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Worship Order for
Sunday
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Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren
Long Green & Kanes Rds., near Glen Arm, Md.
November 18, 2007
Worship 10:00 am, Sunday School 11:10 am
Thanksgiving Sunday
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“David
danced before the Lord with all
his might; David was girded with a linen ephod. So David
and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the
Lord with shouting, and with the
sound of the trumpet.”
(2 Samuel 6:14-15) |
Morning Praise (9:45 am)
Announcements
Prelude
Call to Worship
*Hymn “We
gather together” 17
*Opening Prayer
The Presence of Christ: Brethren Disaster
Ministries in the Gulf Coast
*Commissioning Israel Rosas and Paul
Sonczewski 796
Scripture
Isaiah 12:1-6
Returning our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
(Please sign the attendance pad
and pass it on)
*Response “Now thank
we all our God” 86
*Offertory Affirmation (in unison, on
back of bulletin)
Scripture
Ephesians 1:3-14
Sharing a joy, a concern, a word of
testimony or praise
(after each is shared, altogether respond with #89 chorus:)
“Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.”
Pastoral Prayer
Scripture
2 Samuel 6:12-23
Message “The
jig is up”
*Hymn “Bound Together”
*Benediction
#'s are from Hymnal:
A Worship Book
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Call to
Worship
Psalm 98
1 - O sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things.
2 - His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.
1 - The Lord has made known his victory;
2 - he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the
nations.
1 - He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the
house of Israel.
2 - All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our
God.
1 - Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all
the earth;
2 - break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
1 - Sing praises to the Lord with the
lyre,
2 - with the lyre and the sound of melody.
1 - With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise
before the King, the Lord.
2 - Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and
those who live in it.
1 - Let the floods clap their hands;
2 - let the hills sing together for joy at the presence of
the Lord,
1 - for he is coming to judge the earth.
2 - He will judge the world with righteousness, and the
peoples with equity.
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(briefly pause)
Turn to #17 and let us sing, for we
have gathered together
to ask the Lord's blessing. If you able, please stand.
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Opening
Prayer
O God,
who blesses this
world with goodness and mercy,
who brings good
news to the oppressed,
who binds up the
brokenhearted,
who opens the
eyes of the blind,
who sets the
captives free;
We bless you, as those who have been
touched by your
Holy Spirit,
filled to the
brim and overflowing with your gladness,
clothed with your
joy and praise,
planted by you to
be like trees of blessing for others.
Forgive us, just now,
for allowing the
bad news to win,
for shutting our
eyes to what you are doing all around us,
for not
proclaiming your salvation,
for not reaching
out, but instead,
for paying
attention to our own needs and desires,
instead of seeking your will.
Forgive and Live in us.
Today!
This we pray, in
the name of your Son, Jesus - our Christ.
Amen!
(refers to Isaiah 61:1-4 and Luke
4:18-19)
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The
Presence of Christ:
Brethren Disaster Ministries in the Gulf Coast
This 8 minute video highlights the ongoing work of our
disaster relief work
2 years after
Hurricane Katrina.
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Commissioning Israel Rosas and Paul Sonczewski
As God's Spirit
calls and the church commissions,
the servants of Christ are
scattered in places of need
throughout the world.
We accept your service as an extension of this congregation
and pledge our support of your
ministry.
We join with you in seeking first the kingdom of God.
Consider your assignment as God at work in you,
ministering to human need.
May you be given a deep love for those among whom you will live,
and may Christ be known through
you in word and deed.
Our prayers will continually support you
while you are absent from us.
Hymnal #796
by John H. Mosemann, adapted from The Mennonite Hymnal,
copyright©1969 Faith & Life Press/Mennonite Publishing House.
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Pastoral Prayer
written closer to the time (if not at the
moment)
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Returning
our Tithes and Offerings
Echoing the sentiments of Isaiah 12, Meister Eckhart (1260-1328),
the medieval German mystic and preacher, once said, "If you can but
utter one prayer, let it be 'Thank you.' '' A spirit of thanksgiving
turns us back to God. Gratitude acknowledges life as a gift and
helps us live with trust in and faithfulness to a giving God. In
corporate worship, our time of offering carries the spirit of our
thanks. The giving of our resources serves a variety of practical
needs in our congregation and world, but it also anchors all of our
worship in our gratitude to God as Giver. Yes, let us echo the
prophet Isaiah and "give thanks to the Lord." May we affirm as
individuals and as a faith community the centrality of thanksgiving
to all we are and all we do.
Glen Mitchell
Spring Mills, PA
Church of the Brethren Living Word Bulletin
Anchor/Wallace, Sleepy Eye MN 56085, "The Living Word
Series"
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Offertory Affirmation
O Gracious God,
You whose nature it is to move with mercy,
We thank you for
the abundance we've known,
the forgiveness we've encountered and embodied,
and all the words we've waited on
that have carried us again and again
to you.
Make of all our giving an offering
that sings praise to you
and becomes your grace in our community and world.
In the name of the One who focused your mercy
and inspires our gratitude,
Jesus the Christ. Amen. Glen Mitchell
Spring Mills, PA
Church of the Brethren Living Word Bulletin
Anchor/Wallace, Sleepy Eye MN 56085, "The Living Word
Series"
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Benediction
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(para traducir a español, presione la bandera de España)
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