Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church

11:00 AM Worship                Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost              23 October 2011

 

GATHERING

   Consolation                                                                                                                   F. Liszt

 

GREETING AND WELCOME                                                                                                

 

*INTROIT

   Grateful                                                                                                                                    

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP

   Hallelujah!

   Servants of God, praise,

      praise the name of the Lord.

   Bless the Lord’s name now and always.

   Praise the Lord’s name here and in every place

      from east to west.

  

*HYMN  UMH 410

   I Want a Principle Within                                                                                              Gerald

 

PRAYER  in unison

   Almighty God,

   your Son has shown us how to love one another.

   May our love for you

   overflow into joyous service

   and be a healing witness to our neighbors

   through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

    

ANTHEM

   Prayer                                                                                                                         D. Guion

 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

 

 

 

FIRST READING

   Deuteronomy 34:1-12

 

SECOND READING

   Matthew 22:34-46

 

   The Word of the Lord.

   Thanks be to God.

 

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

 

SERMON

   What Do You Think of the Messiah?

 

HYMN  UMH 402

   Lord, I Want to Be a Christian                                                           I Want to Be a Christian

 

SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

PASTORAL PRAYER

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER  in unison

    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.  Amen.

 

*THE PEACE

 

OFFERING

   O My Soul Be Glad and Joyful                                                                                  G. Bohm

 

*DOXOLOGY  UMH 95

 

*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

 

*HYMN  UMH 408

   The Gift of Love                                                                                                      Gift of Love

 

*BENEDICTION                                                                                                                       

 

*GOING FORTH

   Jubilation                                                                                                                   J. Denton

 

*Those who are able are invited to stand.