November 19th, 2023
25th Sunday after Pentecost

Prelude
Introit: We Have Come into His House
Welcome

Call to Worship:
M: The time for harvest is close at hand. What have you done with the gifts God has given you?
P: We have brought our gifts to the house of the Lord.
M: Praise God for the gifts and for opportunities for service that they represent.
P: We praise God for all the ways in which our lives have been blessed.
M: Generous God, accept our gifts and our lives this day.
P: Loving God, accept our praise and gratitude. AMEN.

Hymn: Rejoice the Lord is King …………………...............………. # 267
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Choir Anthem: “Fairest Lord Jesus”
Prayer of Illumination
Responsive reading: Psalm 123
Gloria Patri
Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:14-30
Hymn: God Whose Giving Knows no Ending ….................…. # 663
Sermon: Who is God in Your Understanding?
Call to Offering
Offertory: Praise God from whom all Blessings Flow
Prayer of Dedication
Announcements
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn: Onward, Christian Soldiers ……………....................…...… # 487
Commissioning and Benediction
Choral Response: Lord Dismiss us With Your Blessing
Postlude