November 16, 2025
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
November 16, 2025 Livestream Worship: Online Bulletin
Bringing in the Light of Christ
Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling arr. John A. Behnke
Handbell Choir
Welcome
Call to Worship
Come, all who are weary of measuring worth by the world’s standards.
We come to remember that in God’s eyes, every gift matters.
Come, all who have felt small or unseen.
We come to a God who notices even the smallest act of love.
Come, all who hunger for a new kind of economy—one built on trust, compassion, and justice.
We come to offer what we have and to receive what we need.
Let us worship the God of abundance,
Who multiplies mercy, and makes even a widow’s coin shine like gold
Hymn
For the Beauty of the Earth UMH#92
Please sing stanzas 1, 2, 4, 5
A Reading from the Old Testament
1 Kings 17:8–16
Psalm of Response
Psalm 146 UMH p.146
Please sing the response
Reading from the Gospels
Mark 12:38-44
Sermon
The Widow’s Gift - The Generosity of the Marginalized Rev. Kelly Dotson
Joy & Concerns and Prayers of the People
Loving Creator,
you dwell among us and invite us to your table.
May your kin-dom come near,
and your dream of justice and joy take root on earth.
Give us this day the bread we truly need—
the bread of compassion, the bread of enough.
Forgive us when we hoard or exclude,
and teach us to forgive with open hands and hearts.
Lead us away from fear and into your abundant life.
For yours is the kin-dom, the power of love,
and the glory of grace, now and forever. Amen.
Hymn
Take My Life, and Let It Be UMH#399
Blessing and Sharing of Christ’s Light
Postlude
Jesu, Jesu arr. George Kingsley
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Kelly Dotson
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Worship Arts Associate: Patty Higgins
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