for the 25th Week After Pentecost
November 22, 2020
This page has links to information used or encountered in preparing this online service. Christ the King Sunday
Christ the King from (Wikipedia)
Feast of Christ the King from (Wikipedia) Thanksgiving Sunday
Why is Thanksgiving on Thursday?
Thanksgiving History Facts and Trivia
Thomas Jefferson and Thanksgiving
The "Mother of Thanksgiving"
A History of Thanksgiving
Who Were the Pilgrims
Why Did the Pilgrims Come to America
Five Things You May Not Know about Pilgrims
The First Thanksgiving Meal
Who was There at the First Thanksgiving Meal?
Colonists at the First Thanksgiving were Mostly Men
What's the Difference Between Puritans and Pilgrims?
When Massachusetts Banned Christmas
Thanksgiving (United States) from (Wikipedia)
The making of Thanksgiving in the US from (UMNEWS.org)
A History of Thanksgiving Proclamations
Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
This is the 3rd week of a 3 week Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries leading into the
Season of Advent. The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the weeks of the Series.
Worship Series: There is Now
from umcdiscipleship.org
Here at the end of the liturgical year, we claim the present reality. We claim the reign of
Christ; we claim the indwelling Spirit; we claim the presence of our Lord. The “there” we
were looking for is here, now. So, “There is Now” is our theme for these last weeks of the
season. Our guide for this experience is the amazing twenty-fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew.
In this chapter is a unique presentation of the coming kin-dom of God and what it means to
be a part of it. In the run up to Reign of Christ Sunday or what many call Christ the King Sunday,
we examine what living under the reign of Christ means, not just for the someday of fulfillment but
for today, as we are now and not yet a part of that kin-dom. The “there” of the kin-dom
becomes the “now” of our living out the call each and every day.
This Week's Theme: "In Christ's Glory"
Reign of Christ or Christ the King Sunday is an opportunity to be reminded who is
the one we have chosen to follow. It is an opportunity to give thanks for the author of salvation
and the one who has given us the gift of the church, the fellowship of the body that we celebrate
each time we gather in person or online.
Worship Planning NotesPreaching Notes
Lectionary Scriptures:
Ezekiel 34:11-16,20-24; Psalm 100 ; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment.....
MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service
Hymns Considered For this week: .Verses - "For the Beauty of the Earth"327 -
.Verses - "Crown Him with Many Crowns" . (UDM)694 -
.Verses - "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" .
(UDM) 2036 -
.Verses - "Give Thanks" . (10/01/17, 11/19/17, 05/06/18, 07/07/19)2075 -
.Verses - "King of Kings"