Christ the King Sunday
10:00 AM Service November 20, 2022
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
L: Blessed be the holy Trinity, +one God, whose steadfast love endures forever.
C: Amen.
L: Dear friends, together let us acknowledge our failure to love this world as Jesus does.
(silence is kept for reflection)
L: God of mercy and forgiveness,
C: we confess that sin still has a hold on us. We have harmed your good creation. We have failed to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you. Turn us in a new direction. Show us the path that leads to life. Be our refuge and strength on the journey, through Jesus Christ, our redeemer and friend. Amen.
L: Beloved of God: your sins are forgiven +and you are made whole. God points the way to new life in Christ, who meets us on the road. Journey now in God’s abiding love through the power of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Hymn # 855 “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
L: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion
of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
L: Let us pray:
All: O Lord God, our true life, to serve you is freedom, and to know you is unending joy. We worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory. Abide with us, reign in us, and make this world into a fit habitation for your divine majesty, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
WORD
First Reading Jeremiah 23: 1—6 Pg. 1210
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 46 Pg. 885
Refrain:
PS 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
PS 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains
fall into the heart of the sea,
PS 46:3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
Refrain:
PS 46:4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place
where the Most High dwells.
PS 46:5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
Refrain:
PS 46:6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
PS 46:9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and
shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire.
PS 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
Refrain:
Second Reading: Colossians 1: 11—20 Pg. 1832
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
(Please rise for the Gospel.)
After the Gospel is announced:
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading Luke 23: 33—43 Pg. 1641
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon Rev. Judi Miller
(Please Stand)
Hymn # 431 “O Christ, What Can It Mean for Us”
L: Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:
All: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s only Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
He is seated at the right hand of the Father,
And he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen
The Prayers
L: . . .Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
Sharing of the Peace
L: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you!
L: Let us share Christ’s peace with one another.
Offering A Testimonial is Offered
(Please stand as the offering is brought forward.)
Offering Hymn 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.
L: Let us pray.
All: Gracious God, all goodness flows from you. You bless us and you call us to be a blessing to a world in need. Accept these offerings as a sign of our whole lives returned to you through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
MEAL
Prayer
The Words of Institution
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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen
Invitation to Communion
Communion Hymns
Hymn # 434 “Jesus Shall Reign”
Hymn # 616 “Jesus, Remember Me“
SENDING
Blessing
Hymn # 439 “Soon and Very Soon”
L: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude