Sunday Morning Service Manuscript

Sunday Morning Service Manuscript #1: 

Welcome and Opening Prayer 

Good morning & welcome to Tapp Methodist Church. Our worship team has led us wonderfully into a spirit of worship this morning. We want to welcome you to worship here at Tapp Methodist. 

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We exist to reach all of Northeast Texas w/ all of Jesus for all of life. 

Let’s pray together: 

“Father, we come to you this morning thanking you for Jesus, the payment in full for our sins. As we sing, & as we pray, & as we listen to your Word today, help us to remember Your grace & Your mercy toward us. We pray that you would draw us today to worship you as we exalt Your name. Be exalted in our worship today. Amen.” 

Invitation to Prayer, Pastoral Prayer & the Lord’s Prayer 

Please take a look at the prayer list in the bulletin this morning. I encourage you to lift up prayers over this list throughout the week. Some specific situations.... 

Glenda Patterson  - Pray for comfort & peace over us in the loss of her husband 

Larry Hardison – Praise. Health scare....recovering 

Bobby Kilmer – Battling cancer. Wants to come to church so bad.......lift him up for healing & God’s supernatural comfort 

Now, we will open up the prayer rail for those who would like to come up and pray. In the Methodist tradition, the constant need to pray confessions of one’s own sin was emphasized in Wesley’s teaching. & so we use this time to pray over others certainly....but you may want to come in a spirit of personal confession. If the Holy Spirit has convicted you of any personal sin in your own life, then this is a time to deal w/ those as well. The prayer rail is now open. 

[Prayer]  “We thank you for Jesus. We pray that the Holy Spirit would guide our thoughts & prayers today & this week. We remember the promise of your Word in James 5:16- “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” We pray that our lives would be marked by righteousness so that our prayers would be made effective. We pray that you would watch over all of those on our prayer list this morning. We pray for comfort, peace & healing over every individual, every family, & every situation.We pray that you would watch over us during this section of our worship where we seek to honor You & praise you through corporate prayer. We hold this prayer up in the name of Jesus, who taught us to pray.......” ---> Lord’s Prayer 

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 forgive our debtors.  And do not lead us into temptation,  But deliver us from the evil one.  [d]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 

Offering 

We call forward our ushers to worship God through our offering. 

[Hand plates to ushers] 

Now, please join me in the offertory prayer. 

“God of grace, it is a delight and our devotion to give these gifts to you. All we are and all we have are yours alone. Accept this joyful offering as a token of our abiding love. Use it to bring peace, comfort and love to all the world. And may it be used for your glory alone. Amen.” 

Sermon 

“We Not Me: The Humble Road to Unity” 

Invitation 

We come to our time of invitation where you are invited to come forward to pray at the rail, w/ me or, if you are unsaved, to make a public call to follow Jesus. If you are not saved, & you would like come forward to learn more about what we Methodists call the “Way of Salvation”.... may today by your Day of Salvation. 

Announcements & other recognition (ex: Father’s Day, Graduation, etc.) 

Perry Hodgson – Charles Taylor Award Master Mechanic – over 50 faithful years. We glorify God in a variety of ways... 

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Benediction 

And now, as we enter our benediction, we close w/ the priestly blessing. 

“The Lord bless you and keep you;   The Lord make His face shine upon you,   And be gracious to you;   The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,   And give you peace.” 

Amen. Go in Peace. 

Sunday Morning Service Manuscript #2: 

Welcome and Opening Prayer 

Good morning & welcome to Tapp Methodist Church. It’s a joy to welcome you here this Sunday morning & so glad that you have joined us. 

Next Step card.....coming soon 

This morning, we will sing songs about Jesus, we will hear the word of God preached & we will be pointed to our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. 

Let’s pray together: 

“Father, we come to you this morning united in Christ because of what Christ has done, because of your great kindness to us. And this morning we want to make much of your Son. We pray that we would keep our eyes focused on Jesus - & it’s in His name we pray. Amen.” 

Invitation to Prayer, Pastoral Prayer & the Lord’s Prayer 

Please take a look at the prayer list in the bulletin this morning. I encourage you to lift up prayers over this list throughout the week. Some specific situations.... 

Tommy Patterson (Glenda) - About 2 weeks to live. He prepares to enter his eternal Heavenly home. 

Larry Hardison – Christus St. Michael...esophagus  

Now, we will open up the prayer rail for those who would like to come up and pray. 

[Prayer]  “What a joy it is to know this morning that the Holy Spirit is w/ us. Guiding our thoughts, guiding our prayers, granting us wisdom & discernment. Pointing us to the Holy Trinity – Father, Son & Spirit. We pray that the Holy Spirit would consume each & every one of us & to fill this church w/ a divine joy & a peace. We lift up to you, O God, all of these prayer requests, both spoken & unspoken. We pray that you would bring comfort, healing & peace to every need & every situation. We hold this prayer up in the name of Jesus, who taught us to pray.......” ---> Lord’s Prayer 

Our Father in heaven,  Hallowed be Your name.  10 Your kingdom come.  Your will be done  On earth as it is in heaven.  11 Give us this day our daily bread.  12 And forgive us our debts,  As we forgive our debtors.  13 And do not lead us into temptation,  But deliver us from the evil one.  [d]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 

Offering 

We call forward our ushers to worship God through our offering. 

[Hand plates to ushers] 

Now, please join me in the offertory prayer. 

“God of grace, it is a delight and our devotion to give these gifts to you. All we are and all we have are yours alone. Accept this joyful offering as a token of our abiding love. Use it to bring peace, comfort and love to all the world. And may it be used for your glory alone. Amen.” 

Sermon 

“Shattered but Not Broken” 

Invitation 

We come to our time of invitation where you are invited to come forward to pray w/ me or to ask Jesus to be the Lord of your life. If you are not saved, may today by your Day of Salvation. 

Announcements & other recognition (ex: Father’s Day, Graduation, etc.) 

Father’s Day -  

Announcements -  

Benediction 

And now, as we enter our benediction, we close w/ the priestly blessing. 

“The Lord bless you and keep you;   The Lord make His face shine upon you,   And be gracious to you;   The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,   And give you peace.” 

Amen. Go in Peace.