12.04.22 Easter 3B English

Prelude:  Les enfants de Dieu (Olivier Messiaen)
Hymn:  Easter Gloria (Marty Haugen/O FILII ET FILIAE, traditional French) GC **
Call to Worship

One: We are witnesses,
All: to the love God has poured into us.
One: We are witnesses of God's love,
All: sharing it with each person we meet.
One: We are witnesses to everyone we encounter,
All: little children like us, sisters and brothers in God's family.

Song: I want to walk as a child of the light (HOUSTON, Kathleen Thomerson) 1982
Prayer of Confession

One:  We know how easy it is to trick ourselves into believing that every thought is pure, every act is just, every choice is correct. But if we want to be God's children, to grow in hope, to walk in the Light, we must admit our mistakes, so we may open ourselves to the healing mercy of God's love. Join me, please, as we pray together, saying,

All  Emptier of tombs, we find ourselves running down the street after lies, rather than walking with you. We find it easy to love other people, as long as they don't annoy or bother us. We hunger for love and search for affirmation, yet find it difficult to let others love us for who we are. Forgive us, Compassionate Heart. You listen to the whispers of our hearts, and then sing of the promises of hope. You grace us with peace, so our hearts can rest in you. You continue to transform us into Easter people, brothers and sisters of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

—Silent reflection—

One: Not everything has been revealed to us, but this we do know: as God's children, we are blessed, we are loved, we are forgiven.

All: Our lives have been transformed by the abundant mercy given to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Thanks be to God! Amen.

Song of Praise:  Psalm 34, verse 1 (adapted John Bell/TALLA CRIOSDH, traditional Scots Gaelic) * **
Prayer of the Day

Holy and righteous God,
you raised Christ from the dead
and glorified him at your right hand.
Let the words of scripture,
fulfilled in Jesus your Son,
burn within our hearts
and open our minds to recognize him
in the breaking of bread. Amen.

Sh'ma Israel (Max Helfman)
Reading from Hebrew Scripture:  Hosea 11:1-14 (non-lectionary)

Reading from the Early Church:  1 John 3:1-12
Sermon:  The aseity of God
Song:  Children of God (Bruce Harding) source

Affirmation of Faith Rev. Dr. Chuck Robertson

Consider the “aseity” of God the Father,

Completely free to love as a Mother!

For heavens above,

we know God is love,

And commands us to love one another!

Prayer Song:  Psalm 34, verse 3 (adapted John Bell/TALLA CRIOSDH, traditional Scots Gaelic) * **
Prayers of the People
Announcements
Offerings (regular and food)
Song:  Blue green hills of earth (Kim Oler) JS
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Hymn:  Creating God (Jeffery Rowthorne/EM)


*A cappella, the congregation singing the two supporting parts and the soprano cantor singing the melody.
** seasonal songs (Easter)


Forces:
Soprano
Tenor/Guitar
Tenor/Bass Guitar
Organ/Piano

12.04.22 Easter 3B Reflection

The resurrection does not solve our problems about dying and death. It is not the happy ending to our life's struggle, nor is it the big surprise that God has kept in store for us. No, the resurrection is the expression of God's faithfulness to Jesus and to all God's children. Through the resurrection, God has said to Jesus, "You are indeed my beloved Son, and my love is everlasting," and to us God has said, "You indeed are my beloved children, and my love is everlasting." The resurrection is God's way of revealing to us that nothing that belongs to God will ever go to waste. What belongs to God will never get lost.

~Henri J. M. Nouwen, Our Greatest Gift

12.04.22 Easter 3B Español

Cantos:  ¡Aleluya! demos gracias (Donald Fishel, ALLELUIA NO. 1)
Cantemos al creador (Carlos Rosas) EHP
Cántale a Dios (Héber Romero) EHP
Invocación
Canto:  Allí está Jesús (Alberto Betel Giacumbo/SUS HECHOS, Pablo Sosa) EHP
Oración de confesión RR

Uno/a: La Biblia nos dice que toda persona que practica el pecado, comete un acto de rebelión. Dice que el pecar es rebelión. Por eso venimos hoy a confesarte nuestra rebeldía, una rebeldía que se manifiesta en que, en vez de comportarnos como tus hijos e hijas, vivimos de malacrianza en malacrianza, desobedeciendo tus mandatos, dándote la espalda, negando la conexión que tenemos contigo y permitiendo que las dudas nos alejen del amor tan grande que nos tienes.

Todos/as:  Ten compasión de tu pueblo oh Dios, y permite que nuestra relación contigo continúe fuerte, para que actuemos como personas que te conocemos. Amén.

ORACIÓN DE CONFESIÓN SILENCIOSA

DECLARACIÓN DE PERDÓN

Uno/a: Todas las personas que cometen pecado quebranta la ley; de hecho, el pecado es trasgresión de la ley. Pero nosotros y nosotras sabemos que Jesucristo se manifestó para quitar nuestros pecados. Escuchemos las buenas nuevas. En Jesucristo somos perdonados y perdonadas. ¡Paz a ustedes!

Todos/as:  Demos gracias a Dios. Amén.

Canto de alabanza:  ¡Suelta la alegría! (Eseario Sosa Rodriguez) EHP
Oración para iluminación MPB

Dios de Gracia, no vivamos solo de pan sino de todo lo que sale de la boca de Dios. Danos hambre por su palabra, que nos alimenta en nuestro jornada de seguir a Jesus. Amen.

Aleluya (Honduras)
Evangelio:  
Mensaje
Canto:  La gracia sublime (John Newton/NEW BRITAIN, U.S. traditional) EHP
Afirmación de fé (Una breve declaración de fé)
Canto de oración:  Dios está aquí
Oraciones del pueblo
Ofrendas
Canto:  La creación (Alejandro Mayol, arr. EM) * **
Noticias
Cantos:  Brota ya el retoño (John Macleod Campbell Crum/NOEL NOUVELET, villancico francés) RR
Toca la tierra (Shirley Erena Murray/TENDERNESS, Colin Gibson)

*solo
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Forces:
Tenor
Piano
Percussion