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WELCOME and THANKS OPENING COMMENTS Our purpose = to be aware of – and better understand – what Grace Communion International believes and teaches. Open forum … We are all learning … All are invited to share … Feel free to participate Tolerance … Openness to all ideas, even if we don’t agree … If […]

WELCOME and THANKS OPENING REMARKS OPENING PRAYER   INTRODUCTION The theme for this week is transformation through relationship. In this week’s scripture readings, we can understand that an encounter with divine love will transform us in ways we can’t anticipate. Psalm 17:1-7,15 contrasts our tendency to justify ourselves and our actions, whereas God wants to transform

WELCOME and THANKS   OPENING REMARKS Today is Independence Day … Happy anniversary! Today is also the first Sunday in the month … a good time, maybe, to reformat our Sunday meetings … FROM a church-service format TO a fellowship-meeting format. The theme for this week is transformation through relationship. The keynote passage for today, Matthew

WELCOME and THANKS FOR JOINING US.   The theme for this week is assurance of God’s fidelity.   SPEAKING OF LIFE From the TRANSCRIPT …  Have you ever been accused of being stubborn?  I’m sure we’ve all had our moments.  My wife and I sometimes joke around about which one of us is more stubborn. 

CALL TO WORSHIP Opening Choruses Opening Prayer OPENING COMMENTS WELCOME and THANKS FOR JOINING US.  The theme for this week is assurance of God’s fidelity. assurance = confidence of mind or manner; freedom from doubt or uncertainty fidelity = faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support. FIRST READING Psalm 40:10-11 10 I

  In Ordinary Time, Christ-followers are invited to explore how we internalize, live out, and share our newness in Christ. This cannot be done unless Christians can be confident in the presence and power of God. The theme for this week is God has all things in hand. The call to worship Psalm speaks about God’s

CALL TO WORSHIP Opening choruses Opening Prayer OPENING COMMENTS In Ordinary Time, Christ-followers are invited to explore how we internalize, live out, and share our newness in Christ.  This cannot be done unless Christians can be confident in the presence and power of God. The theme for this week is God has all things in hand.

    The theme for this week is life in the Word.    The selected passages:  Psalm 119:105-112 • Genesis 25:19-34 • Romans 8:1-11 • Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 The call to worship Psalm expresses confidence in God’s word even during life’s severe afflictions. The Old Testament reading from Genesis recounts the birth and struggle of

CALL TO WORSHIP Opening Choruses Opening Prayer WELCOME and THANKS   The theme for this week is life in the Word.    OPENING SONGS       FIRST READING Psalm 119:105-112   105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous

WELCOME and THANKS   The main focus for tonight’s Bible Study … Clarifying the GCI Theological Vision But, first … a recap of last week’s Thursday Dive   From The GCI Statement of Beliefs: “The Son of God is the second Person of the triune God, eternally begotten of the Father.  He is the Word and