THANKSGIVING 2020 #367 Come, Ye Thankful People, Come #643 Now Thank We All Our God Come, ye thankful people, come; Now thank we all our God CALL TO WORSHIP (Micah 6:6-8) raise the song of harvest home. with heart and hands and voices, L: “With what shall we come before the LORD, All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin. Who wondrous things hath done, and bow ourselves before God on high? God, our Maker, doth provide in whom this world rejoices; P: Shall we come before God with burnt offerings, for our wants to be supplied. Who, from our mothers’ arms, Come to God’s own temple, hath blessed us on our way with calves a year old? come raise the song of harvest home. With countless gifts of love, L: Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, and still is ours today. with ten thousands of rivers of oil? All the world is God’s own field, P: Shall we give our firstborn for our transgression, fruit in thankful praise to yield, O may this bounteous God Wheat and tares together sown, through all our life be near us, the fruit of our bodies for the sin of our soul?” unto joy or sorrow grown. With every joyful hearts L: God has told you, O mortals, what is good; First the blade, and then the ear, and blessed peace to cheer us; then the full corn shall appear. And keep us in God’s grace, and what does the LORD require of you… Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and guide us when perplexed, P: To do justice, and to love kindness, and pure may be. And free us from all ills and to walk humbly with your God. in this world and the next. For the Lord our God shall come, HYMN#367 Come, Ye Thankful People, Come and shall take the harvest home; All praise and thanks to God,

PRAYER From each field shall in that day who reigns in highest heaven, all offenses purge away; To Father and to Son THANKSGIVING LITANY Give the angels charge at last and Spirit now be given: L: We are in a season of thankfulness. in the fire the tares to cast, The one eternal God, P: But how do we give thanks when we face But the fruitful ears to store in God’s garner evermore. whom heaven and earth adore, The God who was, and is, uncertain circumstances? Even so Lord quickly come and shall be evermore. L: Friends, our thankfulness cannot be in direct to their final harvest home.

correlation to our circumstances. Gather thou they people in, free from sorrow, free from sin, P: It’s not what we have or what we do that brings There forever purified, in thy presence to abide;

thankfulness? Come, with all thine angels, L: Thankfulness is connected to who we are and to come; raise the glorious harvest home!

whom we belong. How do you respond to this

revelation?

P: We are children of the Most High God. We are

God’s people! L: Those who live closely to God are aware of their Parma-South connection to and dependence on God. P: We acknowledge God’s greatness and God’s Presbyterian Church

providence! Changing lives through Christ

L: Remember, outer circumstances should not be the

deciding factor for our thankfulness.

P: Again, we acknowledge God’s greatness and God’s providence! Thanks be To God!

Scripture Reading 1 Chronicles 16:28-36

Homily Rev. Dr. Debra May Cerra

Hymn #643 Now Thanks We All Our God

Benediction ( Philippians 4:4-6)

L: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

P: Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Thanksgiving Service Lord is near. 2020 Theme Verse L: Do not worry about anything, but in everything by “For we walk by faith, not by sight” prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your 2 Corinthians 5:7 requests be made known to God. Parma-South Presbyterian Church 6155 Pearl Road All: Amen. Parma Heights, OH 44130

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