12 November 2026 – Chapel – Drew Theo Chapel

Gathering Music

“Bless that Wonderful Name of Jesus”

Bless that wonderful name of Jesus.
Bless that wonderful name of Jesus.
Bless that wonderful name of Jesus,
no other name I know.

There’s power in the name of Jesus.
Power in the name of Jesus.
Power in the name of Jesus,
no other name I know. [Refrain]
There’s healing in the name of Jesus.
Healing in the name of Jesus.
Healing in the name of Jesus,
no other name I know. [Refrain]

Welcome & Call to Worship

Jen Nelson

(adapted from Enfleshed)

Leader: Joy is not reserved for the carefree; it meets those who are weary and still choose to show up.
People: Rejoice!
Leader: We do not get to know the times and the seasons, but we are promised the Spirit’s power.
People: Rejoice!
Leader: We do not have to carry our worries alone; we bring them to prayer and thanks, and we leave lighter.
People: Rejoice!
Leader: Peace stands guard over our hearts, and the joy of our ancestors still sings in our bones.
People: Rejoice!
Leader: God is near!
People: Let us rejoice, on purpose!

Opening Song

“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” v. 1, 2, 4
Words: Charles Wesley

Love divine, all loves excelling,
joy of heaven, to earth come down;
fix in us thy humble dwelling;
all thy faithful mercies crown!
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation;
enter every trembling heart.
Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
into every troubled breast!
Let us all in thee inherit;
let us find that second rest.
Take away our bent to sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
end of faith, as its beginning,
set our hearts at liberty.
Finish, then, thy new creation;
pure and spotless let us be.
Let us see thy great salvation
perfectly restored in thee;
changed from glory into glory,
till in heaven we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Opening Prayer

Rev. Elouise Hill-Challenger

Scripture Reading

Philippians 4:4-7 (NRSVue)

Lerato Pitso

4 Rejoice[a] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.[b] 5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Acts 1:1-9 (NRSVue)

Janice Marie Beauchamp

1 In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 After his suffering[a] he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. 4 While staying] with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait there for the promise of the Father. “This,” he said, “is what you have heard from me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with[c] the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9 When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

Leader: The Word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.

Choir Anthem

“There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy”
Words: Frederick Faber & Mark Miller, Music: Mark Miller, OneLicense #A-729109

Introduction of Speaker

Conway Gittens

Sermon

“Power”

Bishop Moore-Koikoi

Musical Response

“Who Is Missing From the Table”
Words: Mark Miller, OneLicense #A-729109

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Bishop Moore-Koikoi

(Adapted from The United Methodist Book of Worship)

Leader: God be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to God.
Leader: Let us give thanks to God, our Creator.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Leader: It is right, and a good and joyful thing,
always and everywhere to give thanks to you,
Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth.
You formed us in your image
and breathed into us the breath of life.
When we turned away, and our love failed,
your love remained steadfast.
You delivered us from captivity,
made covenant to be our sovereign God,
and spoke to us through the prophets.
And so, with your people on earth
and all the company of heaven
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Singing:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest.

Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ.
Your Spirit anointed him
to preach good news to the poor,
to proclaim release to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
and to announce that the time had come
when you would save your people.
He healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners.
By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection
you gave birth to your Church,
delivered us from slavery to sin and death,
and made with us a new covenant
by water and the Spirit.

On the night in which he gave himself up for us,
he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread,
gave it to his disciples, and said:
“Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.”

When the supper was over, he took the cup,
gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said:
“Drink from this, all of you;
this is my cup of the new covenant,
poured out for you and for many
for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me.”

And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving
as a holy and living sacrifice,
in union with Christ’s offering for us,
as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

Singing: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest

Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here,
and on these gifts of bread and wine.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ,
that we may be for the world the body of Christ,
redeemed by his blood.

By your Spirit make us one with Christ,
one with each other,
and one in ministry to all the world,
until Christ comes in final victory
and we feast at his heavenly banquet.

Through your Son Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
all honor and glory is yours, almighty God,
now and forever.

Singing: Amen, Amen, Amen.
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest.

And now, with the confidence of children of God, let us sing together the Lord’s Prayer:

Singing: Our God, in heaven, holy is your name,
your reign come, your will done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread, and help us forgive, as we have been forgiven.
In the time of trial lead us into light,
for yours is the kindom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
Our God, in heaven, holy is your name, holy is your name.

Because there is one loaf,
we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.
The cup over which we give thanks is a sharing in the life of Christ.

Communion Songs

“Come To the Table of Grace”
Words: Barbara Hamm, OneLicense #A-729109

Come to the table of grace. (2x)
This is God’s table; it’s not yours or mine.
Come to the table of grace.

Come to the table of peace (2x)
This is God’s table; it’s not yours or mine.
Come to the table of peace.

Come to the table of love. (2x)
This is God’s table; it’s not yours or mine.
Come to the table of love.

Come to the table of joy. (2x)
This is God’s table; it’s not yours or mine.
Come to the table of love.

“Lord, Listen To Your Children Praying”

Words/Music: Ken Medema, OneLicense #A-729109

Lord, listen to your children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit in this place.
Lord, listen to your children praying,
send us love, send us pow’r, send us grace.