November 1 Virtual Worship Service

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Sermon:  “Servant Leadership” 

Theme:  Generosity calls us to seek to serve God rather than to make demands for ourselves.      

Purpose:  We will examine the meaning of generosity.

Scriptures:  1 Thessalonians 2:9-13  Paul and Silas did not make demands for themselves but sought to serve the people, and as a result the people received the word as a gift from the Holy Spirit.

                      Matthew 23:1-12  The hypocrisy of the Pharisees as opposed to being servant leaders.

Questions:

Do our actions support our message of God’s love? In what ways do we proclaim God with our words but fail to show God’s love in our attitude or actions? How can we learn to serve joyfully and with gratitude? How does our strength flow through serving God, rather than through focusing on tasks or jobs? How do we grow as God’s servants, showing humility? In what ways is humility essential to minimize hypocrisy?

Description for Sunday, November 1st, 2020

Scripture is read from NRSV Bible (New Revised Standard Version)

Permission to podcast/stream the service music obtained from ONE LICENSE,
License #A-730666 and CCLI Streaming License CSPL069066. All Rights reserved.

Hymn Glory to God #519 “You Are My Strength When I am Weak”

TEXT: Dennis L. Jernigan, 1990; © 1991 Shepherd’s Heart Music, Inc. (admin. PraiseCharts.com)

MUSIC (JERNIGAN 8.8.6.D with refrain): Dennis L. Jernigan, 1990; © 1991 Shepherd\’s Heart Music, Inc. (admin. PraiseCharts.com) All rights reserved. First Presbyterian Church, FDL CCLI 1644445

The Presbyterian Hymnal #579 “Gloria Patri”  
Public Domain 
Glory Be to the Father 
TEXT: Trad. liturgical text. Composer: Henry W. Greatorex (1851) 

Sung Response: Glory to God #240 Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks (refrain)

Text and music: Copyright © 1973 The Word of God
Harmony and descant © 1979 CELEBRATION and WORD OF GOD MUSIC
All rights reserved. First Presbyterian Church, Fond du Lac, WI OneLicense.net License #A-730666

Sending Glory to God Hymnal #326 “For all the Saints” vs. 1, 3, and 5
TEXT: William Walsham How, 1864
MUSIC (SINE NOMINE 10.10.10 with alleluias): Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906

Liturgist: Carol Wetzel

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