FIRST SCRIPTURE READING Philippians 2:1-5 Old Testament pg. 193 November 22, 2020 SPECIAL MUSIC “Fount of Every Blessing” “Humility” NETTLETON/Lloyd Larsen Words of Hope SECOND SCRIPTURE READING Luke 14:7-14 New Testament pg.75 GATHERING MUSIC MESSAGE “Humility” Rev. Sharon Ragland “We Gather Together” Kaleb Brasee (Fourth in the series on “Words of Hope”) “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” Kaleb Brasee “Give Thanks” Phillip Keveren & David Angell CALL TO PRAYER “Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord” Bob Hudson PREPARATION PASTORAL PRAYER “‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, and OFFERING/CLOSING HYMN “Giants Fall” understanding.” Alice Walker Francesca Battistelli, Jeff Pardo, & Molly E. Reed WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS BENEDICTION PRELUDE “A Blessing” Hugh S. Livingston SUNG BENEDICTION “Shalom to You” UMH #666 CALL TO WORSHIP† POSTLUDE “Be Glad In the Lord” Wihla Hutson Leader: From the eagles’ nest to the fishes’ deep – from the color drenched aspen leaves, to the painting of the sunset. † adapted from one written by Carol Penner, and posted on Leading in People: With our lips, with our hearts, with our hands, with Worship. http://carolpenner.typepad.com/leadinginworship/2013/10/ our feet –We sing out, “ALLELUIA!” We laugh out, thanksgiving-call-to-worship.html “HOSANNA!” We shout out, “THANK YOU, LOVING GOD!” Leader: For all that was. For all that is. For all that will be. St. Mark’s musicians participating in this morning’s worship We say: service include Pete Fine, Sondra Franks, Cathy Harris-Herchen- People: Alleluia. Hosanna! THANK YOU, LOVING GOD! roeder, Todd Martin, Bruce Phillips and members of St. Mark’s Leader: For all that we were. For all that we are. For all that we Chancel Choir under the direction of Elizabeth Schauer. could be! We say: People: Alleluia. Hosanna! THANK YOU, LOVING GOD! OPENING HYMN “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” UMH #694 OPENING PRAYER This morning, Lord, we want everything to be for your glory. We want our thoughts, our words, our songs, our church, our community, our resources, our time, our lives all to be for you. Everything ours is yours, and we come together to declare this to be so, in this holy time of thanksgiving. Bless our time together with your holy presence. We humbly ask, in Jesus’ name. Amen. TIME FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN INTRODUCTION TO TODAY’S SCRIPTURES.