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Sharing and Prayer for those in need
Praise Music “What an Awesome God” by Phil Wickham
Call to Worship: 2 Thessalonians 1: 2-3, 11-12
“Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of His calling and that by His power He may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
*Gathering Hymn “Jesus, Name Above All Names”
*Invocation
Light the Candle of Peace
Prayer for Peace
Leader: O Lord, our God, we come before You with praise and thanksgiving.
People: We are humbled by the infinite mercy and grace you bestow on us.
Leader: You see worth in us. Forgive us when we don’t live up to the potential You have entrusted to us.
People: We pray that we might be instruments of peace in a troubled world.
All: We ask that Your love and joy might touch our souls. We lift our prayers for renewed courage, for greater strength, and an endowment of Your Spirit. In Jesus’s Name, Amen.
Disciples’ Generous Response
“We are called to embrace a spirit of generosity in our lives. In a world often marked by self-interest and materialism, we strive to emulate the example set by Christ, who gave selflessly and abundantly. Tithing is a spiritual practice. It is a gift of thanksgiving to God in response to God’s generous gifts to us. When we share our tithes, the church can spread joy, hope, love and peace around the world so others can experience God’s generosity, too. As we worship together today and share in Communion, may our hearts and our eyes be opened to the One who calls us to commit all that we are and all that we have to build the peaceable kingdom.”
Special Music “The Jesus Way” Phil Wickham
Choose Jesus
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
Invitation to Communion
All are welcome at Christ’s table. The Lord’s Supper, or Communion, is a sacrament in which we remember the life, death, resurrection, and continuing presence of Jesus Christ. In Community of Christ, we also experience Communion as an opportunity to renew our baptismal covenant and to be formed as disciples who live Christ’s mission. Others might have different or added understandings within their faith traditions. We invite all who participate in the Lord’s Supper to do so in the love and peace of Jesus Christ.
Blessing and Serving of the Bread
Blessing and Serving of the Wine
*Closing Hymn “Jesus is Calling” CCS 578
*Benediction
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