Sunday, November 12, 2023

Stewardship Sunday

- Prelude -

God of Life VU 528, verse 3 God of music, psalms and anthems, Help us sing your faith anew: Melodies expanding worship, Harmonies enriching too. May our lives be hymns in action, Tuned to Christ in note and rhyme.

Call to Worship

Come, O Holy Spirit: Come as Holy Fire and burn in us, Come as Holy Wind and cleanse us within, Come as Holy Truth and dispel our ignorance, Come as Holy Power and enable our weakness, Come as Holy Life and dwell in us. Convict us, convert us, consecrate us, Until we are set free from the service of ourselves, To be your servants to the world. Amen.

A Prayer by a Choir Member

Opening Prayer The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.

I Can Feel You Near Me God (MV 48) I can feel you near me God I can feel you near Yes I know you're with me God I feel you here I can feel you near me God I can feel you near Yes I know you're with me God Heaven is here. Refrain: And I'll jump for joy I'm singing Alleluia Jump for joy for you I will jump for joy I'm singing Alleluia Jump for joy for you.

I can feel you loving me Yes I know you care God I know you're loving me Always everywhere I can feel you loving me Yes I know you care God I know you're loving me I know you're there. Refrain

After confession there are Words of Assurance

A prayer by Eva & Mum

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus UV 357 Tell me the stories of Jesus I love to hear; Things I would ask Him to tell me If He were here; Scenes by the wayside, tales of the sea, Stories of Jesus, tell them to me. First let me hear how the children Stood round His knee, And I shall fancy His blessing Resting on me; Words full of kindness, deeds full of grace, All in the love light of Jesus’ face.

Tell me, in accents of wonder, How rolled the sea, Tossing the boat in a tempest on Galilee; And how the Maker, ready and kind, Chided the billows, and hushed the wind. Into the city I’d follow the children’s band, Waving a branch of the palm tree High in my hand; One of His heralds, yes, I would sing Loudest hosannas, “Jesus is King!”

Show me that scene in the garden, Of bitter pain; Show me the cross where my Savior For me was slain; Sad ones or bright ones, So that they be Stories of Jesus—tell them to me.

-- Scripture --

Elijah and the Widow	Scripture is read this week by Brian M.
Psalm 78, Part 1 R: We will tell new generations of the wonders God has done. Follow the Voices United text HERE.	Luke 21:1-6 Follow the written text HERE.

-- Sunday Message --

Introduction to Stewardship

Message from John C.

- Anthem -

For the Beauty of the Earth (VU 226)

For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies. R: Christ, our Lord, to you we raise this, our hymn of grateful praise. For the wonder of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light. R. ...

Solos by Elin T. & Mel C.

- Offering -

Invitation to the Offering

Offertory hymm: We Give You But Our Own (VU 542, v1) We give thee but thine own, Whate'er the gift may be, For all we have is thine alone, A trust, O Lord, from thee.

Pastoral Prayers

We Are Marching VU 646

We Are Marching In The Light Of God We Are Marching In The Light Of God We Are Marching In The Light Of God We Are Marching Marching We Are Marching Oh Oh We Are Marching In The Light Of God We Are Marching Marching We Are Marching Oh Oh We Are Marching In The Light Of God And repeat!

Commissioning As we go forth, let us give thanks and glory to God. Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the church, and in Christ Jesus, Forever and ever. Amen. [Ephesians 3:20]

Blessing

Amen

Postlude