October 14, 2007:  10:30 a.m.

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Stewardship Loyalty Sunday

 

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME

 

PRELUDE                                       To God Be the Glory                               arr. C. Dobrinski

 

CHIMES, WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

            Minute Spotlighting Stewardship                                                          Bill Burchfield

 

CHORAL INTROIT & LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP & PRAYER FOR GOD’S PRESENCE

                           on Romans 8:14, 16, 26/Carlos Wilton    

            All who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

                 We did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear,

but a spirit of adoption. 

     We are children of God!

The Spirit helps us in our weakness; 

     We do not know how to pray as we ought,

            but that very Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. 

Come, Holy Spirit, inspire our worship and fill our hearts with praise!

 

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 442                                           The Church’s One Foundation

 

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH                                                 from 2 Timothy 2:8-15 (NRSV)

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,

a descendant of David—that is my gospel….

The saying is sure:  If we have died with Christ, we will also live with Christ;

if we endure, we will also reign with Christ; if we deny him, he will also deny us; if we are faithless, Christ remains faithful—for Christ cannot deny himself.  

 

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

LESSON FROM THE GOSPEL                                                           Luke 17:11-19 (NRSV)                              

ANTHEM                                          Great Is Our God                                          C. Courtney

(Congregation sing as directed – See Insert)

 

WORD WITH CHILDREN

 

LESSON FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT                              Jeremiah 29:1, 4-12 (NRSV)     

 

SERMON                                                                                                “At Home in 2 Cities “

 

 

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

AN OFFERING TO GOD’S PURPOSES

            Call to Respond

OFFERTORY           One Faith, One Hope, One Lord                             C. Courtney                 

            *Response Hymn # 428, stanza 1                                  We Give Thee but Thine Own

            *Prayer of Dedication

 

PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION

            THE LORD’S PRAYER (Traditional)                             Hymnal P. 16, large print P. 21

 

GO IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 422                                                               God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending          

 

*CHARGE & BLESSING                        adapted from a benediction by the late Richard C. Halverson,

Chaplain, United States Senate

 

            You go nowhere by accident.  Wherever you go, God is sending you there.

            God has put you there.  God has purpose in your being there.

            Christ who dwells in you has something to do through you where you are.

            Believe this, and go in God’s grace, love, and power.

                 Amen.

 

*CHORAL RESPONSE

 

POSTLUDE & THE PEACE         Toccata on “How Firm a Foundation”            G. Young                                           

 

Next Week’s Scriptures: Jeremiah 31: 27-34; Psalm 119: 97-104; 2 Timothy 3: 14-4:5; Luke 18: 1-8

 

WE ARE A STEPHEN MINISTRY CONGREGATION

 

WORSHIP LEADERS

Liturgists 

Rev. Jonathan C. Siehl

Sermon

Rev. William R. Leety

Word with Children

Jonathan C. Siehl

Musical Leadership

Chancel Chimes

Chancel Choir

Sarah Shaffer, Choirmaster

Nancy W. Deeth, Organist/Pianist