Welcome to our online worship for Sunday, November 22, 2020
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Praise the Lord!  ​​
Thanksgiving Sunday ​
Prelude
Brian Turner
O God Our Help In Ages Past
Special Music
Andrea Bailey and Brian Turner
Bless His Holy Name Ps.103:1
Words and music: Andrae Crouch

Bless the Lord, Oh my soul,
And all that is within me,
Bless His holy name.

He has done great things,
He has done great things,
He has done great things,
Bless His holy name.

Bless the Lord, Oh my soul,
And all that is within me,
Bless His holy name.
Prayer  
Almighty and most merciful God, from you comes every good and perfect gift. We give you praise and thanks for all your mercies. Your goodness has created us, your bounty has sustained us, your discipline has chastened us, your patience has borne with us, your love has redeemed us. Give us a heart to love and serve you and enable us to show our thankfulness for all your goodness and mercy by giving ourselves to your service, and cheerfully submitting in all things to your blessed will; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen ​
​Scripture
Psalm 103
Of David

1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits--
3 who forgives all your sins
    and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord works righteousness
    and justice for all the oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
    his deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,
    he remembers that we are dust.
15 The life of mortals is like grass,
    they flourish like a flower of the field;
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,
    and its place remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children--
18 with those who keep his covenant
    and remember to obey his precepts.
19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Praise the Lord, you his angels,
    you mighty ones who do his bidding,
    who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,
    you his servants who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works
    everywhere in his dominion.
    Praise the Lord, my soul.

Praise the Lord! 
Psalm 103 is a Psalm of Thanksgiving by King David who is praising God for His many blessings. David gets specific: forgives all your sins, heals all your diseases, redeems your life, and crowns your life with love and compassion. This Thanksgiving try being specific in giving the Lord your praise. Difficult times bring temptations to complain and focus on what we do not have. Praising the Lord specifically for all His blessings brings a thankful heart and an attitude of gratitude. Try praising the Lord this Thanksgiving.
Message 
Pastor John Fowler
Praise the Lord! 

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Offertory
Andrea Bailey and Brian Turner
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
​UMH 66
Words: Henry F. Lyte
Music: John Goss
LAUDA ANIMA

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven, to the throne thy tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore God's praises sing. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King. 

Praise the Lord for grace and favor to all people in distress; praise God, still the same as ever, slow to chide, and swift to bless. Alleluia! Alleluia! Glorious now God's faithfulness.

Father-like, God tends and spares us; well our feeble frame God knows; mother-like, God gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes. Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely yet God's mercy flows.

Angels in the heights, adoring, you behold God face to face; saints triumphant, now adoring, gathered in from every race. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace. 
Children's Message
Kim Garland
Squanto, The Miracle of Thanksgiving, Part 3
Postlude 
Brian Turner
Take My Life and Let It Be
​arr. Howlett
We bless you, God of Seed and Harvest 
And we bless each other
that the beauty of this world
and the love that created it
might be expressed though our lives
and be a blessing to others
Now and always
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