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We look forward to joining you in Worship, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Power From God”. We will be reading from Luke 24:44-53 and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 93.

Call to Worship, Psalm 93
Leader: The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty;
People: The Lord is robed, he is girded with strength.
Leader: He has established the world;
People: It shall never be moved;
Leader: Your throne is established from of old;
People: You are from everlasting.
Leader: The floods have lifted up,
People: O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice;
Leader: The floods lift up their roaring.
People: More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
Leader: More majestic than the waves of the sea,
People: Majestic on high is the Lord!
Leader: Your decrees are very sure;
People: Holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus tells the disciples that power will come to them from God.
What are the keys to understanding the power God gives each of us?
How can we use that power to lift up our neighbors?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sixth Sunday of Easter, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Stand Up”. We will be reading from John 5:1-9 and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 67.

Call to Worship, Psalm 67
Leader: May God be gracious to us and bless us
People: And make his face to shine upon us,
Leader: That your way may be known upon earth,
People: Your saving power among all nations.
Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God;
People: Let all the peoples praise you.
Leader: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
People: For you judge the peoples with equity.
Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God;
People: Let all the peoples praise you.
Leader: The earth has yielded its increase;
People: God, our God, has blessed us.
Leader: May God continue to bless us;
People: Let all the ends of the earth revere him.

Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus heals a man who’d suffered for years.
Why is his question to the man important?
How does Jesus’ power dispel despair?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Second Sunday of Easter, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Holy City”. We will be reading from Revelation 21:1-6 and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 148.

Call to Worship, Psalm 148:1-2, 7-8, 11-14
Leader: Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens;
People: Praise him in the heights above.
Leader: Praise him, all his angels;
People: Praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
Leader: Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps,
People: Fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command!
Leader: Kings of the earth and all nations,
People: You princes and all rulers on earth,
Leader: Young men and women,
People: Old men and children.
Leader: Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted;
People: His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
Leader: And he has raised up for his people a horn,
People: The praise of all his faithful servants,
Leader: Of Israel, the people close to his heart.
People: Praise the Lord.

Questions for Further Reflection:
John’s vision of the new heaven is the climax of Revelation.
What kind of hope does his vision inspire in you?
How does this new city show God’s power?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Second Sunday of Easter, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Good Shepherd”. We will be reading from John 10:22-30 and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 23.

Call to Worship, Psalm 23
Leader: The Lord is my shepherd
People: I shall not want.
Leader: He makes me lie down in green pastures;
People: He leads me beside still waters;
Leader: He restores my soul.
People: He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.
Leader: Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
People: I fear no evil, for you are with me;
Leader: Your rod and your staff—they comfort me.
People: You prepare a table before me,
Leader: In the presence of my enemies;
People: You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Leader: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
People: All the days of my life.
Leader: And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
People: My whole life long.

Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus talks about holding his sheep in his hand.
How does that image comfort you?
What does it say about the power of God?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Second Sunday of Easter, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Redeeming Peter”. We will be reading from John 21:1-19 and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 30.

Call to Worship, Psalm 30:1-5, 11-12
Leader: I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up,
People: And did not let my foes rejoice over me.
Leader: O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
People: And you have healed me.
Leader: O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
People: Restored me to life from those gone down to the Pit.
Leader: Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,
People: And give thanks to his holy name.
Leader: For his anger is but for a moment;
People: His favor is for a lifetime.
Leader: Weeping may linger for the night,
People: But joy comes with the morning.
Leader: You have turned my mourning into dancing;
People: You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
Leader: So that my soul may praise you and not be silent.
People: O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

Questions for Further Reflection:
This passage is one about restoring balance.
How does Jesus bring balance back into the disciples’ lives?
Why would balance be important for discipleship?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Second Sunday of Easter, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, ““Rather Than””. We will be reading from Acts 5:27-32 and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 150.

Call to Worship, from Psalm 150
Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary;
People: Praise him in his mighty firmament!
Leader: Praise him for his mighty deeds;
People: Praise him according to his surpassing greatness!
Leader: Praise him with trumpet sounds;
People: Praise him with lute and harp!
Leader: Praise him with tambourine and dance;
People: Praise him with strings and pipe!
Leader: Praise him with clanging cymbals;
People: Praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
Leader: Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
People: Praise the Lord!

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Easter Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Whole World Shook”. We will be reading from Matthew 28:1-10 and our Call to Worship comes from Isaiah 25.

Call to Worship, from Isaiah 25:6-9
Leader: On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
People: A feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines,
Leader: Of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear.
People: And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples,
Leader: The covering that is spread over all nations;
People: He will swallow up death forever.
Leader: Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces,
People: And the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth,
Leader: For the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day,
People: “See, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us.
Leader: “This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
People: “Let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
All: For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain.

Questions for Further Reflection:
The resurrection of Jesus changes everything.
How can it affect the way you interact with the world and with other people?

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We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Lord Needs It”.  We will be reading from Luke 19:28-40, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 118. 

Call to Worship, from Psalm 118

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Creation Waits”.  We will be reading from Isaiah 43:16-21, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 126. 

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Love People First”. We will be reading from Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 32.

Call to Worship, Psalm 32:1-7
Leader: Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
People: Whose sin is covered.
Leader: Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,
People: And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Leader: While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.
People: For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
Leader: My strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
People: Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity;
Leader: I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
People: And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Leader: Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you;
People: At a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them.
Leader: You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble;
People: You surround me with glad cries of deliverance.

Questions for Further Reflection:
Meditate on this phrase, “The Gospel is not fair.”
What does that idea stir up within you?
Does it bring you hope?