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THANK YOU FOR IT ALL!! ... Christ the King Sunday
10:45 - Leader's Meeting
11:00 - Coffee Hour in 11 Minutes
(Sip your coffee and discuss Ezekiel 33 or Matthew 25 or Ephesians 1 ... and how God might reach a Wide Range of People through us during this season of Pentecost ... or what does COMPANIONSHIP mean to you?)
11:11 - WORSHIP BEGINS
Never Lost, brand new song led by young CeCe Winans, released September 4, 2020
EZEKIEL 34:11-16, 20-24 read by #1
11 For thus says the Lord God:
I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.
12 As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land. 14 I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God.
16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak,
but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice.
A) FIRST SONG: Here I Am to Worship, led by the Oslo Gospel Choir
Please MUTE and SING (lyrics are in the video)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
What is the mission of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church?
To Serve as a VEHICLE through which the Gospel is Spread!!!
about being a VEHICLE
that will deliver CONFIDENCE, COMPASSION, and COMPANIONSHIP
to a tremendously anxious COMMUNITY,
remembering that God is our REFUGE & STRENGTH.
0) NEW Communion Wafer ADVERTISEMENT
I) THIS Sunday, November 15
What Liturgy Piece do you miss most?
Detroit Folk Mass, by James Harris and Tillis Butler, Fortress Press
II) THIS WEEK ... Find a Thanksgiving Service ONLINE
HPUMC Belong Disability Ministry, Monday, 11/23 ... The Feast, Led by Pastor Todd
HPUMC: Sanctuary Worship ... http://www.hpumc.org/worship/sanctuary/#
SLCUMC: Online Worship ... https://livestream.com/slcumc
CLC-UP: Live Stream Worship ...
https://www.clcdallas.org/livestreamrecorded-services.html
III) NEXT Wednesday is December 2 at 7 PM
IT'S MY TESTIMONY: How to WRITE & READ & LEAD Devotionals
Every day of every week, but especially at special times of the year.
Led by Lakeesha Browne on Advent Wednesdays, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 & 12/23
IV) Reports from the EZEKIEL 44:5 EXPERIMENT
EVERYONE is a part of one Project or the Other:
1) Clean HANDS Project ... Thanksgiving Distribution
THANKSGIVING DISTRIBUTION to 51 Families with Christ Lutheran
Team: Helen, Tanya, Alicia, Marie, Carlos, Drake, Keith, Joe, Terry, Josh,
2) Clean HEART Project ... St. Luke's Mental Health Support Group
WORSHIP & ZOOM Leadership
1) Zoom Christmas Party at 5 PM (Saturday, December 19)
2) Blue Christmas Service on Zoom at 7 PM (Tuesday, December 22)
3) Christmas Eve Service on Zoom from Mt. Olive at 7 PM
(Thursday, December 24)
Team: Jackie, Yarlette, Lakeesha, Holli, Mary, Corey, Vetia, Rosa, Allyssia,
Zerlene, Walter, Quinland
V) The WITNESS of the Acts of the Apostles at Mt Olive:
1) Sunday, October 18 -- Jackie, 2) Sunday, November 1 -- Helen
3) Wednesday, November 4 -- Yarlett, 4) Sunday, November 8 -- Walter
5) Sunday, November 15 -- La'Nayia
6) Sunday, November 22 -- MARIE LEVIER
7) Sunday, November 29 -- DOLPHEN DAVIS
HOST: Lakeesha, GUIDE: Tanya,
PREACH: Dolphene, PRESIDE: Vetia
8) Sunday, December 6 -- COREY BROWN
HOST: Lakeesha, GUIDE: Tanya,
PREACH: Dolphene, PRESIDE: Vetia
VI) LOSSES, RESILIENCY & HOPE for the HOLIDAYS:
Pastor Todd and Pastor Jermine from Pathways to Promise
Saturday, November 21, from 10:15 am – 10:45 am
B) SECOND LESSON: Ephesians 1:15-23, led by #2
2) I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason:
I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet ...
and has made him the head over all things for the church,
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks Be to God!!
a Listener Kids video
Resistance Revival Chorus
D) KYRIE, led by Carlos Leggett
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
Amen.
3) The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
AND ALSO WITH YOU
4) We gather together and share a CREED to remember that in God, we have a Companion who will never fail us and will be with us always. It is a CREED that reminds us that death is never the final answer, and the hope springs eternal for those who follow the God of Resurrection and Life.
I BELIEVE IN GOD, THE FAITHER ALMIGHTY
Creator of heaven and earth.
I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST,
God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.* On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT,
the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
3) We take this moment to confess our sins: Do you confess that you are captive to sin and cannot free yourself from this trap of sin and death, at least not in this life? Do you confess that you have sinned against God in anger, rebellion, frustration, doubt and fear.
WE DO.
4) Do you confess that, because your neighbor fails to love in the way that God commands, that you also have not loved your neighbor as yourself? Do you confess that you struggle to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength?
WE DO.
3) Do you ask, with the help of Jesus Christ, Forgive us, Lord, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name.
WE DO. AMEN.
4) Brothers and sisters hear this grace: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for you and for His sake, God forgives you all of your sins. As a called disciple of Christ I declare the entire forgiveness of all of your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN.
