Song: We worship Christ (Patrick
Matsikenyiri, Mozambique)*
Call
to Worship
Hymn: Eternal Spirit of the living Christ (Frank
von Christierson / SURSUM CORDA, Alfred M. Smith)
Prayer of Confession
Song of Praise: Themba Amen (Sunrise Hospice,
Themba, South Africa)*
Prayer
of the Day
Gospel
Acclamation: (William Ramirez, El
Salvador)
Gospel
Reading: John
14:15-21
Sermon
Hymn: Love divine, all loves excelling (Charles Wesley
/ BEECHER, John Zundel)
Affirmation of faith
Prayer
Song: Peace before us (based on a Navajo prayer / David Haas)*
Silent Meditation
Prayers of the People
Announcements
Offerings
(regular and food)
Song: Lo, I am with you (John
Bell)
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
Songs: Immortal,
invisible God only wise (Walter C. Smith / ST.
DENIO,
Welsh)
Come to the feast (Marty Haugen)
*seasonal for Easter
Forces:
Soprano
Piano
May 25, 2014
6th Sunday of Easter
Please stand, all who are able.
Song
One: We
worship Christ!
All: //We
worship Christ!//
There is no one who will ever be like him.
One: There
is no one who will ever be like him.
All: There
is no one who will ever be like him.
One: Christ
is alive!
All:
//Christ is alive!//
There is no one who will ever be like him.
One: There
is no one who will ever be like him.
All: There
is no one who will ever be like him.
One: Christ
conquered death!
All:
//Christ conquered death!//
There is no one who will ever be like him.
One: There
is no one who will ever be like him.
All: There
is no one who will ever be like him.
One:
Hallelujah!
All:
//Hallelujah!//
There is no one who will ever be like him.
Call to Worship
One: Because
of the living Lord Jesus,
we can confidently say:
All: We are never alone,
for the
Counsellor, the Spirit of truth,
is with us
forever.
One: Bidden
or unbidden, God is always present.
All: As the sea is to the fish,
as the air is to
the bird,
so is God to all
who live by faith, hope and love...
One:
Blessed is our God, who has never rejected our prayer,
nor ever removed from us the love that
endures forever.
All: Bidden or unbidden, God is present.
Please be seated
Song
Eternal Spirit of the
living Christ,
I know not how to ask or what to say;
I only know my need, as deep as life,
and only you can teach me how to pray.
Come, pray in me the prayer I need this day;
help me to see your purpose and your will
where I have failed, what I have done amiss;
held in forgiving love, let me be still.
Come with the strength I lack, the vision clear
of neighbor's need, of all humanity;
fulfilment of my life in love outpoured;
my life in you, O Christ; your love in me.
Prayer of Confession
NOT ON PPT
When we were dead in our sins, God made us alive
with Christ.
Through our baptism, we were buried with Christ,
so too are we raised with him by the power of God – so that we too may live a
new life.
One: Do you accept God’s call to resist evil, injustice
and oppression in whatever guise they present themselves?
All: We do.
One: Do you truly and earnestly recognize your
human limits and brokenness and desire to grow in grace?
All: We do.
One: Do you accept Jesus as the symbol of
unconditional grace, the source of your freedom to act – to act boldly – in
this world?
All: We do.
—Silent
reflection—
One: Merciful God, we pray that as we confront our
weakness and limitations, we will continually be confronted by your grace.
All: Strengthen us when we doubt;
challenge
us when we become too self-assured.
One: Let us struggle for justice and meaning and
love;
and be
filled and surrounded by your spirit.
All: And, O God, we pray especially that you will
at all times
remind us
that we are each others',
and that
all of us are yours.
Amen.
Please stand, all who are able.
Song of Praise
Amen!
Prayer
NOT ON PPT
Loving God, by your
Spirit lace streamers of holy joy through this time of worship, that we may be
able to offer you something far brighter than duty and much livelier than
religious solemnity. Let us worship you with love and love you with our
worship. Through Christ Jesus our ever-living inspiration.
Amen!
Gospel Acclamation
All: //Aleluya, aleluya, aleluya.//
//Aleluya,
aleluya, aleluya.//
One: The boundless universe belongs to Jesus.
Christ
is the King of all creation.
All: //Aleluya, aleluya, aleluya.//
//Aleluya,
aleluya, aleluya.//
Gospel Reading
John
14:15-21
NOT ON PPT
Jesus spoke to his disciples and said, ”If you
love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father-Mother
God, who will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees her
nor knows her. You know her, because she abides with you, and she will be in
you.
”I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to
you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see
me; because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I
am in my Father-Mother God, and you in me, and I in you. They who have my
commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be
loved by my Father-Mother God, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”
Reader: The
gospel of Jesus Christ.
All: Thanks
be to God!
