GATHERING TO PRAISE GOD Sunday, November 6, 2022
Prelude
Praise Song
Welcome
The People Gather
L: Welcome this day to a celebration of hope and remembrance.
P: We have come from a busy week in which we have been pulled this way and that, with demands on our lives, our time, our energy.
L: Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on each one of us.
P: Heal our spirits. Change our lives into joyful service to you.
Hymn Spirit of the Living God 393 UMH
The People Pray
Redeeming God, come and heal our lives this day. Open our hearts to receive your words of hope and joy that we may become faithful servants of yours in this world so your Kingdom may be established in our time. For we ask this in Jesus’ Name. AMEN.
Special Music
Children’s Moment
Remembering the Saints
L: We remember with sorrow those whom death has taken from our midst during the past year…
Litany of Remembrance
L: In the rising of the sun and in its going down,
P: We remember them.
L: In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of the winter,
P: We remember them.
L: In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring,
P: We remember them.
L: In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer,
P: We remember them.
L: In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
P: We remember them.
L: In the beginning of the year and when it ends,
P: We remember them.
L: When we are lost and sick at heart,
P: We remember them.
L: When we have joys we yearn to share,
P: We remember them.
L: So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us, as we remember them.
The Word of God for the People of God
Scripture James 2:14-19, 26
What good is it, my brothers and sisters,[a] if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill’, and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? 17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith. 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder.
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.
Message Fan or Follower
Pastoral Prayer
The People Bring Their Gifts
There are baskets in the back or use your online app
The People Come to the Table
Blessing of the Sacraments
Sharing the meal
The People Go into The World
Praise Song
Benediction
Postlude
Memory Verse
Week 1 Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds. For the testing of your faith produces perseverance. James 1:2-3
Week 2 Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. James 1:19
Week 3 Faith without works is dead. James 2:17
Food for Thought
What is the Good News of Jesus Christ in a nutshell?
What does James believe ultimately brings us salvation?
James and Paul agree: We are saved by
What is the relationship between fatih and works?
How are you living your Christian faith? Are you a follower or are you a fan?