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November
25th, 2012
Reign of Christ Sunday
Thoughts around which to gather as we worship:
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says our
God, "the sovereign one, who is, and was, and who is to come." Revelation 1:8
Announcements The Work of Church and Community
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Welcome and greeting one another
with the Peace of Christ.
One: The peace of Christ be with you.
Response: And with your spirit.
* Introit How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds v.
1, 4 VU 344
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear!
It soothes the sorrows, heals the wounds,
and drives away all fear.
Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend, my Prophet,
Priest, and King, my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
accept the praise I bring.
* Call to
Worship
One: Like leaves
skipping over the carpet of grass,
All: God comes to
us, the One who was and is and is to come. One: Like the first
glimpses of the sun peeking over the horizon: All: God comes to us, the One who was and is and is to come. One: Like the moon
lighting our way on a cloudless, autumn night: All: God comes to us, the One who was and is and is to come. One: We have chosen to
be here, where God remembers us.
All: God comes to
us, the One who was and is and is to come.
* Hymn Rejoice, the Lord is King VU 213
Opening Prayer
God of endings and
beginnings, of timeless circles of forever,
we celebrate this day
the Reign of Christ:
child of David, and
of Mary, sovereign of eternity,
servant leader,
witness of truth, and governor of our lives.
Help us renew our commitment
and covenant to be disciples and leaders. Help us live the example and ministry
of this same Christ in whose name we both worship and pray. Amen.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Psalm
132 God
will bless with abundance. VU 854
*Hymn Seek Ye First the
Kingdom VU 356
Opening the Word/Time with Children & The Lord's Prayer
Revelation
1:4b-8 I am the Alpha and Omega.
One:
We give thanks for these readings.
All: May the
Spirit bless us with wisdom and wonder,
as we ponder the meaning of these words for
our lives.
Reflection on the Word
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Jesus Shall Reign VU 330
Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
* Offering Song/Doxology Grant Us, God, the Grace VU 541
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
One: We
lift our voices to you, O God,
All: May your reign be among us and within us.
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
* Hymn Crown Him with Many Crowns VU 211
One: Take this circle of hope into the places of
responsibility
to which you have been called,
live
as people of God’s covenant and promise,
get
on with the work of God’s reign,
and
bless the world as God blesses you.
All: Let the faithful shout for joy!
* Choral Amen
Reign of Christ/Christ the King Sunday
The Feast of Christ the King was added to the calendar
of the Roman Catholic church in 1925 and, since 1970, has been observed by
Christians in general on the last Sunday prior to Advent. Several churches
refer to it as “Reign of Christ Sunday,” and the lectionary readings provide an
opportunity to explore what it means to live as members of God’s realm, and/or
to explore the new images of kingship and leadership that Jesus modeled.
