PRELUDE: I Need Thee Every Hour arr. by Gene Roberson
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending [Beach Spring]
PRAYER
INTROIT: Abundant Blessings by James E. Clemens
God, we honor you. God, we trust in you. God, we worship and adore you. Take what we bring, offered to you. Teach us to show your abundant blessings. Alleluia, amen.
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Luke 16:1-9
HYMN: A Dishonest Steward by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
SERMON: “Being Smart about Money; Being Smart with God”
ANTHEM: Wilt Thou Forgive? by John Hilton/arr. by Arlen Clarke
Wilt thou forgive the sin, where I begun, which is my sin, though it were done before? Wilt thou forgive those sins through which I run, and do run still, though still I do deplore? When thou hast done, thou hast not done, for I have more. Wilt thou forgive that sin by which I’ve won others to sin, and made my sin their door? Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did which I did shun a year or two, but wallowed in a score? When thou hast done, thou hast not done, for I have more. I have a sin of fear that when I’ve spun my last thread, I shall perish on the shore; swear by thyself, that at my death thy Son shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore. And having done that, thou has done, I fear no more. [John Donne]
PRAYER
HYMN: I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me [I’m Gonna Live]
BENEDICTION
RESPONSE: Till and Tend My Heart by Jane Marshall
My patient Father, sower of eternal life, till and tend my heart. In every temptation and in every opposition open me more deeply so the seed of your Word will penetrate deeper to the core of my being. I surrender, I surrender all, all of myself to you – Heart, mind, and muscle. Show me today what that means as I move among a people whom you also love. My patient Father, till and tend my heart. [Julian of Norwich]
POSTLUDE: Fanfare by Michael Helman
Presbyterian Disaster Relief (PDR): God’s people are called on to stand in the “GAP” — Give. Act. Pray. The PDR’s response to the situation in Ukraine will include both financial and technical assistance as the network of faith communities providing humanitarian assistance grows in the months ahead. Gifts can be made online, by calling (800) 872-3283, by texting PDAUKR to 41444, or by check made payable to Presbyterian Church U.S.A. with “DR000156-Ukraine” on the memo line & mailed to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA, 15264-3700.
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