9:30am Welcome - Rev. David Bonnema Celebrating Confirmation Opening Song - “I Will Follow” - Makenzie Payne Time of Greeting Children’s Time Song - “It Is Well” Reflection on Generosity - Rev. Dana Seiler Song - “Come Thou Fount (Above All Else)” Sermon - “Generosity” - Rev. David Bonnema The book of Proverbs shares three principles of generosity: Principle #1- God blesses those who are generous One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will ; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. —Proverbs 11:24-25 Refreshed: provide new vigor and . Principle #2- The generous lend to the Lord Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,and he will for what they have done. —Proverbs 19:17 When you give to someone in need, imagine that you are actually giving to God. How would that change your giving patterns? Principle #3- God’s people are generous to the poor The righteous care about justice for the , but the wicked have no such concern. —Proverbs 29:7 This capital campaign needs to include all of us to be successful. We have an opportunity to practice generosity as God's people. Offering and Prayer Song - “Gratitude” Benediction 11:00am Prelude - Jeff Perks Welcome - Rev. David Bonnema Celebrating Confirmation Call to Worship - Rev. Dana Seiler Leader: We come today– the rich and the poor, the struggling and the secure; People: God calls us all. Leader: We bring our hearts to this place with our joys and sorrows, our questions and fears. People: God knows us all. Leader: We offer what we have, our talents and our flaws, our hopes and our dreams. People: God loves us all. Let us worship God today. Hymn - “God Whose Giving Knows No Ending” - #422 - 3 Verses Prayer of Confession: Holy Lord, we are Your people. We are grateful, we give to one another, we do missions and teach Sunday school and get up from our pews and shake each other’s hands in welcome. Sometimes we ignore the pleas for help with this event or that program, but we are a good church. Help us to know how to be an even better church. Help us to take that next step, to grow a little deeper in our faith, to trust You a little more, to be a little more generous, and to lean just a little bit more on Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray today, Amen. Declaration of Forgiveness Passing of the Peace Sacrament of Holy Baptism - Zoey Jane Lanham Reflection on Generosity Anthem - “My Tribute” (Crouch) - Unity Choir Sermon - “Generosity” - Rev. David Bonnema The book of Proverbs shares three principles of generosity: Principle #1- God blesses those who are generous One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will ; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. —Proverbs 11:24-25 Refreshed: provide new vigor and . Principle #2- The generous lend to the Lord Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,and he will for what they have done. —Proverbs 19:17 When you give to someone in need, imagine that you are actually giving to God. How would that change your giving patterns? Principle #3- God’s people are generous to the poor The righteous care about justice for the , but the wicked have no such concern. —Proverbs 29:7 This capital campaign needs to include all of us to be successful. We have an opportunity to practice generosity as God's people. Anthem - “Revelation 19:1” (Phillips/Nitz) - Unity Choir Offering and Prayer of Thanksgiving Doxology - “Thank You” Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Hymn - “Freely, Freely” - 2 Verses Benediction Postlude