9/13/2022 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+15CSiblings of Christ,
bring your honest confession of dishonest behavior and stand before God in the courts of mercy. Heirs of the Kin-dom, bring your devotion to God and release your devotion to worldly idols and kneel before the Lord in worship and in thanksgiving. Servants of the Most High, bring your shrewdness to exchange for holiness that you may leave this place transformed by the power of the Spirit at work.
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9/9/2022 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P+14CLoving Shepherd,
we gather near to you at your invitation, with all our imperfections and insecurities, and bask in the warmth of your gracious hospitality. By your great love, we are known and are able to love others. Be present, Lord, we pray, with those who do not know the wonder of your unconditional love and grace; who have not experienced it in those around them and do not, therefore, know how to extend it to those whom they encounter. Embrace them with your mercy and show them what it means to be called "Beloved." Be present, also, with those whose loss is great, and comfort them as they search for wholeness and reconciliation and celebrate with them when their blessings are restored. Transform your church, O God, into a place of welcome where all are treated with love and respect, where the lost are sought with faithful persistence, and the poor and lonely are lifted up and encouraged in times of trial, where sinners are encircled by other sinners in humility and hope. 9/8/2022 0 Comments Playlist, P+14CThe King of Love My Shepherd Is
Come Thou Fount of Ev'ry Blessing Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us Just As I Am Amazing Grace The Lord's My Shepherd Come, You Sinners, Poor and Needy There's a Wideness in God's Mercy All People That on Earth Do Dwell Lord, Speak to Me that I May Speak You Are My All in All 9/7/2022 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+14CCall to Confession
The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom (we are) the foremost. (1 Timothy 1:15) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy: Prayer of Confession Look at us, God, pointing at sinners as though we are not all saint and sinner alike. Look at us, God, shouting "hypocrite!" without examining our own hypocricy. Have mercy on us, we pray, though we hardly deserve it, given our lack of mercy for others. Forgive our inclination to believe that rules are for everyone but us. Hear our prayers of repentance. Hear our desire to be transformed. Help us to move from a finger-pointing people to a people of love and grace. Assurance of God's Grace For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water[a] of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This Spirit he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:3-7) Hear the Good News: In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God! Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another. The peace of Christ be with you. Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this week. 9/6/2022 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+14CCome, tax collectors and sinners.
Come, you who make and enforce rules indiscriminitely without forethought or compassion and you who write those rules into law. Come, you grumblers who worry more about the impact of Jesus-followers on your bottom line than about how Jesus-followers are helping the downtrodden, oppressed, and voiceless. Even you are welcome in the courts of the Lord. Come and give thanks for God's amazing grace! 9/2/2022 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P+13CCompassionate Creator,
Hear our prayers for fathers and mothers who are estranged from their children or find their relationships stressed because of differing understandings of what it means to serve you. Grant us serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference, even as we seek to follow you. Redeeming Savior, Hear our prayers for spouses estranged from each other after years of commitment and sharing life together because of differeng understandings of what it means to be a your disciple. Grant us serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference, even as we seek to follow you. Holy Spirit, Hear our prayers for siblings at odds with one another after lifetimes of common experiences because of differeng understandings of what it means to serve you. Grant us serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference, even as we seek to follow you. 9/1/2022 0 Comments Playlist, P+13CTake Up Your Cross, the Savior Said
O Jesus, I Have Promised Jesus Calls Us Here I Am, Lord In the Cross of Christ I Glory Go To Dark Gethsemane Blessed Jesus, At Your Word I Have Decided to Follow Jesus How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord |
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Julie participated in the 25th Seminar for Certified Zentangle(R) Teacher Training in June, 2019, trained by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. In addition to creating art as a personal spiritual practice, Julie also incorporates the Zentangle(R) method in Prayer Art Retreats in a variety of contexts, including church groups, friend gatherings, and at a local art gallery. Check out the Upcoming Events page for a calendar of events, or use the Contact Us page to inquire about scheduling an event with your group!
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