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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Tony McNeill, Guest Lectionary Liturgist
Minister of Music & Arts, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC

Worship Planning Notes
Prior to the worship service all auxiliaries, boards, and groups in the church who are engaged in projects that serve the community and need volunteers should set up tables in a visible area and be prepared to sign up workers. Make sure that special announcements are also placed in the church bulletin. Each group should set goals to attract more volunteers and plan accordingly.

1. Invocation or Litany

One:	The world is in need of an embrace and a hand up.
Many:	Give of yourself.
One:	Such giving allows the incarnation to come among us again and again.
Many:	Give of yourself.
One:	You cannot help everyone but you can help someone. Why not do it today.
Many:	Give of yourself.
One:	Your skills, your compassion, your intellect, and your heart are all needed as much as are your finances.
Many:	Give of yourself.
One:	God has no hands but our hands, no feet but our feet. Will we let God down? Will we give God excuses? Will we fail to show God our thankfulness for all that God has given us? We cannot fail our brothers and sisters in need.
Many:	Give of yourself.
ALL:	For if we all give of ourselves, hearts will be uplifted, children will be fed, elders will no longer be alone, the sick will be healed, neighborhoods will be safer, schools will teach again, and the Kingdom will come on earth as it is in heaven.

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) Here I Am, Lord. By Dan Schutte

(b) Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand. By Jennie Wilson. Tune, (UNCHANGING HAND), by F. L. Eiland

(c) Koinonia. By V. Michael McKay

(d) Only What You Do for Christ Will Last. By Raymond Rasberry

(e) Sanctuary. By John Thompson and Randy Scruggs

(f) Zion, Haste. By Mary Ann Thompson. Tune, (TIDINGS), by James Walch

3. Spirituals or Traditional Songs
(a) Lord, I Want to Be a Christian. Spiritual. Adapted by John W. Work Jr. and Frederick J. Work. Tune, (I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN), by Frederick J. Work

(b) May the Work I’ve Done Speak for Me. By Sullivan Pugh. Arr. by Colin Lett for SATB, soprano or tenor solo, a cappella

4. Gospel Songs for Choirs, Ensembles, or Praise Teams
(a) Order My Steps. By Glenn E. Burleigh

(b) Throw Out the Lifeline. Traditional. Arr. by O’landa Draper

5. Liturgical Dance Music
Yes. By Valencia Lacy

6. Anthem and Special Selection for Soloists, Duos, or Ensembles
(a) God’s Unchanging Hand. Arr. by Wayne Robinson. Choral arrangement
(composed in the style of a spiritual) for SATB, soprano solo, a cappella

(b) If I Can Help Somebody. By Alma B. Androzzo

7. Modern Songs
(a) Faithful Over a Few Things. By Glenn E. Burleigh

(b) Seasons. By Donald Lawrence

8. Offertory Song or Instrumental
Offertory Preparation
(May be read by a worship leader or recited by everyone to prepare for giving.)

The Scripture declares that we do not live unto ourselves. What we do and what we neglect to do affect the lives of many others. We are instructed not simply to be concerned with what is important to our lives alone, but we are to be involved in the affairs of those in the faith community. Let us be generous in our sharing with a world filled with diverse needs.

Offertory Music
(a) Give of Your Best to the Master. By Howard B. Grose. Tune by Charlotte A. Barnard

(b) He’ll Understand And Say “Well Done” (He Understands, He’ll Say "Well Done"). By Lucie Campbell

(c) What Shall I Render. By Margaret Douroux

9. Song or Instrumental for the Period of Prayer
(a) Give Me a Clean Heart. By Margaret Douroux

(b) Lord, Keep Me Day by Day. By Eddie Williams

(c) O Lord, Fix Me. By Eli Wilson, Jr.

(d) This Day. By Edwin Hawkins

10. Invitational Song or Instrumental
(a) Satisfied with Jesus. By B. B. McKinney

(b) Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us. By Dorothy A. Trupp. Tune by William B. Bradbury

(c) We Study, We Shout, We Serve. By Eddie Robinson

11. Benediction Spoken or Sung
Spoken

One:	People of God, the Messiah yet wants to know if we love him enough to feed his lambs.
Many:	Jesus knows that we love him.
One:	The Savior yet wants to know if we love him enough to feed his sheep.
Many:	Jesus knows that we love him.
One:	The Anointed One yet wants to know if we love him enough to tell a dying world about him.
Many:	Jesus knows that we love him, for he lives in us and shines forth in all that we say and do.
One:	Leave to follow Jesus Christ, knowing that the Promise Keeper and the Power of the Holy Spirit go before us.
ALL:	HALLELUJAH! AMEN!

Sung
(a) Follow Jesus. By Margaret Douroux

(b) To Worship, Work, and Witness. By Henry L. Lambdin. Tune by George J. Webb

(c) We Must Work. By Keith C. Lewis

12. Audio Visual Suggestion
From the bulletin cover to church screens to tables in church fellowship halls, pictures of persons volunteering should be visible on this Sunday.


1. Invocation or Litany
“Give of Yourself.” By The African American Lectionary Worship team

2. Hymns and Congregational Songs
(a) Here I Am, Lord. By Dan Schutte
Location:

(b) Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand. By Jennie Wilson. Tune, (UNCHANGING), by F. L. Eiland
Location:
(c) Koinonia. By V. Michael McKay
Location:

(d) Only What You Do for Christ Will Last. By Raymond Rasberry