Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, October 31, 2021

318 W St. Catherine St, Louisville, KY 40203

(502) 585-2176
http://www.fourthavenue.us/.
 Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church
Twenty- Third Sunday after Pentecost, October 31, 2021

Entrance
Prelude Phillip Morgan

Welcome and Announcements

*Call to Worship
Love the Lord your God.
We love with all our heart.
Love the Lord your God.
We love with all our soul.
Love the Lord your God.
We love will all our mind.
Love the Lord your God.
We love with all our strength.

*Opening Hymn “Open My Eyes, That I May See” Congregation

UMH No. 454 OPEN MY EYES

Opening Prayer
Abiding and caring God,
help us remember that you are present with us,
calling us to be our best selves.
Help us learn to love ourselves,
that we might learn to love our neighbors.
With the caring example of Christ,
we seek to be your love and care in the world.
Amen.
 Proclamation and Response
Special Music

Scripture Luke 14
Reader: This is the Word of God, for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.

Sermon Three Simple Rules: Pastor José González

1. Do No Harm

Holy Communion

Offering
*Doxology “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” Congregation
OLD HUNDREDTH
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below:
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Sending Forth
*Sending Hymn “I Come with Joy” Congregation
UMH No. 617 DOVE OF PEACE

*Benediction

Postlude
 Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church
Mission: It is the mission of Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church to share the love of
God in the heart of the city.

Vision: To create a community that develops disciples of God in the way of Jesus Christ in
fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Fourth Avenue will foster love, acceptance, and personal
growth where every person knows they belong and are valued.

STAFF & WORSHIP LEADERS

Pastor: Pastor José González - rev.jose.e.gonzalez@outlook.com
Associate Pastor/Open Door Coordinator: Rev. Jack Steiner - jack@steiner.win.net
Director of Music: Mr. Phillip Morgan - pdmorg02@gmail.com
Office Manager: Ms. Lisa Kolb - faumc318@gmail.com

PERMISSIONS

Bulletin Art:
Brunswick Monogrammist. Parable of the Great Banquet, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt
Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55984 [retrieved November 5,
2021]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brunswick_Monogrammist_Great_Banquet.jpg.