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Are There Aliens?

  Service of Worship Eastern Parkway United Methodist Church September 26, 2021 Rev. Natalie Bowerman, Pastor   Prelude   Greeting and Announcements   Mission Statement: We are a faith community striving to be, to nurture, and to send forth disciples of Jesus Christ.   Call to Worship We gather today to worship the One who created us, The One who calls us, The One who equips us, The One who loves us without end. With joyful hearts, let us worship God.   Hymn 75: All People That On Earth Do Dwell   1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the LORD with cheerful voice. Serve him with joy, his praises tell, come now before him and rejoice! 2 Know that the LORD is God indeed; he formed us all without our aid. We are the flock he surely feeds, the sheep who by his hand were made. 3 O enter then his gates with joy, within his courts his praise proclaim! Let thankful songs your tongues employ. O bless and magnify his name! 4 Because the L

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: The Ethics of Dishonesty

  Service of Worship Eastern Parkway United Methodist Church September 19, 2021 Rev. Natalie Bowerman, Pastor   Prelude   Greeting and Announcements   Mission Statement: We are a faith community striving to be, to nurture, and to send forth disciples of Jesus Christ.   Call to Worship Who among you is seeking the wisdom of God? We long to hear God’s Word spoken to our hearts. Who among you is seeking God’s bright and holy truth? We long to learn the ways of wisdom and righteousness. Who among you is seeking a Spirit-filled life? We long to live lives of holiness and light. God grants God’s wisdom generously to all who ask. Come near, people of God! Let us worship in wisdom and truth.   Hymn 468: Dear Jesus, In Whose Life I see   1. Dear Jesus, in whose life I see all that I would, but fail to be, let thy clear light forever shine, to shame and guide this life of mine. 2. Though what I dream and what I do in my weak days are always two, hel