Thanksgiving Eve service

Thanksgiving Eve Service 2025

*CALL TO WORSHIP adapted from Psalm 118:1, 19-24
Pastor: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Pastor: Open for me the gates of righteousness;
Congregation: I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
Pastor: This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous enter.
Congregation: I will give you thanks, for You answered me;
You have become my salvation.
Pastor: The stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
Congregation: The Lord has done this; it is marvelous in our eyes.
Pastor: This is the day the Lord has made!
All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

*UNISON PRAYER
Lord God, help us to be truly thankful amidst our great abundance. Forgive us if our wealth blinds us to the needs and poverty of others. Help us to accept every gift as a miracle and blessing from You, and may we seek opportunities to share our bounty with others, in the name of Christ. Amen.

*Hymnal #55, “All Creatures of Our God and King”

READING SCRIPTURE
Old Testament Lesson:  Deuteronomy 26:1-11
New Testament Lesson:  Philippians 4:4-9
*Gospel Message:  John 6:25-35

*Hymnal #31, “Now Thank We All Our God”

WITNESSES OF THANKSGIVING, PART ONE
*Hymnal #59, “Let All Things Now Living”

WITNESSES OF THANKSGIVING, PART TWO
*Hymnal #60, “All Things Bright and Beautiful”

*BENEDICTION
May the Lord of the Harvest bless your Thanksgiving tables with abundance. May you have enough to eat and enough to share with others in need. Amen.

Our church exists to love and worship God, and love and care for others. By God’s grace, we commit to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through the guidance of His Spirit and His word.