdens of the world? Especially when we get it wrong more often than
right, it seems. We remember that we are just beginning, again or for the first time. We recommit
ourselves to the call to become disciples.
Worship Planning NotesPreaching Notes
Lectionary Scriptures:
Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105:1-6,16-22,45b; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28;
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes. DM Accompaniments Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment.....
MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service
Hymns Considered For this week: