November 12 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Signs of the season

Good eats!

Yummy!

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost

(worship recording at this link)

Today’s Meditation Verse: “Since we believe that Jesus died and rose, so we also believe that the Lord will bring those who have died in Jesus.” —1 Thessalonians 4:14

Welcome...Pastor Charles

Prelude...Lorie Courier / “We Gather Together”

*Call to Worship (Psalm 78:1-4, CEB)...Amy Abshire

Listen, my people, to my teaching; tilt your ears toward the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a proverb. I’ll declare riddles from days long gone—ones that we’ve heard and learned about, ones that our ancestors told us. We won’t hide them from their descendants; we’ll tell the next generation all about the praise due the LORD and God’s strength—the wondrous works God has done.

*Hymn...“Awake, O Sleeper” (UMH #551)

Litany of Faith...Amy Abshire (To be read responsively)

We are God’s work of art—each one of us a precious gem, a marvelous melody, a potter’s delight. We are God’s handiwork—woven together in love, shaped with infinite compassion, painted with incredible beauty. We are the church of Jesus Christ—diverse in human qualities, but united in our call to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength and to love our neighbor as ourselves. We are the Body of Christ—living in His truth, sharing His peace, carrying His hope, embodying His love, throughout the world He loved so much. We are here to be reminded once more who we are, whose we are, and what our lives are about. We are here to be uplifted, renewed, and empowered to live out the miracle of who we are, by the power of God working in and among us. We open ourselves to God, who makes all things new.

—Sharing God’s Gifts website of The United Methodist Church

Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations

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

Epistle Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18...Amy Abshire

Choral Anthem...“A Joyful Call To Praise,” words and music by Lloyd Larson

Gospel Lesson: Matthew 25:1-13...Pastor Charles

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

Sermon...Pastor Charles / “The clock is ticking”

*Hymn...“I Want to Be Ready” (UMH #722)

*Words for the Journey...Pastor Charles

Postlude...Lorie Courier / “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come”