NOTES: As we live in an honest relationship with God, a door opens. A new opportunity emerges. We who are fully known by God can ourselves know God more and more fully. If God's love is a mystery to us, then this week, we find that the clue is written on our very own hearts by God's own hand. This is the covenant in which we can live, in open conversation, loving give and receive, with God.
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 31:31-34
31:31 The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
31:32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt--a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the LORD.
31:33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
31:34 No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, "Know the LORD," for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.
8:30 AM Order of Service
The Gathering
Welcome
Prelude
We Gather in The Light of Christ
Lighting the Christ Candles
Children come forward to light the candles as we share the responsive reading.
Leader: In the beginning, God said,
People: 'Let there be light' and there was light!
Leader: We light these candles today,
People: Because God is with us in this time and in this place!
Hymn of Praise: # 86 "Great is Thy Faithfulness" (all verses)
Call to Worship
Leader: The days are surely coming, says the Lord,
when I will make a new covenant.
People: It will not be like the old covenant - written on stone.
Leader: This will be a radically new covenant,
Leader: This will be a radically new covenant,
People: The covenant will be within us - written on our hearts.
Leader: And God added these wonderful words—
Leader: And God added these wonderful words—
People: I am your God and you are my people.
Leader: Let us worship God.
Leader: Let us worship God.
People: We worship God in faith and love.
~ adapted from a work written by Moira Laidlaw, and posted on Liturgies Online.
Invocation (UNISON)
Holy One, dwell within us.
Whisper in our ears;
Glimmer in our vision;
Write upon our hearts.
We wait for you
with open ears, open eyes, open hearts.
~
written by Joanna Harader, and posted on Spacious
Faith. http://spaciousfaith.com/2012/01/18/wednesday-worship-piece-isaiah/
We Contemplate God’s Word
Scripture
Sermon
We Pray Together
We Share Our Joys &
Concern
Prayer Hymn: "As the Deer" (verses 1 & 3)
Praying Together
Holy God, before time you named us
Through time you redeem us
You call us, precious in your sight
Through time you redeem us
You call us, precious in your sight
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
Holy One, through the turbulent waters
Make us steady, your hands
Holding strong the fragile and weak
May we love as you love.
Holy One, through the turbulent waters
Make us steady, your hands
Holding strong the fragile and weak
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
Gracious God, may the fruits of our lives
be food for the hungry, bread
clothing, shelter, fire, water, Word
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
God of justice, remove the chaff
Of our lives that keep us from
Hearing, following, Your call
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
Loving God, take this day our fears our
Worries, distractions, and all
Turn them into wheat, heart food
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
~ written by Terri and posted on RevGalBlogPals.
http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.ca/
We Gather at The Lord’s Table
Invitation to the Table
Communion Hymn#452 "Here I Am, Lord" (verses 1 & 3)
Communion Hymn#452 "Here I Am, Lord" (verses 1 & 3)
The Elder’s Prayer of
Communion
Words of Institution
The Lord’s Supper
All are welcome to share at the
Table. Come forward using the center
aisle. As you partake of the bread and
the cup you are welcome to place an offering in the wooden bowl in front of the
table. The offering you share supports
the ministries and life of Christ’s church.
The Lord’s Prayer
We Go Forth into the World
Challenge for Discipleship
Discipleship Hymn#340 "Softly and Tenderly" (verses 1 & 3)
Blessing
People: For God has placed the light in us!
Leader: We go in peace!
People: Amen!
Children extinguish the candles as we share the responsive reading.
Leader: The light that was in one place at one time, is now in all places and all times,People: For God has placed the light in us!
Leader: We go in peace!
People: Amen!
10:40AM Service
Welcome
Prelude
Prelude
We Gather in the Light of Christ
Call to Worship
Leader: The days are surely coming, says the Lord,
when I will make a new covenant.
People: It will not be like the old covenant - written on stone.
Leader: This will be a radically new covenant,
Leader: This will be a radically new covenant,
People: The covenant will be within us - written on our hearts.
Leader: And God added these wonderful words—
Leader: And God added these wonderful words—
People: I am your God and you are my people.
Leader: Let us worship God.
Leader: Let us worship God.
People: We worship God in faith and love.
Hymn of Praise:#86 "Great is Thy Faithfulness" (all stanzas)
Invocation (UNISON)
Holy One, dwell within us.
Whisper in our ears;
Glimmer in our vision;
Write upon our hearts.
We wait for you
with open ears, open eyes, open hearts.
~
written by Joanna Harader, and posted on Spacious
Faith. http://spaciousfaith.com/2012/01/18/wednesday-worship-piece-isaiah/
Passing of the Peace
We return to our seats as the piano music begins.
Hymn of Faith: #73 "There's a Wideness in God's Mercy" (1,3, & 4)
We Offer Our Hearts to God
Call to Offering
The offering you share supports
the ministries and life of Christ’s church.
Offertory
Doxology CH #46
Prayer of Dedication
We Contemplate God’s Word
Scripture
Anthem
Children’s Sermon
Sermon
We Prayer Together
We Share Our Joys &
Concerns
Prayer Hymn: "As the Deer" (1 & 3)
Praying Together
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
Gracious God, may the fruits of our lives
be food for the hungry, bread
clothing, shelter, fire, water, Word
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
God of justice, remove the chaff
Of our lives that keep us from
Hearing, following, Your call
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
Loving God, take this day our fears our
Worries, distractions, and all
Turn them into wheat, heart food
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
Holy God, before time you named us
Through time you redeem us
You call us, precious in your sight
Through time you redeem us
You call us, precious in your sight
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
Holy One, through the turbulent waters
Make us steady, your hands
Holding strong the fragile and weak
May we love as you love.
Holy One, through the turbulent waters
Make us steady, your hands
Holding strong the fragile and weak
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
Gracious God, may the fruits of our lives
be food for the hungry, bread
clothing, shelter, fire, water, Word
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
God of justice, remove the chaff
Of our lives that keep us from
Hearing, following, Your call
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
Loving God, take this day our fears our
Worries, distractions, and all
Turn them into wheat, heart food
Your hands hold us.
May we love as you love.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
~ written by Terri and posted on RevGalBlogPals.
http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.ca/
We Gather at The Lord’s Table
Invitation to Communion
Christians of all denominations
and backgrounds are welcome to share in communion. Please hold each
element as we partake in unison.
Communion Hymn:#452 "Here I Am, Lord" (1 & 3)
Prayers for Bread & Cup and Words of Institution
The Lord’s Prayer
We Go Forth into the World
Challenge for Discipleship
Discipleship Hymn:#340 "Softly and Tenderly" (1 & 3)
Discipleship Hymn:#340 "Softly and Tenderly" (1 & 3)
Acolytes come forward.
Blessing
Leader: We go in peace!
People: Amen!
Parting Song:#437 "Go Now in Peace"
Acolytes extinguish the candles as we share the responsive reading.
Leader: The light that was in one place at one time, is now in all places and all times,
People: For God has placed the light in us!Leader: We go in peace!
People: Amen!
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