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Reign of Christ Sunday
November 20, 2022
10:30 am
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L=Leader C=Congregation U=Unison
Liturgist: Mrs. Carolyn Christiel
Minister of Music: Mrs. Andrea Moore-DeMartre
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THE GATHERING
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
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CALL TO WORSHIP
L: O give thanks to God for all the goodness we are shown! God’s steadfast love endures forever!
C: We come from the east and the west, the north and the south, to give God thanks and praise!
L: God’s people once were wandering, hungry and thirsty in a desert land.
C: They cried to God for deliverance, and were led to a new land rich in promise and harvest.
U: We give thanks for God’s steadfast love! God quenches the thirsty, fills the hungry, and leads us to a harvest home. God’s steadfast love endures forever!
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OPENING SONG: “To God Be the Glory” (United Methodist Hymnal #98)
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UNISON OPENING PRAYER
“Christ the King” (United Methodist Hymnal #721)
Almighty and everlasting God, it is your will to restore all things to Christ, whom you have anointed priest for ever and ruler of creation.
Grant that all the people of the earth, now divided by the power of sin, may be united under the glorious and gentle rule of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
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WORDS OF WELCOME
Mrs. Dianne Harper
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ROLL CALL
(IN-PERSON & ON THE PHONE)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. Lita McClinton
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THE PEACE
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SONG OF PRAISE
Our God is an awesome God; he reigns from heaven above
with wisdom, pow’r and love. Our God is an awesome God!
[Repeat]
You’re marvelous and You’re glorious
Your love has made me victorious
You took away the fear in us
Now we praise You, ’cause You delivered us
There ain’t no stoppin’ us (no)
Devil there ain’t no blockin’ us (no)
Come on and clap your hands with us
Our God is an awesome God; he reigns from heaven above
with wisdom, pow’r and love. Our God is an awesome God!
[Repeat]
He reigns! He reigns! He reigns! Forever and ever.
He reigns! He reigns! He reigns!
(Repeat as directed)
Our God is an awesome God; he reigns from heaven above
with wisdom, pow’r and love. Our God is an awesome God!
[Repeat]
Words & Music: Kirk Franklin, © 2001 Bridge Building Music, Inc. (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) Kerrion Publishing (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) Lilly Mack Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Used by permission. CCLI License #5460369. All Rights Reserved.
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SCRIPTURE READING
Old Testament Lesson: Deuteronomy 28:1-14
The Epistle: Colossians 1:11-20
The Gospel: Luke 1:68-79
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SONG OF PREPARATION
The Kelly Woodlawn Choir
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SERMON
“Be Still and Know”
Rev. Andrea Davidson
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INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP
“Be Still, My Soul” (United Methodist Hymnal #534)
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ALTAR PRAYER
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INVITATION TO GIVING & OFFERTORY PRAYER
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CLOSING SONG
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
United Methodist Hymnal #95
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CLOSING BLESSING
My God reigns (my God reigns)
Our God reigns (our God reigns)
Lord You reign above every name
My God reigns (my God reigns)
Our God reigns (our God reigns)
Lord You reign above every name
With power and majesty
Dominion authority
You reign
With power and majesty
Dominion authority
You reign
[Repeat]
[Note to Andrea: go up one half step every time we go back to “My God Reigns”]
My God reigns (my God reigns)
Our God reigns (our God reigns)
Lord You reign above every name
My God reigns (my God reigns)
Our God reigns (our God reigns)
Lord You reign above every name
Over my circumstance
Giving me another chance
You reign
Over my circumstance
Giving me another chance
You reign
Over my circumstance
Giving me another chance
You reign
Over my circumstance
Giving me another chance
You reign, You reign, You reign
You reign, You reign, You reign
Words and Music by Miah White and William Murphy III. © 2012 Lilly Mack Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); M3M Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). Used by permission. CCLI License #5460369. All Rights Reserved.
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