Sunday Worship Service
November 28, 2021
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
The actual worship service begins 15 minutes into the recordings.
WELCOME
OPENING SONG – Of the Father’s Love Begotten
CALL TO WORSHIP
OPENING PRAYER
SONG – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (verses 1, 4, 6 & 7) UM Hymnal (blue book) # 211
CHILDREN’S TIME WITH MESSAGE FOR ALL AGES
ANTHEM – If With All Your Hearths
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
Matthew 1:22-23
22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,
which means ‘God is with us.’”
1 John 4:9-12
9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.
GOOD NEWS – Why Incarnation?
Why did God choose this way to let us know that God was able and more than able to heal our brokenness and make us whole again? This Sunday, we are going to reflect on the meaning of Jesus Christ’s incarnation.
SONG – Emmanuel, Emmanuel (sing twice) UM Hymnal (blue book) # 204
THE HOLY COMMUNION
RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE (OFFERING)
Pastor: God wants our love more than God wants our offerings; God cares about our hearts not the amounts of our offerings. (Hosea 6:6).
All: As we count all the blessings God has already given to us, we cheerfully give our offerings to God, the Provider, with grateful hearts. Amen! (2 Corinthians 9:7).
INTERCESSORY PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER UM Hymnal (blue book) # 895
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
We are SENT in the Power of God
LIFE OF ST. MATTHEW’S COMMUNITY
BLESSING AND SENDING
CLOSING SONG – Old Irish Blessing