Order of Worship
November 17, 2024
(The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B)
10:00 AM
*Those who are able, please stand. Those who may not be able to stand, please remain seated.
Prelude: “Christ Whose Glory Fills the Sky” Rebecca Groom te Velde
“Simple Gifts” Craig Phillips
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
MISSION STATEMENT: (Let us say our Mission Statement together)
“To welcome and inspire All through faith, love, and fellowship according to Christ’s example.”
Introit: “Give Thanks” Henry Smith
*Call to Worship (Responsive)
Leader: Compassionate Christ, teach us to follow you.
People : Teach us to spread compassion to those who seek mercy.
Leader: Teach us to speak for those who are voiceless.
People: Teach us how to defend those who are oppressed and abused.
Leader: Teach us how to work for justice for those who are exploited.
People: Help us to make peace for those who suffer.
Leader: As we follow your example of love and mercy, stand beside us and heal us.
All: Come, let us worship our together and receive God’s compassion.
*GATHERING HYMN: “O God of Love, O God of Peace” #676
PRAYER OF INVOCATION: God of possibilities, fill us with your hope and faithfulness. Listen to us as our souls seek peace and mercy for others and ourselves. Grant us the grace to be your people so that we may live your teachings. Live in us, that we may rise with hope and walk in love. In the name of Christ our rock and our redeemer, we pray. Amen.
Let us pray as Christ taught us to pray. Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen
* STATEMENT OF FAITH: (Unison) We believe in God known to us in three persons: Creator of all, resurrected Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who guides and brings about the creative and redemptive work of God’s love in the world.
We believe that each person is unique and valuable.
We believe that we are called to welcome each person who is on a
spiritual journey, no matter who they are or where they are on that
journey.
We believe that the persistent search for God produces an authentic
relationship with God, one that engenders love, strengthens faith,
dissolves guilt, and gives life purpose and direction.
We believe we are a people of possibility.
We believe we have the breathing room to explore and to hear our call. We believe that God is still speaking…
*SERMON HYMN: “My Hope is Built” #537
WORD OF GOD: Mark 13: 1-8
13 As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” 2 Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.”
3 When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?” 5 Then Jesus began to say to them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. 6 Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. 7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
Sermon: When Temples Fall Rev. Norman Michaud
JOYS AND CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE: (Please share by phone, text, or email at [email protected] or 603-812-1161 before the service.)
CALL TO PRAYER:
Pastor: May God be with you.
People: And also with you.
Silent Prayer, Pastoral Prayer:
Choral Response: “Into My Heart” Harry Clarke
CALL TO GIVING: God of hopefulness, strengthen us this day to live in hope and gratitude. Give us the courage to live as people of generosity. Multiply our gifts, that the hungry might be fed and the poor might find abundance. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen.
Offertory Music for Inspiration: “Wayfaring Stranger” Arr. Larry Shackley
Doxology: (Tune: Old Hundredth)
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen
*Prayer of Dedication: Faithful and loving God, thank you for blessing us and our world in so many wonderful ways. Bless the gifts we return to you now, that they may be blessings of hope and signs of your love and grace for all the world to know. Amen.
*HYMN OF DEPARTURE: “We Shall Overcome” # 630
Benediction: Go into the world with hope. We will shine with God’s glory and grace. Courageously face the struggles and joys of each day. We will embrace the power of God’s love. Go forth in courage and faith. We will bring God’s love to the world.
Postlude: “Trees of the Field” James Biery