First Steps, Rev. Dr. Shane Green – October 14, 2024

October 14, 2024

A few weeks ago, this hymn was sung in worship. In 28 years of ministry, I can’t recall ever singing this hymn, which is unfortunate because the words are beautiful. You might be familiar with this hymn but if not, I offer it to you for reflection.

O God of Every Nation

O God of every nation, of every race and land, redeem your whole creation with your almighty hand; where hate and fear divide us, and bitter threats are hurled, in love and mercy guide us, and heal our strife-torn world.

From search for wealth and power and scorn of truth and right, from trust in bombs that shower destruction through the night, from pride of race and station and blindness to your way, deliver every nation, eternal God, we pray.

Lord, strengthen all who labor that all may find release from fear of rattling saber, from dread of war’s increase; when hope and courage falter, Lord, let your voice be heard; with faith that none can alter, your servants undergird.

Keep bright in us the vision of days when war shall cease, when hatred and division give way to love and peace, till dawns the morning glorious when truth and justice reign, and Christ shall rule victorious o’er all the world’s domain.

In the past few days, I’ve used these words as a prayer. I invite you to do the same.

This Week’s Readings:

Monday – Leviticus 21
Tuesday – Leviticus 22
Wednesday – Leviticus 23
Thursday – Leviticus 24
Friday – Leviticus 25

We are reading the Bible in just a little over a year! We are now reading Leviticus. You may join anytime. Just mark your Bible on the chapter you started and keep up with the weekly readings.

Things to Pray About:

Pray for our country and the 2024 Presidential Election
Pray for spiritual maturity.
Our unwillingly absent members and shut-ins.
Pray for comfort for those who are grieving.
Wisdom for our church leaders, local leaders, and world leaders.
Family restoration through forgiveness.
Continued growth of the faith of the people.
Pray for understanding.

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.” – Philippians 4:6

October 7, 2024October 4, 2024

“First Steps” by Rev. Dr. Shane Green, October 7, 2024

October 7, 2024

Richard Rohr has written many books on spirituality and maturity. He wrote one that I deeply appreciate and frustrates me to no end, Adam’s Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation. Drawing upon the Bible, Christian tradition, and other cultures, Rohr argues that men in Western society often lack meaningful rites of passage to help them mature. Without significant rites of passage, one is confused, disconnected, and stuck.

For Rohr, he believes that each male must own five key promises or insights to grow and mature (I agree but also think it would apply to women as well). Here are the five key promises that each of us must learn:

Life is hard. Therefore, one must accept the inherent difficulties of life rather than avoid or deny them.
You are not that important. Therefore, one must emphasize the need for humility and the recognition that you are part of something larger than yourself.
Your life is not about you. Therefore, one must find purpose beyond personal success, focusing instead on service and the benefit of all.
You are not in control. Therefore, one must stress the importance of surrender which aids in the unpredictability and acceptance of what one can’t control.
You are going to die. Therefore, one must remember their mortality which inspires one to live with meaning, purpose, and urgency.

We need these insights for our wellbeing. Each of these precepts are part of the Christian journey. If you have never considered these, I invite you to do so. Don’t read them only to discard later today—dig deep with these, contemplate these over the next few months while listening to the voice of God beckoning you to go deeper.

This Week’s Readings:

Monday – Leviticus 16
Tuesday – Leviticus 17
Wednesday – Leviticus 18
Thursday – Leviticus 19
Friday – Leviticus 20

We are reading the Bible in just a little over a year! We are now reading Leviticus. You may join anytime. Just mark your Bible on the chapter you started and keep up with the weekly readings.

Things to Pray About:

Pray for our country and the 2024 Presidential Election.
Pray for spiritual maturity.
Our unwillingly absent members and shut-ins.
Pray for comfort for those who are grieving.
Wisdom for our church leaders, local leaders, and world leaders.
Family restoration through forgiveness.
Continued growth of the faith of the people.
Pray for understanding.

