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Central United
Methodist Church

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 3, 2021
10:45 a.m.

Our Vision:

Making Christ known by extending hospitality,
serving the community, and embracing all.

201 - 3rd Avenue Knoxville TN 37917
www.knoxcentralumc.org

Welcome to Central! We’re glad you are here. Per CDC guidelines, masks are strongly recommended
for everyone regardless of vaccination status. We ask that you maintain social distancing by sitting only in

pews with cushions, practice good hand washing hygiene and please take advantage of
hand sanitizing stations throughout the building.

We Gather to Praise God

Gathering Music

Prelude Offertory VII: St. Francis Michel Corrette

Welcome The Peace of Christ be with you! And also with you! Rev. Jimmy Sherrod

Opening Prayer

† Opening Hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness UMH 140

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee;

thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou has been, thou forever wilt be.

[refrain]
Great is they faithfulness! Great is they faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see;

all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!

Summer and winter and spring time and harvest, sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. [refrain]

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [refrain]

† Call to Worship

Have you not known?
Our God is the everlasting God, Creator of the ends of the earth.

Have you not heard?
God does not faint or grow weary.

Have you not known?
God’s understanding is unsearchable.

Have you not heard?
God gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless.

Have you not known?
Those who wait for God will renew their strength they shall mount up with wings like eagles.

We come to hear, proclaim and sing…
God is the everlasting God!

Song Everlasting God

Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord. (repeat)

Our God, you reign forever, our Hope, our strong Deliverer.

You are the everlasting God, the everlasting God. You do not faint, you won’t grow weary.
You’re the defender of the weak; you comfort those in need; you lift us up on wings like eagles.

We Listen to Hear God’s Voice

Scripture Romans 8:31-32; 37-39 & † Luke 24:13-21; 27-32 Rev. Parrott
A Time For Young Christians Mark Hayes
Song Season of Promise Rev. Sherrod
Sermon What to Do When You Have Wait

We Respond to God’s Great Love

Hymn Lead Me, Guide Me (vv. 1 and 3)

[refrain]Lead me, guide me, along the way, for if you lead me, I cannot stray.
Lord, let me walk each day with thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.

I am weak and I need thy strength and power to help me over my weakest hour.
Help me through the darkness thy face to see, Lead me, O Lord, lead me. [refrain]

I am lost if you take your hand from me, I am blind without thy Light to see,
Lord, just always let me they servant be. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.

Offering our gifts Celtic Communion Mark Hayes

† Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; UMH 94
praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Celebration of Holy Communion UMH 12

The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

We Are Scattered to Serve God In Our World

† Closing Hymn You Are Mine

I will come to you in the silence, I will lift you from all your fear.

You will hear my voice, I claim you as my choice, be still and know I am here. [refrain]

[refrain]Do not be afraid, I am with you. I have called you each by name.
Come and follow me, I will bring you home; I love you and you are mine.

I am hope for all who are hopeless, I am eyes for all who long to see.
In the shadows of the night, I will be your light, come and rest in me. [refrain[

I am strength for all the despairing, healing for the ones who dwell in shame.
All the blind will see, the lame will all run free, and all will know my name. [refrain]

I am the Word that leads all to freedom, I am the peace the world cannot give.
I will call your name, embracing all your pain, stand up, now walk, and live! [refrain]

Postlude Preludium in g minor J.S. Bach

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Flowers on the altar today are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Don Akers

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Virginia Colson is making slow progress toward recovery from hip surgery.
Bud Cottrell is feeling better and is waiting on some additional tests.
Becky Cox is at NHC Farragut, but she should be released soon.
Joan Moon is still recovering at home after her hospital stay.
Crit Parrott saw a specialist at Emory Monday, who thought they could begin treating his non-hodgkin's lymphoma in Knoxville. He
started aggressive chemotherapy on Tuesday. He was admitted to the hospital on Thursday for chest pain.
Elizabeth Thomas will have hip replacement surgery Thursday.
Ottalee Winegar continues to heal at home after a broken arm and broken thumb. Please remember Grady also.
Paula Murphy (Doug Johnson's sister) is still on oxygen at home for COVID pneumonia, but she is showing some improvement.
Mike O'Tool (grandson of Ron O'Tool) continues his rehabilitation after his broken spine in Texas.
Georgia Poore (Jack Poore's mother) is in hospice care. Jack is spending time with her.

Please continue to remember Clara Hagaman (1412 Tipton Station Rd, 37920), Sancy Hail (7545 Thunder Ct, Powell, 37849), Kenny
Johnson (Doug Johnson's brother), Peter Keyes (6920 Maize Dr., 37918), Allen Knable (4371 Lifespring Ln, Room 303, 37918), Mark
Loy (Anne and Don Loy's son), Barbara Marks (1315 Snowdon Dr., 37912), Richard Moon (7655 Apple Cross, Corryton, 37721), Do-
ris Jean Moore (7404 Kentfield Dr, 37919), Billy Varnell (4121 Riverstone Ln, 37918), and Bill Winans (1658 Wisteria View Way,
37914).

Send additions, deletions, and progress reports to Kathy Gant, [email protected], or the church office. If you want to be added to or de-
leted from the electronic mailing list, please send a note to Kathy.