November 13, 2022
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
Enhance your online worship experience
Whether you’re a first-time online visitor or a life-long member, we welcome and celebrate the ways you enrich our collective worship of a scattered yet gathered Children of God. As we begin our service, we invite you to light a candle, just as we do in the prelude during our in-person worship. Our two altar candles symbolize that Christ was both a human being and God. A light being carried into the world shows that Jesus Christ is for all people - everywhere. Just as a the acolyte carries the lighted candlelight into the congregation, the light symbolizes the light of Jesus Christ preceding us into the world where we as the church are to serve.
Gathering
Chimes of the Trinity
Prelude
It Is Well with My Soul arr. James Koerts
Welcome and Announcements
Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Call to Worship
One: We gather in this beautiful space
Many: To worship an amazing God.
One: Surrounded by art and craft made by hands like ours
Many: To give praise to the source of all our gifts
One: We are blessed to have this space to call our church home.
Many: We are more blessed to be disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord.
One: Let us worship in this place, giving praise to God
Many: We will worship in joy and in truth. Amen. +
Hymn
For the Beauty of the Earth UMH# 92
Stanzas 1,2,3,4
Concerns & Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
Rev. Lisa Hartzog UMH# 895
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, the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen
Solo
A Living Prayer Ron Block
Carol Kinsey
A Reading from the Old Testament
Solo
When the Poor Ones Olivar and Manzono
A Reading from the Gospels
Sermon
The Things That Last | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
God's power and grace are greater than we can fathom. The love of God rebuilds all that the world can tear down in us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven and made new.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new. Thanks be to God.
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Hymn
Together We Serve TFWS# 2175
Postlude
How Firm a Foundation arr. James Koerts
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Liturgist: Barbara Criss
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Wiley Cooper
Music Intern: Alex Ngamhuy
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