Thanksgiving Sunday

November 18, 2018 | 11 am

St. John’s Lutheran Church

Salisbury NC

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Welcome to St. John’s!

For more information about today’s worship, please refer to the pew card found in the hymnal.

Gathering

Welcome Please sign the Friendship Pad and pass it to your neighbor in the pew.

Prelude Sing, Rejoice, Clap Your Hands Mark Patterson

St. John’s Children’s Choir; Rosemary Kinard, director

(Refrain) Sing, rejoice, clap your hands, sing a song of praise to the Lord. Sing, rejoice, clap your hands, sing a song of praise, let your voice be raised,

Sing a song of praise to the Lord.

Shout from the mountaintops, whisper through the trees, Come every one now rejoice and sing. (Refrain)

Please stand, turning towards The Cross of Christ

Call to Worship Psalm 100

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. 2Worship the LORD with gladness; come into his presence with singing. 3Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. 5For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

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Hymn 870 We Praise You, O God KREMSER

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.

Let us pray. Almighty God our Father, Your generous goodness comes to us new every day. As we gather for worship, lead us to acknowledge your goodness, give thanks for your benefits, and serve you in willing obedience, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Please be seated

George Washington’s “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” Ann Bostian

Anthem Praise the Lord with Joyful Song Larry Christiansen

Praise the Lord with joyful song, praise Him with a gladsome song, With the trumpet, with the lute, praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord with joyful song, Sing His praise ye joyful throng,

Praise and glory to His name, Praise the Lord!

Blessed be the Lord, our God, the Lord of love. Mercy is His domain the Lord of love.

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Word

First Reading 1 Kings 17:7-16 Elijah and the widow of Zarephath

Today’s reading follows a time of drought and famine in Israel. 7After a while the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land. 8Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, 9Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you. 10So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink." 11As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." 12But she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." 13Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. 14For thus says the LORD the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the LORD sends rain on the earth." 15She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. 16The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Please stand for the reading of the Gospel. Gospel Acclamation:

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The Holy Gospel Luke 7:11-17 Jesus raises the widow’s son at Nain 11Soon afterwards Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. 12As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother's only son, and she was a widow; and with her was a large crowd from the town. 13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep." 14Then he came forward and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, rise!" 15The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 16Fear seized all of them; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has risen among us!" and "God has looked favorably on his people!" 17This word about him spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding country. The Gospel of the Lord. Thanks be to God! Please be seated Children’s Worship. Children will depart for Children’s Worship and return following the sermon. Sermon Pastor Rhodes Woolly Please stand Hymn 689 Praise and Thanksgiving BUNESSAN

Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and 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.

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Prayers of Intercession Each petition ends: “Lord in your mercy. Hear our prayer.” Sharing of Christ’s Peace We share the peace of Christ with one another using the words, “Peace be with you.” (John 20:19) Please be seated

Meal

Collection of our Tithes and Offerings, and Preparation of the Lord’s Table

Anthem Come, Ye Thankful People, Come arr. Joel Raney The Luther Ringers, Kim Lentz, director

Presentation of Gifts. As the offerings and the gifts of bread and wine are presented, the congregation stands and sings:

Come, ye thankful people, come; raise the song of harvest home. All is safely gathered in e’re the winter storms begin.

God, our maker, does provide for our wants to be supplied; Come to God’s own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home.

Today’s gifts include a small representation of the Christmas Child shoeboxes that have been collected at St. John’s. These shoeboxes will be shared with needy children around the world as a sign of hope and peace.

Let us pray. Merciful Father, we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you

have first given us — our selves, our time and our possessions, signs of

your gracious love. Receive them for the sake of him who offered

himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Great Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.

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It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise. ... And join their unending hymn: Response music, page 153, ELW.

Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of pow’r and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Eucharistic Prayer, followed by 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

The gifts of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God!

Please be seated

Distribution of Holy Communion, see pew card for instructions.

Communion Songs Lamb of God, p. 154, front of red ELW Hymn 481 Come to the Table Give Thanks (see page 8 for words and music) Hymn 208 Praise to You, O God of Mercy Please stand

Sending

Blessing, prayer and benediction Hymn 840 Now Thank We All Our God NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT Dismissal Go in peace to love and serve the Lord! Thanks be to God! Postlude

Unless otherwise indicated, today’s service is from Evangelical Lutheran Worship and is reproduced by permission of Augsburg Fortress Liturgies annual license #26999.

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Communion Song: Give Thanks

Words and music by Henry Smith. © 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna Music; One License, A-701758