3700 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday October 24, 2021
PRELUDE
Erin Wolf (8:30am)
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace arr. by Mark Hayes (b.1953) [#2171, Tune: Channel of Peace]
Rebecca Nelson (11:00am)
WELCOME FROM THE PULPIT
CALL TO WORSHIP
Alexis Easton, Liturgist (8:30am)
Laura Dinges, Liturgist (11:00am)
Leader: In gratitude we come to worship God together.
People: We recognize God as the source of all that is.
Leader: All good gifts come from the Spirit of God.
People: Love, peace, joy, compassion, justice, kindness, gentleness are all of God.
Leader: We come with grateful hearts.
All: We gather and worship to show our gratitude in song and prayer.
HYMN
I’m Goin’ a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing UMH 333
I’m goin’-a sing when the Spirit says sing, I’m goin’-a sing when the Spirit says sing, I’m goin’-a sing when the Spirit says sing, and obey the Spirit of the Lord.
I’m goin’-a pray when the Spirit says pray, I’m goin’-a pray when the Spirit says pray, I’m goin’-a pray when the Spirit says pray, and obey the Spirit of the Lord.
I’m goin’-a moan when the Spirit says moan, I’m goin’-a moan when the Spirit says moan, I’m goin’-a moan when the Spirit says moan, and obey the Spirit of the Lord.
I’m goin’-a shout when the Spirit says shout, I’m goin’-a shout when the Spirit says shout, I’m goin’-a shout when the Spirit says shout, and obey the Spirit of the Lord.
CHILDREN’S TIME (11:00am)
EPISTLE READING
1 Timothy 6:6-10
Alexis Easton, Liturgist (8:30am)
Laura Dinges, Liturgist (11:00am)
Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment;for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it;but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
ANTHEM (11:00 am)
Come And Praise The Lord by John Carter
Chancel Choir
PROPHET AMOS
Alexis Easton, Liturgist (8:30am)
Laura Dinges, Liturgist (11:00am)
I hate, I despise, your religious feasts;
I cannot stand your assemblies.
Even though you bring Me burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them.
Though you bring choice peace offerings,
I will have no regard for them…
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-
Failing stream.
(Amos 5:21-24)
PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
for it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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
Jesus, Draw Me Close TFWS #2159
GOSPEL READING
Matthew 6:19-27
Alexis Easton, Liturgist (8:30am)
Laura Dinges, Liturgist (11:00am)
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
“No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
HYMN
What Gift Can We Bring UMH 87
What gift can we bring, what present, what token? What words can convey it, the joy of this day? When grateful we come, remembering, rejoicing, what song can we offer in honor and praise?
Give thanks for the past, for those who had vision, who planted and watered so dreams could come true. Give thanks for the now, for study, for worship, for mission that bids us turn prayer into deed.
Give thanks for tomorrow, full of surprises, for knowing whatever tomorrow may bring, the Word is our promise always, forever; we rest in God’s keeping and live in God’s love.
This gift we now bring, this present, this token, these words can convey it, the joy of this day! When grateful we come, remembering, rejoicing, this song we now offer in honor and praise!
SERMON
Pastor Mark Cordes
WORSHIP WITH TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
Erin Wolf (8:30am)
Ancient English Melody by V. Novello (1781-1861)
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
Sent Forth by God’s Blessing UMH 664
Sent forth by God’s blessing, our true faith confessing, the people of God from this dwelling take leave.
The service is ended, O now be extended The fruits of our worship in all who believe.
The seed of the teaching, receptive souls reaching, shall blossom in action for God and for all.
God’s grace did invite us, and love shall unite us to work for God’s kingdom and answer the call.
With praise and thanksgiving to God ever living, the tasks of our everyday life we will face.
Our faith ever sharing, in love ever caring, embracing God’s children of each tribe and race.
With your grace you feed us, with your light now lead us; unite us as one in this life that we share.
Then may all the living with praise and thanksgiving give honor to Christ and that name which we bear.
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
Erin Wolf (8:30am)
The Ash Grove arr. by Dale Wood (1934-2003)
Rebecca Nelson (11:00am)
FLOWERS
The flowers on the altar are from Cherie Hudson in memory of her father who passed away in 1998. She misses him very much.