November 20 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Flowers from Sandra Jordan

The bells warm up before worship

Hyeji offers the postlude

Fellowship time

Christ the King Sunday

Today’s Meditation Verse: “Let’s enter God’s dwelling place; let’s worship at the place God rests His feet.” —Psalm 132:7

Welcome... Pastor Charles

Prelude... Hyeji Park / “We Gather Together,” arranged by Bonnie Heidenreich

*Call to Worship... Amy Abshire 

Come to worship Jesus Christ, Alpha and Omega, the one who is, who was, and is to come. (Rev. 1:8)

We come to worship the one who rules justly. (2 Samuel 23:34)

Come to worship Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, the ruler of the kings of the earth! (Revelation 1:5)

Bread of Heaven, God with us! (John 6:51, Mt. 1:23)

Good Shepherd, True Vine! (John 10:11, John 15:1)

Eternal Word, Great I AM. (John 1, John 8:58)

Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace! (Isaiah 9:6)

We come to worship Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords! (Revelation 19.16) To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever! Amen. (Revelation 1:6)

—www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/call-to-worship-for-christ-the-kingreign-of-christ-sunday

*Hymn... “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” (UMH #694)

Prayer for Thanksgiving... Amy Abshire

Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that You’ve done for us. We thank You for the splendor of the whole creation, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love. We thank You for the blessing of family and friends, and for the loving care which surrounds us on every side.    We thank You for our successes, which satisfy and delight us—but also for the disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on You alone. Above all, we thank You for Your Son, Jesus   Christ—for the truth of His Word and the example of His life. We thank You for His dying, through which He overcame death—and for His rising to life again, in which we are raised to the life of Your Kingdom. Father, may we —at all times and in all places—give thanks to You in all things. Amen.   —UMC of Osterville (Massachusetts)

*Offering/Doxology (UMH #95)

Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations

Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer... Pastor Charles

Epistle Lesson: Colossians 1:11-20... Amy Abshire

Stewardship Celebration... Bob Muckle

Bell Anthem... “Canticle of Praise,” arranged by Kevin McChesney

Second Lesson: Revelation 1:4b-8... Pastor Charles

This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

Sermon... Pastor Charles / “The beginning of the end”

*Hymn... “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (UMH #140)

*Words for the Journey... Pastor Charles

Postlude... Hyeji Park / “Count Your Blessings,” arranged by Terri Hutchings