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Today’s Sermon: Spirit-Focused Decision Making in a Time of Transition
Scripture: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
Leadership and decision making are normally hard enough. In times of transition, when you’re trying to discern and design a “new normal,” it gets even harder. A little-known story from Acts gives us a picture of what this looked like in the earliest days of the Church.
Online Service – Songs
Hymn #73 O Worship The Lord
Draw Me Close
Verse 1
Draw me close to You never let me go
I lay it all down again
To hear You say that I’m Your friend
You are my desire no one else will do
‘Cause nothing else could take Your place
To feel the warmth of Your embrace
Help me find the way bring me back to You
Chorus 1
You’re all I want
You’re all I’ve ever needed
You’re all I want
Help me know You are near
Misc 1
(Ending)
Help me know You are here
Kyrie Eleison
Verse 1
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy
Hear our cry and heal our land
Let kindness lead us to repentance
Bring us back again
Chorus 1
For Your name is great and Your heart is grace
Kyrie Eleison
Over all You reign You alone can save
Kyrie Eleison
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy on us now
Verse 2
Who is this God who pardons all our sin
So ready to forgive
You delight to show Your mercy
(REPEAT)
Chorus 2
For Your name is great and Your heart is grace
Kyrie Eleison
Over all You reign You alone can save
Kyrie Eleison
(REPEAT)
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy on us now
Online Service – Scripture
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, “Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus— for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.”
“For it is written in the book of Psalms,
‘Let his homestead become desolate,
and let there be no one to live in it’;
and
‘Let another take his position of overseer.’
So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection.” So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed and said, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.
Psalm 8
O Lord, our Sovereign,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouths of babes and infants
you have founded a bulwark because of your foes,
to silence the enemy and the avenger.
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are human beings that you are mindful of them,
mortals that you care for them?
Yet you have made them a little lower than God,
and crowned them with glory and honor.
You have given them dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under their feet,
all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
O Lord, our Sovereign,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Online Service – Liturgy
Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate
Was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
He ascended into heaven,
Is seated at the right hand of the Father,
And will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The holy catholic church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body,
And the life everlasting.
Amen.
The Lord's Prayer
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.
Invitation, Confession, and Pardon
Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,
who earnestly repent of their sin
and seek to live in peace with one another.
Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.
Merciful God,
we confess that we have not loved
you with our whole heart.
We have failed to be an obedient church.
We have not done your will,
we have broken your law,
we have rebelled against your love,
we have not loved our neighbors,
and we have not heard the cry of the needy.
Forgive us, we pray.
Free us for joyful obedience,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hear the good news:
Christ died for us while we were yet sinners;
that proves God’s love toward us.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
Glory to God. Amen.
Upcoming at Lakeside
New Women’s Study- Chasing Vines by Beth Moore
Meets Tuesday mornings at 9am via zoom. Sign up at LakesideUMC.net/lifegroups
Middle School & High School Groups
Meet weekly. Please contact Wendy Votino for more information.
Online VBS- Knights of North Castle
For more information, please see LakesideUMC.net/kids
Ways to HELP
Grace & Grits
Because of concern around the safety of guests and volunteers, First UMC plans to shift to an additional grocery distribution day instead of a hot meal until at least August of 2020.
Here are the ways in which we can help:
- If you know anyone in need of grocery assistance, please refer them to First UMC’s alleyway entrance off of Fifth Street in downtown Sanford either Fridays from 10am-12pm or Sundays from 1pm to 3pm. All are welcome! They provide grains, canned and fresh proteins, bread and pastries, canned and fresh vegetables, fruit, snack foods and occasionally other things acquired from Second Harvest such as orange juice or children’s snack items. Folks are simply required to give their name, family size, and answer preference questions like whether they’d like the additional items available.
- The Society of St. Andrew’s gleaning program makes it possible for groups to pick otherwise unused fresh produce to be distributed to folks at their bi-weekly grocery distribution. If you have a group that would like to glean, you can contact Kelly at Society of St Andrew, coordinate a group gleaning, and work with them to drop it off at First UMC at their next available days.
- If you are in a low risk group and would like to help distribute food to the community in safe and efficient way, please contact us. First UMC often times need a small group of folks to help with this.
- If you are in a low risk group and would like to help to sort the food on Thursdays, please contact us.
Florida United Methodist Children’s Home
We will be collecting monetary donations for the Children’s Home between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Please make sure your donations are marked with FUMCH. Thank you so much. If you are interested in learning more about the great work the Children’s Home is doing, please visit their website at https://www.fumch.org
Non Perishable Food Drive
We are collecting non perishable food items for a few of the local food pantries who are running low on supply. Please drop off your donations at the church between 10am and 12pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. You can leave outside of the doors to the church and our staff will bring in and make sure it gets to the food pantries in need.
Atria Pen Pal
When was the last time you had a pen pal? Now is the perfect time to embrace the charm of classic correspondence. Choose one of the story-sharing prompts and share a bit about yourself in a card or letter. Then, locate a community of your choice at AtriaSeniorLiving.com. Address your mail to the attention of “Atria Pen Pals” and they will match you with a resident!
Story telling prompts:
- What things from today will only be seen in a museum 100 years from now?
- What message in a bottle would you send to the year 2120?
- If you could be instantly transported to any place on earth, where would you go and why?
https://www.facebook.com/AtriaatLakeForest/?tn-str=k*F&hc_location=group_dialog
Donate Blood
In the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic, One Blood is in need of blood donations. They are asking that you make an appointment to help them maintain their social distancing safety protocal.
Click here to make an appointment : https://www.oneblood.org/donate-now/
SCPS Food Pantry Assistance
Below is a list of SCPS schools that are in need of donations to re-stock their Food Pantries for students and their families.
In addition, the Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools is also accepting donations for their Families in Need program, which assists their most-vulnerable and fragile students and families. Those wishing to assist in that area can visit The Foundation for SCPS’s COVID-19 Page.
SCPS-Schools-in-Need-of-Food-Pantry-Items : |PDF|
The Picnic Project COVID-19 Relief Fundraiser
Second Harvest Food Bank has declared The Picnic Project as a Corona Virus Relief Agency and we will be working closely with them and others ensure no one goes hungry during these uncertain times.
For more information about this fundraiser, please check out their Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/donate/648213262420166/2995507870538823/
Upcoming at Lakeside
New Women’s Study- Chasing Vines by Beth Moore
Meets Tuesday mornings at 9am via zoom. Sign up at LakesideUMC.net/lifegroups
Middle School & High School Groups
Meet weekly. Please contact Wendy Votino for more information.
Online VBS- Knights of North Castle
For more information, please see LakesideUMC.net/kids
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