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Vibrant Worship of God Transforms Lives
If you are enjoying your worship of God, attend regularly the
same house of worship, and find it to be meeting your spiritual,
educational, missional, and ministry needs, then, God bless
you and your journey with God there. If, however, you have no
house of Worship to call home or are finding that you are not
receiving what you need where you do worship, then, Come and
Worship the Living God of the Bible at Round Hill United Methodist
Church.
Each Sunday Morning
- 8:30 am - Traditional Methodist Worship & Music
- 9:30 am - Fellowship, Coffee, Juice and Snacks
- 9:45 am - Sunday School, Classes for all ages
- 11:00 am - Worship with Contemporary Music
- 12:00 Noon - Fellowship, Coffee and Snacks
Please note that the Contemporary and Traditional services have
swapped times. Traditional are now at 8:30 AM; Contemporary
are now at 11:00 AM.
The 8:30 AM service uses a Traditional United Methodist order
of Worship and Traditional Music, and the 11:00 AM service uses
a Contemporary Music and Worship order.
Come and join us for coffee, snacks and fellowship in the Social
Hall prior to, and/or following, the 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM worship
services.
We are not saying we have all the answers but we are actively
searching for a relevant way of life; one lived with individual
and corporate active relationships with the Living Word of God,
Jesus the Messiah. If this sounds interesting to you, come,
join our journey with the eternal.
A nursery is available on the second floor for children three
and under. Also, following the reading of God's Holy Word, at
the 11:00 AM Worship Service, youngsters, from ages three to
ten, who wish to participate in Children's Church are invited
to a classroom for youth worship activities.
Worship Planner
April 6, 2008
3rd Sunday of Easter
Native American Sunday
Color - White
Call to Worship - Psalm 116
Liturgist Reading - Acts 2.14a, 36-41
Liturgist Reading - 1 Peter 1.17-23
Sermon Text - Luke 24.13-35
Theme - "A Forth Day Message"
Hymns - 539, 454 362
Visual — broken bread, lamb, bible
Children's Church Aid — Why would Jesus care about these two men?
Why did they see him in his breaking of the bread? How far did
they walk? Why did they return to Jerusalem so quickly?
April 13, 2008
4th Sunday of Easter
Color - White
Call to Worship - Psalm23
Liturgist Reading - Acts 2.42-47
Liturgist Reading - 1 Peter 2.19-25
Sermon Text - John 10.1-10
Theme - "There is a Prescribed Method"
Hymns - 381, 334, 618, 128, 407, 407, 261
Visual — Sheep, Crucifix, Club
Children's Church Aid — Why do sheep know their shepherd's voice?
Why do other voices scare the sheep? Why do people steal what
is not theirs? What makes God happy? Are there methods that please
God?
April 20, 2008
5th Sunday of Easter
Color - White
Call to Worship - Psalm 31
Liturgist Reading - Acts 7.55-60
Liturgist Reading - 1 Peter 2.2-10
Sermon Text - John 14. 1-14
Theme - "Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled"
Hymns - 534, 559, 370
Visual — Milk, Stone, Hearts
Children's Church Aid — What will heaven be like? What is belief
— faith — hope? What does God want us to believe in? Why does
God not just let us see everything? Maybe it is better to use
our imaginations?
April 27, 2008
6th Sunday of Easter
Heritage Sunday
Color - White
Call to Worship - Psalm 66
Liturgist Reading - Acts 17.22-31
Liturgist Reading - 1 Peter 3.13-22
Sermon Text - John 14.15-21
Theme - "Honoring the Relationship Proves the Love"
Hymns - 393, 384, 62
Visual — globe, hearts, briefcase
Children's Church Aid — What does it mean to keep the commandments?
What does it mean to follow rules? Why does it benefit us to follow
rules and commandments? Does God love us when we are given laws?
What does it mean that God will never leave us?
May 4, 2008
Ascension Sunday
Color - White
Call to Worship - Psalm 47
Liturgist Reading - Acts 1.1-11
Liturgist Reading - Ephesians 1.15-23
Sermon Text - Luke 24.44-53
Theme - "Feeling Alone Can Be Difficult"
Hymns - 302, 307, Lord of the Dance
Visual — Crucifix, Open Bible, Lifted Hands
Children's Church Aid — What does it mean to Ascend/ascension?
Where did he go? Why did Jesus leave the disciples? What did he
promise as he was preparing to leave?
May 11, 2008
Pentecost Sunday
Festival of the Christian Home/Christian Mother's Day
Color - Red
Call to Worship - Psalm 104
Liturgist Reading - Acts 2.1-21
Liturgist Reading - 1 Corinthians 12.3b-13
Sermon Text - John 7.37-39
Theme - "Let it be said: He Feed Them Living Water"
Hymns - 539, 393, 620 or 555
Visual — Wind, Flames, Water, Pitchers, Fountain
Children's Church Aid — What does it mean to believe? What is
faith? What is living water? What is thirst? How can thirst be
satisfied by Jesus? What might we thirst for other than water?
