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Mark 10: 46-52 | “Feel the fear and do it anyway.” Good advice, but sometimes a bit challenging to put into practice.  But what if we believed that, as children of God who’ve been restored through the blood of Christ’s death and resurrection, we will receive the courage we need? The courage to approach our God and Father? The courage to acknowledge our shortcomings and need for healing? The courage to be vulnerable? The courage to follow as a disciple? The courage to “feel the fear and do it anyway”? Join us for worship as we claim the promise that Jesus restores us, gives us life and gives us the gift to live courageously as his disciples.

Twenty-second Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: For the Beauty of the Earth. Text: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917, alt. Music: DIX, Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872. Text and music © 1917 Willow Publishing Pty Ltd. Covered under One License subscription.
Hymn of the Day: When the Poor Ones. Text: Jos’e Antonio Olivar, b. 1939; tr. Martin A. Seltz, b. 1951. Music: EL CAMINO, Miguel Manzano, b. 1934. Text and Music: © 1971, 1998 J. A. Olivar, Miguel Manzano, and San Pablo International – SSP, admin. OCP Publications. Offering Song: O God, We Call. Text and Music: Linnoa Good. Text and Music: © 1994 Borealis Music. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Reign of Healing. Words and Music: Hans Peterson and Larry Olson. Music and Text: © 1999 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: You Are The Way. Words by Steve Angrisano, Tom Tomaszek, and Christi Smith. Music by Steve Angrisano and Patrick Smith. Words and Music: © 2002 spiritandsong.com. Covered under CCLI subscription. Liturgy: Now the Feast and Celebration. by Marty Haugen.©1990 by GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.

 

Mark 10: 35-45 | When we think of those who are “powerful,” our minds likely go to high-ranking CEOs, politicians, and billionaires. Often, we do not consider ourselves as people of “power” and “influence.” But each of us has been granted power. For starters, we all have been given the power of the Spirit, and many of us have also been granted power and authority based on our race, background, education, gender, and social status. So then, as people of faith, how do we steward this power? Join us for worship as we hear Christ’s example of using his power for the sake of others, and as we are challenged to assess how our power can be used to make a difference.

Twenty-first Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgments: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Pass It On. Words and Music: Kurt Kaiser. Words and Music © Lutheran Church Of Australia. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: Let All Things Now Living. Text: Katherine K. Davis, 1892-1980.. Music: The Ash Grove, Welsh folk tune. Text and music © 1939, 1966 E. C. Schirmer Music Company. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service. Text: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984. Music: Beach Spring, The Sacred Harp, Philadelphia, 1844. Text: © Oxford University Press. The Copyright Co.  Covered under CCLI subscription. Offering Song: We Are An Offering. Words and Music by Dwight Liles. Words and Music: © 1984 Curb Word Music. Covered under CCLI License subscription. Communion Song: Make Me A Servant. Words and Music: Kelly Willard. Music and Text: © 1982 CCCM Music | Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing | Willing Heart Music. Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Make Me An Instrument. Words by Larry Olson & Karol Baer. Words and Music: © 1989 Dakota Road Music. Covered under CCLI subscription. Liturgy: Now the Feast and Celebration. by Marty Haugen.©1990 by GIA Publications, Inc.  Covered under One License subscription. 

 

Mark 10:17-31 | “Let it go, let it go,” sings Elsa in the infamous Disney movie “Frozen.” Some things in our lives and our world might be easy to “let go of,” but other things that are closer to our hearts may be harder to simply “let go of.” Indeed, some things that we hold onto tightly may not even be things, but ideals, that we couldn’t imagine loosening our grip. But as the rich man finds out in talking with Jesus, there are often things that we hang onto which inhibit us from seeing or participating in, God’s Kingdom. Out of grace, our God “let go” of all our God had so that we might live in his Kingdom. So now, in response, dare we ask ourselves what might be blocking us from fully living in the life God intends for us and all God’s people? Join us for worship as we experience God’s grace anew and are sent to be stewards of God’s Kingdom.

Twentieth Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgments: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: God I So Good/Jesus Loves Me!. Text: William B Bradbury, 1816-1868. Music: Valerie W. Stephenson. Text and music © 2007, 2012 Choristers Guild. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Seek Ye First. Text and Music: Karen Lafferty, b. 1948. Text and Music: © 1972 Maranatha! Music. admin. The Copyright Co. Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: All My Relatives. Words and Music by Larry Olson & Karol Baer. Music and Text: © 1992 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: You Are the Way. Words by Steve Angrisano, Tom Tomaszek, and Christi Smith. Music by Steve Angrisano and Patrick Smith. Words and Music: © 2002 spiritandsong.com. Covered under CCLI subscription. Liturgy: Now the Feast and Celebration. by Marty Haugen.©1990 by GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.

 

Mark 9:38-50, Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 | Whether we like it or not, we tend to be creatures of habit. As humans, we find one way of doing something that works and we stick with it. But then how do we respond when God shows up unexpectedly? Or, not as we envisioned? We believe that God first appeared in Jesus—in the most unexpected place—to unsuspecting people. But time and time again, God’s Kingdom shows up to us in ways we might not have imagined. Join us for worship as we hear the story of Moses and the Israelites and Jesus and his disciples, and are challenged to throw away those things that keep us from embracing where and how God’s kingdom does show up.

Eighteenth Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgments: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: The Gift of Love. Text: Hal Hopson. Music: John Carter.  Music: ©1972, 1995 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: What Is This Place?. Text:Huub Oosterhuis, b. 1933; Music: KOMT NU MET ZANG, A Valerius, Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, 1626. Text © 1967 Gooi en Stecht, BV, Baarn, The Netherlands, admin OCP Publications. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Will You Let Me Be Your Servant. Text: Richard Gillard b. 1953. Music: THE SERVANT SONG, Richard Gillard. Text and Music © 1977 Scripture In Song (℅ Integrity’s Hosanna Music)/ASCAP. Covered under CCLI subscription. Offering Song: Sweet Hour of Prayer. Words and Music by Sandra Eithun. Music: © Choristers Guild. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Be Thou My Vision. Text: ancient Irish; tr. by Mary E Byrne, 1905; fr. Eleanor Hill’s Poem Book of Gael, 1912, alt. Music: Trad. Irish melody; adapt. fr. The Church Hymnary, 1927. Contributors: SLANE  Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Bring Forth the Kingdom. Words and Music: Marty Haugen. Words and Music: © 1986 GIA Publications. Covered under One License subscription. Liturgy: Now the Feast and Celebration. by Marty Haugen.©1990 by GIA Publications, Inc.  Covered under One License subscription.

 

Mark 9:30-37, James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a| Welcome mats adorn people’s front steps. “All are welcome” is blasted across signs in front of churches and businesses, and “welcome home!” is a phrase we often use with we haven’t seen in a while. But what does it really mean to be “welcomed”? Join us for worship this week as we hear the promise of our God who became a servant so that we might be welcomed into God’s embrace, and as we are sent to be Christ’s welcome to all the world.

Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgments: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: God Is Here!. Text: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000. Music: ABBOT’ LEIGH, Cyril V. Taylor, 1907-1991. Text © 1979 and Music ©1942, ren. 1970 Hope Publishing Company.. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: All My Relatives. Words and Music: Larry Olson, Karol Baer. Words and Music © 1992 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: Make Me a Servant. Words and Music by Kelly Willard. Words and Music: © 1982 CCCM Music, Universal Music, Brentwood Benson Publishing, Willing Heart Music. Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: Refiner’s Fire. Words and Music: Brian Doerksen. Words and Music: © 1990 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Step By Step. Words and Music: David (Beaker) Strasser. Words and Music: © 1991 Kid Brother Of St. Frank Publishing, Universal Music, Brentwood Benson Publishing. Covered under CCLI subscription. Liturgy: Now the Feast and Celebration. by Marty Haugen.©1990 by GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.

 

Mark 8: 27-38 | Have you ever noticed how different groups adopt a key phrase that becomes their “rallying cry”? That simple, short phrase is often meant to be something memorable. But it’s also meant to be something that spurs people to action.  So, if we were to suggest a rallying cry for the church, what would it be? And, what would that mean for us as we live as God’s people in the world today? Join us as we confess with our lips that Jesus is our Lord, and go forth by the power of the Spirit to live out God’s message for the world.

Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Hymn of Promise.  Text and music: Natalie Sleeth. Text and music: © 1986 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under CCLI subscription. Gathering Song: How Firm a Foundation. Arranged by Martha Lynn Thompson. Text and music ©2016 Agape, a Division of Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Lord Reign In Me. Words and Music:Brenton Brown. Words and Music © 1989 Vineyard Songs.  Covered under CCLI subscription. Offering Song: Everybody’s Got Something to Offer. Words and Music by Larry Olson. Words and Music: © 1989 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Take My Life, That I May Be. Text: Frances R Havergal, 1836-1879, alt. Music: Patmos, William H Havergal, 1793-1870. Public Domain Sending Song: My Life Is In You. Words and Music: Daniel Gardner. Words and Music: © 1986 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music.  Covered under CCLI subscription. Liturgy: Now the Feast and Celebration. by Marty Haugen.©1990 by GIA Publications, Inc.  Covered under One License subscription. 

Mark 7: 24-37 | “Be opened,” Jesus says to the deaf and mute man in our Gospel reading. In a moment, the man’s ears and tongue were released, and his world changed. But at that moment, he was also confronted with external stimuli that he likely was receiving for the first time. Healed and whole, he also found himself in an entirely different world. As people brought to the table of our Lord, we too are offered healing in the name of Christ and are given the invitation to be opened to God’s gift of life. But that openness may open us to different things around us, and may even open us to different things within us. So do we allow Jesus to “open” us, knowing that it may open us to new perspectives, new ways of being, and new understandings of ourselves? Join us for worship as we consider Christ’s invitation, and as we once again are fed the bread of life given to all God’s children.

Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Ye Servants of God.  Music: Craig Courtney. Music: © 2003 Beckenhorst Press, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing. Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, alt.  Music: AZMON, Carl G. Glaser, 1784-1829; arr. Lowell Mason, 1792-1872. © 1917 Willow Publishing Pty. Ltd. Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Light Dawns on a Weary World. Text and Music: Mary Louise Bringle, William P. Rowan. Words and Music ©2000, 2002 GIA Publications, Inc.  Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: God Extends an Invitation. Words and Music by Gerhard Cartford, Miria T. Kolling. Words and Music: © 1998 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love. Text and Music: Tom Colvin. Music: © 1969 Hope Publishing company.  Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Lord of Justice. Words and Music: Larry Olson. Words © 1989 Dakota Road Music.  Covered under One License subscription. Liturgy: Now the Feast and Celebration. by Marty Haugen.©1990 by GIA Publications, Inc.  Covered under One License subscription. 

Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23; James 1:17-27 | In the past year and a half, we have become more and more attuned to how what lies around us can infect us and spread like wildfire. But just as much as a virus can duplicate, time and time again, what lies within us can also spread and cause just as much suffering. Anger, jealousy, judgment, fear, and insecurity can arise within us at a moments’ notice…even when we have the best of intentions. So then, how do we live together in community and in Christ? Join us as we confess our sin and remember the Living Word of God that has already been implanted within us.

Fourteenth Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgments: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Spirit Song,  Music: John Carter. Music: © 1995 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: For the Beauty of the Earth. Text: Folliott S Pierpoint, 1835-1917, alt.  Music: DIX, Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872. © 1917 Willow Publishing Pty. Ltd..  Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Change My Heart, O God. Text and Music: Eddie Espinosa, b. 1953. Text and Music ©1982 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing, admin. Music Services.  Covered under CCLI subscription. Offering Song: Take, Oh, Take Me As I Am. Words and Music by John L Bell, b. 1949. Text and Music: © 1995 Iona Community, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Seek Ye First. Text and Music: Karen Lafferty, b. 1948. Text and Music: © 1972 Maranatha! Music. admin. The Copyright Co.  Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: Take My Life, That I May Be. Text: Francis R. Havergal, 1836-1879, adapt,; Spanish text: Vincent Mendoza, 1875-1955. Music: Toma MI Voluntad, William Dexheimer Pharris, b. 1956. Music  © 1999 Augsburg Fortress..  Covered under One License subscription.

John 6:51-58 | “You are what you eat,” goes the traditional nutritional advice. Many of us have heard this in reference to our physical bodies, and it is common for fad diets to incorporate this phraseology into their marketing. But what about what we feed our minds, our souls, and our spirits? Join us for worship as we hear the invitation from Jesus to consume that which gives life, sending us forth to be Christ’s bread of life in the world today.

Twelfth Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Standin’ in the Need of Prayer. Text:. Music- ©. Covered under CCLI subscription. Gathering Song:As We Gather at Your Table. Text: Carl P. Daw Jr., b. 1944. Music: IN BABILONE,Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlities en Contradansen, 1710. Text © 1989 Hope Publishing Company. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: By Your Hand You Feed Your People. Text: Susan R. Riehl, b. 1952. Music: CAMROSE, Marty Haugen, b. 1950.. Text and music © 2002 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: Give Thanks. Text and Music: Henry Smith. Text and music © 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. Covered Under One License subscription. Communion Songs: Come, Let Us Eat. Text: Billema Kwaillia, b. 1925, sts. 1-3; Gilbert E. Doan Jr., b. 1930, st. 4, alt.; tr. Margaret D. Miller, b. 1927, sts. 1-3, alt. Music: A VA DE, Billema Kwillia, adapt. Text sts. 1-3 and tune © Lutheran World Federation; text st. 4 and music adapt. © 1972 Contemporary Worship 4, admin. Augsburg Fortress.  Covered under One License subscription.  You Satisfy the Hungry Heart. Text: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1997. Music: BICENTENNIAL, Robert E. Kreutz, 1922-1996. Text and music © 1977 Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  Covered under One License subscription.  Sending Song: Go Now. Text and Music: Hans Peterson and Larry Olson. © 2006 Dakota Road Music. Covered under One License subscription.

1 Kings 19:4-8 | Ever reach for that “quick snack,” hoping that it will tie you over until the next meal? We all need a little “boost” every once and a while to give us a dose of energy. But what happens when it doesn’t tie us over? And what happens when we reach for something to fill us—outside of food—and we find ourselves coming up short? Tired? Empty? Where do we turn? And do we trust that God will provide what we need for the journey? Join us this week for worship as we follow the prophet Elijah in a moment of desperation, and as we receive the sustenance we need for the journeys before us in the sacraments of baptism and communion.

Eleventh Sunday of Pentecost Worship Bulletin

Acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: Come, Now is the Time to Worship. Words and Music by Brian Doerkensen © 1998 Vineyard Songs.  Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song. Text and Music: Les Petites Soeurs de Jésus and L’Arche Community; tr. Stephen Somerville, b.1931. Text and Music © Les Petites Soeurs de Jésus.Tr. © 1970 Stephen Somerville.  Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: All Who Are Thirsty. Words and Music by Brenton Brown and Glenn Roberts. © 1998 Vineyard Songs. Covered under CCLI subscription. Communion Song: Taste and See. Text and Music: James E. Moore Jr., b. 1951, based on Ps. 34. Text and Music: © 1983 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Your Grace Is Enough. Words and Music by Matt Maher.  ©2003 Thank you Music | spiritandsong.com. Covered under CCLI subscription.