(Image: “Still Life, Fruit and Nuts”, Sisley, Alfred, 1880 United States,Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
©Order of Worship for Sunday October 18, 2026
Twentyfirst Sunday After Pentecost
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Prelude:………………………………………………….Valerie W.
Coming of the Light:……………………………………..
Greetings:……………………………………….…..…Lorri B.
Announcements:………………………………………….Lorri B.
Call to Worship:……….Psalm 116:1-2, 17-19…………
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
He heard my cry for mercy.
Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
I will sacrifice a thank offering to him
and call on the name of the Lord.
I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord-
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.
Opening Prayer: …………………………….…
Giving God,
Free us from all fear and worry
that, trusting in your goodness,
we may always praise your mighty deeds
and give you thanks for the bounty of your gifts.
We make our prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Opening Hymns: How Great Thou Art #77, UMH
1. O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander,
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze;
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
3. And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,
Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin;
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!”
4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
how great thou art, how great thou art!”
“How Great Is Our God” #3003 W&S
1. The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty;
let all the earth rejoice, let all the earth rejoice.
He wraps himself in light, and darkness tries to hide;
it trembles at his voice, it trembles at his voice.
How great is our God! Sing with me, “How great is our God!”
And all will see how great, how great is our God!
2. Age to age he stands, and time is in his hands;
Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End.
The God-head Three-in-one, Father, Spirit, Son,
The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb.
How great is our God! Sing with me, “How great is our God!’
And all will see how great, how great is our God!”
Name above all names, worthy of all praise;
my heart will sing, “How great is our God!”
Passing of the Peace:………………………………..Pastor Liz
Let us offer signs of reconciliation and peace to one another.
Gloria Patri: ……Glory Be to the Father #71 UMH
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.
The Little Food Pantry Ministry:………………..Beverly B.
Offering of our Tithes and Offerings:………….Pastor Liz
Online Giving Link: https://aventferryumc.org/give/
Offertory:………………………………………………..Valerie W.
Offertory Response:
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” #95
The United Methodist Hymnal
Words by Thomas Ken, 1674 Music attributed to Louis Bourgeois, 1551
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below;
praise God above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer After Receiving:……………………………..Pastor Liz
Prayers of the People:……………………………….Pastor Liz
The Lord’s Prayer:
Epistle Lesson:…….2 Corinthians 9:6-15……Edwina W.
God provides every blessing in abundance
The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. As it is written, “He scatters abroad; he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.”
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us, for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God. Through the testing of this ministry you glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your partnership with them and with all others, while they long for you and pray for you because of the surpassing grace of God that he has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
Hymn of Preparation:“In the Lord I’ll Be Ever Thankful” #2195 TFWS
(Sing twice)
In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful, in the Lord I will
rejoice! Look to God, do not be afraid. Lift up your
voices, the Lord is near, lift up your voices,
the Lord is near.
Sermon:…………………………………………………..Pastor Liz
Response to the Word:
Closing Hymn:“The Lord Bless and Keep You” #2280 TFWS
1. The Lord bless and keep you, the Lord make his
face to shine on you and be gracious, gracious.
2. The Lord bless and keep you, the Lord lift his
countenance on you and give peace, give you peace.
Shalom, Shalom.
Dismissal with Blessing:………………………….Pastor Liz
Postlude:………………………………………………….Valerie W.
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