Oct 12- Dreaming God’s Dream- Action

Welcome to Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ!
Giving joyfully and extravagantly is our faithful response to God’s abundant gifts!
May the Love of Christ fill us to overflowing as we journey toward God’s ever-new horizons…
Dreaming God’s Dream

For a pdf of all of the music in today’s worship, please click here.

WELCOME

PRELUDE  Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing      

*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                           
One: We join together, each with different needs.
All: God meets every need with blessing.
One: We join together, each with different gifts.
All: God welcomes every gift as blessing.
One: We have come together to dream God’s dream.
All: No gift is too small, no dream is too big. Amen.

HYMN– We Are God’s People  #117         

*PRAYER OF INVOCATION                
Inspiring God, be with us today as we gather together in stewardship. We are grateful to be a part of your community.  Open our hearts to your gifts. Surprise us with new learning and renewed community. Bring us together in a vision for the future. Encourage us to welcome every gift, so that we might dream every dream. Amen.

*PASSING OF THE PEACE    Rev. Dr. Carol Trissell
“May the peace of Christ be with you.”   (Response) “And also with you.”

*RESPONSE —We Are a New Creation   Ivy worship booklet, p.91
(verses 3 and 4 only)

GOD’S WORD  James 2:14-17                                

STEWARDSHIP SONG– Dream God’s Dream (verse 1)

STEWARDSHIP MOMENT   Dreaming God’s Dream –Christian Action

SPECIAL MUSIC  Simple Gifts  arr. Russell Schulz-Widmar

GOSPEL READING   Matthew 25:31-40                              

SERMON   Rev. Dr. Carol Trissell

 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE   Rev. Dr. Carol Trissell

*HYMN—Take My Life and Let It Be   #436            

*BENEDICTION                                                                         

*POSTLUDE   Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee  arr. Matt Limbaugh