NEXT LIVE EXPERIENCE
Chatham Circuit
St Louisville, Chatham & Liberty UMC
November 17, 2024
Twenty-Sixth after Pentecost
Prelude
Bringing the Light
*Call to Worship:
L: Let our hearts rejoice in the God of hope and faithfulness.
P: Our strength is in the maker of heaven and earth.
L: Our foundation is the cornerstone that never fails.
P: The rock of ages is a foundation like no other.
L: Hope arises, as the tools of war are broken and the weak are given strength.
P: Hope lives when the hungry are fed and the poor are lifted up.
L: God comes bringing judgment to the ends of the earth, calling us to hope and faithfulness.
P: Come, rock of ages, come quickly now.
*Opening Prayer
God of possibilities, fill us with your hope and faithfulness. Listen to us as we pour out our souls before you. Grant us the grace to be your people and to live your teachings. Live in us, that we may arise with hope and walk in love. In the name of Christ our rock, we pray. Amen.
Hymn: Lift Up Your Heads #213
1 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates; behold, the King of glory waits; the King of kings is drawing near; the Savior of the world is here!
2 Fling wide the portals of your heart; make it a temple, set apart from earthly use for heaven's employ, adorned with prayer and love and joy.
3 Redeemer, come, with us abide; our hearts to thee we open wide; let us thy inner presence feel; thy grace and love in us reveal.
4 Thy Holy Spirit lead us on until our glorious goal is won; eternal praise, eternal fame be offered, Savior, to thy name!
The Lord’s Prayer
First Scripture: Daniel 12: 1 – 3
The Apostle’s Creed #881
Second Scripture: Hebrews 10:11 – 14, 19 – 25
Gloria Patri #70
*Message Lesson: Mark 13:1 - 8
Spirit of the Living God #393
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
The Message
Not the End but the Beginning
Sharon Babbert
Hymn: I am Thine, O Lord #419
- I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, and it told thy love to me; but I long to rise in the arms of faith and be closer drawn to thee.
Refrain: Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to the cross where thou hast died. Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to thy precious, bleeding side.
- Consecrate me now to thy service, Lord, by the power of grace divine; let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, and my will be lost in thine. (Refrain)
- O the pure delight of a single hour that before thy throne I spend, when I kneel in prayer, and with thee, my God, I commune as friend with friend! (Refrain)
- There are depths of love that I cannot know till I cross the narrow sea; there are heights of joy that I may not reach till I rest in peace with thee. (Refrain)
Prayers of the People
Father, it is at this time that we humbly come to praise you for the joys in our lives and the lives of others and to beseech your mercies for challenges that we and others dear to us face. At all times and in all places encourage us to listen to the direction of the Holy Spirit who leads us to follow your acts of Grace and Mercy.
Invitation to Respond to God’s Grace
Hannah offered the life of her much-awaited son, that she might honor and glorify God. Jesus offered his very life, that we might know God’s love fully and completely. As we offer our gifts to God, let us do so with the same generosity of spirit that has been shown to us in so many ways.
In gratitude for all that we have received, let us offer our gifts and tithes to the Lord this day. AMEN.
*Doxology/Prayer
God of all hopefulness, strengthen us this day
to live in hope and gratitude. Give us the courage to live as people of generosity. Multiply our gifts, that the hungry might be fed and the poor might find abundance. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen.
*Hymn: When We all Get to Heaven. #701
- Sing the wondrous love of Jesus; sing his mercy and his grace. In the mansions bright and blessed he'll prepare for us a place.
Refrain: When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be! When we all see Jesus, we'll sing and shout the victory!
- While we walk the pilgrim pathway, clouds will overspread the sky; but when traveling days are over, not a shadow, not a sigh. (Refrain)
- Let us then be true and faithful, trusting, serving every day; just one glimpse of him in glory will the toils of life repay. (Refrain)
- Onward to the prize before us! Soon his beauty we'll behold; soon the pearly gates will open; we shall tread the streets of gold.
(Refrain)
*Responsive Benediction
L: Go into the world with hope.
P: We will shine with God’s glory and grace.
L: Courageously face the struggles and joys of each day.
P: We will embrace the power of God’s love.
L: Go forth in courage and faith.
P: We will bring God’s love to the world.
Closing
“Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2
St Louisville
Mark and Deb Soter Bryan Miller
Warren & Cliver Family Pound Family
Bob and Bev Bevard John & Dawn Bevard
Steve and Kathy Robinson
Chatham
Frances Garno Warner Family
Carol & Paul Rostofer Layman Family
Kayla
Liberty
John Prather Sally Lindsay
Sandy Hubbard Troy Mallow
Thelma McCurdy Velma
Maria Ruth and Rick
Happy Birthday
11/21 Donna Pope
11/22 Monica Parsons
Bible Study is every Tuesday Night and Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday nights at 7 PM via conference call line, as well as in person at St Louisville on Wednesday afternoon at 2PM. You can join either Bible Study by calling 508-924-2997. This week we will be studying Philippians 3 & 4
Warren Parson’s 100th birthday celebration is an Open House on December 7th from 2 – 5PM at Trinity Episcopal Church, 76 East Main Street, Newark.
St Louisville Church’s Family Christmas Celebration is December 1 and is a Potluck.. More details to come!
Words of Confession
Merciful God, look upon us, your servants gathered here, with grace and compassion. Hear our every need. Speak to our fearful hearts, that we may pour out our confessions and admit our wrongdoings.
Loving God, you have heard our anxieties, our vexations, our worries, our hopes, our dreams. Breathe in us the spirit of forgiveness, that we may receive your grace, and may walk in freedom and glorious hope. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen.
Words of Assurance
Hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for our God, the God of all ages, the one who has promised forgiveness, is faithful! In the name of Christ, you are forgiven!
Contact info for Pastor Bryan
email: brmoore1@aol.com - phone: 614-323-9561