GREETING
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
TIME
OF CENTERING PRAYER
Leader: Children
of God, whom do you follow?
People: We follow Christ, Ruler of us all.
Leader: And what kind of ruler is Christ?
People: Christ reigns with love and truth, justice
and mercy, compassion
and peace.
Leader: How will you live in the reign of Christ?
People: We
will join Christ in choosing love, truth, justice, mercy,
compassion,
and peace even when our world goes a different way.
Leader: Then
come, let us worship God whose love reigns over us, exemplified
in
Jesus Christ!
All: Come,
let us worship Christ, ruler of the universe and Lord of our
lives!
Thanks be to God. AMEN!
**HYMN #327 (UMH)......................................................................... “CROWN
HIM WITH MANY CROWNS”
While there are many with power in our world - power to hurt us, power to hire or
fire us, power to control us - only God has the power to forgive us and make us
new people. Let us confess how, yes, we fear the powers of this world but
overcome our fears through the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ…
Lord, teach us your truth for we are a people who are attracted to the
error of our ways. We make bad
choices. We find ourselves in
predicaments that make us sigh and groan. We have brought upon
ourselves many of the hardships and disasters that have come our way.
We are not honest and truthful in all situations. We even try to hide
from ourselves when we realize that we are responsible for our own
mistakes. O Lord, do not depart
from us. Forgive us, we pray, for the
many sins, wrongdoings, shortcomings, and lies. Fill us with your grace
and blot out our transgressions. Give us genuine love for each other, for
all our neighbors, especially those who have been difficult to love. We
thank you for the assurance of your forgiveness through your Son,
Jesus
Christ. Hear us, we pray, in our
Lord Jesus’ name. AMEN.
SILENT PRAYERS OF
CONFESSION
Leader: Shout
for joy, children of God! The God who was and is and is to
come
loves you, forgives you, and renews you!
People: The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ rests upon us all. In the name
of
Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! Glory to
God! AMEN.
MUSICAL
OFFERING...................... “MY
NEW THANKSGIVING”1............................. CHANCEL
CHOIR
**RESPONSE #2119 (TFWS)............................................................. “WHERE
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS”
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is peace; where the
Spirit of the Lord
is, there is love. There is comfort in life’s darkest hour; there
is light and life,
there is help and power in the Spirit, in the Spirit of the
Lord.
SERMON.................................
“A DIFFERENT KIND OF KINGDOM” .................... REV.
ERIC WARNER
**RESPONSE #189 (UMH)........................................................................................... “FAIREST
LORD JESUS”
PRAYER
CONCERNS/PASTORAL PRAYER
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,
and the power, and the glory, forever.
AMEN.
I cast all my cares upon you, I lay all of my burdens down at
your feet,
and anytime that I don't know what to do, I will cast all my
cares upon you.
CALL TO OFFERING
OFFERTORY
**DOXOLOGY #95 (UMH)..................................... “PRAISE
GOD, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW”
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
**OFFERTORY
PRAYER
**HYMN
#2087 (TFWS)............................................................. “WE
WILL GLORIFY THE KING OF KINGS”
**CHORAL
BENEDICTION......... “LORD, LET US
NOW DEPART”1................................ CHANCEL
CHOIR
Bind us
together, Lord, bind us together with cords that cannot be broken.
Bind us
together, Lord, bind us together, bind us together in love.
POSTLUDE................................... “NOW
THANK WE ALL OUR GOD”1........ ARR.
BY LLOYD LARSON
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**Indicates the congregation should stand
if able
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