This Sunday is both the Sunday before Thanksgiving--on our secular calendar, and Christ the King--on the calendar of the Church year. Both are significant events that we want to acknowledge in our worship. We will focus on these scriptures:
Deuteronomy 8.7-18: Israel, newlys settled in the land, must come to grips with their situation. There is the expectation of growing wealth and prosperity, but it must never be at the expense of forgetting the Lord, who has brought them to this place.
Psalm 100: Make a joyful noise to the Lord!
Matthew 25.31-40: the glorious King judges the people--have they seen to the needs of the people God loves?
Music will include Come Ye Thankful People Come, We Gather Together, Give Thanks, Praise to the Lord the Almighty. The choir anthem is Harvest of Praise, and Del will have a solo: Jesus King of Angels.
Prayer of the day:
Almighty Christ, King of Glory, our Lord and Savior: to you we lift our hearts in thanksgiving for the Kingdom you have proclaimed and called us to. Give us humble and thankful hearts to remember your gracious acts and to follow your ways, caring for those you love; to the glory of Almighty God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Our prayer concerns include Thanksgiving activities, especially the meal on Thursday (11 - 1), upcoming Advent activities, the adoption of the 2009 budget, our sick and needy, those touched by death, the ministry of our youth, the Church in Chad, Niger and Mali, the work locally of KARM and the Salvation Army in helping the homeless.
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