Sunday LinkUp

CALL TO WORSHIP   OPENING SONGS Joy To The World … Hark, TheHerald Angels Sing … O, Holy Night …        OPENING COMMENTS For those who have been observing Advent, today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent (a time when we look forward to, and prepare for, Christmas – the time set aside […]

CALL TO WORSHIP   . 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

CALL TO WORSHIP OPENING PRAYER   Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Traditionally, Advent is a season of expectation and waiting, preparation and anticipation.  Our RCL scriptures for this Advent season also include some apocalyptic texts, ones that disrupt our usual way of viewing Advent and the Incarnation.  They encourage us to watch for

CALL TO WORSHIP   WELCOME and THANKS for joining us   OPENING SONGS   SERMONETTE From the TRANSCRIPT … The Heart of the Father Greg Williams Do you ever notice how often we are drawn into the negative rather than the positive?  You give a presentation and several people comment on how helpful it was,

CALL TO WORSHIP   WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS   FIRST READING Psalm 107:1-7 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His [a]mercy endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, 3 And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north

CALL TO WORSHIP   WELCOME and THANKS for joining us   OPENING SONGS       SERMONETTE From the TRANSCRIPT … CliffsNotes About Love Jeff Broadnax You may have used CliffsNotes as a student to help you get a better grasp of your coursework.  They are study guides that summarize different subjects, like organic chemistry,

CALL TO WORSHIP Opening choruses Opening prayer WELCOME and THANKS The theme this week is remembering the Lord’s saving works. The passage in Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45 includes a reference of Joseph’s rise to prominence, along with encouraging God’s people to recall the Lord’s wonderful works through thanksgiving, praise, and rejoicing.    The Old Testament

CALL TO WORSHIP Choruses:  We Have Come into His House, … He is Here … Reach Out and Touch Opening Prayer WELCOME and THANKS for joining us … Today is the sixth Sunday of the Easter season. The theme for this week is suffering and the nearness of God. The selected passages are Psalm 66:8-20; John

CALL TO WORSHIP   WELCOME and THANKS for joining us.   OPENING REMARKS Today is the fifth Sunday of the Easter season. Our theme this week is entering into the wonderful light of God. The selected passages are Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16;  John 14:1-14;  Acts 7:55-60; 1 Peter 2:2-10     FIRST READING Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16    A Psalm