Season of Rest - “What Kind of Rest”
Sunday, June 21, 2026
*Please stand in body or in spirit. Congregational responses are in bold and preceded by "All"
GATHERING
Welcome and Announcements
Invitation and Sharing of Peace
Peace be with you. And also with you.
Prelude Wonderful Merciful Savior Rejuvenate
Call to Worship Breakthrough Series)
LEADER: God worked, and then God rested.
ALL: We, too, are invited into a sacred rest.
LEADER: Rest is not a reward, but a gift.
ALL: We come to receive that gift, to pause and be restored.
LEADER: Let us rest in the One who created us.
ALL: We come to rest, to reflect, and to renew. Here and now is the season of rest.
Opening Prayer (Breakthrough Series)
ALL: Creator God, You modeled for us a sacred rhythm of work and rest. Teach us to follow Your example, to pause in the busyness and find deep rest for our souls. Amen.
*Opening Song Cares Chorus TFWS 2215
I cast all my cares
upon you,
I lay all of my burdens
down at your feet,
and anytime that
I don’t know
what to do,
I will cast all my cares
upon you.
LISTENING
Scripture Reading Genesis 2:1-3
This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
Message for All Ages
Sermon “What Kind of Rest” Rev. DV Yost
RESPONDING
*Sermon Song Spirit of the Living God UMH 393
Spirit of the living God,
fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God,
fall afresh on me.
Melt me, mold me,
fill me, use me.
Spirit of the living God,
fall afresh on me.
Prayers of the People
Leader: God of Rest, ALl: hear our prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer (Spoken)
All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Offertory Craig Nickerson, Organist
*Offering Response Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (UMH 94)
*Prayer of Dedication (Breakthrough Series)
ALL: God, as You bless our time of rest, bless these offerings. May they bring rest and renewal to others, showing Your love in practical ways. Amen.
SENDING
*Closing Song For the Beauty of the Earth UMH 92
- For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love
which from our birth
over and around us lies;
Refrain
Lord of all,
to thee we raise
this our hymn
of grateful praise.
- For the beauty
of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and
tree and flower,
sun and moon, and
stars of light;
Refrain
Lord of all,
to thee we raise
this our hymn
of grateful praise.
- For the joy of
ear and eye,
for the heart
and mind’s delight,
for the mystic harmony
linking sense
to sound and sight;
Refrain
Lord of all,
to thee we raise
this our hymn
of grateful praise.
- For the joy of human love,
brother, sister,
parent, child,
friends on earth and
friends above,
for all gentle thoughts
and mild;
Refrain
Lord of all,
to thee we raise
this our hymn
of grateful praise.
- For thy church,
that evermore
lifteth holy hands above
offering up on
every shore
her pure sacrifice of love;
Refrain
Lord of all,
to thee we raise
this our hymn
of grateful praise.
- For thyself,
best Gift Divine,
to the world so freely given,
for that great, great
love of thine,
peace on earth,
and joy in heaven:
Refrain
Lord of all,
to thee we raise
this our hymn
of grateful praise.
*Benediction
Benediction Response
Postlude Craig Nickerson, Organist
Next Week
Season of Rest “The Gift of Rest”
June 28, 2026 Leviticus 25:1-19
BACKPACK BUDDIES: June’s food items are Individual Snack Bags and Chips and Pretzels, or any item listed on the shopping list. If you find it difficult to shop, you may send a monetary donation to the church or place your donation in the offering plate on any Sunday. Please mark your gift, “Backpack Buddies”.
This Week at Arnolia
- Tuesday, June 23: 8:30 – 11:30 AM Thrift Store accepting donations
- Wednesday, June 24: 7:30 PM Rejuvenate
- Thursday, June 25:: 10 AM – 2 PM Thrift Store Open
- Friday, June 26 Pastor’s Sabbath – Church Office Closed
- Sunday, June 28: 10 AM: Worship Service
- Sunday, June 28: 11:15 AM Prayer Group
Copyright
Wonderful Merciful Savior, by Dawn Rodgers and Eric Wyse, © 1989 Sweet Virginia Music; Remaining portion is unaffiliated CCLI#106879 – Rejuvenate
Used by Permission. CCLI Church Copyright License Number: 1684333 and Streaming License Number: 20155039.
Cares Chorus, by Kelly Willard, © 1978 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing, CCLI #25974 - TFWS 2215
Used by Permission. CCLI Church Copyright License Number: 1684333 and Streaming License Number: 20155039.
Spirit of the Living God, by Daniel Iverson, © Words: 1935. Renewed 1963 Birdwing Music; Music: 1935. Renewed 1963 Birdwing Music, CCLI #23488, UMH 393
Used by Permission. CCLI Church Copyright License Number: 1684333 and Streaming License Number: 20155039.
For the Beauty of the Earth - UMH 92, Public Domain
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