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Welcome — Pastor Charles
Prelude: “Morning Has Broken” — Lorie Courier
Call to Worship—Pastor Charles (Leader) and Amy Abshire (People)
Leader: The Holy Spirit has given us life and pours on us the power to become new people!
People: The winds of the Spirit have given us breath and the fire of the Spirit has enkindled in us a love for God and each other.
Leader: Come here in faithfulness and be ready for the surprises that God’s Spirit brings.
People: We open our lives to the presence of God and trust God’s promise to us that we can live new lives of freedom and grace. May God help us to be true people of spirit, letting holy surprises fill our days!
—Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Touch Holiness, ed. Ruth C. Duck and Maren C. Tirabassi. © 1990 The Pilgrim Press.
Hymn: “Lord of All Hopefulness” Verses 1 & 2 (Rebecca Glancy, hymn leader)
Calling the Spirit—Amy Abshire
Come, Holy Spirit, Help me to replace the busyness of my life with a simpler lifestyle, so I will focus on “the deeper things” in life and allow time for others. Nourish my yearning to understand and to appreciate myself; keep me from being too self-oriented and unmindful of other’s needs. Fill me with trust in Your consoling presence. Calm me when I am anxious and troubled about many things. Help me to have the courage to empty myself of everything that does not contribute to the transformation of this world. Continue to create a deep hunger for You within me. Feed me with “the finest wheat” of Your joy, peace, and love. Often replenish my weary spirit with an enthusiasm and energy that comes from surrendering my life to You. Be my wisdom as I search for meaning in a world fraught with pain, suffering, hostility, and division. Keep me hungry for You, Source of Life, so that I will always ache and yearn a bit for You.
—Taken from Out of the Ordinary © 2000 by Joyce Rupp.
Used by permission of Ave Maria Press.
Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations—Pastor Charles
Pastoral Prayer/The Lord’s Prayer—Pastor Charles
Epistle Lesson: 2 Corinthians 4:6-10, 14-17—Amy Abshire
Musical Offering: “Be Thou My Vision” — Lorie Courier
Gospel Lesson: Mark 4:26-34—Pastor Charles
Sermon: “We need a good definition”—Pastor Charles
Hymn: “The Summons” Verses 1-5 (Rebecca Glancy,, hymn leader)
Words for the Journey—Pastor Charles
Postlude: “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” — Lorie Courier
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