Halle, Halle, Halle-lujah, led by Tanya Browne & Dolphene Davis
Our Gospel Lesson comes from Matthew in the 25th Chapter.
GLORY TO YOU, O LORD!
5) “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left.
6) Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’
(6) Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them,
‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’
5) Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them,
‘Truly I tell you, just as you did NOT do it to one of the least of these,
you did NOT do it to me.’
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
PRAISE TO YOU, OH CHRIST
G) SECOND SONG: The Least of These, led by Janèt Sullivan Whitaker, Choir of the Church of St. Francis Xavier
Please MUTE and SING along (lyrics in the video)
H) SERMON: Thank You For It All, Marie Levier
SERMON SERIES:
How Everybody Benefits from the BLACK CHURCH
1) LIFTED UP within an AFFIRMING COMMUNITY
2) SPEAKING to POWER with a POWERFUL VOICE
3) REMEMBERING a LIFE GIVING STORY about FREEDOM
4) ORGANIZING to EFFECT ECONOMIC JUSTICE
5) ADVOCATING for PEOPLE whose VOICE is NOT HEARD
6) DRAMATIC MOVEMENT in MUSIC, the ARTS, & SPORTS
J) THIRD SONG: I Thank You For It All, led Marvin Sapp
Please MUTE and SING (lyrics in the Video)
K) LITURGY of HOLY COMMUNION Lord, God, Heavenly King .... Led by Tanya Browne
LORD, GOD, HEAVENLY KING, Almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory, Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Faither, Lord, God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us,
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit, In the Glory of God the Father, Amen.
GREAT THANKSGIVING & Preface by #7
Please UNMute & RESPOND
The Lord be with you,
AND ALSO WITH YOU
Lift up your hearts
WE LIFT THEM TO THE LORD!
Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
IT IS RIGHT TO GIVE OUR THANKS AND PRAISE.
It is indeed right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places offer thanks and praise to you, O Lord, Holy Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who on this day overcame death and the grave and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so with the Church on Earth and all the hosts of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn.
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, led by Pastor Todd
Please MUTE & SING:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD, Lord God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he, who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, in the highest.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION & Lord's Prayer, led by #7
The Words of Institution are recorded for us in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke as well as by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night in which He was betrayed, took bread and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples saying: ‘Take and eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.’
“In the same way also He took the cup after supper, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying: ‘Drink of it all of you; this cup is the New Covenant in My blood, which is shed for you and for all people, for the remission of sins. This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.'”
When the disciples didn't know how to PRAY in the face of the challenges ahead of them, they asked Jesus for help. He said, "Pray this way!" Will you share with me the Lord's Prayer?
Please UNMute & RESPOND
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, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
1) Lamb, Of God, led by Dolphene Davis
2) His Eye Is On the Sparrow, led by Tanya Browne
Please MUTE & SING:
1) Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us (repeat) ... Lamb of God, you take away, the sins of the world, grant us peace ... grant us peace.
* AND *
Why should I feel discouraged, Why should the shadows come Why should my heart feel lonely, And long for heaven and home When Jesus is my portion, A constant friend is He His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches over me His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches me
I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches me His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches
L) Post Communion Blessing & Prayer led by #7
ALL: May the body and blood of our Risen Lord, Jesus the Christ, strengthen you and keep you in His grace, now and always. Amen.
Let us pray. Life-giving God, in the mystery of Christ’s resurrection you send light to conquer darkness, water to give new life, and the bread of life to nourish your people. Help us to stand with Jesus as witnesses to your Son’s resurrection, that we may show your glory to all the world, through Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. AMEN.
M) BENEDICTION: Thank You, Lord, led by Lynda Randle, Gayle Mayes, Angela Primm, for the Gaither Gospel Hour
Please MUTE and SING along (no lyrics in Video, but we all know them, right?)
CHORUS: It is well, it is well with my soul It is well with my soul It is well with my soul It is well, it is well with my soul
When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll, Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought, My sin, not in part, but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul,
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll, The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, Even so, it is well with my soul
SENDING: Led by led by #7
What is the mission of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church?
TO SERVE as a VEHICLE through which the Gospel is Spread!!!
Go in Peace and Serve the Lord!
Thanks be to God!! And WE WILL!!
EVERYBODY benefits from the Witness of the BLACK CHURCH
1) LIFTED UP within an AFFIRMING COMMUNITY
2) SPEAKING to POWER with a POWERFUL VOICE
3) REMEMBERING a LIFE GIVING STORY about FREEDOM
4) ORGANIZING to EFFECT ECONOMIC JUSTICE
5) ADVOCATING for PEOPLE whose VOICE is NOT HEARD
6) DRAMATIC MOVEMENT in MUSIC, the ARTS, & SPORTS
NEXT THREE STEPS
A) NEXT Wednesday is December 2 @ 7 PM,
MY TESTIMONY with Lakeesha Browne
B) NEXT STEPS for EZEKIEL EXPERIMENT: Clean Hands Project & Clean Hearts Project
C) NEXT STEPS for ACTS of the APOSTLES Witnesses
POSTLUDE 1: Thank You Lord, led by the Howard University Gospel Choir
POSTLUDE 2: Thank You Lord, led by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir