SMITH'S CHAPEL
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
May 31, 2009 Pentecost Sunday

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Enter, rejoice and come in to worship our Lord Jesus Christ.
Announcements
Lighting of the Altar Candles and the Christ Candle
Prelude 5 Flat Rocks 5 Flat Rocks
Call to Worship Psalm 104:31-34, 35b

May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works- he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD.

* Hymn: Spirit Of God, Descend upon My Heart 500
Opening Prayer (unison)

God of wind, word and fire, we bless Your name this day for sending the light and strength of your Holy Spirit; We give You thanks for all the gifts, great and small, which have been poured out on your children. Accept us with our gifts to be living praise and witness to Your love throughout all the earth; through Jesus Christ who lives with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever, AMEN

Pastoral Prayer
Prayer Ending...Lord in your mercy
Response........Hear our Prayer
The Lord's Prayer

Special Music Little Mountain Church House 5 Flat Rocks

Old Testament Lesson Ezekiel 37:1-14

The Message

God grabbed me. God's Spirit took me up and set me down in the middle of an open plain covered with bones. He led me around and among them��a lot of bones! There were bones all over the plain��dry bones, bleached by the sun.
He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"
I said, "Master God, only you know that."
He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones: 'Dry bones, listen to the Message of God!'"
God, the Master, told the dry bones, "Watch this: I'm bringing the breath of life to you and you'll come to life. I'll attach sinews to you, put meat on your bones, cover you with skin, and breathe life into you. You'll come alive and you'll realize that I am God!"
I prophesied just as I'd been commanded. As I prophesied, there was a sound and, oh, rustling! The bones moved and came together, bone to bone. I kept watching. Sinews formed, then muscles on the bones, then skin stretched over them. But they had no breath in them.
He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath. Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, 'God, the Master, says, Come from the four winds. Come, breath. Breathe on these slain bodies. Breathe life!'"
So I prophesied, just as he commanded me. The breath entered them and they came alive! They stood up on their feet, a huge army.
Then God said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Listen to what they're saying: 'Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, there's nothing left of us.'
"Therefore, prophesy. Tell them, 'God, the Master, says: I'll dig up your graves and bring you out alive��O my people! Then I'll take you straight to the land of Israel. When I dig up graves and bring you out as my people, you'll realize that I am God. I'll breathe my life into you and you'll live. Then I'll lead you straight back to your land and you'll realize that I am God. I've said it and I'll do it. God's Decree.'"


Gospel Lesson John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

"When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you. "Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.


Sermon Acts 2:1-21

The Message

When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force��no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, and they started speaking in a number of different languages as the Spirit prompted them.
There were many Jews staying in Jerusalem just then, devout pilgrims from all over the world. When they heard the sound, they came on the run. Then when they heard, one after another, their own mother tongues being spoken, they were thunderstruck. They couldn't for the life of them figure out what was going on, and kept saying, "Aren't these all Galileans? How come we're hearing them talk in our various mother tongues? Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; Visitors from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene; Immigrants from Rome, both Jews and proselytes; Even Cretans and Arabs! "They're speaking our languages, describing God's mighty works!" Their heads were spinning; they couldn't make head or tail of any of it. They talked back and forth, confused: "What's going on here?"
Others joked, "They're drunk on cheap wine."
That's when Peter stood up and, backed by the other eleven, spoke out with bold urgency: "Fellow Jews, all of you who are visiting Jerusalem, listen carefully and get this story straight. These people aren't drunk as some of you suspect. They haven't had time to get drunk��it's only nine o'clock in the morning. This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen: "In the Last Days," God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters; Your young men will see visions, your old men dream dreams. When the time comes, I'll pour out my Spirit On those who serve me, men and women both, and they'll prophesy. I'll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below, Blood and fire and billowing smoke, the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Day of the Lord arrives, the Day tremendous and marvelous; And whoever calls out for help to me, God, will be saved."

The Offering of Gifts and Tithes
Offertory
It�s Surprising What The Lord Can Do 5 Flat Rocks
* Doxology
Special Music Paradise is Waiting 5 Flat Rocks

Benediction Spirit Song 347

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We welcome all our guests and friends. We hope that your worship with us brought you closer to the God who created, sustains and prepares a place for you in eternity. We invite you to join us every Sunday.

