The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. 4th Street, Coshocton, OH
Rev. Chris Stewart, Guest Preacher and Worship Leader
Sarah Swigert, Liturgist
Alice Hoover, Organist
Prelude Where’er You Walk G. F. Handel/Parks
Greeting/Announcements Pastor Chris Stewart
Opening Words Sarah Swigert
Come, all who hunger for good news.
We thirst for words of hope and healing.
Come, from rural road and city street.
We gather at the King’s invitation.
Come, join the celebration.
Let us worship the Lord!
Hymn Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above Johann Jacob Schütz
Sing praise to God who reigns above, the God of all creation, the
God of power, the God of love, the God of our salvation. With
healing balm my soul is filled, and every faithless murmur stilled:
to God all praise and glory.
What God’s almighty power has made God’s gracious mercy keepeth;
by morning glow or evening shade God’s watchful eye ne’er sleepeth.
Within the kingdom of God’s might, lo! all is just and all is right:
to God all praise and glory!
The Lord is never far away, but, through all grief distressing,
an ever present help and stay, our peace and joy and blessing,
as with a mother’s tender hand God gently leads the chosen band:
to God all praise and glory
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession
Extravagant God, you invite us to your table in the kingdom of heaven. But we do not take our place at the feast. We say, “We have more important things to do,” and turn back to labors that threaten to consume us. Beckon us again, we pray, that we may respond with gratitude. In your mercy, gather us in that we might experience the joy of your kingdom and taste the abundance of your grace. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Prayer for Illumination
Readings: Exodus 32:1-14 and Philippians 4:4-7
Holy wisdom, holy word. Thanks be to God!
Reading Mathew 22:1-14
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
Message A Guidepost to Faith Formation
Hymn I Want Jesus to Walk with Me African American spiritual
I want Jesus to walk with me;
I want Jesus to walk with me;
all along my pilgrim journey,
Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me.
In my trials, Lord, walk with me;
in my trials, Lord, walk with me;
when my heart is almost breaking,
Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me.
When I’m in trouble, Lord, walk with me;
When I’m in trouble, Lord, walk with me;
when my head is bowed in sorrow,
Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me.
Affirmation of Faith (Adapted from the Confession of 1967, 9.32-33)
The life, death, resurrection, and promised coming of Jesus Christ has set the pattern for the church’s mission. His human life involves the church in the common life of all people. His service to men and women commits the church to work for every form of human well-being. His suffering makes the church sensitive to all human suffering so that it sees the face of Christ in the faces of persons in every kind of need. His crucifixion discloses to
the church God’s judgment on the inhumanity that marks human relations, and the awful consequences of the church’s own complicity in injustice. In the power of the risen Christ and the hope of his coming, the church sees the promise of God’s renewal of human life in society and of God’s victory over all wrong. The church follows this pattern in the form of its life and in the method of its acon. So to live and serve is to confess Christ as Lord.
Invitation to the Offering
Offertory God Walks Beside Me Lani Smith
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Dedication/Lord’s Prayer
God of harvest, you are continually planning the seeds of your love in our world and in our lives. As we bring our gifts to you, may they be seeds of your grace, peace, and hope, planted deeply in our community. And hear us as we continue our prayer saying
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, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Hymn Go with Us, Lord Mary Jackson Cathey
Charge and Benediction
Postlude Rejoice You Pure in Heart arranged, Franklin Ritter
