Sunday Worship Bulletin
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Prelude ♪♫ Maria Cimarelli, piano
Welcome & Announcements
Guided Breathing Moment
*Call to Worship Liturgist
L: We come carrying what has been placed in our hands gifts, ideas, love, and possibility.
P: Some of us have risked what we were given. Some of us have buried it.
L: We know the pull of fear the voice that says, “It’s safer not to try.”
P: We know how easy it is to protect what we have instead of trusting it enough to give it.
L: But from the beginning, God has been creating not cautiously, but abundantly.
P: And we are made in that image not to hide life, but to bring it forth.
L: Some have brought life into the world. Some have sustained life through unseen, daily acts of love.
P: We honor those who have created, nurtured, and given often without recognition, always with courage.
L: And still, God places something in each of us, not to keep, but to risk.
P: Not to bury in fear, but to offer in trust.
L: So come, not as spectators, but as stewards. Come, not to play it safe, but to be transformed.
P: We will not hide what God has placed within us. We will live, love, and create with courage.
L: Let us worship the One who entrusts us with life, and calls us to multiply it.
*Hymn “Jesus Loves Me" #191
Passing the Peace - As you greet those around you, look at each person and offer these words from Isaiah: “You are precious in God’s sight.”
Children’s Message Dr. Althea Simpson
Prayer Time
Hymn of Meditation "Sanctuary" #2164
Prayers of the People
Silent Meditation
The Lord's Prayer
Anthem ♪♫ "The Gift Of Love" (1 Corinthians 13) Hal Hopson
Franklin Chancel Choir
Prayer for Illumination:
Holy God, your Word is living, but we do not always hear it clearly. Open our minds to understand these scriptures, and our hearts to receive what they reveal. By your Holy Spirit, take these ancient words and make them living and present, shining light on what we have overlooked, and speaking truth where we resist. Give us clarity to see, courage to respond, and trust to follow. Speak, Lord, your servants are listening. Amen.
*Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30 (RSVU)
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*Response to the Reading of the Scripture
L: May God add a blessing to the reading, hearing and understanding of the scripture.
P: Thanks be to God.
Sermon: The Risk of Creating Rev. Jon Pohl, Pastor
Offering
*Doxology “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow” #94
*Prayer of Dedication
*Closing Song: "It's Me, It's Me, It's Me, O Lord" #352
*Benediction
Scripture - Matthew 25:14-30 Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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Franklin Community Church
26425 Wellington Franklin, MI 48025 Worship Time: 10:00 AM |
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