Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
October 31, 2021
“Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.”
Marian Anderson
You are invited to participate during worship by speaking aloud the bolded text.
Please stand as you are able whenever an asterisk (*) precedes a heading.
Prelude
The prelude is an integral part of worship as we open ourselves to the wonder and mystery of God’s presence. Please remain quiet, being sure to silence any electronic devices.
Opening Song
“Your Grace and Mercy” by Franklin D. Williams
Entrance
Welcome
The Reverend Dr. Cathy S. Gilliard
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*Christ’s Peace
The peace of the Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Please remain in your pew and greet one another with non-physical signs of peace.
*Gathering Hymn
United Methodist Hymnal #334
Sweet, Sweet Spirit
There’s a sweet, sweet spirit in this place,
and I know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord;
There are sweet expressions on each face,
and I know they feel the presence of the Lord.
Sweet, Holy Spirit, sweet heavenly Dove,
stay right here with us, filling us with your love;
And for these blessings we lift our hearts in praise
without a doubt we’ll know that we have been revived
when we shall leave this place.
Words & Music: Doris Akers, 1962; Tune: Sweet, Sweet Spirit; © 1962 Manna Music, Inc., from The United Methodist Hymnal, © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House; CCLI License #11377965; Streaming License #20189579
*Call to Worship
Trey Gibbons
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to God my whole life long.
Happy are those whose hope is in the Lord our God;
who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
Whose promise is everlasting;
who gives food to the hungry and justice to the oppressed.
Who sets the prisoner free and lifts up the lowly;
who loves the righteous and frustrates the way of the wicked.
The Lord our God shall reign forever!
Hallelujah! Let us praise the Lord together.
Processional
*Opening Hymn
United Methodist Hymnal #57
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Verses 1-5, 7)
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer’s praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honors of thy name.
Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
‘tis music in the sinner’s ears,
‘tis life, and health, and peace.
He breaks the power of canceled sin,
he sets the prisoner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean;
his blood availed for me.
He speaks, and listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive;
the mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
In Christ, your head, you then shall know,
shall feel your sins forgiven;
anticipate your heaven below,
and own that love is heaven.
Words: Charles Wesley, 1739; Music: Carl G. Gläser; arr. by Lowell Mason, 1839; Tune: Azmon; From The United Methodist Hymnal, © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House, CCLI License #11377965; Streaming License #2018957
Proclamation
Prayer of the Day
Isaiah Fish
O Lord, you are loving, merciful, and just. You journey with those who wander and comfort those who are burdened with grief. Grant us the faith this day to believe that you will provide a future where we cannot see a way forward, that any bitterness may turn to joy and barrenness may bear life. Through Christ we pray in the power of your Spirit. Amen.
Musical Reflection
Derrick Byars
Response
Giving of Tithes and Offerings
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Offertory Anthem
“Pass It On” by Kurt Kaiser
Offertory Prayer
*Presentation Hymn
United Methodist Hymnal #94
The Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
praise God all creatures here below;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Words: Thomas Ken, 1674; adapt. by Gilber H. Vieira, 1978 Music: Geistliche Kirchengesange, 1623; harm. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906; Tune: Lasst Uns Erfrueun; From The United Methodist Hymnal, © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House, CCLI License #11377965; Streaming License #20189579
Prayers of the People
Give us good intention. Lord, hear our prayer.
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. Amen.
Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn
United Methodist Hymnal #292
What Wondrous Love is This
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul,
what wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this
that caused the Lord of bliss
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul,
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul.
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul,
what wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of life
to lay aside his crown for my soul, for my soul,
to lay aside his crown for my soul.
To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing,
to God and to the Lamb, I will sing;
to God and to the Lamb who is the great I AM,
while millions join the theme I will sing, I will sing;
while millions join the theme I will sing.
And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on,
and when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on;
and when from death I’m free, I’ll sing and joyful be,
and through eternity I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on,
and through eternity I’ll sing on.
Words: USA folk hymn; Music: USA folk hymn, harm. by Paul Ja. Christiansen, 1955; Tune: Wondrous Love | Harm. © 1955, renewed 1983 Augsburg Publishing House, from The United Methodist Hymnal, © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House; CCLI License #11377965; Streaming License #20189579
*Benediction
*Choral Benediction
"God Be With You" by Derrick Byars
Acknowledgements
All scripture quotations used during service and listed in this bulletin are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Call to Worship reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word® Worship Companion, copyright © 2015. All service music and hymns from The United Methodist Hymnal, copyright © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House; Reprinted by permission. CCLI License #11377965; Streaming License #20189579