We held virtual worship on Sunday, August 23, 2020. You may watch the recording on Facebook by clicking here, or you may watch below.
does everything by prayer
and nothing without it
– John Wesley
WELCOME Donna Paffrath
MORNING PRAYER John Wesley
O that we could begin this day
in devout meditations,
in joy unspeakable,
and in blessing and praising Thee,
who hast given us such good hope
and everlasting consolation.
Lift up our minds
above all these little things below,
which are apt to distract our thoughts;
and keep them above
till our hearts are fully bent
to seek Thee every day,
in the way wherein Jesus hath gone before us.
HEBREW SCRIPTURE Psalm 118:19-29 Leif Johnsen
Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Save us, we beseech you, O Lord!
O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
The Lord is God,
and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar.
You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God, I will extol you.
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
EPISTLE 1 Peter 2:4-9 Sarah Kepchar
Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture:
See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious;
and
whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.
To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the very head of the corner,
and
A stone that makes them stumble,
and a rock that makes them fall.
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
REFLECTION The Stone that the Builders Rejected Joshua Knox
MUSIC Just a Closer Walk with Thee music & photos by Kathryn Parker
ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX PRAYER OF THE CROSS
Holy, Holy, Holy, perfect Lord of Hosts
Heaven and Earth are Full of the
Holiness of thy glory.
We worship thee, Eeyesus Kiristos,
with thy merciful and Heavenly Father
and the Holy Spirit, the Life giver, for
thou did come and Save us.
I offer one worship to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
I offer one worship to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
I offer one worship to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Being one, He is three and being
three he is one. They are three in
persons and one in Godhead.
I worship before the cross of our
Lord Eeyesus Kiristos, which was
sanctified by his precious blood.
The Cross is our Might,
The Cross is our Strength.
The Cross is our Ransom,
and the Cross is the Medicine
of our Soul.
SHARING PRAYERS
LORD’S PRAYER
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE Standing On the Promises music & photos by Kathryn Parker