May 18, 2008
Trinity Sunday
Peace with Justice Sunday
Color - White
Call to Worship - Psalm 8
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 1.1-2.4a
Liturgist Reading - 2 Corinthians 13.11-13
Sermon Text - Matthew 28.16-20
Theme - "No Peace Without Justice" "No Spirit Without
Baptism"
Hymns - 145, 389, 571
Visual — Trinity, Three Wicked Candle
Children's Church Aid — What is peace? Is it the lack of violence
or something more? What must be present for peace to exist? What
must be absent for peace? What are we willing to pay for peace?
I-Go-Pay? Can we share power? Should we share power? How can we
help others to share their power without making them feel powerless?
May 25, 2008
2nd Sunday after Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 131
Liturgist Reading - Isaiah 49.8-16a
Liturgist Reading - 1 Corinthians 4.1-5
Sermon Text - Matthew 6.24-34
Theme - "The Choice is Yours/Ours"
Hymns - 405, 413, 140
Visual — Towel, basin, Bible, wealth, food, clothes, drink, bird,
lily, grass
Children's Church Aid — What is a master? How do we know who is
our master? What does a master do for, or to, us? Why can we not
have two masters? What does it mean that two cooks in the kitchen
will ruin a dinner? What does it mean that there are too many
chiefs and not enough indians.
June 1, 2008
3rd Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 46
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 6.11-22; 2.24; 8.14-19
Liturgist Reading - Romans 1.16-17; 3.22b-28 (19-31)
Sermon Text - Matthew 7.21-29
Theme - "Let Voice Follow Heart"
Hymns - 361, 368, 378
Visual — Ark, flood, animals, crucifix, house, rock, rain, sand,
rain, wind
Children's Church Aid — What does it mean to build on solid ground?
Why would that be important? What can that also mean that we need
to build our lives on . . . solid ground/principles/foundations/biblical
teachings?
June 8, 2008
4th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 33
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 12.1-9
Liturgist Reading - Romans 4.13-25
Sermon Text - Matthew 9.9-13, 18-26
Theme - "Disciples of Jesus Offer Healing: To Whom?"
Hymns - 467, 710, 261, 268
Visual — Harp, Scales of Justice, Tax forms, Medical bag
Children's Church Aid — Why would Jesus sit and eat with sinners?
What would Jesus want from the sinners? What did Jesus want for
the sinners? Who was a sinner? Who was in need of healing/forgiveness?
What would it mean to touch Jesus/be touched by Jesus?
June 15, 2008
5th Sunday After Pentecost
Godly Father's Day
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 116
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 18.1-15
Liturgist Reading - Romans 5.1-8
Sermon Text - Matthew 9.35-10.8-23
Theme - "Godly Fathers Seek More For Their Children"
Hymns - 298, 591, 389
Visual — Tent, One Sheep,
Children's Church Aid — Let's discuss the KOG (Kingdom of God).
Kingdom minded people love the found and the lost. Kingdom minded
people will risk losing what they have to protect those they do
not yet have. The needs of the one may out-weight the needs of
the many.
June 22, 2008
6th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 86
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 21.8-21
Liturgist Reading - Romans 6.1b-11
Sermon Text - Matthew 10.24-39
Theme - "Make No Mistake There Is A Cost"
Hymns - I Have Decided to Follow Jesus - Solo
- 387, 430, 415, 338
Visual — Bread, Cross, Two Sparrows, Penny, Sword
Children's Church Aid — Discuss Leadership and Membership. What
is the difference? What does it mean to follow the leadership
of another? Discuss the value of every person to God.
June 29, 2008
7th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 13
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 22.1-14
Liturgist Reading - Romans 6.12-23
Sermon Text - Matthew 10.40-42
Theme - "Sanctification"
Hymns - 420, 534, 379
Visual — Donkey, wood, angel, ram, cup of water, praying hands
Children's Church Aid — What does it mean to welcome someone in
Christ's name? Discuss righteousness. Discuss faith being accounted
as righteousness. Discuss obeying.
July 6, 2008
8th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 45
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 24.34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Liturgist Reading - Romans7.15-25a
Sermon Text - Matthew 11.16-19, 25-30
Theme - "Wisdom is Vindicated by Her Deeds"
Hymns - 384, 402, 526, 108
Visual — Water Jar, Flute, Yoke
Children's Church Aid — Let us learn not to be complainers but
workers. Seeking out things that are needed to be fixed — is only
ok — when solutions are sought . . . not just looking for the
problems. God desires us to seek the good in the gospel, in the
church and in others.
