November 20, 2022
Join us for worship on Sunday, November 20, 2022. The sermon is by Dr. Zieman, based on Luke 23: 33-43. Music is provided by Alleluia Singers; Kristi Treu, director; and Annette White, organ.
Today is Christ the King Sunday, which bridges Ordinary Time and Advent, inviting us to shift our attention to preparation for the Incarnation, even as the retail commercials are already pushing us headlong into Christmas. The day is normally scheduled on the last Sunday before Advent. It helps worshipers, who are already thinking about Christmas, to remember that Christmas is about much more than a baby in a manger—it is about a sovereign Christ who came to be the “Prince of Peace.”
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Bulletin for Online Worship Service for November 20, 2022
Livestream at 9:00 a.m.
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
PRELUDE
“Now Thank We All Our God” J.S. Bach
As the prelude begins, you are invited to begin your personal preparation for worship.
SILENT MEDITATION
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. – Henry Ward Beecher
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP
“Thanksgiving!” (9:00) John Ness Beck
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: “God has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14).
People: “Christ is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn of the
dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything” (Colossians 1:18).
All: We worship and adore you, Christ our King.
PRAISE AND ADORATION
HYMN OF PRAISE
#263 “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” CORONATION
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Merciful God, we know that you are our refuge and our strength, and that you are our help when we are in trouble. Yet, while we know you are present with us, we are impatient in waiting for your response. We lash out at you, wondering if you have forgotten us, and we quit responding to the world as your disciples. Forgive us. Help us remember that you are God, that you are with us always, and that we can trust in your presence. With this reminder, give us strength to reach out to others in your name. Amen.
SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION AND PETITION
KYRIE ELEISON
“Lord, Have Mercy” Schubert
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
GLORIA PATRI
WELCOME
THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON
Jeremiah 23: 1-6 page 633 of the pew Bible
FELLOWSHIP OF PRAYER
JOYS AND CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
ANTHEM
(9:00) “For the Beauty of the Earth” John Rutter
PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S WORD
THE GOSPEL LESSON
Luke 23: 33-43 page 859 of the pew Bible
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
SERMON
“Christ as King – Quaint, Fake, or Earthshaking News?” Dr. Zieman
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Our World Belongs to God, st. 1-2, 29, 56
As followers of Jesus Christ, living in this world—which some seek to control, but which others view with despair—we declare with joy and trust: Our world belongs to God!
From the beginning, through all the crises of our times, until his kingdom fully comes, God keeps covenant forever. Our world belongs to him!
God is King! Let the earth be glad! Christ is Victor; his rule has begun. Hallelujah! The Spirit is at work, renewing the creation. Praise the Lord!
Jesus ascended in triumph to his heavenly throne. There he hears our prayers, pleads our cause before the Father, and rules our world. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. Our hope for a new earth is not tied to what humans can do, for we believe that one day every challenge to God’s rule and every resistance to his will shall be crushed. Then his kingdom shall come fully, and our Lord shall rule forever.
SANCTUS
“Holy, Holy, Holy” SANCTUS (Schubert)
RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
“Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation” (9:00) Dale Wood
DOXOLOGY (#607)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Christ, all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Risen Savior, responding to your love and grace, we offer our gifts of time, talent and service. May our offerings feed the hungry, cloth the poor, quench the thirsty and shelter the most vulnerable among us. Amen.
HYMN OF DEDICATION
#265 “Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun” DUKE STREET
CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE
“The Lord Bless You and Keep You” (9:00) Peter Lutkin
POSTLUDE
“Now Thank We All Our God” Sigfrid Karg-Elert
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