WELCOME TO WORSHIP
BAPTISMAL RESPONSE Do you as Christ’s body, the church, reaffirm both your rejection of sin and your commitment to Christ? We do. Will you nurture one another in the Christian faith and life and include Stokes, now before you, in your care? 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. HYMN
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST • NOVEMBER 19, 2023 • 9:00AM
#191 Jesus Loves Me — JESUS LOVES ME
MOMENT OF WITNESS
WE HEAR THE WORD PROCLAIMED 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 Hear Our Praises — Reuben Morgan GREETING OPENING PRAYER Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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HYMN
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#419 I Am Thine, O Lord — I AM THINE
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
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SCRIPTURE — Malachi 3:10 This is the word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. SERMON
WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT OFFERTORY Revelation Song — Jennie Lee Riddle 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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PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING 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 HYMN
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BENEDICTION
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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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.
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BAPTISM
#348 Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling — THOMPSON
BENEDICTION RESPONSE Precious Lord, Take My Hand — Thomas Dorsey CELEBRATION MUSIC The River — Wedgeworth, Feliz, & Silverberg
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SERMON NOTES
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MUSIC Eddie Pollock, Band Leader Lydia Berger • Nathan Clark • Sam Clark Matthew Epermanis • Joanna Holden • Jacob Hollar • Larry Hollar • Amy Goodman • Lilly Robbins
MOMENT OF WITNESS Lee Coan
Thank you for joining us in worship today.
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