Prelude Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior Opening Hymn* The Lord Is By My Side Call to Worship (based on Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32) Ldr: Has God rejected his people? Has he forgotten the ones he foreknew? Ppl: By no means! The Lord is faithful, and he has not let go. Ldr: The gifts of God are not loans to be recalled; Ppl: the calling of God is irrevocable, and his promises stand. Ldr:

Prelude Love Lifted Me Opening Hymn* Build My Life Call to Worship (based on Romans 10:5-15) Ldr: The word of God is not far from us, locked away in heaven or hidden in the depths; Ppl: it is near—in our mouths and in our hearts. Ldr: We did not climb to find him, nor descend to drag him up; Ppl: God has come near to us in Jesus Christ our Lord. Ldr: With our hearts we believe