Traditional Worship Bulletin
Traditional Worship Service
November 12, 2023 | 11:00 am
“All Gas, No Breaks”
Youth Sunday
Matthew 11:28-30
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
Welcome
Jack Greer, 11th grade
Prelude: “Majesty”
Jack Hayford, arranger
Peggy Graff and Worship Orchestra
*Call to Worship
Barrett Taylor, 9th grade
One: God, we are people who want to be seen, known and loved.
All: Show us that we are good, just as we are.
One: When we feel like we have pushed too far for too long, with nowhere to find rest,
All: You draw closer to us, surrounding us with your love. Amen.
*Hymn 400: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
1. Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
mount of thy redeeming love.
2. Here I raise mine Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I’m come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
3. O to grace how great a debtor
daily I’m constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
*Affirmation of Faith 881
Anna Johnson, 9th grade
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
*Gloria Patri 70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
**Please be seated
Faith Like a Child
Mava Lawrence, 10th grade
*Hymn 405: “Seek Ye First”
Verse 1
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
And His righteousness,
And all these things shall be added unto you.
Allelu, Alleluia!
Verse 2
Ask, and it shall be given unto you;
Seek, and you shall find.
Knock, and the door shall be opened unto you.
Allelu, Alleluia!
Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30
Henry Holman, 9th grade
God speaks to us through the reading of scripture.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon: All Gas, No Breaks
Jules Young, 11th grade, Abby Pratt, 11th grade, Olivia Carrell, 11th grade, Kitty Sollows, 10th grade
Pastoral Prayer
Teddy Stewart, 9th grade
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
Offertory: “ I Am Home”
Mark Burrows, arranger
Cornerstone Youth Choir
Mark Burrows, director
*Doxology 95
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Benediction
One: Our gathering will soon be ended. Where will we go, and what will we do?
All: We will go out to be God’s people in the world.
One: May grace, peace, hope, love, and joy forever accompany you. Amen.
*Choral Benediction: “Nothing’s Gonna Steal My Joy”
*Postlude: “Prelude in Classic Style”
Gordon Young, composer
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Notes from First Church
Welcome to First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth – we are glad you’re here to worship with us today!
Please let us know you are here by filling out the attendance pad as it comes by or registering on-line.
Asterisks (*) indicate times when you are invited to stand as you are able.
In addition to your regular contribution, every one dollar ($1) bill placed in the offering plate for the month of November will support the First Street Mission infamt formula program.
The Sanctuary Flowers are given by Jamie D. Davis, in loving memory of his wife, Leisa Marie Swartz, in remembrance of her 59th birthday.
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