– -Liturgy for Sunday, November 23, 2014- –
…let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15
Prelude: A City No Longer Forsaken (Sojourn)
Gathering Song: For The Beauty Of The Earth (traditional)
Call to Worship: (Psalm 136:1-5,23-24, 26)
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
All: Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
All: to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Leader: to him who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
All: It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Leader: and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
All: Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Adoration: Forever Reign (Stanfill)
Call To Confession: (Adapted from Ephesians 3:14, 16-19)
For this reason we bow our knees before the Father,…that according to the riches of his glory we may be granted to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in our inner being, so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith—that we, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fullness of God.
(time of silent confession)
We Fall Down (Tomlin)
Assurance of Pardon: (Romans 5:19-21, & Galatians 5:1)
Leader: “For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.”
All: “Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Leader: In Jesus we have the hope of eternal life, as well as freedom from the dominion of sin.
All: “For freedom Christ has set us free; let us stand firm therefore, and not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”
Song of Response: I Stand Amazed (How Marvelous) (Tomlin)
(Prayers for our City, Offering, and Doxology/Word of Praise)
Hearing the Word: Galatians 2:1-10 (sermon audio posted separately)
Celebration of Communion
Sending: All Must Be Well (Indelible Grace)
Benediction: (Numbers 6:24-26)
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Go in that peace!