Order of Service - May 3, 2020

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Community United Methodist Church
Quincy, CA
May 3, 2020
Fourth Sunday of Easter

WELCOME EVERYONE!!   We are happy you are here today to worship virtually with us, whether this is your first visit or your church home.  ALL are welcome here!! 

As you worship from the comfort of your home with a cup of coffee or tea and wherever you are worshiping, please participate as fully as you wish, or simply watch and take it all in.
**All Hymns are from the Public Domain

Gathering Music:                                       Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Alice King, Piano; Rev. Andrew Davis, Organ

Welcome                                                                         Rev. Andrew Davis

Hymn:             “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” – UMH 381, vs. 1 & 3           

Savior, like a shepherd lead us, 
much we need thy tender care;
In thy pleasant pastures feed us, 
for our use thy folds prepare.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!  
Thou has bought us, thine we are.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!  
Thou has bought us, thine we are.

Thou has promised to receive us, 
poor and sinful though we be;
Thou hast mercy to relieve us, 
grace to cleanse and power to free.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!  
We will early turn to thee.
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus!  
We will early turn to thee.  

Opening Prayer                                                                                               

Children’s Moment                                                                Grandma Susie

Call to Prayer:                                                     Lead Me, Lord – UMH 473

         Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness;
         Make my way plain before thy face.
         For it is thou, Lord, Thou, Lord only,
         That makest me dwell in safety.  

Moment of Stillness/Pastoral Prayer:
In between each petition, Pastor Andrew will leave space for you to lift your own prayers…
  
The Lord’s Prayer (Altogether):
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.                              

A Moment of Thanksgiving
            
Psalm:                                                                                           Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: 
he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: 
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: 
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (KJV)

Lesson:                                                                                   John 10: 1-10

“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

7 So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

The Word of God for the People of God…Thanks be to God!
                                                    
Message:                                                                  “Look to the Shepherd”                                            

Hymn:          “The King of Love, My Shepherd Is” – UMH 138, vs. 1, 2, 6                          

         The King of love, my shepherd is, 
whose goodness faileth never.
         I nothing lack if I am hi, and he is mine forever.
         
Where streams of living water flow, 
my ransomed soul he leadeth; 
and where the verdant pastures grow, 
with food celestial feedeth.

And so through all the length of days,
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise,
Within thy house forever.  

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
Facebook: CommunityUnitedMethodistChurchQuincy

Please mail your tithes/offerings to the church office at the above address and e-mail any prayer requests to the church office or Pastor Andrew.  

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 Phone (call/text)/Pastoral Emergencies: 916-769-4637

During the COVID-19 closure, Pastor Andrew is available by phone, e-mail, or text between 10:00am-7:00pm Monday-Thursday and Saturday.

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