Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Leader: Come, people of God, and hear the promise of a new covenant!
People: A covenant written not on stone, but on our hearts.
Leader: God calls us to know and love Him, to be His people forever.
People: We gather to worship the One who forgives our sins and remembers them no more.
All: Let us worship the God of renewal and grace!
Opening Hymn
Praise to the Lord UMH 139
Prayer of Confession
Covenant-keeping God, You long to write Your law upon our hearts, but we admit that we cling to the old ways of rebellion and sin. You promise to be our God, yet we fail to live as Your people. We place our trust in fleeting things, ignoring the eternal hope You offer.
Forgive us for breaking relationship with You and with one another. Turn our hearts back to You, O Lord. Restore us and fill us with the joy of Your salvation. Hear our sincere confessions that we lift up to you today.
[Time for silent confession.]
Renew us, restore us, and draw us back to You. Through Christ, we pray. Amen.
Words of Assurance
Leader: The Lord declares, “I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.” In Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
Congregation: Thanks be to God, who renews us with grace and fills us with hope.
Passing of the Peace
First Reading:
Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-28; 31:31-34
Sermon:
God Promises a New Covenant by Pastor Kevin Rutledge
Hymn of Response
Breathe on Me, Breath of God UMH 420
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Response
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 95
Offertory Prayer
Gracious God, You have written Your covenant on our hearts and called us to be Your people. In gratitude for Your faithfulness and steadfast love, we bring these gifts before You. Bless them and use them to share Your promises of hope and renewal with the world. May our offerings be a reflection of the new life You have given us, and may they bring glory to Your name. Through Christ, we pray. Amen.
Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer
Announcements
Closing Hymn
Sent Forth by God's Blessing UMH 664
Benediction
Said Each Week as A Communal Prayer:
Send to us all the people who feel unwanted and unloved in other places, and if they can't come to us, send us to them.
Postlude