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PRELUDE “Sonata No. 3- Adagio” (G. F. Handel)Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf WELCOME  CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,who creates us,redeems us,and calls us by name.Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Silence is kept for reflection. Gracious God,have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned from you and given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our…

PRELUDERachel Calvert, Tim Graf CALL TO WORSHIP“Awesome God” (Rich Mullins)             Starlight Singers & Sonshine SingersHannah Fleming, Jill Boyd (Directors) WELCOME OPENING SONG“Create in Me” READINGActs 1:6-11 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the…

PRELUDE “Wondrous Love” (arr. by David N. Johnson)Barb Carroll WELCOME  Behold, now is the acceptable time;Now is the day of salvation.Turn us again, O God of our salvation,That the light of your face may shine on us.May your justice shine like the sun;And may the poor be lifted up. HYMN“Restore in Us, O God” ELW # 328 PRAYER OF THE DAYEternal God, your love stretches to the ends of the earth, over barbed wire fences and through contested airspace. Your…

SONG  “Build My Life” WELCOME SONG  “Restless” CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in our daily lives; we have not seen you all around us. By things we…

PRELUDE “He Leadeth Me” (arr. Charles Callahan)Barb Carroll, Tim Graf                                  WELCOME  CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have…

SONG  “I Will Follow” WELCOME SONG  “I Can Do All Things” CHILDREN’S MESSAGE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION SONG“The Story I’ll Tell” READINGMatthew 14:22-32 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered…

PRELUDE   “Chanson De Matin” (Edward Elgar)                                 Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf                                CALL TO WORSHIP   “This Little Light of Mine” (arr. Martha Lynn Thompson)         Ring of Fire, Linnae Stole (Director) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its…

SONG  “Rise” WELCOME SONG  “Broken Things” CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in our daily lives; we have not seen you all around us. By things we have…

PRELUDE   “Winter” (Herman Beeftink)                                 Jodi Edstrom, Tim Graf                                CALL TO WORSHIP   “Deep and Wide” (arr. Aaron David Miller)         Starlight Singers, Hannah Fleming (Director) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen.Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for…

SONG  “King of Glory” WELCOME SONG  “Build My Life” CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen.Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in our daily lives; we have not seen you all around us. By things we…

PRELUDE“Ain’t A-That Good News” (arr. Jacqueline Hairston)Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen.Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in our daily lives; we have not seen you all around us.…

SONG  “Rise” WELCOME SONG  “Walk in Love” CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen.Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in our daily lives; we have not seen you all around us. By things we have done…