Sermon
Please stand, all who are able.
Song
Love
divine, all loves excelling,
joy
of heaven, on earth be found,
fix
in us a humble dwelling,
all
your faithful mercies crown;
Jesus,
you are all compassion;
pure,
unbounded love impart,
visit
us with your salvation,
enter
every trembling heart.
Breathe,
o breathe your loving Spirit
into
every trouble breast;
let
us all in you inherit,
let
us find your promised rest;
take
away our love of sinning;
Alpha
and Omega be;
end
of faith, as its beginning,
set
our hearts at liberty.
Come,
almighty to deliver,
let
us all your life receive;
suddenly
return, and never,
nevermore
your temples leave.
You
we would be always blessing,
love
you as your angels love,
pray
and praise for you unfailing,
wounded
arms outstretched above.
Finish,
then, your new creation;
pure
and spotless may we prove;
let
us see your great salvation
perfectly
restored in love;
changed
from glory into glory,
till
in heaven we take our place,
crowned
as saints, we ever shall be
lost
in wonder, love, and praise.
Affirmation
All: I
believe in truth as a living Reality,
not captured in theory or a creed,
but revealed to those who love;
the truth of Jesus,
the Spirit of truth,
the truth of God.
Because I believe I trust,
not blindly but open eyed and bold
as a child climbing into a mother’s lap;
the truth of Jesus,
the Spirit of truth,
the truth of God.
Because I believe I serve,
not as a slave that serves a tyrant
but like farmers reaping a harvest;
the truth of Jesus,
the Spirit of truth,
the truth of God.
Please be seated
Prayer Song
Peace before us,
peace behind us,
peace under our feet.
Peace within us,
peace over us,
let all around us be peace.
Christ before us,
Christ behind us,
Christ under our feet.
Christ within us,
Christ over us,
let all around us be Christ.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Silent Meditation
Prayers of the People
News of the People
Not on ppt:
Welcome cards
Service concludes with bilingual celebration
Offerings
(regular and food)
Song
1. Lo, I am
with you to the end of the world;
lo, I am with you to the end of the world;
lo, I am with you; lo, I am with you;
lo, I am with you to the end of the world.
2. Lo, I am
with you when you leave self behind;
lo, I am with you when you leave self behind;
lo, I am with you; lo, I am with you;
lo, I am with you when you leave self behind.
3. Lo, I am
with you in the struggle for peace;
lo, I am with you in the struggle for peace;
lo, I am with you; lo, I am with you;
lo, I am with you in the struggle for peace.
4. Lo, I am
with you when you struggle for love;
lo, I am with you when you struggle for love;
lo, I am with you; lo, I am with you;
lo, I am with you when you struggle for love.
5. Lo, I am
with you in the way of the cross;
lo, I am with you in the way of the cross;
lo, I am with you; lo, I am with you;
lo, I am with you in the way of the cross.
6. Lo, I am
with you in the darkness of death;
lo, I am with you in the darkness of death;
lo, I am with you; lo, I am with you;
lo, I am with you in the darkness of death.
7. Lo, I am
with you to the end of the world;
lo, I am with you to the end of the world;
lo, I am with you; lo, I am with you;
lo, I am with you to the end of the world.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Please stand, all who are able.
Song
Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, your great name we praise.
Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
not wanting, not wasting, but ruling in might;
your justice like mountains high soaring above,
your clouds which are fountains of goodness and
love.
Your life is life-giving—to both great and small;
in all life you’re living, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish as leaves and as flowers,
then wither and perish—but naught dims your
powers.
So perfect your glory, so brilliant your light,
your angels adore you, all veiling their sight;
all praise we now render as your angels do:
in awe at the splendor of light hiding you.
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1. Ho, everyone that thirsts:
Come to the waters!
here is an end to
hunger:
Come to the feast!
and everyone who labors:
Come to the waters!
All you who have no
money:
Come to the feast!
For this is life:
the waters of the Jordan:
for this is life:
the waters of your
birth:
for this is life:
the waters that renew
you:
O come to the feast.
O come to the feast.
2. Let all who seek their God:
Come to the waters!
heed now the One who
calls you:
Come to the feast!
the everlasting stream:
Come to the waters!
drink deep the Cup that
saves you:
Come to the feast!
For this is life:
the floods that
overwhelm you:
for this is life:
the streams of death and
life:
for this is life:
the waters that sustain
you:
O come to the feast.
O come to the feast.
3. And all who are oppressed:
Come to the waters!
this is the feast of
justice:
Come to the feast!
and you, the last and
broken:
Come to the waters!
this is the feast of
healing:
Come to the feast!
For this is life:
to die and rise in Jesus:
For this is life:
to share the life of
Christ:
For this is life:
the bread and wine of
justice:
O come to the feast.
O come to the feast!
