Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren
Long Green & Kanes Rds., near Glen Arm, Md.
November 25, 2012
Worship 10:00 am          Sunday School 11:10am

Reign of Christ Sunday 

  Beginning with Praise (9:50 am)          "Crown him with many crowns"          116
  Announcements
  Prelude

  Blessing                                  Revelation 1:4b-8

*Hymn                              "Rejoice, the Lord is king!"                                288

*Opening Prayer

  Scripture                               1 Timothy 6:11-16

  Children’s Story                    "The Tall Man"

  Hymn                                    "Savior of my soul"                                      549

  Sharing a joy, a concern, a word of testimony or praise
                                 (please be brief, and aware of God's listening presence)

  Prayer Hymn               (vs. 1, quietly) "Fairest Lord Jesus"                           117

  Pastoral Prayer

  Moment for Mission (mp3)

  Poem                                "Not cut out for religion"              by Jude Simpson

  Returning our Tithes and Offerings

  Offertory              (Please sign the attendance pad and pass it on)

  Scripture                                   John 18:33-37

  Message                       "To follow where he leads" (includes mp3)

*Hymn                                     "Jesus shall reign"                                        319

*Blessing                                  Revelation 1:4b-8

*Postlude

*Rise in body or in spirit

#'s are from Hymnal: A Worship Book

Worship leaders - see basic guidelines

Blessing

Grace to you and peace
        from him   who is and
                        who was and
                        who is to come, and
        from the seven spirits who are before his throne, ⁵and
        from Jesus Christ,
                        the faithful witness,
                        the firstborn of the dead, and
                        the ruler of the kings of the earth.
               To him who   loves us and
                                    freed us from our sins by his blood, ⁶and
                                    made us to be a kingdom,
                                                priests serving his God and Father,
                        to him be glory and dominion
                                                forever and ever. Amen.
     ⁷Look! He is coming with the clouds;
            every eye will see him,
            even those who pierced him;
            and on his account
                        all the tribes of the earth will wail.
                                    So it is to be. Amen.
⁸“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”
                says the Lord God,   who is and
                                                who was and
                                                who is to come,
                                    the Almighty.

Opening Prayer

            Let our worship, loving God, reach up as tall as the humility of our King, and bend down as deep as his glory. Keep us hushed in a stable, grateful among sinners, overawed as our feet are washed, adoring beneath a cross, and jubilant outside an empty tomb. With his Spirit endowing us, may we serve you boldly, effectively and merrily. To the glory of your name, and the extension of his kingdom.  Amen!

by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia
  

For Children
"The Tall Man"

            A Children's Book by Dorothy Brandt Davis, illustrated by her son Carl, which tells the story of John Naas. This "tall man," who was part of the "Brethren" movement in Germany in the early 1700's, later emigrating to America. According to tradition, he was captured and tortured to force his enlistment in an elite regiment of the Prussian army. He refused because he already had a captain, the Prince Immanuel. Various versions of this tale abound. In "The Tall Man," his height would have made him a good bodyguard for a king but, as he told the king (according to this book), "I cannot. Years ago I became a preacher - a soldier for God and Jesus, my King and my Lord." He was released. The words to the hymn "Savior of my soul" are attributed to John Naas.

Pastoral Prayer

written closer to the time (if not at the moment)

"Not cut out for religion"

Jude Simpson is young British “stand up poet” with a “unique blend of observational comedy, witty wordplay, poetry, rap and song.” She also happens to be a Christian. She writes a regular column for Third Way magazine, a publication which provides Christian comment on culture that is socially responsible and speaks of alternatives in the United Kingdom. The following is not-so-much a critique of Jesus as it is an exposé of our own desires for a trouble-free faith. Listen….

"Not cut out for religion"
      

Returning our Tithes and Offerings

When it comes to our “King” Jesus, do we want an easy-to-follow leader?
Chew on that question as you return your offering…
Ushers?
  

Blessing

Grace to you and peace
        from him   who is and
                        who was and
                        who is to come, and
        from the seven spirits who are before his throne, ⁵and
        from Jesus Christ,
                        the faithful witness,
                        the firstborn of the dead, and
                        the ruler of the kings of the earth.
               To him who   loves us and
                                    freed us from our sins by his blood, ⁶and
                                    made us to be a kingdom,
                                                priests serving his God and Father,
                        to him be glory and dominion
                                                forever and ever. Amen.
     ⁷Look! He is coming with the clouds;
            every eye will see him,
            even those who pierced him;
            and on his account
                        all the tribes of the earth will wail.
                                    So it is to be. Amen.
⁸“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”
                says the Lord God,   who is and
                                                who was and
                                                who is to come,
                                    the Almighty.