July 13, 2008
9th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 119
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 25.19-34
Liturgist Reading - Romans8.1-11
Sermon Text - Matthew 13.1-9, 18-23
Theme - "Soil Preparation is Critical
Hymns - 393, 431, 451, 404
Visual — Birth Certificate, Lamp, Birds, Boat, Soil, Grain
Children's Church Aid — Listening is critical. We must prepare
to receive the word of God . . . just as we prepare ground for
seeds. If we sow we need to understand that sometime it will grow
. . . sometimes it will not.
July 20, 2008
10th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 139
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 28.10-19a
Liturgist Reading - Romans 8.12-25
Sermon Text - Matthew 13.24-30, 36-43
Theme - "There is Always Some More Ready to Tear-down Than
Build-up"
Hymns - 418, 528,384
Visual — Stone, Ladder, Angel, Gate, Oil, Bed, Hand, Wings, Adoption
Papers, Will, Fruit, Seed, Bundle of Weeds, Fire
Children's Church Aid — Sometimes persons like to tear-down what
— they — did not build or invested in. Maybe we can come up with
ways to have them invest in "the building-up" so they
will not want to tear-down destroy. Why do you think some persons
desire to destroy? Why to some persons want to build up.
July 27, 2008
11th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 105
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 29.15-28
Liturgist Reading - Romans 8.26-39
Sermon Text - Matthew 13.31-33, 44-52
Theme - "Let's Talk KOG" "Tree?!?"
Hymns - 405, 419, 694
Visual — Hears, Cross, Love, Mustard Seed, Fire
Children's Church Aid — Kingdom of God is what? Where is it? What
does God want . . . God in Heaven only or on earth? Is the KOG
a place or an attitude? Can the KOG exist in the darkness? "The
light shown in the darkness and the darkness could not overcome
it." John Chapter 1.
August 3, 2008
12th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 17
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 32.22-31
Liturgist Reading - Romans 9.1-5
Sermon Text - Matthew 14.13-21
Theme - "They Didn't Come For Food . . . Feed Them What They
Came For"
Hymns - 451, 496, 374, 618
Visual — Heart, Broken Heart, Fish, Loaves, 5000
Children's Church Aid — Why was it important for Jesus to feed
the 5000? Why did the disciples think they could "not"
feed the people. What is the miracle of multiplication about?
What does it mean, "All were filled?"
August 10, 2008
13th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 105
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 37.1-4, 12-28
Liturgist Reading - Romans 10.5-15
Sermon Text - Matthew 14.22-33
Theme - "When Blown Off-course Trust in the Lord"
Hymns - 593, 533, 156, 380
Visual — Staff, Colorful robe, Twenty Coins, Boat, Cloud, Heart
Children's Church Aid — What does it mean to trust in God? Why
do bad things happen to good people? Does God still love us when
everything seems bad around us? How can we help others to understand
God loves them when their life does not seem good?
August 17, 2008
14th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 133
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 45.1-15
Liturgist Reading - Romans 11.1-2a, 29-32
Sermon Text - Matthew 15.10-28
Theme - "Intentions are the Key: Motives"
Hymns - 140, 368, 370, 389
Visual — Oil, Robe, Mountain, Dogs
Children's Church Aid — What are intentions? What are motives?
What is the difference between actions and intentions? Can persons
have good intentions and wrongs actions? What makes something
wrong, the intentions or the actions? What does God care about
more?
August 24, 2008
15th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 124
Liturgist Reading - Exodus 1.8-2.10
Liturgist Reading - Romans 12.1-8
Sermon Text - Matthew 16. 13-20
Theme - "On This Rock I Will Build'
Hymns - 399, 361, 413, 593Q, 368
Visual — Bricks, Basket, Offering Plate, Rock, Keys
Children's Church Aid — What is a foundation? Why is a foundation
important? If the crust is called the foundation of a pizza would
it be important for it to be a certain way? What would happen
if we build a pizza on crushed cracks instead of what we use?
How can we be sure we build our love for God on solid ground?
Children's Sermon: Pizza slice.
August 31, 2008
16th Sunday After Pentecost
Color - Green
Call to Worship - Psalm 105
Liturgist Reading - Genesis 3.1-15
Liturgist Reading - Romans 12.8-21
Sermon Text - Matthew 16.21-28
Theme - "A Definite Change of Direction . . . Turning Toward
Jerusalem"
Hymns - 448, 415, 338, 419
Visual — Burning Bush, Sandals, Musical Notes, Wooden Cross
Children's Church Aid — Why did Jesus turn his attention toward
Jerusalem? What was at/in Jerusalem that Jesus needed or needed
to do? How did this affect the disciples? How did this affect
Jesus' message?
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