PRELUDE Luke Arnold
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Seth Thomas
*CALL TO WORSHIP Alice Bailey, Lector
Let us worship God, our source of life.
God awakens us from the dust of the earth.
Let us worship God, our sovereign protector.
God is at our right hand, and we shall not be moved.
Let us worship God with hearts that are glad,
for in God’s presence there is fullness of joy.
*HYMN OF PRAISE “Faith Begins by Letting Go” – GTG #684
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
You are the God of all people, O Lord,
the creator of all things good.
Forgive us when we fail to see the good.
Forgive us when we refuse to see the “all.”
We are searching for your presence and
grasping for your grace,
unable to believe that we cannot be separated
from your love.
Forgive us, God of mercy,
and through Christ our redeemer,
free us to try again.
ASSURANCE OF GOD’S GRACE
*THE PEACE
The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
Psalm 16NRSV
Hebrews 10:11-25NRSV
SERMON “Christ Offered for All” Rev. Seth Thomas
*HYMN OF RESPONSE “We Fall Down” – GTG #368
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP
JOYS & CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
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.
WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY “For the Life That You Have Given” – GTG #717
For the life that you have given, for the love in Christ made known, With these fruits of time and labor, with these gifts that are your own; Here we offer, Lord, our praises; heart and mind and strength we bring; Give us grace to love and serve you,
Living what we pray and sing.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN OF COMMITMENT “For the Healing of the Nations” – GTG #346
WE GO INTO THE WORLD AS GOD’S AMBASSADORS
*BLESSING & CHARGE
POSTLUDE
GODLY PLAY: The Prophets
This lesson is an introduction to lessons about the prophets. The prophet’s job was to show the people, the king and the priests when they turned away from God.
The Godly Play room will open at 10:15am for songs and memory verse time, with the lesson starting at 10:35am. Students will be brought back to the service for the last hymn.
LECTIONARY TEXTS
For anyone wishing to study the lectionary texts, this week,
November 14th, the Lectionary texts are:
Psalm 16 (worship)
Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25 (preaching)
1 Samuel 1:4-20, 2:1-10
Daniel 12:1-3
Mark 13:1-8
ST. JAMES BOOK CLUB is currently reading “Unsheltered” by Barbara Kingsolver. “Unsheltered” is the compulsively readable story of two families, in two centuries, who live at the corner of Sixth and Plum in Vineland, New Jersey, navigating what seems to be the end of the world as they know it. With history as their tantalizing canvas, these characters paint a startlingly relevant portrait of life in precarious times when the foundations of the past have failed to prepare us for the future.
We will be meeting tomorrow Monday, November 15th at 7:00pm.
Email tracy@saintjamespres.org for the Zoom link.
Books are available in the church office.
ADVENT DECORATING WORK PARTY
Advent is quickly approaching, which means it's time to get our building looking festive and bright! Join us after service at 12:00 pm on Sunday, November 21st, to dust off the Advent ornaments and decorate our sanctuary. Hot cider will be provided!
JOIN US FOR A NEW ADVENT SERIES
“Advent calendars come in all shapes and sizes but what they have in common is a daily rhythm of anticipatory reflection. Biola's Center for Christianity, Culture, and the Arts offers a FREE online Advent Project designed to help you pause each day to reflect on the beauty and meaning of the season. Each day of the Advent Project features a Scripture passage, a devotion written by a member of the Biola community, a work of visual art, a poem, and a piece of music. Our prayer is that in the midst of these challenging times, the Advent Project will help ground you in the unsurpassable beauty, mystery, and miracle of the Word made flesh.”
We will meet each Sunday at 9am, beginning December 5th to discuss the devotions via zoom. Click the link below to sign up to receive your daily devotionals. https://ccca.biola.edu/events/2021/nov/28/advent-project-2021/
MULTIFAITH NETWORK FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
Participate in the “Net of Interconnectedness,” being hosted here at St. James from Sunday, November 7th through Saturday, November 20. During this time you may add your hopes and prayers for this planet and all of its inhabitants by writing them down on colorful donated strips of material which can then be added to the net. You may also collect and email prayers and thoughts to nairbnosnhoj@gmail.com to be added. The net will be on display in the narthex.
Due to the timely coinciding, we ask that you especially consider the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference taking place October 31 through November 12 in Glasgow, Scotland, as a focal point of your heart and your written prayers, thoughts, and expressions.
PRAYERS, PRAISES, AND UPDATES
If you have a prayer request or update you would like to share, please email office@saintjamespres.org.
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