OUR PRAYER JOYS & CONCERN
Doug Mauzy & Joe Gray the APG employees burned in the explosion _ _ Billy - liver cancer _ Rachel - bronchitis _ Steve - enlarged liver and spleen __ Kathy Smith - fatty liver _ Mike Greenfield - recovering from cancer surgery _ _ Paul - has a heart arrhythmia _ Habitat for Humanity building a house in Aberdeen _ _ Loretta - a friend of Kim Good- awaiting a lung transplant _ Ray Wheeler - Bruce�s dad, having problems with his legs _ Hilda Hacket - home _ Carolyn Waters - Chuck�s girlfriend - lung cancer _ Bishop John R. Schol _ District Superintendent - Rev. Karin Walker _ President Obama _ Peace on earth and goodwill to all God�s people _ Our Sunday School program _ ROCKPILE and Pebbles Ministries _ The United Methodist Church _ Baltimore Washington Annual Conference _ The United States of America _ Israel

CALENDAR
Today Sun noon Trustee�s meeting
6-4 to 6-6 Annual Conference. Paul and Lucy will be commuting this year. If there is an emergency contact Dora at 410-688-7180.
6-16 Tue 7:00 United Methodist Women and Men
6-19 Fri 5-8 Fish Fry sponsored by the UMW and the UMM.

Food collection Sunday for FISH is the 4th Sunday of each month.
_ Prayer and Bible Study every Thursday at 10:00. Everyone is welcome
_ Rockpile at Smith�s Chapel starts at 7:00 the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month
_ Pebbles at Smith�s Chapel starts at 6:00 the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.
_ Weight Loss Support Group - Every Wednesday at 6:00.

OPPORTUNITIES ON THE DISCIPLESHIP ADVENTURES

Share Your Faith - Volunteer to make some visits in the community.
Share Your Faith- Volunteer to give your testimony about Christ in your life.
Share Your Faith- Make a donation, on the second Sunday, to the School for the Deaf in Africa campaign.
Share Your Faith - Campbell�s Labels get turned in to Lynn Moxley. These go to help the Board of Child Care.
Serve by Faith- Write for the church newsletter and submit your article to Pat Beardsley, Chuck Orems or Di or Bruce Wheeler.
Serve by Faith- bring canned food the fourth Sunday of the month.
Serve by Faith- bring your newspaper and other paper to recycle.
Develop your Faith - Join a Sunday School Class.
Connect with the Faithful - Join a small group.
Celebrate your Faith in Christ - Worship each week.

Smith�s Chapel�s web page address is:
www.geocities.com/smithschapel. Thanks to Linda Gentry for all her hard work.

The United Methodist Men are walking in the Relay for Life again this year. If you would like to make a donation in support of any of the walkers you can give them a check made out to �The American Cancer Society,� or to make a credit card donation you can go to : http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09SA?pg=pfind&fr_id=12957. From there you can donate to the team �Smith�s Chapel United Methodist Men,� or pick an individual - Tom Good, Bob Keen, Tim Beardsley, Fuzzy Blizzard, Jim Toscano, William Miller, Mike Sheckles, Dennis Bevilacqua, Gene West or Paul Papp. You could do the same to support Lucy West on the Heavenly Angels team.

Eligibility for the Danny Atkins Scholarship
< Member of Smith�s Chapel UMC
< Home address in Harford County
1. Full-time college student
2. Maintain a 2.5 GPA
If no requests are submitted by church members, non-members�s applications will be considered. If more than one student is eligible, the money is divided between them. Requests should be submitted by July 1, 2009 to:
Irene Lerch
c/o Smith�s Chapel UMC
3109 Churchville Road
Churchville, MD 21028
410-734-7113

Thought for the Week
But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children- with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.- Psalm 103:17-18


This morning�s worship team
Cayleigh and Darlina Martin, worship assistants
Pat Beardsley, sign language interpreter
, acolyte
Loeta Adkins, greeter
Darius & Darlina Martin, ushers
Paul A. Papp, pastor
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