October 13th Worship Service

Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, October 13, 2024
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost

Welcome and Announcements

*Praise Song
”Precious Lord, Take My Hand”…………UMH 474

Prelude

*Processional
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.

*Call to Worship
Leader: It was easy to come to worship this morning.
All: We feel welcome and look forward to the worship service.
Leader: How hard it is to enter God’s kingdom.
All: We have to be ready to let go of the things that tie us down.
Leader: Get ready. God is waiting for you.
All: Open our hearts and our spirits, Lord, to receive your word for us. AMEN

*Gloria Patri……………………………………UMH 70

*Opening Prayer

*Hymn
”Lord, I Want to Be a Christian”……………..UMH 402

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology………………………………………..…UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”Nobody Knows the Trouble I See”….…UMH 520

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
Job 23:1-9, 16-17……………………………………………………Page 409
*Gospel Reading
Mark 10:17-31……………………………………..…..Page 822

Message by Reverend Gary Peterson
“What is Your Reason”

Prayer

*Hymn
”Take My Life, and Let It Be”…………UMH 399

Benediction

Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Cheryl Lohman

Liturgist – Janice Anderson and Richard Lindell