Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Hymn of Praise – “For All the Saints” (UMH #711)
For all the saints, who from their labors rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
For all the saints, who from their labors rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win with them the victor’s crown of gold.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
From earth’s wide bounds,
from ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams
in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Call to Worship:
Pastor: Come, people of God; offer praise and worship to the Lord on high.
People: We come, rejoicing in the promise of eternal life through Christ.
Pastor: In His death and resurrection, Christ swallowed up death forever.
People: Mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.
Pastor: This is the Lord, for whom we have waited;
People: Let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation!
Act of Praise – “Glory be to the Father” (UMH#70)
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.
Affirmation of Faith – “The Apostles’ Creed” (UMH #881)
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried;
The third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God
the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge
the quick 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.
Joyful Voices – “Praise Him, Praise Him”
Children’s Message
Scripture Lesson – Isaiah 25:6-9
Prayer of Intercession
Prayer of Confession
Eternal God, Your voice speaks light into darkness and calmness into the chaos of our lives. Thank you for your Spirit of truth, abiding in us and guiding us. Still, the struggles, trials and uncertain situations of this world often separate us from you. Forgive us, Lord, for the times we seek assurance from the wisdom, ways and broken systems of this world over the call of your Son. Open our eyes to the shalom of your kingdom as we break bread at your table. Renew and guide us, from confusion into clarity, such that the everlasting promise of resurrection life is revealed to all. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Extending the Peace of Christ
Adult Choir – “Yes My Jesus Loves Me”
Offering
Doxology (UMH#94)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Hymn – “Hymn of Promise” (UMH #707)
In the bulb there is a flower;
in the seed, an apple tree;
in cocoons, a hidden promise:
butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter
there’s a spring that waits to be,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
There’s a song in every silence,
seeking word and melody;
there’s a dawn in every darkness,
brining hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future;
what it holds, a mystery,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
In our end is our beginning;
in our time, infinity;
in our doubt there is believing;
in our life, eternity.
In our death, a resurrection;
at the last, a victory,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
Sermon – Trustworthy and True
Text: Revelation 21:1-7
Sacrament of Holy Communion
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. Amen.
Hymn – “When We All Get to Heaven” (UMH #701)
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus;
sing his mercy and his grace.
In the mansions bright and blessed
he’ll prepare for us a place.
When we all get to heaven,
what a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
we’ll sing and shout the victory!
While we walk the pilgrim pathway,
clouds will overspread the sky;
But when traveling days are over,
not a shadow, not a sigh.
When we all get to heaven,
what a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
we’ll sing and shout the victory!
Let us then be true and faithful,
trusting, serving every day;
Just one glimpse of him in glory
will the toils of life repay.
When we all get to heaven,
what a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
we’ll sing and shout the victory!
Onward to the prize before us!
Soon his beauty we’ll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open;
we shall tread the streets of gold.
When we all get to heaven,
what a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
we’ll sing and shout the victory!
Benediction
Congregational Response: “Blest Be the Tie that Binds” (UMH #557)
Blest be the tie that binds
our hearts in Christian love
the fellowship of kindred minds
is like to that above
Postlude
Our Saints
George A. Bergmann Jr. - March 8, 2021
Virginia E. Wiedmayer - March 11, 2021
Jean Purvis - May 12, 2021
Dorothy R. Taylor - July 28, 2021
Edward R. Floyd - September 18, 2021
Elizabeth Beppie Heinrichs - October 22, 2021
Ralph Myers - October 28, 2021
Brian Barber, Organist
Roy Nelson, Director of Music Ministries
Rev. Brad Leight
Ruth Portzline, CLM
