Theme: When it's time to move forward with God, we have to step through the door!
IMPORTANT: Instead of a traditional sermon, we will have a screen painting with instrumental meditation. It will take 8-12 minutes. It will be followed by the Invitation, an extended Call to Communion with seven loaves of bread coming forward. Communion will be taken by coming forward.
SERVERS & ELDERS: The 8 servers will need to come forward 7 bearing a loaf of bread and 1 carrying the pitcher, following the elders on the last stanza of the Hymn of Communion as usual. After the prayers and words of Institution for BOTH bread and cup, the outside servers will take one loaf and one tray to the back to serve anyone who chooses to stay seated. The inside two servers move, pew by pew through the congregation as ushers, cuing people to come forward. The remaining 4 ushers move to the table of bread and cups on their side and assist as folks come forward. The choir server serves the choir and does everything as usual.
Sound Notes: Multiple readers at the pulpit mic for the Call to Communion.
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22
13 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Service Order:
IMPORTANT: Instead of a traditional sermon, we will have a screen painting with instrumental meditation. It will take 8-12 minutes. It will be followed by the Invitation, an extended Call to Communion with seven loaves of bread coming forward. Communion will be taken by coming forward.
SERVERS & ELDERS: The 8 servers will need to come forward 7 bearing a loaf of bread and 1 carrying the pitcher, following the elders on the last stanza of the Hymn of Communion as usual. After the prayers and words of Institution for BOTH bread and cup, the outside servers will take one loaf and one tray to the back to serve anyone who chooses to stay seated. The inside two servers move, pew by pew through the congregation as ushers, cuing people to come forward. The remaining 4 ushers move to the table of bread and cups on their side and assist as folks come forward. The choir server serves the choir and does everything as usual.
Sound Notes: Multiple readers at the pulpit mic for the Call to Communion.
Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22
14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin[a] of God’s creation: 15 “I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 For
you say, ‘I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing.’ You do not
realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. 18 Therefore
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be
rich; and white robes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your
nakedness from being seen; and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may
see. 19 I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent. 20 Listen!
I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the
door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. 21 To
the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I
myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”
Service Order:
Preparing for Worship
Chimes
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude
Words of Preparation
Hymn of Praise:"Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah" red book number 51...stanzas 1 and 2
Call to Worship:
Leader: God calls us to follow Christ along the road of our daily lives.
People: Courageously and intentionally to pursue justice, truth and love in all our actions.
Leader: Then,having done our best, to leave the results to God.
People: And walk on in gentleness and peace.
Leader: God calls us to follow Christ along the road of our daily lives.
People: Courageously and intentionally to pursue justice, truth and love in all our actions.
Leader: Then,having done our best, to leave the results to God.
People: And walk on in gentleness and peace.
Invocation
The Lord's Prayer
Gloria Patri
A Time for Offering
Call to Offering
Offering Meditation
The Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
We Join in Prayer
Prayer Concerns & Celebrations
Morning Prayer
We Contemplate & Live God's Word
Children's Sermon:
Special Music:"Thirty
Scripture: Revelations 3:13-22
Scripture: Revelations 3:13-22
Sermon: The Knock at the Door, the Call of Our Hearts
Invitation to Discipleship
Hymn of Invitation: "Seek Ye First" red book number 42
Gathering at the Lord's Table
Call to Communion "Seven Breads"
Hymn of Communion:"Take Our Bread" Blue book number 66
Prayers of Thanksgiving
Words of Institution
Breaking Bread & Pouring the Cup
Musical Meditation
Partaking of the Lord's Supper by Intinction
We Depart to Serve
Benediction
Parting Hymn: "Take my Hand, Precious Lord" blue book number 28
Postlude
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