21st Century Africana Worship Resources for the Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost, Year A

Call to Worship
(Adapted from Psalm 99, NRSV)
Leader: The Lord is King!

People: Let God's people tremble!

Leader: The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.

People: Let God's people praise your great and awesome name! Holy are you, Lord!

Leader: Our God is a mighty and just God!

People: Extol the Lord our God; worship at his footstool.

Leader and people: Holy is he! Choral Invocation
"Come, O Holy Spirit, Come" ("Wa Wa Wa Emimimo"), The Faith We Sing, 2124
Or consider another song, such as "Let it Rise" by Holland Davis

Suggested Hymn of Paise: "Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord" (The Faith We Sing, 2035)

Invitation to Give
Your ministry, and that of this congregation, makes a difference in the lives of people throughout the world. Like the church in Thessalonica, "your faith, love and steadfast hope in Christ" will be remembered. Worship God now with your tithes and offerings, so that others can experience God's love, hope, and liberation.

Dismissal
Beloved of God, we have experienced God's glory today.Just as God has been with us in the past, God will go with us when we leave this place. Go forth in peace! Go forth in love! Go forth in hope!

About the Author: The Rev. Lillian C. Smith is a former Associate General Secretary for the Division on Ministries with Young People at the Discipleship Ministries.