WELCOME TO WORSHIP
WE HEAR THE WORD PROCLAIMED
SERMON NOTES
SCRIPTURE — Luke 15:1-10 (pew Bible New Testament page 95) This is the word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. SERMON — “Forgiven Without Asking”
WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT OFFERTORY Precious Lord, Take My Hand — Thomas A. Dorsey DOXOLOGY #95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow — OLD 100th Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below; praise God above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
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FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST • SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • 9:00AM
THE COMMUNITY GATHERS The gathering music signifies the beginning of worship. You are invited to be in a spirit of prayer and meditation. Please silence all mobile communication devices. †
Please stand as you are able
GATHERING MUSIC
PRAYER OF DEDICATION Gracious God, giver of all gifts. We give you thanks for the blessings which you have given to us. Receive these gifts from the labor of our hands. May they be pleasing in your sight. Bless them and the ministries this offering will support. May they give hope, may they give comfort, may they bring peace, may they show your love to the world. We pray this in the name Christ the Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever more. Amen.
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WE GO AS GOD’S PEOPLE INTO THE WORLD
GREETING OPENING PRAYER Almighty God, whose only Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence: Give us pure hearts and steadfast wills to worship you in spirit and in truth, though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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HYMN
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#340 Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy — RESTORATION
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH We are not alone, we live in God’s world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the church: to celebrate God’s presence, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.
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HYMN
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#400 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing — NETTLETON
BENEDICTION
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BENEDICTION RESPONSE Emmanuel — Kenneth Wilmot Sr. Emanuel, Emanuel, his name is called Emanuel. God with us, revealed in us. His name is called Emanuel. Let every heart prepare him room. O come, O come Emanuel. God with us, revealed in us. His name is called Emanuel.
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CELEBRATION MUSIC
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER 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. Amen. BAPTISMAL RESPONSE With God’s help we will proclaim the good news and live according to the example of Christ. We will surround Stokes with a community of love and forgiveness, that she may grow in her service to others. We will pray for her, that she may be a true disciple who walks in the way that leads to life.
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Thank you for joining us in worship today. PARTICIPANTS IN WORSHIP PREACHING The Reverend Dr. P. Glenn Kinken III Senior Minister LITURGISTS The Reverend Susannah Pittman, Assoc. Minister
MUSIC Martha Bassett, vocals Matt Kendrick, bass Federico Pivetta, piano Ken Wilmot, trumpet John Wilson, drums
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