2022-10-16

Holy Communion

  • Welcome | Announcements
    • Mon Oct 17 | 6:30pm Small Group Study – Please join us for an in-depth discussion of Marjorie J. Thompson’s “Soul Feast: Newly Revised Edition”.
      Will meet every Monday, at the same time, through November 7th
    • Wed Oct 19 | 6:30pm Time of Prayer and Discernment
      Will meet every Wednesday, at the same time, in October
    • Sat Oct 22 | 8am Men’s Bible Study
    • Sun Oct 30 | 1pm Trunk or Treat
    • Sun Nov 13 | Operation Christmas Child – shoebox deadline
  • Prelude
  • Opening Prayer
  • Call To Worship – UMH 721 – Christ the King
    • Almighty and everlasting God, it is your will to restore all things to Christ, whom you have anointed priest forever and ruler of creation.
    • Grant that all the people of the earth, now divided by the power of sin, may be united under the glorious and gentle rule of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
    • Amen.
  • Reading – [Mark 14:22-26 ESV]
    • 22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.”
    • 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.
    • 24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
    • 25 Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
    • 26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
  • Worship Hymns
    • UMH 362 – Nothing But the Blood
    • UMH 292 – What Wondrous Love Is This
    • Above All – © 1999 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music
  • Offering
  • Intercessory Prayer
    • TFWS 2201 – Prayers of the People
  • Reading – [Matthew 26:26-30 ESV]
    • 26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”
    • 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you,
    • 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
    • 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
    • 30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
  • Sermon – “Holy Communion”
  • Communion
  • Closing Hymn
    • Our God – © 2010 Atlas Mountain Songs
  • Benediction
  • Postlude