Welcome and invitation to Worship
Announcements
Sharing Good News
Sharing and Prayer for those in need
Praise Music
“I Can Only Imagine”. By Mercy Me
Call to Worship
Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.
Proverbs 12:10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals…
“God We Gather as your People”. The beyond the Walls Choir
*Invocation
Prayer For Peace
Light the peace candle
Dear God, just as the disciples were speechless on the mountaintop, experiencing the transfiguration of your Son, Jesus, sometimes words fail to express the yearnings of our heart for peace. We see your brilliance and your peace bring comfort for some, but where is this peace for the hungry, the refugee, the forgotten?
We’ve woven complex systems that sometimes make peace seem impossible. Yet, the disciples experienced the impossible on that mountain. Revive us to become soothing balm for a world in pain, juicy fruit for the hungry, a comforting home for the homeless. Remind us that even when we cannot speak your peace, there is much we can do to foster peace in our neighborhoods and our hearts.
In the name of the One who lights the way.
Amen.
Disciples’ Generous Response: D&C 163:4a
4 a. God, the Eternal Creator, weeps for the poor, displaced, mistreated, and diseased of the world because of their unnecessary suffering. Such conditions are not God’s will. Open your ears to hear the pleading of mothers and fathers in all nations who desperately seek a future of hope for their children. Do not turn
During the Disciples’ Generous Response, we focus on aligning our heart with God’s heart. Our offerings are more than meeting budgets or funding mission. Through our offerings, we join in making God’s work visible in the world. As a Communion tradition in Community of Christ, all loose offerings today will also go to the oblation fund to address suffering and poverty.
Receiving and Blessing of the Offering
*Hymn: “Shine Jesus Shine”
Communion message
“Enduring Principles music video”
Invitation to Communion
All are welcome at Christ’s table. The Lord’s Supper, or Communion, is a sacrament in which we remember the life, death, resurrection, and continuing presence of Jesus Christ. In Community of Christ, we also experience Communion as an opportunity to renew our baptismal covenant and to be formed as disciples who live Christ’s mission. Others might have different or added understandings within their faith traditions. We invite all who participate in the Lord’s Supper to do so in the love and peace of Jesus Christ.
Video ”Remembrance” Matt Redman
Blessing and Serving of the Bread and Wine
*Hymn: “Draw the Circle Wide” CCS 273 The Beyond the Walls Choir
Closing Prayer
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