This Week's Bulletin
Third Sunday in Lent
* Indicates that worshippers are to stand if able.
Congregational responses are in bold print.
Worship Leader: Barbara Bibbs
ENTRANCE & PRAISE
Prelude “Awake, Calls the Voice to Us, Pt. 1” John Kwon
(J.S. Bach)
Greetings Rev. Sang Hun Han
Announcements Barbara Bibbs
Opening Hymn “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” UMH #127
1. Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but thou art mighty; hold me with thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more;
feed me till I want no more.
2. Open now the crystal fountain, whence the healing stream doth flow; let the fire and cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through.
Strong deliverer, strong deliverer, be thou still my strength and shield; be thou still my strength and shield.
3. When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside;
death of death and hell's destruction, land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises, I will ever give to thee; I will ever give to thee.
Call to Worship
Come to the waters of grace.
Here, our thirst is satisfied.
Come to the rivers of love.
Here, our parched mouths sing with praise.
Come to the tree bearing the fruit of life.
Here, our hungry souls are fed.
Come to the One who loves us.
Here, our hearts find joy, our spirits reside in deepest love.
Come to the waters of grace.
Here, our thirst is satisfied.
*Passing Peace of Christ TFWS #2108
“O How He Loves You and Me”
O how he loves you and me! O how he loves you and me!
He gave his life. What more could he give? O how he loves you;
O how he loves me; O how he loves you and me!
Children’s Message Melanie Bomersback
Children’s Church Melanie Bomersback
Joys and Concerns
Silent Prayer & Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer (Screen)
Contemplation Hymn TFWS #2158 “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”
1. I am weak, but thou art strong; Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I'll be satisfied as long as I walk, let me walk close to thee.
*Refrain: Just a closer walk with thee, grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
daily walking close to thee: Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
2. Through this world of toil and snares, if I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares? None but thee, dear Lord, none
but thee. *
3. When my feeble life is o'er, time for me will be no more; guide me
gently, safely o'er to thy shore, dear Lord, to thy shore. *
PROCLAMATION & RESPONSE
Scripture Reading Isaiah 55:1-9 Barbara Bibbs
Invitation to the Thirsty
55 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost. 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. 3 Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. 4 See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples. 5 Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.” 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
This is the Word of Life for all the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
Offering Our Gifts to God’s Service
Offertory Anthem “Ashokan Farewell” Sherry Allen & John Kwon
*Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” #UMH 95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures
here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Prayer of Dedication
Accept, O Lord, these offerings your people make to you, and grant that the work to which they are devoted may prosper under
your guidance, to the glory of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.
You may give your offering at www.bfvumc.org/online-giving
or mail it to:
Bethany of Fox Valley UMC
2200 Ridge Ave. Aurora, IL. 60504
Message: “Thirst” Rev. Sang Hun Han
SENDING FORTH
Closing Hymn “I’ll Fly Away” TFWS #2282
1. Some glad morning when this life is o'er, I'll (fly away) fly away
(fly away;) to a home on God's celestial shore, I'll (fly away)
fly away…
**Refrain: I'll (fly away) fly away, O glory, I'll (fly away) fly away
(in the morning.) When I die hallelujah, by and by, I'll (fly away) fly
away (fly away.)
2. When the shadows of this life have gone, I'll (fly away) fly away
(fly away;) like a bird from prison bars has flown, I'll (fly away) fly
away (fly away.) **
3. Just a few more weary days and then, I'll (fly away) fly away
(fly away;) to a land where joys shall never end, I'll (fly away) fly away
(fly away) **
*Benediction Rev. Sang Hun Han
Postlude Traditional Anglican Melody John Kwon
We are glad that you joined us this morning in worship.
We hope that you find strength, renewal, and a sense of peace
going through the coming week.