Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren
Long Green & Kanes Rds., near Glen Arm, Md.
November 6, 2005
Worship 10:00 am, Sunday School 11:10 am

Junior High Youth Sunday

  Morning Praise (9:45 am)
  Announcements
  Prelude

  Call to Worship

*Hymn                            "Joyful, joyful, we adore thee"                              71

*Invocation

  Children's Story                "A Warm Fuzzy Tale" (adapted)
                                         (Pre-schoolers then leave for Sunday School)

  Hymn                             "Help us to help each other"                               362

  Scripture Jam                          Hebrews 10:24

  Message                                "Being a Pest"

  Challenge to "Make a Difference"
               (As you listen to this song by Joseph Helfrich, write down
              the name of one person you will encourage this week to do
                                        a loving act or good deed.)

  Responding with our Tithes and Offerings

  Offertory

  Sharing a joy, a concern, a word of testimony or praise

  Song                                  "Fluye, Espiritu, Fluye"                         (see insert)

  Pastoral Prayer

*Hymn                              "Thou true Vine, that heals"                              373

*Responsive Benediction

*Postlude

#'s are from Hymnal: A Worship Book

Worship leaders - see basic guidelines

Call to Worship

One: When relationships are strained,
All: Let us provoke one another to love.
One: When the community around us is hurting,
All: Let us provoke one another to service.
One: When the world uses violence to settle conflicts,
All: Let us provoke one another to peace.
One: As the church of Jesus Christ,
All: Let us provoke one another to love and good deeds.

by Monica Rice
2006 Youth/Young Adult
Workcamp Coordinator
from worship resources
    

Opening Prayer

Loving God, we live in a world of so much need.
         There are people starving,
                  People who have no homes,
                           People who are desperately lonely.
Use our lives so that others may see your glory and love
         through our deeds and actions.
Use all of us to provoke one another to more love and good deeds
         In your name, Amen.
   

N: And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds
1: provoke
2: I like that word
1: provoke
2: to anger
3: to incite
2: to agitate
3: to antagonize
N: And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds
4: WAIT! Provoke has to be the wrong word.
1: provoke
2: to incite
3: love?
4: It’s too strong. Why not "let us encourage one another"?
N: And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds.
1: provoke
2: to stir up emotion
3: emotion that must become action
2: Emotion…
3: called out…
2: to become action.
1: provoke
4: tangible love
3: love called out
2: called out so strongly
1: that it must grow hands and feet
2: love that must be living
3: and breathing
2: in the world.      (pause)
4: But how?          (pause)
N: And let us consider
1: And let us consider how to provoke
2:                  think about how
3:                                    how to provoke
4:                                                provoke
1: spur on
2: incite
3: call out
1: living love
2: daring good deeds
4: But how?  (pause)
3: Brothers and sisters,
1: let us consider, together, how
All: to provoke love and good deeds

by Laura Stone
Gould Farm Volunteer
from worship resources
      

Challenge to "Make a Difference"

         A month ago, four of our junior youth traveled to New Windsor, Maryland to participate in the first ever National Junior High Conference of the Church of the Brethren. It was a great experience! (youth might want to say more about it).

         Joseph Helfrich led singing at this event. One of his songs is entitled, "Make a Difference." Right now, as you listen to this song, you are challenged to make a difference in your world by thinking of just one person who you might "encourage,"  "provoke,"  maybe even "pester" to do a loving act or a good deed. There is a 3 by 5 inch card in your bulletin for you to write down that name and, if you feel so moved, to put it in the plate when it is passed later, as part of your offering to God.

         Realize that in doing this you are committing yourself to get involved with someone and make a difference in their life... Are you willing to do that this week?
    

Responding with our Tithes and Offerings

(after the song is finished:) Pray with me:

         God of love and action, provoke us to serve the world in the spirit of Jesus. Open our hearts to your word so that we might share a message of hope and life. Use our lives so that others may see your glory and love through our deeds and actions. AMEN

by Monica Rice
2006 Youth/Young Adult
Workcamp Coordinator
from worship resources
    

Pastoral Prayer

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

Responsive Benediction

Written by Carol Wise
Minneapolis, MN
from worship resources