Looking with Gratitude

November 20, 2022
 
Greeting
Rev. David Petty
 
Prelude
With Thankful Hearts by Douglas E. Wagner
Jubilee Bells

*Call to Worship
CLM CMM Twinkle Gordon
 
Leader: What would our world be like if the Golden Rule was our guide?
People: "Do unto others as you world have them do unto you"
Leader: The body of Christ has many members with spiritual gifts.
People: Each depending on the other. A KIN-DOM of God's love.
Leader: This is the day the Lord has made.
People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
 
*Gathering Song
Come, Ye Thankful People Come
UMH #694
WORDS: Henry Alford, 1844, alt. (Mk. 4:26-29; Mt. 13:36-43)
 
1. Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home; all is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin. God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied; come to God’s own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home.
 
  2. All the world is God’s own field, fruit as praise to God we yield; wheat and tares together sown are to joy or sorrow grown; first the blade and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear; Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be.
 
3. For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take the harvest home; from the field shall in that day all offenses purge away, giving angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast; but the fruitful ears to store in the garner evermore.
 
4. Even so, Lord, quickly come, bring thy final harvest home; gather thou thy people in, free from sorrow, free from sin, there, forever purified, in thy presence to abide; come, with all thine angels, come, raise the glorious harvest home.
 
Stewardship Moment
Kathy Litton
 
Mystery Box              
 
Invitation to Prayer  
Rev. David Petty
 
Prayer Song
Dona Nobis Pacem
UMH #376
WORDS: Trad. Latin
 
Dona nobis pacem, pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem.
 
Pastoral Prayer, Silent Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer
Rev. David Petty
 
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 to trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.
 
Prayer Response
Dona Nobis Pacem
UMH #376
WORDS: Trad. Latin
 
Dona nobis pacem, pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem.
 
Invitation to Offering
CLM CMM Twinkle Gordon

Offertory
This is the Time I Must Sing Gloria & William Gaither, arr. Fred Bock  
Sanctuary Choir, Stephanie Shorden ~ Piano  
           
Prayer of Thanks & Dedication
Rev. David Petty

*Doxology
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
 
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!  Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
Scripture Reading
Acts 4:32-35
CLM CMM Twinkle Gordon

Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.

Anthem
Songs of Thanksgiving
arr. Chuck Birdwell
Sanctuary Choir

Prayer for Illumination
                   
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
 
Message        
A Wonder-Full Life - Looking with Gratitude
Rev. David Petty

*Affirmation of Faith
CLM CMM Twinkle Gordon
We believe in one God who is at all times everywhere in creation. Everyone is a child of God: we all belong to God. We therefore say God loves us as a parent loves their children. We believe in Jesus of Nazareth, the man who is our very example of the life God wants us to live.
 
From the earliest and most ancient scriptures, Jesus chose two sentences for us to follow most: to love God with all our might, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Our lives belong to Christ and we serve him
through or service to others. We believe in the Holy Spirit who represents the grace of God working within us each day. This is the God in whom we place our faith and in whom we believe.

*Sending Hymn
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
vs. 1, 3, 4 UMH #381
WORDS: Attr. to Dorothy A. Thrupp, 1836 (Jn. 10:1-29)
 
1. Savior, like a shepherd lead us, much we need thy tender care; in thy pleasant pastures feed us, for our use thy folds prepare. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast bought us, thine we are. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast bought us, thine we are.
 
3. Thou hast promised to receive us, poor and sinful though we be; thou hast mercy to relieve us, grace to cleanse and power to free. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! We will early turn to thee. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! We will early turn to thee.
 
4. Early let us seek thy favor, early let us do thy will; blessed Lord and only Savior, with thy love our bosoms fill. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still.
 
Announcements        
 
Benediction
Rev. David Petty

Postlude
Stephanie Shorden