Service for the Lord’s Day, 10:30 a.m.

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 11, 2007

 

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME

 

PRELUDE                                    Praise and Thanksgiving                                M. Burkhardt

New Songs of Celebration Render – All Things Bright and Beautiful – Let All Creation Dance

 

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

            Minute Spotlighting Mission—Partners in our building                          Karen

           

CARILLON, CHORAL INTROIT & LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                 from Psalm 98:4—9 (NRSV)

            Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;

                 Break forth into joyous song and sing praises.

            Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody.

                 With trumpets and the sound of the horn

            make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.

Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who live in it.

Let the floods clap their hands;

let the hills sing for together for joy at the presence of the Lord,

     For he comes to judge the earth.

     God will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

 

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 482                                         Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

LESSON FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT                                   Haggai 1:15b-2:9 (NRSV)

 

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM                                                                         Elder LaVonne

            Statement on God’s Gift of Baptism

            Promises of Parents and Congregation

           

            Affirmation of Faith   (unison)                                                 A Brief Statement of Faith

                        In life and in death we belong to God.

                             Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,  

                                    and the communion of the Holy Spirit,

                        we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel,

                                    whom alone we worship and serve.

Thanksgiving over the Water

            Baptism and Welcome

            Prayers for Parents and Children

            *Response Hymn #496                                  Lord Jesus Christ, Our Lord Most Dear

            *The Peace

                

ANTHEM                                   Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells                      Spiritual/A. Thomas

 

WORD WITH CHILDREN

 

LESSON FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT                                     Luke 20:27—40 (NRSV)

 

SERMON                                                                                                             “A Question?”

 

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

OFFERING

            Call to Respond

            OFFERTORY              Wake Up, Church, Wake Up!                                  P. Choplin

            RESPONSE # 592                                   Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

            PRAYER OF DEDICATION

           

PRAYERS OF THANKS AND INTERCESSION,

THE LORD’S PRAYER (Traditional)

 

GO IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 498                                                                    Child of Blessing, Child of Promise

 

*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

 

*CHORAL RESPONSE

 

POSTLUDE                       Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (#482)                    J. G. Walther

 

Next Week’s Scriptures:  Isaiah 65: 17-25; 2 Thessalonians 3: 6-13; Luke 21: 5-19

 

WE ARE A STEPHEN MINISTRY CONGREGATION

 

WORSHIP LEADERS

Sermon, Word with Children

Rev. William R. Leety

Musical Leadership

Chancel Choir

Celebration Singers

Sarah Shaffer, Choirmaster

Nancy W. Deeth, Organist