Sunday, November 20, 2016

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Welcome to Deltona Christian Church!  We  come as people entrusted with a story that has the power to heal the world.  Together we tend in our hearts the wonder of the story of God’s vision of love and provision.

  Greetings & Announcements                                                                  Pastor Susanna
  Minute for Mission                                                                    Jennifer Steele-Lantis
Gathering in God’s Presence
  Prelude                                                                                                  Valentine Agranovsky
  Acolytes bring the light of God into our worship space
*Call to Worship (Read Responsively)  From Psalm 100                                Christine Shewey
One: Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
Many:  Worship the LORD with gladness;
come into God’s presence with singing.
One: Know that the LORD is God. It is God that made us, and we are God’s;
Many:  We are God’s people, and the sheep of the pasture.
One: Enter the gates with thanksgiving, and the courts with praise.
Give thanks to God, bless the holy name.
Many:  For the LORD is good; God’s steadfast love endures forever, and God’s faithfulness to all generations.

*Opening Hymn                             Gather Us in                                                  284


                                                  Come, Ye Thankful People, Come                                  718   
           
*Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer                               Christine Shewey
(using debts and debtors)

Proclaiming God’s Word

  Scripture Reading                                                                  A.J. Andrews
Epistle Lesson             Colossians 1:11-20
              One: The Word of God for the people of God
Many: Thanks be to God!
  Time for God’s Children                                                     Susanna Orensky
(Children aged k-8th grade can come up to the steps for this lesson.)
  Anthem                                  Oh Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
  Prayer of Intercession
  Sermon                                       The Image of the Invisible                       Pastor Susanna
  Prayer of Commitment                                                                                  Pastor Susanna

Responding to God’s Word

*Invitation Hymn            In the Cross of Christ I Glory                                 207

 (come forward at this time to unite with our church family,
for a prayer, or to commit your life to Jesus Christ.)

  Communion Meditation                                                         Pastor Susanna
  Communion Hymn                       Give Thanks                                                 528

  Prayer for the Bread and Cup                                              Christine Shewey
  Distribution and Sharing of Emblems                       The Diaconate
(Eat the Bread when served. Please hold the Cup
and we will drink together. All bread served is gluten free.)
  Offering Meditation and Prayer of Dedication
*Doxology                 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow                            46
Taking God’s Word to the World

*Parting Hymn                   Now Thank We All Our God                                 715

*Acolytes take the light of God out into the World
*Benediction                                                                            Pastor Susanna
*Postlude                                                                         Valentine Agranovsky

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