Bulletin July 5th

Prelude                                       God Bless America

.Opening Hymn* 158               Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Call to Worship                    (based on Romans 7:15-25)

Ldr:   I do not understand my own actions — for the good I want to do, I do not do, and the very thing I hate is what I do.

Ppl:   We come honestly before You, Lord, knowing the war that rages within us. Our willing is one thing; our doing is another.

Ldr:   I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,

Ppl:   yet we feel another law at work in us, warring against the law of our minds, holding us captive.

Ldr:   It is no longer I alone who fail, but sin that still dwells within me.

Ppl:   We make no excuses and offer no defense. We bring our divided hearts and lay them open before You.

Ldr:   Wretched person that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Ppl:   We cry the same cry, O God. We look not to our own strength, for it has failed us, but to the mercy that reaches the helpless.

Ldr:   Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Ppl:   The rescue we could never accomplish, He has accomplished. The chains are broken; the captive goes free.

All:   We worship You, Father — the God who hears the groaning of Your people and answers our deepest cry with Your Son. From the law of sin and death You have set us free. To You alone be glory, now and forever. Amen.

Young People’s Message:

Where Have YOU Experienced God this week?

Sharing of Praises and Concerns

Prayer Hymn* 697                   My Country ‘Tis of Thee

Prayer 

Contemporary Music   His Mercy Is More

      by Shane & Shane

 Presenting Ourselves & Our Gifts

Collection plate is located in rear of sanctuary.

Today’s Message:

 “Who Will Rescue Me?”

Romans 6:12-23

Sending Forth/Sending the Light

Closing Hymn* 696  America the Beautiful

Benediction

Upcoming Events

July 10   Movie Night Pizza Party 6pm

                Movie starts at 7pm “Soul on Fire”

July 12   Community Worship Service Village Park

July 18   Ice Cream Social at ESCC 1-3pm

July 13   Ad Council Meeting 7pm

July 25   Game Night at Asbury 4-8pm

Community Outreach

Helping Hands School Supplies

· We will be collecting school supplies for area schools once again. Lists are on the back table. Items are due back to Asbury by August 8th.

· Mt Zion Food Cupboard has a workday on  Thursday 7-16 from 9-11 am. Food giveaway will be on Saturday 7-19 from 9 to 11 am. Food donations can be put into the entryway closet.

Reminders:

· Please send any photos you took at our Tractor Drive In to the church’s email. We would like to share them on our social media pages. Thank you.

· We are in the process of changing our Facebook page from Asbury Methodist of East Sparta to Asbury East Sparta. This change will take place over the next several weeks.