The Order of Worship – November 10th, 2024
This is the 317th Day of 2024.
There are 52 days remaining in 2024.
Filled with the Holy Spirit,
we are a people of prayer
committed to love one another
and equipped to share Christ’s love throughout the world.
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Prelude:
Welcome & Announcements:
This month’s mission focus is Sacred Space
Bible Study Tuesdays & Thursdays at afaithtalk.com
Five Loaves tonight at 4:30 – fellowship hall
Call to Worship: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Responsive Reading: Psalm 127
Children a Heritage from the Lord
1Unless the LORD builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain.
2 It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil,
for he gives sleep to his beloved.
3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons of one’s youth.
5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them.
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
Praise the Lord!
Opening Hymn: Rejoice the Lord is King…No. 715 (D) (1-4)
Verse 1
Rejoice the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore;
mortals, give thanks and sing, and triumph ever more.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice again I say rejoice
Verse 2
Jesus the Savior reigns, the God of truth and love;
when he had purged our stains, he took his seat above.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice again I say rejoice
Verse 3
His kingdom cannot fail; he rules o’er earth and heaven;
the keys of death and hell are to our Jesus given.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice again I say rejoice
Verse 4
Rejoice in glorious hope! Jesus the Judge shall come,
and take his servants up to their eternal home.
We soon shall hear th’archangel’s voice;
the trump of God shall sound, rejoice!
Affirmation of Faith:
The Apostle’s Creed..No. 881
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified,
dead,
and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Gloria Patri…Page 70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.
Praise Song: You Are My King (D)
I’m forgiven because You were forsaken
I’m accepted, you were condemned
I’m alive and well, Your spirit is within me
Because You died and rose again
Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You In all I do, I honor You
I’m forgiven because You were forsaken
I’m accepted, you were condemned
I’m alive and well, Your spirit is within me
Because You died and rose again
Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You
Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You In all I do, I honor You
You are my King
You are my King Jesus,
You are my King Jesus,
You are my King
Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You
Amazing love, how can it be
That You, my King, would die for me?
Amazing love, I know it’s true
It’s my joy to honor You In all I do, I honor You
In all I do, I honor You
Pastoral Prayer
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The Lord’s 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.
Anthem: Jesus Paid It All
Offertory
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
Children’s Moment & Song
Children’s Song:
How Great is Our God
Verse 1
The splendor of the King clothed in majesty
Let all the earth re – joice all the earth rejoice
He wraps Himself in light and darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice and trembles at His voice
Chorus
How great is our God sing with me
How great is our God and all will see
How great how great is our God
Verse 2
And age to age He stands and time is in His hands
Beginning and the End Beginning and the End
The Godhead three in one Father Spirit Son
The Lion and the Lamb the Lion and the Lamb
Chorus
How great is our God sing with me
How great is our God and all will see
How great how great is our God
Bridge
Name above all names worthy of all praise
My heart will sing how great is our God
Bridge
Name above all names worthy of all praise
My heart will sing how great is our God
Chorus
How great is our God sing with me
How great is our God and all will see
How great how great is our God
Bridge
Name above all names worthy of all praise
My heart will sing how great is our God
Prayer for Illumination
Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that as the Scriptures are read and your Word is proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
Ruth wins the favor of Boaz
3:1 Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you. 2 Now here is our kinsman Boaz, with whose young women you have been working. See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor.
3 Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 When he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do.”
5 She said to her, “All that you say I will do.”
4:13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. When they came together, the LORD made her conceive, and she bore a son.
14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin, and may his name be renowned in Israel! 15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him.”
16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom and became his nurse. 17 The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed; he became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God
Gospel Reading: Mark 12:38-44
A widow’s generosity
38 As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces 39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! 40 They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
41 He sat down opposite the treasury and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums.
42 A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. 43 Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. 44 For all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God
All: Thanks be to God
Epistle & Sermon Text: Hebrews 9:24-28
The sacrifice of Christ
24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
25 Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the holy place year after year with blood that is not his own; 26 for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once and after that the judgment, 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord for the people of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon: “Mortal Appointment”
Closing Hymn: O Master Let Me Walk With Thee…430 (Eb)
Verse 1
O Master, let me walk with thee
in lowly paths of service free;
tell me thy secret; help me bear
the strain of toil, the fret of care.
Verse 4
In hope that sends a shining ray
far down the future’s broadening way,
in peace that only thou canst give,
with thee, O Master, let me live.
Filled Up and Poured Out
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