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November 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
(Click on highlighted items to read scriptures or hear hymns.)
But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. -- Jonah 1:3
PRELUDE
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
INTROIT
CALL TO WORSHIP
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I will proclaim your greatness, God; I will thank you forever and ever. |
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The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; God's greatness is beyond understanding. |
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People will speak of your mighty deeds and I will proclaim your greatness. |
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They will tell about all your goodness, and sing about your kindness. |
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The Lord is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love. |
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God is good to everyone and has compassion for all creation. |
OPENING HYMN 'From All That Dwell Below the Skies' UMH No. 101
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Almighty God, we give you thanks for lives set free from despair. Enable us to see clearly one another's needs so that we might be a ministering community. Give us strength to hear our calling and courage to accept our responsibility for others. We confess, Lord, that sometimes when we put our trust in you we use that as an excuse for doing nothing ourselves. Wake us up, we pray, that we may seek your will of love in our lives.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the Good News: Christ died for us while we were yet sinners, that proves God's love for us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Amen.
SCRIPTURE LESSON
Jonah 1:1-3
PASSING OF THE PEACE
JOYS AND CONCERNS
HYMN OF REFLECTION 'Lead Me, Lord' UMH No. 473
MORNING PRAYER
SERMON 'A Storm, a Fish, a Response, and a Bush: Jonah to Four Parts' Rev. Stephen Cady
HYMN 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness' UMH No. 140
RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP - Visitors are welcomed and all are invited to sign Fellowship Pads.
OFFERTORY
GIVING OF GIFTS, TITHES, OFFERINGS
(In response to God's love, we gather our gifts, reflecting on what God has done in our lives this week.)
DOXOLOGY 'Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow' UMH No. 95
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Eternal God, with cheerful voices and thankful hearts, we offer to you these gifts and our lives. May we be powerful witnesses to the truth of your kingdom of love, justice and peace. This we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
CLOSING HYMN 'Come, Christians, Join to Sing' UMH No. 158
CIRCLE OF LOVE - Blest Be the Ties That Bind
THE LORD'S PRAYER read
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
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