Clinton United Methodist Church–Sunday August 23, 2026
Prelude – “Friends of Sinners”- Anita, piano
Watchword – “Though the LORD is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.” (Psalm 138:6)
Greeting/Announcements
*Call to Worship
Leader: Come, people of God, you who give thanks with your whole heart, for the Lord has heard your cry and has not abandoned the work of His hands.
People: We come with hearts that still feel the struggle and souls that still hunger for renewal.
Leader: Come, you who walk in the midst of trouble, for the Lord preserves your life and stretches out His hand to save you.
People: We come trusting the One who guides us, the faithful Engineer who leads us through every curve and climb.
Leader: Let us worship the God whose steadfast love endures forever, who strengthens us when we call, and who completes the work He begins in us.
All: We will worship the Lord with grateful hearts, for His love and His faithfulness sustain us.
Hymn – UMH #140 – “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Children’s Moment/Missions Change Offering–“Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
Unison Prayer – Gracious God, you call us to put off the old self and to be renewed in our minds. Yet we confess that we still struggle and stumble. Like Paul, we do not always do the good we desire, and we sometimes do what we hate.
In Your steadfast love, do not abandon the work of Your hands. Strengthen us when we call to You. Renew our hearts and restore our steps, that we may walk in the new life You are forming in us. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 138
* Statement of Faith – UMH # 881
* “Glory Be to the Father” – UMH # 71
*New Testament Reading: Ephesians 4: 17-24
Message: “Blessed Savior, Thou Wilt Guide Us”
Hymn: UMH #472 – “Near to the Heart of God”
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Blessing of Tithe and Offering -As we give today, we remember that God has not abandoned the work of His hands.
Offertory –“Rejoice, the Lord is King”
*Doxology
Closing Hymn–“He Who Began a Good Work in You”
*Benediction
*Sending Song–“He is Able”
Sunday Aug 23–9A Worship–Coffee Hour
Monday Aug 24–6P Extended Table
Wednesday Aug 26
12P Facebook Live Devotional
7P Choir
Thursday Aug 27
6:30P Ad Council
Saturday Aug 29
5P Worship
Sunday Aug 30
9A Worship
Coffee Hour
Wednesday Sept 2
12P Facebook Live Devotional
6:15P Bells
7P Choir