MEETING GOD IN MUSIC Bluebirds’ Autumn Flight Matthew Prins Invention John Dare WORDS OF WELCOME Welcome to in-person worship at Glenview Community Church! Masks are required while you are in the

church building.

GOD INVITES US --from Psalm 100, Revised Standard Version, alt. One: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands! All: Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into God’s presence with singing! One: Know that the Lord is God! The Lord made us; we are God’s own; All: we are the people of the Lord; the sheep of God’s pasture. One: Enter the Lord’s gates with thanksgiving; come into God’s courts with praise! All: Give thanks to the Lord, bless God’s name! One: For the Lord is good; whose steadfast love endures for ever, All:. and whose faithfulness is to all generations!

*HYMN Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee HYMN TO JOY *PRAYING FOR GOD TO BE WITH US (in unison) God of Joy, no matter how much we disappoint You…no matter how many times we defy Your will

and way…no matter how stubbornly we close our hearts to Your heart, we praise You for rejoicing over us…for finding Your highest delight in us…for knowing us as we are but seeing us as You yearn for us to become…for loving us as the apples of Your eye.

God of Joy, set us free from the condemning judgment of our withering spirits so that we can rejoice in the gifts of Your grace and the wonders of Your love. Overwhelm us with the joy that endures, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

*PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST One: No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, All: you are welcome here! We invite you to greet one another with the words, “The peace of Christ be with you.”

GOD’S WORD IN SCRIPTURE Ephesians 3:14-19 Philippians 4:4-13

CHORAL ANTHEM The Majesty and Glory of Your Name Tom Fettke When I gaze into the night skies

and see the work of your fingers;The moon and stars suspended in space.Oh, what is man that you are mindful of him?

You have given man a crown of glory and honor,And have made him a little lower than the angels.You have put him in charge of all creation:The beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea.

Oh, what is man that you are mindful of him?O Lord, our God, the majesty and glory of your name

A HOUSE FOR ALL GOD’S PEOPLE October 17, 2021 10:00 a.m.

COMMUNITY... IN CHRIST

In Christ, all things hold together –Colossians 1:17All are one in Christ Jesus –Galatians 3:28

Generosity Sunday: Joy

Transcends the earth and fills the heavens.O Lord, our God; little children praise you perfectly,And so would we.

Alleluia!

FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES Children are invited to come to the chancel steps. Following the message, children through 6th grade

may follow Pastor Elizabeth to Faith Formation. As our children depart let us sing:

I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart,down in my heart, down in my heart.I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart,down in my heart to stay.

And I’m so hap-py, so very hap-py; I’ve got the love of Je-sus in my heart.And I’m so hap-py, so very hap-py, I’ve got the love of Je-sus in my heart.

I’ve got the peace that pass-es un-der-stand-ing down in my heart,down in my heart, down in my heart.I’ve got the peace that pass-es un-der-stand-ing down in my heart,down in my heart to stay.

GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY Always Joy Dr. Mize *A COVENANT (in Unison) In community with God and one another, we covenant together:

to Listen for the Way of Love in God’s Word that is still speaking to us, to Learn the Way of Love by following and serving Jesus, and to Live the Way of Love by caring for God’s creation and striving for that day when all God’s people experience justice with mercy, and dignity in peace.

*HYMN Because I Have Been Given Much THY GREAT BOUNTY

COMING TO GOD IN PRAYER AND PRAYING OUR LORD’S PRAYER All: 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

debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen

GIVING BACK TO GOD Offering Sentences Offering in Music Jehovah Jireh M. Henderson

The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereofThe world and they that dwell thereinMy God shall provide all the needs in your lifeFor the cattle on a thousand hills are yours.

Jehovah JirehHe is the God who provides for us.And in Him you will find shelter, life, and strength.

Prayer of Dedication *HYMN NO. 804 Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart MARION

*BLESSED TO BE GOD’S BLESSING IN THE WORLD

MUSIC THAT SENDS US ON GOD’S WAY “Finale” from Fantasy-Sonata ‘Over the Rainbow’ Paul Ayres This piece was commissioned by GCC in celebration of the church’s 75th Anniversary

WORSHIP LEADERSPastors Chuck Mize Elizabeth HartungLay Reader Debby Shellard Minister for Music Gary Wendt Bell trio Mackenzie Papini, Edie Harrison, Sue Cunningham Chancel Choir Director and Guitarist Guillermo Muñoz KüsterSoloist Lucinda FullerAmbassadors Sandy Franz, Ann GrantHead Usher Brian Tidwell Ushers Bryce Adams, Susie Hall, Barbara Pollak, Susan Tidwell, Kathy Tomita Technical Engineers Barry Nelson Mike LynchOffering Steward Lindsey Holton

MODERATORLinda Pedianlindapedian@gmail.com

ALTAR FLOWERS: The altar flowers today are given by Jan & Sarah Odeshoo, in memory of our beloved husband and father, Robert Odeshoo, Jr.

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Because I Have Been Given Much

Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart