Every Day Should Be Thanksgiving Day

November 27, 2023
Pastor Jacob Lee
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Service of Worship

Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Public Domain

Leader: Come! Let us give thanks to God!
People: We give thanks for the gift of warm bread, the smell of dinner cooking in the oven, and the joy of gathering around a table together.
Leader: Come! Let us give thanks to God!
People: We give thanks for all the times God has made a way out of no way, providing for us in body and spirit just when we need it.
Leader: Come! Let us give thanks to God!
People: We give thanks for the ways God weaves us together as a community of love and care, supporting one another in the ebbs and flows of daily life.
Leader: Let us come into God’s presence with grateful praise!
People: Come! Let us worship God together. Amen.

(Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries)

Opening Hymn — #162 “Alleluia, Alleluia” (v. 1, 2, 4)

Refrain
Alleluia, alleluia!
Give thanks to the risen Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Give praise to his name.

1. Jesus is Lord of all the earth.
He is the King of creation.

Refrain

2. Spread the good news o’er all the earth:
Jesus has died and has risen.

Refrain

4. Come, let us praise the living God,
joyfully sing to our Savior.

Refrain

Alleluia No. 1 (Alleluia Alleluia Give Thanks)
Donald E. Fishel
© 1973 International Liturgy Publications
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 656051

Pastor’s Time With the Children – Rev. Jacob Lee

Joys and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer, Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and glory forever. Amen.

For those who are called and able, gifts and tithes can still be made through online giving, by mailing them in, and by dropping them off to the office through the secure mail slot to the left of the double door entry to the church hallway.

Offertory – P.A.L.A.

Thanksgiving Medley

How Kind and Gracious is the Lord
Ed Kee
© 1987, 1988 New Spring Publishing
Used with Permission. CCLI License # 656051

Song of Thanksgiving
Ed Kee
© 1985, 1988 New Spring Publishing
Used with Permission. CCLI License # 656051

Give Thanks
Henry Smith
© 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna!
Used with Permission. CCLI License # 656051

Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th)
Louis Bourgeois | Thomas Ken
Public Domain

Offertory Prayer

God of abundance, as we bring gifts to your altar, we confess that we have wallowed in scarcity thinking. We worry that we might not have enough – not just in our own lives but also as part of your church eternal. Our scarcity thinking has sentenced us to think small in what we can do and moved us to believe in the dark corners of our consciousness that you are somehow limited. Forgive us when we have been afraid to believe that you have enough to meet every need the world had in the past, has now and will have in the future. As witnesses of Christ’s abundant love, we pray. Amen.

(John 6:5-23)

Scripture Readings — Philippians 4:4-7 (NRSV)

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The Word of the Lord:
Thanks be to God.

Choral Anthem — Chancel Choir

O God, Beyond All Praising, from Gustavo Holst, The Planets, 1918
Arr. Dan Forrest
© 1982, 2010 Hinshaw Music, Inc.
Used with Permission. ONE LICENSE # A-401420

Sermon — Rev. Jacob Lee
“Every Day Should Be Thanksgiving Day”

Closing Hymn — FWS #2036 “Give Thanks” (sing 2 times)

Chorus
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ His Son.

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ His Son.

Verse
And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us.

And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us.

Chorus
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ His Son.

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ His Son.

Verse
And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us.

And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us.
Give thanks

Benediction

Postlude – Hani