Bethel Presbyterian Church
Christ the King Sunday
November 26, 2006
11:00 a.m.
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME, RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it.
Praise the Lord.
The Lord’s name be praised.
PRELUDE
CALL TO WORSHIP
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty -
Praise to the One who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood; who made us to be a kingdom, priests serving God the Father -
Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, the ruler of all rulers of the earth -
To Christ be glory and dominion forever and ever!
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN #151 Crown Him with Many Crowns Diademata
*CALL TO CONFESSION
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN
Almighty God, in power and in love you have exalted the Son, Jesus Christ, to reign with you in eternal glory. We confess our resistance to Christ’s rule: our slowness to respond in faith, our disobedience to your will, our reluctance to proclaim your truth, our complicity with the powers of this world. By the power of your sovereign love vanquish our sin and claim us anew. Rule in us, that our lives would conform with your gracious will and our service further Christ’s reign on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
*WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news! Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ, and Christ died for us, Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for us. Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone; a new life has begun. Know that you are forgiven and be at peace. Amen.
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE To God Be the Glory Hymn #485 Refrain
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory: great things He hath done!
FIRST LESSON 2 Samuel 23:1-7
ANTHEM
SECOND LESSON Revelation 1:4b-8
SERMON Christ the King Rev. Bill Shenk
*HYMN #142 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name! Coronation
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
We are certain that Jesus lives. He lives as God with us, touching all of human life with the presence of God. He lives as one of us with God. Because he shares our humanity and has bound us to himself in love, we have an advocate in the innermost life of God. We declare that Jesus is Lord. His resurrection is a decisive victory over the powers that deform and destroy human life. We maintain that ultimate sovereignty now belongs to Jesus Christ in every sphere of life. Jesus is Lord! He has been Lord from the beginning. He will be Lord at the end. Even now he is Lord. Amen.
SHARING OF PRAYER CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER
DEDICATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
*DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Hymn #592
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN #423 Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun Duke Street
*CHARGE AND BLESSING
And the people said
Amen.
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Hymn #485 vs. 1
To God Be the Glory
To God be the glory, great things He hath done!
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,
And opened the life-gate that all may go in.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory: great things He hath done!
*POSTLUDE
