
Front Royal Presbyterian Church
Cents-Ability Sunday
October 13, 2024, 10:30 am
Liturgist - Dee Whited
Rev. Dr. Nancy Meehan Yao
Prelude We Praise You, O God Eduard Kremser/Wayne L Wold
Welcome and Announcements
Opening Prayer and Gathering Give Peace
Give peace to every heart. (2X)
Give peace,... Lord. (2X)
Call to Worship (from Psalm 136:1-3)
O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good,
for God’s steadfast love endures forever.
O give thanks to the God of gods,
for God’s steadfast love endures forever.
O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for God’s steadfast love endures forever.
Let us worship God!
Opening Hymn #376 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
(please remain standing through the Gloria Patri)
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession (Unison)
Gracious and merciful God, we often wonder what we must do to
be right with you. The gospel tells us what you have done for us in
Jesus Christ to make us right with you. We establish rules and try
to follow them to win your love. You call us to trust in your grace
and promises in Jesus Christ. We strive for security by piling up the things of this life. Jesus says, “Come, follow me.” Lord, forgive our self-centeredness that seeks our well-being while we ignore the needs of others. Forgive our relying on ourselves rather than accepting fully Jesus’s call to discipleship. Help us to seek your kingdom and righteousness first in our lives. Through Jesus Christ, Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Gloria Patri
Children’s Sermon
Cents-Ability
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn #384 O Love that Wilt Not Let Me Go
Scripture: Amos 5:14-15
Anthem Beloved, Let Us Love One Another 1 John 4:7-8/ Frederick Chatfield
Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
Sermon What Must I Do?
Affirmation of Faith - (from A Declaration of Faith)
Jesus broadened the definition of neighbor
to include those ordinarily despised and excluded.
His life in behalf of others led to persecution and death.
He commanded his disciples to live the same way.
We believe Christ gives us and demands of us lives that recognize all people in all cultures
as our neighbors on this planet.
Christ teaches us to go beyond legal requirements
in serving and helping our neighbor,
to treat our neighbor’s needs as our own,
to care passionately for the other’s good, to share what we have.
It is part of our discipline to live in simplicity,
Avoiding greed and luxury that threaten our neighbor’s survival.
We are obligated to speak the truth in love, to listen with patience and openness,
to love our enemies, to accept the risk and pain which love involves.
Call to Offering
Offertory Now Thank We All Our God Johann Crüger/ Randall Thompson
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication (Unison)
Generous and merciful God, we thank you for your indescribable gift of Jesus Christ. As we present our offerings today, give us grateful and generous hearts, that we may always follow Jesus in what we say and do. Help us to remember that every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, from you, our heavenly Father. Amen.
Closing Hymn #388 O Jesus, I Have Promised
Benediction
Postlude Earth and All Stars David N Johnston/
Michael Burkhardt