September 4, 2022
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost // Worship & Holy Communion
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
HOLY MANNA arr. James Koerts
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Inspired by Psalm 139
One: We’ve come to worship God,
Many: who loved us before we were yet born,
One: who knows us even better than we know ourselves,
Many: whose presence never leaves us,
One: and whose love for us never ceases.
Many: This is our God. Let’s worship together!
Hymn
As We Gather at Your Table TFWS# 2268
A Reading from the Old Testament
Concerns & Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
Rev. Lisa Hartzog UMH# 895
A Reading from the Gospels
Sermon
Costly Discipleship | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
Following Jesus is a demanding call, and the grace that Jesus provides is all encompassing. The redemptive power of Christ is far greater than any mistake we have made. 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.
The Celebration of Holy Communion
Solo
Let Us Break Bread Together arr. Jay Althouse
Alex Ngamhuy
The Great Thanksgiving and Communion
Musical Setting D UMH pp. 23-24
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread and Cup
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Closing Hymn
Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service UMH# 581
Postlude
Wonderful Words of Life arr. James Koerts
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Liturgist: Susan Kiser
Handbell Director: Lucy Butterworth
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Wiley Cooper
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