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You Are Good

By Isreal Houghton

United Voices

Rev. Cozette Thomas

United Voices

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye Heavenly Host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Rev. Jon Robinson

Leader: Welcome to God’s house! We are delighted to have you here!

People: We hunger for God’s word of hope.

Leader: You have come to the right place. Here you will be fed on the life-giving love of God.

People: We thirst for God’s healing in our lives.

Leader: At the table of the Lord, you will be fed and your thirst quenched.

People: Thanks be to God who provides for our needs.

All Hail the Power

United Voices

1 All Hail the pow'r of Jesus' name!
Let men and angels loud proclaim
The wonders of His works and ways,
And raise to Him unending praise;
He built the heav'ns, the stars He made;
By Him was earth's foundation laid;
Before Him let all nations fall,
And crown Him Lord of all;
And crown Him, crown Him, Lord of all!
And crown Him, crown Him, Lord of all!

Crown Him! crown Him!
Honor, love and mercy unto Him belong;
Crown Him! Crown Him!
Praise Him with a glad triumphant song,
Crown Him! crown Him!
Honor, love and mercy unto Him belong;
Crown Him! Crown Him!
Shall crown Him Lord of all.

2 All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name!
To seek and save the lost He came
To earth a stranger, and unknown,
A ransom for His loved, His own;
He came to break the bonds of sin,
Our souls from Satan's pow'r to win;
He speaks—O hear His righteous call,
And crown Him Lord of all;
And crown Him, crown Him, Lord of all!
And crown Him, crown Him, Lord of all!

Crown Him! crown Him!

Honor, love and mercy unto Him belong;

Crown Him! Crown Him!

Praise Him with a glad triumphant song,

Crown Him! crown Him!

Honor, love and mercy unto Him belong;

Crown Him! Crown Him!

Shall crown Him Lord of all.

3 All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name!
Mine, mine shall be the tears of shame
That such a Savior was denied,
Was scourged, condemned and crucified;
Yet, blessed news—He lives again!
The Pow'rs of darkness were in vain!
Let all the earth His name extol,
And crown Him Lord of all;
And crown Him, crown Him, Lord of all!
And crown Him, crown Him, Lord of all!

Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould

The Blood Still Works

by Malcolm Williams

United Voices

Pastor William H. Lamar IV

Welcome to Metropolitan

United Voices

In this house, you'll find love

In this house, you'll find peace,

In this house, you'll find overwhelming joy,

A strong foundation, an historic legacy,

Welcome to Metropolitan

Welcome to Metropolitan AME

Love, Peace, Joy, God's got it here for you

Welcome

Welcome to Metropolitan

Welcome to Metropolitan AME

Your giving is a wonderful expression of God’s generosity. There are several ways to give: via check mailed to Metropolitan AME Church at 1518 M Street NW,

Washington, DC 20005, via credit card on the website at metropolitanamec.org/give via Realm, and via text.

To text to give, text "metro1518" to 73256.

Lillia Choice

Matthew 21: 33 - 46 NRSVUE

Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away. 34 When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. 35 But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them in the same way. 37 Then he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.’ 39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” 41 They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.”

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures:

‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[a]
this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is amazing in our eyes’?

43 “Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces its fruits. 44 The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”

Coronation

by Greg O’Quin

United Voices

Pastor William H. Lamar IV

You that do truly and earnestly repent of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbor, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in His holy ways, draw near with faith and take this holy sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God.

Almighty God, Mother and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all people, we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed by thought, word and deed against Your divine Majesty, provoking most justly your wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Parent for Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake; forgive us all that is past and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please You in newness of life, to the honor and glory of Your name, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Almighty God, our Heavenly Parent, who of your great mercy has promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto you, have mercy upon us; pardon and deliver us from all our sins; confirm and strengthen us in all goodness; and bring us to everlasting life through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your holy spirit that we may perfectly love You, and worthily magnify Your holy name through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty that we shall at all times, and in all places give thanks unto You, O Lord, Holy Parent, Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Your Holy Name, evermore praising You and saying, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts; heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Glory be to You, O Lord, most high.” Amen.

We do not presume to come to this Your table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in Your manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather crumbs under Your table. But You are the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of Your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink His blood that our sinful souls and bodies may be made clean by His death and washed through His blood, and that we may evermore dwell in Him and He in us.

Almighty God, our Heavenly Parent, who of Your tender mercy did give Your only Son, Jesus Christ, to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, who made thereby His oblation of Himself, once offered, a full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world; and did institute and in His holy gospel command us to continue a perpetual memory of that His precious death until His coming again; hear us, O merciful Mother and Father, we most humbly beseech You, and grant that we, receiving these Your creatures of bread and wine, according to Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ’s holy institution, in remembrance of His death and passion, may be partakers of His most blessed body and blood; Who in the same night that He was betrayed took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to His disciples saying, Take, eat, this is My body which is broken for you. This do in remembrance of Me. Likewise after supper He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them saying, Drink all of it, for this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins; do this, as often as you shall drink it, in remembrance of me. Amen.

Pastor William H. Lamar IV