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Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
September 4, 2022
10:30 am
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L= Leader C= Congregation
Liturgist: Mrs. Carolyn Christiel
Minister of Music: Mrs. Andrea Moore-DeMartra
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THE GATHERING
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BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
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CALL TO WORSHIP FOR LABOR DAY SUNDAY
L: Come, all who labor and are weighed down with responsibility, uncertainty, and worry.
C: We come, because the load we carry is heavier than we can bear alone.
L: Come, all you who seek to relate work and worship, leisure and service, into a meaningful whole.
C: We gather for spiritual renewal and practical challenge, for help in making choices and carrying out our commitments.
L: Come, sinner and saint, with your hatreds and loves, your failures and successes, your sorrows and joys.
C: We respond to the Spirit’s leading and open ourselves to receive God’s gracious gifts.
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OPENING HYMN
“How Great Is Our God
The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty;
let all the earth rejoice, let all the earth rejoice.
He wraps himself in light, and darkness tries to hide;
it trembles at his voice, trembles at his voice
Refrain
How great is our God!
Sing with me, “How great is our God!”
And all will see how great, how great is our God!
Age to age he stands, and time is in His hands;
Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End.
The Godhead Three in One, Father, Spirit, Son,
the Lion and the Lamb, The Lion and the Lamb
[Refrain]
Name above all names (how great is our God, sing with me)
Worthy of our praise (how great is our God, and all will see)
My heart will sing, “How great is our God!”
Then sings my soul my Savior God to Thee.
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul my Savior God to Thee.
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
[Refrain]
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INVOCATION
God of power and mercy, only with your help can we offer you fitting service and praise. May we live the faith we profess and trust your promise of eternal life. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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WORDS OF WELCOME TO EVERYONE IN THE SANCTUARY & ON THE PHONE
Mrs. Dianne Harper
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ROLL CALL
Mr. Keith Williams
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SONG OF PRAISE
“Have Thine Own Way Lord”
United Methodist Hymnal #382
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
Hebrew Bible Lesson: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
New Testament Lesson: Luke 14:25-33
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SONG OF PREPARATION
“Every Praise”
The Kelly Woodlawn Choir
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SERMON
“Love & Hate – Hard Sayings of the Bible”
Rev. Andrea Davidson
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INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP
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CHORAL CALL TO PRAYER
“Since Jesus Came Into My Heart”
What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought
since Jesus came into my heart!
I have light in my soul for which long I had sought,
since Jesus came into my heart!
Refrain
Since Jesus came into my heart (came into my heart),
since Jesus came into my heart (came into my heart),
floods of joy o’er my soul like the sea billows roll,
since Jesus came into my heart.
I have ceased from my wandering and going astray,
since Jesus came into my heart!
And my sins, which were many, are all washed away,
since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain]
I’m possessed of a hope that is steadfast and sure,
since Jesus came into my heart!
And no dark clouds of doubt now my pathway obscure,
since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain]
There’s a light in the valley of death now for me,
since Jesus came into my heart!
And the gates of the City beyond I can see,
since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain]
I shall go there to dwell in that City, I know,
since Jesus came into my heart!
And I’m happy, so happy, as onward I go,
since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain]
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ALTAR CALL
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INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
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CONFESSION AND PARDON
United Methodist Hymnal #12
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THE PEACE
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ms. Letitia Fay Richardson
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INVITATION TO GIVING & OFFERTORY PRAYER
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THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
United Methodist Hymnal #13
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THE LORD’S PRAYER
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GIVING THE BREAD AND THE CUP
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HYMNS DURING COMMUNION
“Let Us Break Bread Together” United Methodist Hymnal #618
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” United Methodist Hymnal #298
“Take My Life and Let It Be” United Methodist Hymnal #399
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BENEDICTION
Rev. Davidson
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