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.” – Philippians 4:6

September 30, 2024September 28, 2024

“First Steps” by Rev. Dr. Shane Green, September 30, 2024

September 30, 2024

Why is it that we are really proficient in compartmentalization? For Christians, there is the uncanny ability to separate the secular from the sacred. Peter Scazzero, a pastor in New York, summed up this problem by quoting a question asked by a church member, “Why is it that so many Christians make such lousy human beings? In a word, compartmentalization. We divide our lives into categories: Over here belongs to God…over there belongs to me.

For some, there is weekly attendance in worship on Sundays but no evidence of it from Monday to Saturday. For another, the berating of a family member for their lack of spiritual maturity, all under the banner of defending God. Finally, one can be lost in the joy of worship of God only to complain, gossip, and blame others.

How shocking it is to read that there is no noticeable difference between the way evangelical church goers live, and non-church goers live when compared to divorce rates, giving patterns, sexual promiscuity and cohabitation, and racism (See Ron Sider’s The Scandal of Evangelical Conscience for statical data).

Spiritual maturity is more than what one believes. It equally involves how one lives. Orthodoxy and orthopraxis must align. When there are disconnects, where one compartmentalizes the spiritual and the secular, there will always be problems. A life with God is one of unity (body, mind, and soul)—all of it is spiritual and sacred. Everything that we are and everything that we do is connected to God. The work of God’s Spirit is to bring wholeness. Therefore, we can segment our lives so that what we do on Sundays and what we do the rest of the week aligns—everyday is Sunday for that matter.

This Week’s Readings:

Monday – Leviticus 11
Tuesday – Leviticus 12
Wednesday – Leviticus 13
Thursday – Leviticus 14
Friday – Leviticus 15

We are reading the Bible in just a little over a year! We are now reading Leviticus. You may join anytime. Just mark your Bible on the chapter you started and keep up with the weekly readings.

Things to Pray About:

Pray for our country and the 2024 Presidential Election.
Pray for spiritual maturity.
Our unwillingly absent members and shut-ins.
Pray for comfort for those who are grieving.
Wisdom for our church leaders, local leaders, and world leaders.
Family restoration through forgiveness.
Continued growth of the faith of the people.
Pray for understanding.

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.” – Philippians 4:6

August 18, 2024 – “Loneliness to Wholeness” – Rev. Dr. Shane Green

Worship (SPUMCColumbus)

August 18, 2024 - "Loneliness to Wholeness" - Rev. Dr. Shane Green

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Hosea 2:15; Matthew 26:36-56

