Gathering Hymn Sing

Be Thou My Vision – Hymnal #451

Christ the Lord is Risen Today ‐ Hymnal #302

Welcoming Guests and Announcements – Pastor Ross

Prelude – God Only Wise ‐ Arr. Fay and Mark Lopez

Meditation:

Thou who art over us, Thou who are one of us, Thou who art: Give me a pure heart, that I may see thee; a humble heart, that I may hear thee; a heart of love, that I may serve thee; a heart of faith, that I may abide in thee. Amen. ~Dah Hammerskjold

Call to Worship – Pastor Linda

Opening Hymn                – Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee – Hymnal #89

Prayer Concerns – Pastor Linda

Prayer Song – Spirit of God Descend Upon My Heart ‐ Hymnal #500

Silent Prayer, Pastoral Prayer, Lord’s Prayer

Special Music – The Longer I Serve Him ‐ Gaither, Arr. Hamby

Scripture Reading  – Ephesians 2:10, Acts 1:8, Revelation 7:9-10 – Barb Littleton

Offering – Pastor Ross

Preparation Hymn – Wonderful Words of Life – Hymnal #600

Message – Missions ‐ God’s global hospitality plan! ‐ Rev. Joe Gosha

Closing Hymn – What a Friend We Have in Jesus – Hymnal #526

Benediction & Response – Rev. Joe Gosha and Pastor Ross

Postlude – Arabesque for Flutes ‐ Smith

Ephesians 2:10, Acts 1:8, Revelation 7:9-10

Ephesians 2:10, 

¹⁰ For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.

Acts 1:8  

⁸ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’

Rev. 7:9-10 

⁹ After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.

¹⁰ They cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb!”

The Good News is God has made a way for and extends His welcome to all to enter His Kingdom.

Each of us who have accepted that invitation are assigned as Kingdom ambassadors to communicate that welcome to others.

The assignments for each of us have been thoughtfully and specifically prepared

Each of our individual assignments in these times extend beyond the borders of our familiar territory.

God grant that we can each think outside our borders to discover the glorious good works He has already prepared for us to walk in.