THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON 2 Samuel 23:1-7
THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON John 18:33-37
SERMON "The Thankful King"
Worship Notes
Today is marked as the last Sunday of the Christian year and is often referred to as Christ the King Sunday marking the sovereignty of Jesus over our lives. It is also Thanksgiving Sunday where we explore the essential component of grace in our spirituality. The connection between Christ as King and thanksgiving is highlighted in our worship today.
Our worship begins with the haunting melody of a Taize song reminding us that in the Lord we are ever thankful. We continue this thanksgiving singing such hymns as We Gather Together, Come Ye Thankful People Come, and Now Thank we all Our God. Our younger singers also sing our thanksgiving providing their voices to lead us in a celebration of grace.
In the concluding section of our worship we "say grace" before we recess down to the fellowship hall to eat our Thanksgiving Dinner.
