Mark 13:1-8; Hebrews 10:11-25 | Even before we tune into the news, it’s likely we could predict the stories we’ll hear. There’s seemingly a pattern to news cycles, and even more so, a pattern to human behavior throughout history. Seeing this, it may feel as though we’re caught in a never-ending cycle of the same story without hope of any change. But amidst everything around us and within us, God promises to deliver new life into this world. We await this life – in all its fullness – with hope and expectation. But as we wait, we don’t do so passively. Instead, we – as the church – are called to be midwives to what God is already doing. So this weekend, take a moment to hold fast to the assurance of our God who is faithful, and pick up your work gloves while you’re at it. For God’s reign is about to be delivered.
Sunday, November 17, 2024, Twenty-sixth Sunday Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-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:Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies. Text: Charls Wesley, 1707-1788. Music: J. G. Werner, Choralbuck, 1815. Text and Music: Public Domain. Kyrie: Lord, Have Mercy. Text and Music: Curtis Stephan. Text and Music: © 2009 Oregon Catholic Press. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of Praise: Glory to God. Text and Music: Curtis Stephan, International Commission on English in the Liturgy. Text and Music: © 2009, 2010 Oregon Catholic Press. Covered under One License subscription. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia. Text and Music: Curtis Stephan, International Commission on English in the Liturgy. Text and Music: © 1969, 1981, 1997, 2009 Oregon Catholic Press. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: When Peace Like a River. Text: Horatio G. Spafford, 1828-1888. Music: Philip P. Bliss, 1838-1876. Public Domain. Offering: Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart. Text and Music: Frederick Atkinson, Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2006 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Liturgy: Holy. Text and Music: Curtis Stephan, International Commission on English in the Liturgy. Text and Music: © 2009, 2010 Oregon Catholic Press. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: This Is My Fathers World. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2006 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Canticle of the Turning. Text:. Music: Rory Cooney, b. 1952, based on the Magnificat. Music: Irish traditional. Text: © 1990 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.