This Thanksgiving Week we come to praise and worship God for who He is and thank Him for His love and care. The sermon by Rev. Martha A. Dominy is “Thanks for Nothing!”. Thanking God for His blessing beyond the material things we see and touch is important to consider. For it’s about the favor and protection that are unseen yet eternal in time and space. Scripture is Ephesians 1:15-23.
Prelude: “Come, Ye Thankful People” Tune: St. George’s, Windsor, Transcribed by William Stickles
Call to Worship / Invocation / Lord’s Prayer
Hymn: “For the Beauty of the Earth” Words: Folliot S. Pierpoint, 1864, Music: DIX by Conrad Kocher, 1838; Arr. by Williams H Monk, 1861
For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.
Refrain
Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
This our hymn of grateful praise.
For the wonder of each hour,
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon, and stars of light. Refrain
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild. Refrain
For Thy Church, that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love. Refrain
Prayer: “When We Face an Unknown Future” Copyright © 2020 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.
“When We Face an Unknown Future” is a new hymn for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Churches have permission to use this hymn for free, including in streaming worship services.
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23
Sermon: THANKS FOR NOTHING! Rev. Martha A. Dominy
Prayer
Hymn: “Count Your Blessings” Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr, 1897, Music: BLESSINGS by Edwin O Excell, 1897
When upon life’s billows
You are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged,
Thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings,
Name them one by one,
And it will surprise you
What the Lord hath done.
Refrain
Count your blessings,
Name them one by one,
Count your blessings,
See what God hath done!
Count your blessings,
Name them one by one,
And it will surprise you
What the Lord hath done.
Are you ever burdened
With a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy
You are called to bear?
Count your many blessings,
Every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing
As the days go by. Refrain
When you look at others
With their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised
You His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings.
Wealth can never buy
Your reward in Heaven,
Nor your home on high. Refrain
So, amid the conflict
Whether great or small,
Do not be disheartened,
God is over all;
Count your many blessings,
Angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you
To your journey’s end. Refrain
Benediction
Postlude: “Thanksgiving and Praise” by Cyrus S. Mallard
Organist: Ms. Marilyn Glover