3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95204
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday November 21, 2021
Christ the King Sunday
PRELUDE
Andrea Shakespeare (8:30am)
All Hail, King Jesus with Majesty arr. by Mark Hayes
[#2069, Tune: King Jesus, by Dave Moody] and [#176, Tune: Majesty, by Jack Hayford]
Rebecca Nelson (11:00am)
WELCOME FROM THE PULPIT
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Come to worship Jesus Christ, Alpha and Omega, the one who is, who was, and is to come
People: We come to worship the one who rules justly
Leader: Come to worship Jesus Christ, the faithful witness the firstborn of the dead, the ruler of the kings of the earth!
People: Bread of Heaven, God with us!
Leader: Good Shepherd, True Vine!
People: Eternal Word, Great I AM
Leader: Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace!
All: We come to worship Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords! To him be glory and dominion forever and ever! Amen.
HYMN Together We Serve TFWS #2175
Together we serve, united by love, inviting God’s world to the glorious feast. We work and we pray through sorrow and joy, extending your love to the last and the least.
We seek to become a beacon of hope, a lamp for the heart and a light for the feet. We learn, year by year, to let love shine through until we see Christ in each person we meet.
We welcome the scarred, the wealthy, the poor, the busy, the lonely, and all who need care. We offer a home to those who will come, our hands quick to help, our hearts ready to dare.
Together, by grace, we witness and work, remembering Jesus, in whom we grow strong. Together we serve in Spirit and truth, remembering love is the strength of our song.
CHILDREN’S TIME (11:00am)
ANTHEM The Yearning Chancel Choir (11:00am)
[Words by Susan Bentall Boersma Music by Craig Courtney]
HEBREW SCRIPTURE 2 Samuel 23:1-7
Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David, son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man whom God exalted,
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
the favorite of the Strong One of Israel:
The spirit of the Lord speaks through me,
his word is upon my tongue.
The God of Israel has spoken,
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
One who rules over people justly,
ruling in the fear of God,
is like the light of morning,
like the sun rising on a cloudless morning,
gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.
Is not my house like this with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
Will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?
But the godless are all like thorns that are thrown away;
for they cannot be picked up with the hand;
to touch them one uses an iron bar
or the shaft of a spear.
And they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.
PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER
Our God 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 trepasses, 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…Amen.
PRAYER RESPONSE Psalm 113 UMH #834
[Gary Alan Smith]
GOSPEL READING John 18:33-37
(Please stand as you are willing and able)
Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?”Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?”Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”
Leader: This is the word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God
HYMN Come, Emmanuel W&S #3130
SERMON “King for a Day” Pastor Mark Cordes
WORSHIP WITH TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
Andrea Shakespeare (8:30am)
Adagio from “Partita on ‘St. Anne’” by Paul Manz [#117, Tune: St. Anne]
Rebecca Nelson (11:00am)
DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH #94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
HYMN All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name UMH #155
All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall, let angels prostrate fall; bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him, and crown him Lord of all.
Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, ye ransomed from the fall, ye ransomed from the fall, hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him, and crown him Lord of all.
Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget the wormwood and the gall, the wormwood and the gall, go spread your trophies at his feet, and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him, and crown him Lord of all.
Let every kindred, every tribe on this terrestrial ball, on this terrestrial ball, to him all majesty ascribe, and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him, and crown him Lord of all.
Crown him, ye martyrs of your God, who from his altar call, who from his altar call; extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod, and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him, and crown him Lord of all.
O that with yonder sacred throng we at his feet may fall, we at his feet may fall! We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him, and crown him Lord of all.
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
Andrea Shakespeare (8:30am)
Now Thank We All Our God by S. Karg-Elert [#102, Tune: Nun Danket]
Rebecca Nelson (11:00am)
FLOWERS
The flowers on the altar are offered by Richard Larrouy and Jamie Spaulding today in gratitude and thanksgiving for their many blessings.
ORDER YOUR POINSETTIAS!
Click HERE for printable form
DEADLINE DECEMBER 15!
This Advent, you are invited to donate funds to decorate our Sanctuary during Advent and Christmas. Donors may take their poinsettias with them after the single Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. Plants left will be delivered to the homebound and ill.
The poinsettias are in honor of, or in memory of loved ones. If you would like to order poinsettias, please complete the order form and either put into the offering plate at church along with a check for $15 per plant by DECEMBER 15 or you can mail the form and your check to the church office at: 3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95204.
STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN
If you have not turned in a pledge card, you can click HERE for a printable version and either drop it in the offering plate on Sunday or mail or bring it to the church office.