1st Sunday in Lent
Worship Leaders
- Accompanist: Etta Benendetti
- Music Leader: Allen Foster
- Liturgist & Communion Provider: Phyllis Stowell
- Elder: Karen Jolliffe
- Preacher: Gerry Brague
Scripture
- Deuteronomy 26:1-11
- Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
- Romans 10:8b-13
- Luke 4:1-13
Hymns
- The God of Abraham Praise, CH#24
- Ours the Journey, CH#458
- These I Lay Down, CH#391
Liturgy
Call to Worship
Led by the Holy Spirit, we come to this place.
God has given us this haven where we may bring our hopes, our fears, our doubts, our wonder.
Led by the Holy Spirit, we will gather at the Table.
Jesus has come to be with us in our lives, to feed us with grace and peace.
Led by the Holy Spirit, we will go to serve God's people.
There is no distinction between 'us' and 'them,' between Disciples and other believers; we are sisters and brothers in God's family.
God has given us this haven where we may bring our hopes, our fears, our doubts, our wonder.
Led by the Holy Spirit, we will gather at the Table.
Jesus has come to be with us in our lives, to feed us with grace and peace.
Led by the Holy Spirit, we will go to serve God's people.
There is no distinction between 'us' and 'them,' between Disciples and other believers; we are sisters and brothers in God's family.
Prayer of Approach
Holy God,
Refuge of desert wanderers:
as the seeds of grace
you have planted within us
bear an abundant harvest,
we would offer the first fruits
in thanksgiving to you
and in service to others.
Jesus Christ, Companion of Lenten pilgrims:
you understood
that God alone feeds us,
and so became the broken Bread;
you knew that the power
to transform our lives
comes from God alone,
and so became our Servant;
you did not ignore
the warning not to test God,
and so became our Hope.
Holy Spirit, Leader of Christ's apprentices:
you fill the hungry
with the Bread of hope;
you fill the arrogant
with the Servant's humility;
you fill the hopeless
with that trust which endures.
God in Community, Holy in One,
in our hearts, and on our lips,
hear us as we pray…
Refuge of desert wanderers:
as the seeds of grace
you have planted within us
bear an abundant harvest,
we would offer the first fruits
in thanksgiving to you
and in service to others.
Jesus Christ, Companion of Lenten pilgrims:
you understood
that God alone feeds us,
and so became the broken Bread;
you knew that the power
to transform our lives
comes from God alone,
and so became our Servant;
you did not ignore
the warning not to test God,
and so became our Hope.
Holy Spirit, Leader of Christ's apprentices:
you fill the hungry
with the Bread of hope;
you fill the arrogant
with the Servant's humility;
you fill the hopeless
with that trust which endures.
God in Community, Holy in One,
in our hearts, and on our lips,
hear us as we pray…
[Call to Worship and Prayer of Approach by Thom Shuman.]
A special offering will be taken for Week of Compassion. Information on that offering is here.
For the sermon time, I'll be focusing on the Luke passage and the beginning of Lent.
