Give Thanks for Everything — 11.21.21

November 21, 2021 THANKSGIVING SUNDAY Preparation for Worship Time for Gathering Opening Hymn “We Gather Together” We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing He chastens and hastens His will to make known The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing Sing praises to His name He forgets not His own Beside us to guide us our God with us joining Ordaining maintaining His kingdom divine So from the beginning the fight we were winning Thou Lord was at our side all glory be Thine We all do extol Thee Thou Leader triumphant And pray that Thou still our Defender will be Let Thy congregation escape tribulation Thy name be ever praised O Lord make us free Amen Prayer of Praise Song of Worship Prayers of the Church and the Prayer of our Lord Offering and Doxology Scripture Lesson Ephesians 5:15-20 Page 897 Sermon Give Thanks for Everything Closing Hymn “Come Ye Thankful People Come” Come ye thankful people come raise the song of harvest-home All is safely gathered in Ere the winter storms begin God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied Come to God's own temple come raise the song of harvest-home All the world is God's own field fruit unto His praise to yield Wheat and tares together sown unto joy or sorrow grown First the blade and then the ear then the full corn shall appear Lord of harvest grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be For the Lord our God shall come and shall take His harvest home From His field shall in that day all offenses purge away Give His angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast But the fruitful ears to store in His garner evermore Even so Lord quickly come to Thy final harvest-home Gather Thou Thy people in free from sorrow free from sin There forever purified in Thy presence to abide Come with all Thine angels come raise the glorious harvest-home Benediction: Sunday Prayer: Sundays @ 9:30 AM in the Sunshine Room and via Zoom. Mtg. ID: 937-7770-4424 Passcode: 962669 Bible Study: Mondays @ 12:00 & 6:00 PM in the Sunshine Room and via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4519194042?pwd=cW9zOS92L2J2bUZSU0FGZ2hKUEg3QT09 Issues Hour: No class this week, Wednesday 11/24 Bible Study: No class this week, Wednesday 11/24 Thank you to Shirley Pessl & Cindy Lyster for providing the cookies