ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR SERVICE OF WORSHIP THIS MORNING

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church lives to celebrate God’s love through worship, seek God’s truth through education, and share God’s gifts through mission and fellowship. We encourage you to join us in the Fellowship Hall for a time of coffee, cookies and fellowship following the morning service. All who profess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior are welcome to join St. Andrew's. If you have no church home, we invite you to consider uniting with us as we seek to faithfully serve our Lord.  Speak to an usher or the Pastor at the close of the service to learn more.

Greeters:  Jimmy and Donna Lee

Acolyte:  Will Baird

Children’s Church:  Diana Henderson

Ushers:  Leslie Talbott and Candace Baird

Coffee Hosts:  Betty Weigel and Beverly Clark

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ORDER OF WORSHIP

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 19, 2006                                                                                    10:00 a.m.

*Those able may stand

GREETINGS, CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH AND REGISTRY OF ATTENDANCE

PRELUDE                “Assurance and Light”                                                            Allitsen

BRINGING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THIS ROOM

*CALL TO WORSHIP

ALL:  (Hymn 138, verse 1)  Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!  Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!  God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.

ONE:  Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.

ALL:  Worship the Lord with gladness; come into His presence with singing.

ONE:  Know that the Lord is God. It is He that made us, and we are His;

ALL:  We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

ONE:  Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise.

*HYMN  551          “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come”

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON

O God, have mercy upon us as we  confess our sin.  Christ calls us stewards, but we squander your gifts. He gives us tasks to perform, yet we do as we please.  He sends us to minister on behalf of those suffering; we are slow to respond until our own needs are met.  He expects us to praise You in all that we do; we take all the credit for those things we do well.  Forgive us and help us to be more obedient.

*SILENT PRAYER

*ASSURANCE OF GOD’S PARDON

*GLORIA PATRI (Hymn 579)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be.

World without end! Amen, Amen.

READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT                                          Isaiah 61:10-11

READING FROM THE EPISTLE                                                          I Timothy 2:1-8

ANTHEM                  “All Things Bright and Beautiful”                                     Mitabell

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN

Jesus loves me, this I know!  For the Bible tells me so.  Little ones to him belong, They are weak, but he is strong!  Yes, Jesus loves me!  Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so!

(Toddlers may go to the Nursery, older children to Children’s Church)

READING FROM THE GOSPEL                                                     Matthew 6:25-34

SERMON         “Where Has Gratitude Gone?”    Rev. J. Rodgers Spencer

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*HYMN  554                 “Let All Things Now Living”

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (from A Brief Statement of Faith, 1991)

In life and in death we belong to God.  Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve.  We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God, [who] proclaimed the reign of God.  We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father.  In sovereign love God created the world good and makes everyone equally in God’s image.  We trust in the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life.  With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (Page 16, Traditional)

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.

 

PRESENTATION OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY                       “Wondrous Love”                   Traditional American Melody

*DOXOLOGY (Hymn 592) AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*HYMN  555                “Now Thank We All Our God”

*THE CHARGE AND THE BENEDICTION

*CARRYING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

And the peace of God, that passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts, shall keep your minds on Jesus Christ.

POSTLUDE              “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”                                       Luther