This Week’s Sermon
There is something amazing that happens when human beings gather together to be in worship of the divine.
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another.”
Every time we gather to worship the Lord, our stories are becoming one with the Lord’s.
Worship is really difficult to describe with our limited vocabulary. When our stories connect with the heart of God in the midst of worship there are no words that can truly capture that experience. That is why at RRUMC we believe that we should be in worship each and every week. We want everyone to worship weekly in order to create more and more opportunities for our stories to connect with the Creator of the universe.
There are three powerful and life-transforming things that happen in the midst of worship:
First, worship takes effort on the part of the worshipper. You have to do your part to complete the connection between your story and God.
Second, worship is an intimate experience. The Greek word for worship is proskunEo, which is a compound word meaning to turn toward someone for the purpose of a kiss. In America today you do not kiss a total stranger. To kiss someone is to know someone and that kiss celebrates that special knowledge and relationship.
Third, worship is not something you do alone. No matter how much you like yourself, you cannot give yourself a kiss. Worship happens in community right in the midst of everyone’s stories.
Connect your beautiful story to God’s story in the midst of worship at RRUMC this year and make a priority of:
Being present for worship services at one or more of our services offered each week.
Bringing your beautiful, broken, joyful, hurting story to worship and connecting it to God.
CHILD CARE - RRUMC provides a safe, clean environment for infants and toddlers. Child care is provided during all three worship services for children age 3 and under. Children are registered upon arrival. Parents are issued a vibrating pager which may be used to contact you. For information about child care, please visit our Children’s Ministry page or select a Children’s or Ministry brochure from our information center.
The Chapel
When: Sunday, 8:30am
Location: Chapel
This 45-minute casual service captures the essentials of Christian worship. This service is perfect for early morning risers, families involved with sports and other morning activities. Come as you are and experience God's love and compassion. Child care is provided for children aged 3 and under.
The Sanctuary
When: Sunday, 10:00am
Location: Sanctuary
This service is a traditional United Methodist service of worship. This service includes traditional music with various instrumental and vocal music selections. A Children's Message is part of the service.
The Sanctuary service is immediately followed by a fellowship and refreshment time in Jean and Jan’s Café on the lower level of the building. You are encouraged to stop by to renew acquaintances, meet new people and experience the warmth of Rocky River United Methodist Church first-hand.
Child care is provided for children 3 and under. A Sunday school program is available for age 3 - grade 12. For information about our Sunday school programs, please visit our Children's and Youth’s Ministry pages.
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The Harbor
When: Sunday, 11:25am
Location: Harbor
Experience upbeat worship in a casual, contemporary setting! This contemporary worship experience includes praise and worship music led by our Praise Team as well as a relevant message from God's word. Come as you are – everyone is welcome in the Harbor!
Child care is provided for children under age 3. The "Lighthouse Gang" Sunday school program is available for children ages 3 - 12th grade; please visit our Children's Ministry page for additional information.
I pray to pull those things of God down from heaven, through Christ, that I may ultimately be pulled up. In this he teaches how to pray for others so that they too can have heaven pulled down for them in order that they might be raised up.