Order of Worship
(on a phone, best viewed horizontally)
May 4, 2025 10:45am
The Command to Care:
Caring for Money
GATHERING
Pre-service Music
Welcome
Prelude Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us Bradbury
Call to Worship
Leader: Generous God, for the abundance of your blessings to us
Day by day and year by year,
People: We gather with thanks.
Leader: For the simple pleasures of life: greening trees, returning birds,
Coffee with friends, walks in nature,
For needs met and desires fulfilled,
People: We gather with thanks.
Leader: For food to nourish body and spirit,
For homes which shelter and nurture,
People: We gather with thanks.
Leader: With hearts that forgive as freely as you have forgiven,
With enthusiasm of spirit for the gift of life,
With music which declares your everlasting goodness,
With prayers for mutual understanding and peace,
People: We worship you with joy.
Leader: With creative pursuits which contribute our God-given talents,
With words which honor you as Creator, Redeemer, and Holy Spirit,
With time volunteered and dedicated to service in church and community,
With years committed to extending the love of Jesus Christ,
People: We worship you with joy.
Leader: With gifts of money which reach farther than we can manage ourselves,
With deeds done in service of neighbor and stranger,
With holy days set apart to celebrate your goodness and grace,
With family and friends distant and nearby,
People: We worship you, God, with grateful hearts and joyful spirit.
ALL: Alleluia. Amen.
Hymn God Whose Giving VT 745
HEARING GOD’S WORD
Scripture Deuteronomy 14:22-29
Luke 16:1-13
Children’s Time
Hymn There’s Enough for All VT 757
Scripture 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Sermon
Hymn Heart and Mind, Possessions, God VT 753
SHARING OUR RESOURCES
FMC Stories How I Learned to Care for Money
Sharing Time
Offering Prayer
Musical Offering Living Hope Wickham, Johnson arr. Keveren
Joys and Concerns
After each time of sharing we respond “Lord, hear our prayers.”
Announcements
Hymn Take My Life, and Let It Be VT 759
Benediction
Postlude
Worship Leader: Ev Buhr Speaker: Tim Burkholder
Children’s Time: Reg Wiebe
Readers: Debbie Bledsoe, Erika Pappas, Deb Kirkpatrick, Rachel Siemens
Musicians: Heather Wiebe, Andrew Buhr, Cari Friesen Buhr
Joys and Concerns: Rachel Siemens Ushers: Robert Proudfoot, Colin Neufeldt