Our purpose is: − To love God. − To love the world. − To love YOU. Sunday Worship Services 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Pastor Rev. Russell Brown Heritage United Methodist Church October 26, 2014 9:00 am 20th Sunday in Kingdom&de “The very act of ligh/ng a candle is prayer.” – Brother David Steindl-Rast You are invited to light a prayer ca ndle at any %me, as you feel led to pray. Prelude Carrie DeVries Gree%ng and Announcements Rev. Russell Brown *Call to Worship ONE: MANY: ONE: MANY: ALL: Diana Dalen We come today to sing God’s praises! We come to celebrate the blessings of life and to give thanks to the Source of all blessing. Shout with joy, people of God! Sing! Rejoice! Wake the neighbors with the sounds of your jubila&on! We rejoice because we remember God’s promises: that our joy does not depend on our momentary circumstances. We rejoice for God’s steadfast love that rules forever. Let us sing the songs of those who have been redeemed. Let the hills clap their hands and be glad. Thanks be to you, O God. Our rock, our redeemer, and hope. In Christ’s name we pray… AMEN. *Hymn of Praise Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service #581 UMH vs 1,2,3 Joining Service for New Members Call to Prayer Rev Russell Brown More Precious Than Silver Prayers of the People… #2065 TFWS Rev. Russell Brown prayer response “O Lord, hear our prayers” …Lord's Prayer #895 UMH Prayer Response Anthem 10,000 Reasons Let All the People Say “Amen” words on screen Chancel Choir Soloist Russ Barker *Scripture Malachi 3:8, 10 and 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, NRSV “Living is Giving… Giving is Living” Sermon Diana Dalen Christy Paden & Elizabeth Stoneman Responding in Gra%tude for God’s GiBs with our Oﬀerings Diana Dalen Oﬀertory Carrie DeVries *The Doxology Praise God, from Whom all Blessings Flow *Prayer of Dedica%on ONE: MANY: ONE: MANY: ALL: #95 UMH Diana Dalen We give thanks today for the God who set the children of Israel free from slavery. We give thanks to the God who sets us free from our sins. We li7 our praises to the God who is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow, and always. The God whose holiness is unchanging and everlas&ng. Everything we claim as our own came ﬁrst from the hand of God. May our worship properly reﬂect our awareness of and our gra/tude for God’s bounty. We know that we came into life with nothing and will leave with nothing. Thanks be to God for God’s good and merciful gi7s. Thanks be to the God of mercy and abundance! Thanks be to the God of never -ending grace. In the name of Jesus the Christ we pray… AMEN. *Benedic%on *Sending Forth *Postlude Rev. Russell Brown You Are My All In All words on screen Margaret CinoEo *Indicates to stand as you are able. UMH – United Methodis t Hymnal TFWS – The Faith We Sing songbook If you are visi/ng with us for the ﬁrst /me, we welcome you and invite you to join us a7er the worship service for fellowship and refreshments in our Hospitality Hall (through the south door of the sanctuary and to your le7.) Please stop by the Vis itor Informa/on table near the west doors to pick up more informa/on and give us the opportunity to get to know you.