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The Church at Worship October 24, 2021 PRELUDE TO “A NEW DAY” Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth. Will you not be aware of it? Isaiah 43:18-19a PRELUDE — “This Is My Father’s World” …………………………………… arr. Payne WELCOME *HYMN OF GATHERING – “O Worship the King” ………………………………. No. 52 O worship the King, all glorious above, And gratefully sing His power and His love; Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise. O tell of His might, O sing of His grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space! His chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form, And dark is His path on the wings of the storm. Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain. Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail; Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end, Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer and Friend. *RESPONSIVE LITANY Leader: Wondrous God, who blesses us, loves us, leads us, and calls us, People: We praise You for all that has been. Leader: We praise You for the blessings and opportunities of today. People: And we praise You for what is yet to be. Leader: Out of the turbulence of this world, People: Your Kingdom is surely coming. Leader: Shaped out of our bits of trusting, our sprigs of hoping and our seeds of caring. People: We believe we will receive from Your hand the gifts we need to become the gifts others need. *THE DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all creatures here below. Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. THE OFFERTORY SENTENCES OFFERTORY — “Be Still and Know” ……………………………………………… arr. Hayes Therefore if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creature. The old things passed away, behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God. II Corinthians 5:17-18a THE MORNING PRAYER THE CHILDREN’S SERMON ANTHEM — “He Is the Everlasting God” …………………………………………… Martin The Sanctuary Choir SERMON — “Way Over Yonder” …………………………….. Deuteronomy 32:48-52 And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:5a INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP *HYMN OF COMMITMENT — “He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought” . No. 68 He leadeth me! O blessed thought! O words with heavenly comfort fraught! What e’er I do, where’er I be Still ‘tis God’s hand that leadeth me! Chorus: He leadeth me, He leadeth me, By His own hand He leadeth me; His faithful follower I would be, For by His hand He leadeth me. Lord, I would clasp Thy hand in mine, Nor ever murmur nor repine, Content, whatever lot I see, Since ‘tis Thy hand that leadeth me! Chorus And when my task on earth is done, When by Thy grace, the victory’s won, E’en death’s cold wave, I will not flee, Since God through Jordan leadeth me! Chorus PRESENTATION OF NEW MEMBERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK BENEDICTION CHORAL BENEDICTION — “To Love Our God” ……………………………………. Hayes To love our God, the reason we live; to love our God, the highest call Nothing satisfies our soul, gives life meaning, makes us whole, For this purpose we were made, to love our God! POSTLUDE — “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God ……………………………. arr. Cherwien CCL #1437762 SL Plus #20535958 |