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Order of Worship October 13, 2024 11 a.m. Traditional Service The Chiming of the Hour The Welcome & Announcements .........................................Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Choral Call to Worship ..........................This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made The Cross and Flame Come to the Altar The Prelude...............................................We Gather Together, arr. M. Bradshaw The Hymn of Celebration..........................God of Grace and God of Glory (#577) The Affirmation of Faith ............................................The Apostles’ Creed (#881) The Gloria Patri The Sacrament of Infant Baptism.................Lillian Louise Cartledge (see insert) The Pastoral Prayer with The Lord’s Prayer.........................Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Leader: Let Us Worship God with His Tithes and Our Offerings. The Offertory Prayer The Offertory...............................................Adagio Cantabile, by L. Beethoven The Doxology The Scripture Lesson.......................................Ephesians 3:14-21 (pp. 950-951) The Passing of the Peace The Welcome and Registration of Attendance The Mission Moment..................................................Rev. Lynn Meadows-White The Anthem.............................................................Give Me Jesus, arr. B. Harlan The Sermon............................What to Pray When You Don’t Know What to Pray, The Hymn of Consecration...............................Standing on the Promises (#374) The Cross and Flame Go Before Us into the World The Choral Benediction and Amen...................................................3 fold Amen The Postlude...................................................................Voluntary, by M. Hawdon The Church Returns to His World to Serve Him
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Order of Worship September 22, 2024 11 a.m. Traditional Service The Chiming of the Hour The Welcome & Announcements .........................................Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Choral Call to Worship ....................................................................Be Joyful The Cross and Flame Come to the Altar The Prelude.................................................................Jig Fugue, by D. Buxtehude The Hymn of Celebration..................................O Jesus, I Have Promised (#396) The Affirmation of Faith ............................................The Apostles’ Creed (#881) The Gloria Patri Acolyte and Cross Bearer Recognition and Consecration Service (see insert) The Pastoral Prayer with The Lord’s Prayer........................................Rev. Fugh The Leader: Let Us Worship God with His Tithes and Our Offerings. The Offertory Prayer The Offertory...................................................Nun Bitten Wir, by D. Buxtehude The Doxology The Scripture Lesson.........................................Ephesians 2:1-10 (pp. 949-950) The Passing of the Peace The Welcome and Registration of Attendance The Anthem..............................................Down to the River to Pray, arr. S. CurryThe Sermon..................................................................But God..., Rev. Dr. Green The Hymn of Consecration..................................................Freely, Freely (#389) The Cross and Flame Go Before Us into the World The Choral Benediction and Amen...........................................Go Now in Peace The Postlude...................................................................Psalm 19, by B. Marcello The Church Returns to His World to Serve Him
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by STPAULCOLUMBUS on October 14, 2024 at 5:09 am
Order of Worship October 13, 2024 11 a.m. Traditional Service The Chiming of the Hour The Welcome & Announcements .........................................Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Choral Call to Worship ..........................This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made The Cross and Flame Come to the Altar The Prelude...............................................We Gather Together, arr. M. Bradshaw The Hymn of Celebration..........................God of Grace and God of Glory (#577) The Affirmation of Faith ............................................The Apostles’ Creed (#881) The Gloria Patri The Sacrament of Infant Baptism.................Lillian Louise Cartledge (see insert) The Pastoral Prayer with The Lord’s Prayer.........................Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Leader: Let Us Worship God with His Tithes and Our Offerings. The Offertory Prayer The Offertory...............................................Adagio Cantabile, by L. Beethoven The Doxology The Scripture Lesson.......................................Ephesians 3:14-21 (pp. 950-951) The Passing of the Peace The Welcome and Registration of Attendance The Mission Moment..................................................Rev. Lynn Meadows-White The Anthem.............................................................Give Me Jesus, arr. B. Harlan The Sermon............................What to Pray When You Don’t Know What to Pray, The Hymn of Consecration...............................Standing on the Promises (#374) The Cross and Flame Go Before Us into the World The Choral Benediction and Amen...................................................3 fold Amen The Postlude...................................................................Voluntary, by M. Hawdon The Church Returns to His World to Serve Him
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by STPAULCOLUMBUS on October 7, 2024 at 5:17 am
