Reign of Christ Sunday
November 24, 2024 | 10:00am
Rev. Jeremy Campbell, Temporary Pastor | Larry J. Carey, Director of Music
Thought for Worship: “Easter says you can put the Truth in a grave, but it won't stay there.” | Clarence W. Hall
GATHERING
Welcome
Prelude Now Thank We All Our God | arr. Callahan
Call to Worship
Votum
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Amen
Opening Sentences
Through the power of God,
Christ our Lord sits on the throne of truth.
As we worship, may this truth guide our thoughts.
Christ our Lord sits on the throne of love.
May this love guide our hearts.
Let us worship our Lord who leads the way.
Salutation
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Amen.
Prayer of the Day
All-powerful God,
as we recognize Christ’s reign,
we also recognize the earthly powers
that compete for our loyalty.
Guide us, Lord,
as we engage in the ordering of these days.
Train our hearts on your truth,
that your voice might lead us in all that we do. Amen.
*Hymn of Praise Crown Him with Many Crowns
Call to Confession
It is only by the power of God
that we are able to stand against evil.
Prayer of Confession
O Holy One, you showed us what it means to live by your reign:
sharing food with the hungry, freedom with the imprisoned, justice
with the oppressed, and joy with the sorrowful. We ask your
forgiveness, O God, for all the ways we fail to live as people who
belong to your reign. Show us once more what our belonging means,
for you are the beginning, you are the end,
and, in every time between, you fill our lives with grace.
Assurance of Pardon
Now stand firm in your faith,
covered by the saving grace of God
and ready to proclaim the gospel of peace.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
Thanks be to God.
The Law of God:
*Gloria Patri | #579
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
*Commitment to Peace Keeping and Peace Seeking
One: May the peace of Christ be with you!
All: And also with you!
Share a sign of peace with one another. After sharing the peace, let us all sing together:
Together, by grace, we witness and work, remembering Jesus, in whom we grow strong. Together we serve in Spirit and truth, remembering love is the strength of our song.
THE WORD OF GOD
Anthem Rejoice the Lord is King | Coerne
Prayer for Illumination
Sovereign God, let your Word rule in our hearts and your Spirit govern our lives until at last we see the fulfillment of your realm of justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. Listen to the word of the Lord. Deuteronomy 6:6
First Reading: 2 Samuel 23:1-7
*Hymn: We Will Glorify the King of Kings
The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. Listen to the word of the Lord. Deuteronomy 6:6
Second Reading: John 18:33-37
Keep these words in your heart.
The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.
Thanks be to God..
Sermon: “Belonging to the Truth”| Rev. Campbell
Silent Reflection
THE RESPONSE TO GOD
*Affirmation of Faith (Apostles’ Creed)
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Offering Rejoice, the Lord is King! | arr. Raney Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him all creatures here below;
Praise him above ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen!
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession (ending with the Lord’s Prayer)
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 debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory forever. Amen.
SENDING
*Hymn He is King of Kings
Benediction
Congregational Response
Christ is alive! Let Christians sing. The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring. Love drowned in death, shall never die.
Christ is alive, and comes to bring, Good news to this and every age,
Till earth and sky and ocean ring. With joy, with justice, love and praise.
Postlude Holy, Holy, Holy | Dykes
DEAR FRIENDS
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FOOD PANTRY NEWS
Many thanks for all those who have shared their abundance with neighbors in need.
Our church refrigerators have plenty of space to hold even more!
Donations of Milk and Eggs are most welcome
Peapack Reformed Church is a congregation called by God, empowered by the Holy Spirit and committed to being the very presence of Jesus Christ in the world.
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