Posts by Zack Benz

WELCOME OPENING MUSIC“Let It Be Jesus” PRAYER READINGExodus 14:10-25   As Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites looked back, and there were the Egyptians advancing on them. In great fear the Israelites cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us, bringing us out of Egypt?  Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, ‘Let…

PRELUDE“Violin Sonata No. 1” (G. F. Handel) I. Andante II. AllegroRachel Calvert, Tim Graf WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,our maker, our helper, and our keeper.Amen. Trusting in God’s mercy, let us confess our sinin the presence of God and of one another. (Silence is kept for reflection.) Merciful and loving God,we are your stiff-necked people.We trample on the needy.We grumble about your grace to others.We turn away from the poor.Have mercy on us and…

WELCOME OPENING MUSIC“Living Waters”“Holy Ground” PRAYER SERVICE OF HOLY BAPTISM SCRIPTUREExodus 15:22-25, 16:4-5, 31-32 Then Moses ordered Israel to set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” He cried out to…

PRELUDE“Sarabande from Partita in A Minor” (J. S. Bach)Jodi Edstrom WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,our maker, our helper, and our keeper.Amen. Trusting in God’s mercy, let us confess our sinin the presence of God and of one another. Silence is kept for reflection. Merciful and loving God,we are your stiff-necked people.We trample on the needy.We grumble about your grace to others.We turn away from the poor.Have mercy on us and forgive our sins.Rejoice over us as…

Prelude“Humoresque”  (Antonin Dvorak)Alma Fleming, Tim Graf “Tango” (Salzedo) Esther Gilbertson                                                                                                             Call to Worship“This Little Light of Mine” (arr. Neil A. Johnson) Starlight Singers & Sonshine Singers, Hannah Fleming, Jill Boyd (Directors) WELCOME OPENING RESPONSESCome young ones and old ones, both tall ones and short.come rich ones and poor ones; we’re all God’s cohort. Let’s worship God now, together as one.We worship God now, together as one. With anger or fear,  or hope or depression,gather us God in trust and confession. Let’s worship…

Prelude“Humoresque”  (Antonin Dvorak)Alma Fleming, Tim Graf “Tango” (Salzedo) Esther Gilbertson                                                                                                             Call to Worship“This Little Light of Mine” (arr. Neil A. Johnson) Starlight Singers & Sonshine Singers, Hannah Fleming, Jill Boyd (Directors) WELCOME OPENING RESPONSESCome young ones and old ones, both tall ones and short.come rich ones and poor ones; we’re all God’s cohort. Let’s worship God now, together as one.We worship God now, together as one. With anger or fear,  or hope or depression,gather us God in trust and confession. Let’s worship…

GATHERING MUSIC OPENING MUSIC“Holy Ground” PRAYER CHILDREN’S MESSAGEArlene Flancher READINGExodus 3:1-5, 7-8a, 13-15    Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great…

PRELUDE“Plenty Good Room” (arr. Jacqueline B. Hairston)Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf                                     WELCOME GATHERING HYMN“Holy, Holy, Holy” (Words Projected) PRAYER OF THE DAYLoving God, you meet us in the wilderness, and you transform our barren spaces into holy ground with your divine presence.  Help us to hear your voice as you call each of us into roles of leadership and service for the sake of your kingdom.   We pray this is Jesus’ name, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,…

GATHERING MUSIC WELCOME/CALL TO WORSHIP SONGS“You Are Holy” (Prince of Peace) PRAYER WELCOME/CAMP MINUTE CAMP BLESSING & SENDING READINGJohn 20:11-13 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet.  They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away…

Prelude“Prelude in C Major” J. S. Bach (Widor-Schweitzer)Barb Carroll                                     WELCOME GATHERING HYMN“Give to Our God Immortal Praise”ELW # 848 PRAYER OF THE DAYLoving God, you have made each of us a new creation in Christ, and you remove our sins from us as far as the east is from the west.   Inspire us by the witness of Mary Magdalene and make us eager to share the good news of Christ. Encourage all who respond to your call to ministry. Open our…

GATHERING MUSIC WELCOME/CALL TO WORSHIP SONGS“Fully Yours/Holy Time” PRAYER WELCOME/CAMP MINUTE CAMP BLESSING & SENDING READING1 Timothy 1:12-17 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful and appointed me to his service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love…

PRELUDE “Courante” (A. Corelli)      Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf  CALL TO WORSHIP“I Will Give You as a Light to the Nations” (Carl Schalk)Rebecca Hammond, Elliana Meier, Tim Graf, Josh Eidem WELCOME GATHERING  HYMN“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” PRAYER OF THE DAYGod our creator, you call the most unlikely people to share the good news.  Give us ears to hear how your Spirit is calling us from our comfort zones into a world that needs to see your love, through Jesus Christ,…