WELCOME TO PIONEER EVANGELICAL CHURCH Sunday November 24, 2013

Hymn # 565 COME, YE THANKFUL PEOPLE Come, ye thankful people, come. Raise the song of harvest home: All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin

God, our Maker, doth provide, For our wants to be supplied: Come to God's own temple, come. Raise the song of harvest home.

Verse 2 All the world is God's own field, Fruit unto His praise to yield: Wheat and tares together sown, Unto joy or sorrow grown.

First the blade and then the ear, Then the full corn shall appear Lord of harvest, grant that we, Wholesome grain and pure may be.

Verse 3 For the Lord our God shall come, And shall take His harvest home; From His field shall in that day All offenses purge away;

Give His angels charge at last In the fire the tares to cast; But the fruitful ears to store In His garner everymore.

Verse 4 Even so, Lord, quickly come To Thy final harvest home; Gather Thou Thy people in Free from sorrow, free from sin;

There, forever purified, In Thy presence to abide; Come, with all Thine angels, come, Raise the glorious harvest home.

PRAYER GREETING SHARING

Event Calendar TODAY- Potluck WED- 10 am Bible Study at church, lunch at Yans. NO dinner or Bible this week.

Event Calendar NEXT WEEK- Cookie Fellowship- Myatts, Jackie, Pinions Sat Dec 14-10am Women's Christmas Brunch, speaker on Julliette's House Ministry.

WE BRING THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE Heb. 13:15 We bring the sacrifice of praise Into the house of the Lord, We bring the sacrifice of praise Into the house of the Lord,

And we offer up to You The sacrifices of thanksgiving And we offer up to You The sacrifices of joy!

ALL THINGS All things bright & beautiful, All creatures great & small. All things wise & wonderful, The Lord God made them all. (2x)

The seasons in their own time, The warm summer rain. The winter & the springtime, The harvest of golden grain.

All things bright & beautiful, All creatures great & small. All things wise & wonderful, The Lord God made them all.

He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we may tell. How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well.

All things bright & beautiful, All creatures great & small. All things wise & wonderful, The Lord God made them all.

GIVE THANKS Give thanks with a grateful heart, Give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks, because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son. (2x)

And now let the weak say I am strong, Let the poor say I am rich, Because of what the Lord has done, for us (2x)

Give thanks with a grateful heart, Give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks, because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son. Give thanks, give thanks, give thanks.

Hymn # 397 LIKE A RIVER GLORIOUS Like a river glorious is God's perfect peace, Over all victorious in its bright increase,

Perfect, yet it floweth, fuller every day, Perfect, yet it groweth deeper all the way.

Chorus Stayed upon Jehovah, Hearts are fully blest, Finding as He promised, Perfect peace and rest.

Verse 2 Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand, Never foe can follow, never traitor stand,

Not a surge of worry, not a shade of care, Not a blast of hurry Touch the spirit there.

Chorus Stayed upon Jehovah, Hearts are fully blest, Finding as He promised, Perfect peace and rest.

Verse 3 Every joy or trial falleth from above, Traced upon our dial by the Sun of Love.

We may trust Him fully all for us to do, They who trust Him wholly, Find Him wholly true.

Chorus Stayed upon Jehovah, Hearts are fully blest, Finding as He promised, Perfect peace and rest.

BLESS THE LORD (10000 Reasons) Bless the Lord, oh my soul, Oh my soul, worship His holy name, Sing like never before, oh my soul, I worship Your holy name.

The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning, It time to sing Your song again. Whatever may pass and Whatever lies before me, Let me be singing when the ev'ning comes

Chorus Bless the Lord, oh my soul, Oh my soul, worship His holy name, Sing like never before, oh my soul, I worship Your holy name.

You're rich in love and You're slow to anger, Your name is great and Your heart is kind. For all Your goodness I will keep on singing, Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find.

Chorus Bless the Lord, oh my soul, Oh my soul, worship His holy name, Sing like never before, oh my soul, I worship Your holy name.

And on that day when my strength is failing, The end draws near and my time has come. Still my soul will sing Your praise unending, Ten thousand years and then for-ev-er more.

Chorus Bless the Lord, oh my soul, Oh my soul, worship His holy name, Sing like never before, oh my soul, I worship Your holy name.

OFFERING

Hymn # 572 DOXOLOGY Praise God from Whom all blessings flow, Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen!

SHARE & PRAYER

Hymn # 570 WE GATHER TOGETHER We gather together to Ask the Lord's blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to make known;

The wicked oppressing now Cease from distressing, Sing praises to His name: He forgets not His own.

Verse 2 Beside us to guide us, Our God with us joining, Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine;

So from the beginning the Fight we were winning: Thou, Lord, wast at our side, All glory be Thine!

Verse 3 We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader triumphant, And pray that Thou still Our Defender wilt be,

Let Thy congregation Escape tribulation, Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!

SCRIPTURE READING

CELEBRATION OF THE WORD Pastor Doug Drysdale GRATEFUL—FOR WHAT?

Introduction A. Theme: Why be grateful, and for what? B. Goals: 1. Learning—Gratitude is normal ______ ______ __________________

2. Action—The beginning of a good attitude is a ____________ ____________—____________ __________ ______ ________

I—The Context of Gratitude Psalm 75:1-6 A. _________ with thanks— 1. For __________________ 2. Even for __________ things.Jonah 4:6Jonah 4:6

B. Acknowledge that God, ______ ______, is in charge— 1. Of ________ :2 2. Of _______________ :3: C. Beware of ____________ :4-6

II—Think Long-Term Psalm 75:7-9 A. About ______________—:7-8 B. Praise Him for ______ ____ ____—:Psalm 100:4salm 100:4salm 100:4

III—Think Gospel A. Loyalty to __________— Romans 1:16-22 B. Loyalty in Prayer to the ________ ____ ____________— Philippians 1:2-4

Conclusion A. Review Goals— B. What is your action plan?— Decision: ________? ________?