Matthew 20:1-18 | Often we proclaim the message that God’s grace extends beyond the limits of imagination. In our communion liturgy, we give thanks for God’s mercy that is higher than the mountains and deeper than the seas. But all too often, we put false limits on the boundless generosity of God, leading to an exclusion of ourselves, and others, from the fullness of God’s Kingdom. As we celebrate the sacrament of baptism this Sunday, join us as we rejoice in the gift of God’s abounding love and as we are sent forth to bear that generosity and justice as marks of discipleship in the world.
Sunday, September 24, 2023, Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Day By Day. Text and Music: Stephen Schwartz. Text and Music: © Covered under Music Theatre International. Call to Worship: Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord. Text and Music: Stephen Schwartz. Text and Music: © Covered under Music Theatre International. Confession and Forgiveness: Used by permission from All Creation Sings, Setting 11 under Augsburg Fortress license. Adapted by Rev. A. Kenitzer. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia. Text and Music: Sarah Hart. Text and Music: © 2018 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy. Text and Music: Calvin Hampton. Text and Music: © 1977 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: We Beseech Thee. Text and Music: Stephen Schwartz. Text and Music: © Covered under Music Theatre International. Communion Liturgy: Holy, Amen & Lamb of God. Text and Music: Sarah Hart. Text and Music: © 2010, 2018 OCP. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Boundless Love. Text and Music: Hans Peterson. Text and Music: © 2001 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: All My Relatives. Text and Music: Larry Olson & Karol Baer. Text and Music: © 1992 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription.