LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
OPENING SONG OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS We are in the Christmas season, a time when we commemorate and celebrate the coming of Christ as a baby in Bethlehem. The theme this week is redeemed for relationship. The selected readings are Psalm 148:1-14 • Isaiah 61:10-62:3 • Galatians 4:4-7 • Luke 2:22-40 In […]
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For those of us who follow the Christian Worship Calendar, the season of Advent (four weeks of anticipation and preparation for this day) ended yesterday. During the Advent season, we used each of the Sundays to remind us that Jesus Christ is our HOPE, our PEACE, our JOY and our LOVE. Today is Christmas Day. Today, we celebrate the fact that He
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WELCOME and THANKS . OPENING PRAYER . We joyfully praise you, O Lord, for the fulfillment of your promise of a Savior and what that means in our lives. Thank you for the gift of salvation through the birth of your Son, Jesus. Create us anew as we wait … and help us see
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DISCUSSION Psalm 100:1-5 • Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 • Ephesians 1:15-23 • Matthew 25:31-46 Yesterday was the last Sunday of the church calendar, known as Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday. Next Sunday begins Advent and a new church year. The Reign of Christ gives us pause to think about our participation in God’s kingdom on earth now. We can think
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER This week’s theme is preparation for the Lord’s rescue. The call to worship Psalm humbly casts eyes upward in calling for mercy and deliverance from the proud. The Old Testament reading from Judges recounts the story of Deborah who emphatically delivers God’s command to Barak, son
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS SPEAKING OF LIFE PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT … You Don’t Have to Be a Girl Scout Michelle Fleming I was involved in Girl Scouts when I was younger. Maybe you were a Girl Scout or Boy Scout, too. The motto for Scouts is “Be Prepared.”
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING PRAYER OPENING COMMENTS The theme this week is divine paradoxes. The selected readings are Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 • Joshua 3:7-17 • 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 • Matthew 23:1-12 The first section of the call to worship Psalm expresses gratitude for God’s redeeming love, and in the second section of the Psalm, God’s redemption is
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Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 • Deuteronomy 34:1-12 • 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 • Matthew 22:34-46 The theme for this week is how to minister to others in spite of yourself. Psalm 90 teaches us that we need to have a foundation of humility before we begin ministering to others. The examples of the prophet Moses and Joshua are offered in Deuteronomy 34, and they’re
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WELCOME and THANKS for joining. OPENING PRAYER The theme for this week is individual and communal callings. The selected passages: Psalm 124:1-8; Exodus 1:8-2:10; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 The call to worship Psalm is a communal thanksgiving song in response to God’s deliverance. The Old Testament reading from Exodus recounts the oppression of
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WELCOME to another episode of Monday Reverb … THANKS for joining us. This theme for this week is remembering the Lord’s saving works. The selected passages are Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28, Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b, Matthew 14:22-33 and Romans 10:5-15. The Old Testament reading, from Genesis 37:1-4,12-28, recounts the beginning of Joseph’s saga that landed him in Egypt after being sold
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