Thanksgiving Day
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids
Cycle B, Series IV
Call To Worship
Leader: Come, let us give thanks for the wonderful blessings of God!
People: For the Lord provided for our food, the sunshine, and the air.
Leader: The Lord has provided for our families and for our children.
People: The Lord our God is great and wonderful and worthy of our praise.
Leader: Then let our hearts be joined in praise and thanksgiving to God!
All: Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Collect
O God, You have provided for us in ways far beyond what we deserve and we are so very grateful. Help us to be wise enough to use Your blessings to bring honor to Your Holy Name. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
Lord, sometimes we consider all the wonderful things You have done in our lives and we begin to think we might even be good enough to deserve Your love. But sometimes we have allowed ourselves to think we have accomplished what we have in our lives by our own efforts and without Your help. Forgive us, Lord, and help us celebrate Your love. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Hymns
"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
"For The Beauty Of The Earth"
"Come, Ye Thankful People, Come"
Thanksgiving Day
Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 2:1-7
Theme: We are thankful for Christ our mediator.
Call To Worship
Leader: Let us give thanks for the wonderful blessing of Christ our Lord.
People: For we were lost and wandering in sin yet Jesus reclaimed our lives.
Leader: Let us keep praying for the leadership of all the nations of the world.
People: And let us remember also those who lead our communities and churches.
Leader: For God is great and merciful and worthy of our heartfelt praise.
All: Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Collect
O God, we are so grateful that You walk with those who serve as our leaders and that Christ is our mediator who has taken our sin and washed it as white as snow. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
Lord, sometimes as we have grown accustomed to our place in the kingdom of God, we have been tempted to take Your role as the mediator for our sins for granted. Forgive us, O Christ, and help us to remember that in the eyes of God all sin is unacceptable and that without Your mediation we would not be welcome before Your throne. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Hymns
"Praise To The Lord, The Almighty"
"Come, Ye Thankful People, Come"
"We Gather Together To Ask The Lord's Blessing"
Thanksgiving Day
Gospel: Matthew 6:25-33
Theme: Thankful for the love of the Lord
Call To Worship
Leader: Come, let us give thanks for the wonderful love of Christ!
People: For nothing happens in our day of which the Lord is unaware.
Leader: In our goings and our comings the Lord knows our every move.
People: And our needs and our wants are known completely by our Lord.
Leader: Then let us rest assured in the arms of our loving and merciful God.
All: Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Collect
Almighty and merciful God, only You are able to know all of our needs and wants and those things that are necessary to keep us safe. We thank You, Lord, for this past year of life You have given us. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
Lord, so often as we have been confronted with major activities or family developments we have been tempted to lose our faith that You could possibly understand all that is going on in our lives or provide for our needs. Somehow, Lord, we even manage to forget You are the Creator God whose power is totally limitless. Forgive us, Lord, and draw us close to You. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Hymns
"We Gather Together To Ask The Lord's Blessing"
"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
"To God Be The Glory"
Leader: Come, let us give thanks for the wonderful blessings of God!
People: For the Lord provided for our food, the sunshine, and the air.
Leader: The Lord has provided for our families and for our children.
People: The Lord our God is great and wonderful and worthy of our praise.
Leader: Then let our hearts be joined in praise and thanksgiving to God!
All: Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Collect
O God, You have provided for us in ways far beyond what we deserve and we are so very grateful. Help us to be wise enough to use Your blessings to bring honor to Your Holy Name. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
Lord, sometimes we consider all the wonderful things You have done in our lives and we begin to think we might even be good enough to deserve Your love. But sometimes we have allowed ourselves to think we have accomplished what we have in our lives by our own efforts and without Your help. Forgive us, Lord, and help us celebrate Your love. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Hymns
"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
"For The Beauty Of The Earth"
"Come, Ye Thankful People, Come"
Thanksgiving Day
Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 2:1-7
Theme: We are thankful for Christ our mediator.
Call To Worship
Leader: Let us give thanks for the wonderful blessing of Christ our Lord.
People: For we were lost and wandering in sin yet Jesus reclaimed our lives.
Leader: Let us keep praying for the leadership of all the nations of the world.
People: And let us remember also those who lead our communities and churches.
Leader: For God is great and merciful and worthy of our heartfelt praise.
All: Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Collect
O God, we are so grateful that You walk with those who serve as our leaders and that Christ is our mediator who has taken our sin and washed it as white as snow. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
Lord, sometimes as we have grown accustomed to our place in the kingdom of God, we have been tempted to take Your role as the mediator for our sins for granted. Forgive us, O Christ, and help us to remember that in the eyes of God all sin is unacceptable and that without Your mediation we would not be welcome before Your throne. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Hymns
"Praise To The Lord, The Almighty"
"Come, Ye Thankful People, Come"
"We Gather Together To Ask The Lord's Blessing"
Thanksgiving Day
Gospel: Matthew 6:25-33
Theme: Thankful for the love of the Lord
Call To Worship
Leader: Come, let us give thanks for the wonderful love of Christ!
People: For nothing happens in our day of which the Lord is unaware.
Leader: In our goings and our comings the Lord knows our every move.
People: And our needs and our wants are known completely by our Lord.
Leader: Then let us rest assured in the arms of our loving and merciful God.
All: Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Collect
Almighty and merciful God, only You are able to know all of our needs and wants and those things that are necessary to keep us safe. We thank You, Lord, for this past year of life You have given us. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Prayer Of Confession
Lord, so often as we have been confronted with major activities or family developments we have been tempted to lose our faith that You could possibly understand all that is going on in our lives or provide for our needs. Somehow, Lord, we even manage to forget You are the Creator God whose power is totally limitless. Forgive us, Lord, and draw us close to You. In Christ we pray. Amen.
Hymns
"We Gather Together To Ask The Lord's Blessing"
"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
"To God Be The Glory"
