Worship Service
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Our Service is live at 10 a.m. You can watch the live stream and follow along with the order of worship below.
Invocation
Pastor: We gather in the name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Confession and Forgiveness:
Pastor: God of all mercy and consolation, come to the aid of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that, attentive to your Word, we may confess our sins, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
People: Amen.
Pastor: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
(Silence for reflection and self-examination)
Pastor: Gracious God,
People: Have mercy on us. In your compassion, forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things done and left undone. Uphold us by your Spirit so that we may live and serve you in newness of life, to the honor and glory of your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Pastor: Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
People: Amen.
Worship Music
Awake My Soul
Verse 1
Breathe on me breath of God breathe on me
Breathe on me breath of God breathe on me
I come alive I’m alive when You breathe on me
I come alive I’m alive when You breathe on me
Chorus 1
Awake, awake, awake my soul
God resurrect these bones
From death to life for You alone
Awake my soul
Verse 2
Speak to me Word of God speak to me
Speak to me Word of God speak to me
I come alive I’m alive when You speak to me oh
I come alive I’m alive when You speak to me
CCLI Song #6453172 – Chris Tomlin, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves & Jason Ingram; ©2012 S.D.F. Publishing; For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com. CCLI License # 384330.
Trading My Sorrows
Verse 1
I’m trading my sorrows; I’m trading my shame;
I’m laying them down for the joy of the Lord. (repeat 1st time only); (Chorus)
Chorus
Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord; Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord;
Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes, Lord amen.
Verse 2
I’m pressed but not crushed; Persecuted not abandoned;
Struck down but not destroyed.
I’m blessed beyond the curse; For His promise will endure;
That His joy’s gonna be my strength.
Though the sorrow may last for the night; His joy comes with the morning (Verse 1)
CCLI Song # 2574653 – Darrell Evans; © 1998 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (IMI)); For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com. CCLI License # 384330.
Greeting and Prayer of the Day
Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
People: And also with you.
Pastor: Let us pray….
People: Amen.
First Lesson Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18
Be silent before the Lord God. For the day of the Lord is at hand; the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests.
At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the people who rest complacently on their dregs, those who say in their hearts, ‘The Lord will not do good, nor will he do harm.’ Their wealth shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. Though they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, they shall not drink wine from them.
The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter, the warrior cries aloud there. That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.
I will bring such distress upon people that they shall walk like the blind; because they have sinned against the Lord, their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung. Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath; in the fire of his passion the whole earth shall be consumed; for a full, a terrible end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Reader: The word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation
Gospel Lesson Matthew 25:14-30
Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew, the twenty fifth chapter.
People: Glory to you, O Lord.
“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
The Message “A New Kingdom – Signs of the Kingdom in Everyday Life: There’s No Time Like the Present”
by Pastor John Scheusner
Hymn of the Day “Take My Life, that I May Be”
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the
power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living 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.
The Prayers of the People
Each prayer petition will end with –
Reader: Lord in your mercy
People: Hear our prayer.
The Peace We share a sign of God’s Peace with one another
Pastor: The Peace of the Lord be with you always!
People: And also with you.
Great Thanksgiving
Pastor: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy … we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
Words Of Institution
Pastor: Blessed are you, Lord of heaven and earth. In mercy for our fallen world you gave your only Son, that all those who believe in him should not perish, but have eternal life. We give thanks to you for the salvation you have prepared for us through Jesus Christ. Send now your Holy Spirit into our hearts, that we may receive our Lord with a living faith as he comes to us in his holy supper.
People: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Pastor: In the night in which he was betrayed…
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 and ever. Amen.
Lamb of God
Communion Songs
Way Maker
Verse 1
You are here moving in our midst
I worship You, I worship You
You are here working in this place
I worship You, I worship You
Chorus
(You are) Way Maker Miracle Worker Promise Keeper
Light in the darkness my God that is who You are
Verse 2
You are here touching ev’ry heart
I worship You I worship You
You are here healing ev’ry heart
I worship You I worship You
Verse 3
You are here turning lives around
I worship You, I worship You
You are here mending ev’ry heart
I worship You, yeah I worship You Lord
Tag
That is who You are
That is who You are
That is who You are
That is who You are
Bridge
Even when I don’t see it You’re working
Even when I don’t feel it You’re working
You never stop You never stop working
You never stop You never stop working
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Who You Say I Am
Verse 1
Who am I that the highest King
Would welcome me
I was lost but He brought me in
Oh His love for me
Oh His love for me
Chorus 1
Who the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God
Yes I am
Verse 2
Free at last
He has ransomed me
His grace runs deep
While I was a slave to sin
Jesus died for me
Yes He died for me
Chorus 2
In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God
Yes I am
Tag
(Oh) (Yes) I am who You say I am
CCLI Song # 7102401, Ben Fielding | Reuben Morgan; © 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). For use solely with the SongSelect®. Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com. CCLI License # 384330
Post-Communion Blessing & Prayer
Pastor: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
People: Amen.
Blessing
Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace.
People: Amen.
Sending Hymn “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”
Sending
Pastor: Go in peace. Serve the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
Receiving the Offering
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