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©Order of Worship October 23, 2022

20th Sunday After Pentecost

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The worship video will be available live at 11:00 am.
Text for hymns are found below each hymn.  Click on the hymn highlighted text for music.

Prelude “How Majestic Is Your Name” by Michael W. Smith © 1981 Meadowgreen Music Company………………Daniel L., Greg D.
 
Coming of the Light:…………………………………….Evan G.
 
Greetings……………………….……………Pastor Steven
 
Opening Prayer: …………….………………Elizabeth B.
 
Opening Hymns:…“I Will Call upon the Lord” #2002 TFWS
Words and Music: Michael O’Shields
© 1994 Universal-MCA Publishing
 
I will call upon the Lord
who is worthy to be praised.
So shall I be saved from my
enemies.  I will call upon the Lord.
 
I will call upon the Lord
who is worthy to be praised.
So shall I be saved from my
enemies.  I will call upon the Lord.
 
The Lord liveth, and blessed be the Rock;
and let the God of my salvation be
exalted.  The Lord liveth, and blessed
be the Rock; and let the God of my
salvation be exalted.
 
The Lord liveth, and blessed be the Rock;
and let the God of my salvation be
exalted.  The Lord liveth, and blessed
be the Rock; and let the God of my
salvation be exalted.
 
I will call upon the Lord
who is worthy to be praised.
So shall I be saved from my
enemies.  I will call upon the Lord.
 
The Lord liveth, and blessed be the Rock;
and let the God of my salvation be
exalted.  The Lord liveth, and blessed
be the Rock; and let the God of my
salvation be exalted.
 
“Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness” #2120 TFWS
© 1978 James K. Manley
 
Refrain: Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness,
wind, wind on the sea.
 
1. You moved on the waters, you called to the deep,
then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep;
and over the eons you called to each thing:
wake from your slumbers and rise on your wings.
 
Refrain: Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness,
wind, wind on the sea.
 
2. You swept through the desert, you stung with the sand,
and you goaded your people with a law and a land;
and when they were blinded with their idols and lies,
then you spoke through your prophets to open their eyes.
 
Refrain: Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness,
wind, wind on the sea.
 
3. You sang in a stable, you cried from a hill,
then you whispered in silence when the whole world was still;
and down in the city you called once again,
when you blew through your people on the rush of the wind.
 
Refrain: Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness,
wind, wind on the sea.
 
4. You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes,
from the bondage of sorrow the captives dream dreams,
our women see visions, our men clear their eyes,
with bold new decisions your people arise.
 
Refrain: Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness,
wind, wind on the sea.
 
Passing of the Peace:…………………………….Pastor Steven
Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love.
 
“Glory Be to the Father” #71 UMH
Words: Lesser Doxology, 3rd-4th century
Music: Henry W. Greatorex, 1851
 
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen. Amen.”


Giving of our tithes and offerings …………Elizabeth B.
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Offertory: “Just a Little Talk with Jesus” By Cleavant Derricks © 1937 Bridge Building (BMI)………………………………..Musicians
 
Offertory Response:  “The Doxology” #94 UMH
Words: Thomas Ken, 1674 Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, 1623;
Adapt. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House
 
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 up-lifts!  Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
Prayer After Receiving:……………………Pastor Steven
 
Hymn of Preparation:..“Open the Eyes of My Heart” #3008 W&S
Words and Music: Paul Baloche
© 1997, 2010 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (ASCAP) ℅ Integrity Media, Inc.
 
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open the eyes
of my heart: I want to see you, I want to see
you.  Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open
The eyes of my heart; I want to see you,
I want to see you.  To see you high and
Lifted up, shining in the light of your glory.
Pour out your power and love as we sing.
Holy, holy, holy.
 
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open the eyes
Of my heart: I want to see you, I want to see
You.  Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open
The eyes of my heart; I want to see you,
I want to see you.  To see you high and
Lifted up, shining in the light of your glory.
Pour out your power and love as we sing.
Holy, holy, holy.
 
To see you high and lifted up, shining in
The light of your glory.  Pour out your power
And love as we sing. Holy, holy, holy.
 
Holy, holy, holy.  Holy, holy, holy.
Holy, holy, holy. I want to see you.
 
Holy, holy, holy.  Holy, holy, holy.
Holy, holy, holy. I want to see you.
 
Old Testament Lesson:……..Joel 2:23-32……..…Elizabeth B.
 
2:23 O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before.  2:24 The threshing floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
 
2:25 I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you.  2:26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
 
2:27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, the LORD, am your God and there is no other. And my people shall never again be put to shame.  2:28 Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.
 
2:29 Even on the male and female slaves, in those days, I will pour out my spirit.  2:30 I will show portents in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.  2:31 The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
 
2:32 Then everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls.
 
Sermon: …………..“Abundant Gifts”…………Allyssa M.
 
Anthem:…………..“Give Me Oil in My Lamp”……………..Choir
Words and Music: A. Sevison Additional words by J. Paul Williams
Arr. by Joseph M Martin (ASCAP) © 2000 by STUDIO P/R (BMI)
 
Prayers of the People: ………………….……Pastor Steven
 
Announcements:…………………………….…..…Lorri B.
 
Closing Hymn:..“Lead On, O Cloud of Presence”  #2234 TFWS
Words: Ruth Duck  Music: Henry T. Smart  Words: © 1992
GIA Publications, Inc.
 
1.Lead on, O cloud of Presence, the exodus is come,
in wilderness and desert our tribe shall make its home.
Our slavery left behind us, new hopes within us grow.
We seek the land of promise where milk and honey flow.
 
2.Lead on, O fiery Pillar, we follow yet with fears,
but we shall come rejoicing though joy be born of tears.
We are not lost, though wandering, for by your light
we come, and we are still God’s people. The journey
is our home.
 
3.Lead on, O God of freedom, and guide us on our way,
but we shall come rejoicing though joy be born of tears.
We pray our sons and daughters may journey to that land
where justice dwells with mercy, and love is law’s demand.
 
Dismissal with Blessing:…………………Pastor Steven
 
Postlude: “O Lord How Manifold Are Thy Works by J.Barnby..………………………….…………...Musicians

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