Order of Worship October 6, 2024 11 a.m. Traditional Service The Chiming of the Hour The Welcome & Announcements ............................................Mrs. Grace Bailey The Choral Call to Worship .........................................................l Come with Joy The Cross and Flame Come to the Altar The Prelude The Hymn of Celebration...........................Come, Christians, Join to Sing (#158) The Affirmation of Faith ............................................The Apostles’ Creed (#881) The Gloria Patri The Pastoral Prayer with The Lord’s Prayer......................................Mrs. Bailey The Leader: Let Us Worship God with His Tithes and Our Offerings. The Offertory Prayer The Offertory Anthem...............................Anthem Celtic Laud, by C. Courtney The Doxology The Scripture Lesson..................................................Ephesians 3:1-13 (p. 950) The Passing of the Peace The Welcome and Registration of Attendance The Children’s Moment......................................................Mrs. Donna Hightower The Sermon............................................God Had a Secret?, Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Sacrament of Holy Communion............................................................(#12) The Hymn of Consecration................................Go, Make of All Disciples (#571) The Cross and Flame Go Before Us into the World The Choral Benediction and Amen.................................................Together Met The Postlude........................................................................Postlude, by H. Smith The Church Returns to His World to Serve Him
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by STPAULCOLUMBUS on September 30, 2024 at 5:29 am
Order of Worship September 29, 2024 11 a.m. Traditional Service The Chiming of the Hour The Welcome & Announcements .........................................Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Choral Call to Worship ...................God Made Me, sung by The Carol Choir The Cross and Flame Come to the Altar The Prelude.................................Only God in the Highest is Lord, by J. Pachelbel The Hymn of Celebration........................................O God of Every Nation (#435) The Affirmation of Faith ............................................The Apostles’ Creed (#881) The Gloria Patri The Pastoral Prayer with The Lord’s Prayer........................................Rev. Fugh Special Music....................................................He’s Teaching Me, by C. Rodgers The Leader: Let Us Worship God with His Tithes and Our Offerings. The Offertory Prayer The Offertory............................................................Pastorale, by B. Franzosini The Doxology The Scripture Lesson................................................Ephesians 2:11-22 (p. 950) The Passing of the Peace The Welcome and Registration of Attendance The Anthem...............................................................Carried By Love, by D. Lantz The Sermon.....................................Family Ties and Racial Blurs, Rev. Dr. Green The Hymn of Consecration.........Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore (#344) The Cross and Flame Go Before Us into the World The Choral Benediction and Amen.............God Be With You till We Meet Again The Postlude.........................................................................Canzon, by H. Hasler The Church Returns to His World to Serve Him
"But God..." - Rev. Dr. Shane Green
by STPAULCOLUMBUS on September 23, 2024 at 4:28 am
Order of Worship September 22, 2024 11 a.m. Traditional Service The Chiming of the Hour The Welcome & Announcements .........................................Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Choral Call to Worship ....................................................................Be Joyful The Cross and Flame Come to the Altar The Prelude.................................................................Jig Fugue, by D. Buxtehude The Hymn of Celebration..................................O Jesus, I Have Promised (#396) The Affirmation of Faith ............................................The Apostles’ Creed (#881) The Gloria Patri Acolyte and Cross Bearer Recognition and Consecration Service (see insert) The Pastoral Prayer with The Lord’s Prayer........................................Rev. Fugh The Leader: Let Us Worship God with His Tithes and Our Offerings. The Offertory Prayer The Offertory...................................................Nun Bitten Wir, by D. Buxtehude The Doxology The Scripture Lesson.........................................Ephesians 2:1-10 (pp. 949-950) The Passing of the Peace The Welcome and Registration of Attendance The Anthem..............................................Down to the River to Pray, arr. S. CurryThe Sermon..................................................................But God..., Rev. Dr. Green The Hymn of Consecration..................................................Freely, Freely (#389) The Cross and Flame Go Before Us into the World The Choral Benediction and Amen...........................................Go Now in Peace The Postlude...................................................................Psalm 19, by B. Marcello The Church Returns to His World to Serve Him
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by STPAULCOLUMBUS on September 16, 2024 at 4:20 am
Order of Worship September 15, 2024 11 a.m. Traditional Service Special Music..................................................No Longer Slaves, by Bethel Music The Leader: Let Us Worship God with His Tithes and Our Offerings. The Offertory Prayer The Offertory...............................................Panis Angelicus (Bread of Heaven) The Doxology The Scripture Lesson................................................Ephesians 1:15-23 (p. 949) The Passing of the Peace The Welcome and Registration of Attendance The Children’s Moment.....................................................................Mrs. Marvets The Anthem.......................................I Will Be a Child of Peace, by E. Hagenberg The Sermon...................................................The Power of Your Faith, Rev. Fugh The Hymn of Consecration.................................Go Make of All Disciples (#571) The Cross and Flame Go Before Us into the World The Choral Benediction and Amen...................................................2 fold Amen The Postlude..........................................................Preludium in a moll, by Boehm The Church Returns to His World to Serve Him

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