Jubilee 2014 – Into the Promised Land
GATHERING
ENTRANCE
REFLECTION
When Jesus talked about the kingdom of God, he was not prophesying about some easy, danger-free perfection that will someday appear. He was talking about a state of being, a way of living at ease among the joys and sorrows of our world…. This state of being is not something alien or mystical. We don’t need to earn it. It is already ours.
Stephen Mitchell
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CANDLE LIGHTING
CALL TO WORSHIP
OPENING PRAYER
HYMN
WORD FOR THE CHILDREN
SILENCE
PRAYERS
COMMON CONFESSION
All: When we love, we ask “What’s in it for me?”
INDIVIDUAL PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE
forgiving all our fears and failures,
THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE
INTERCESSION AND PETITION
COMMITMENT
We open our hearts to you and your creation. I
HYMN
THE WORD
SCRIPTURE
SERMON
SILENT REFLECTION
OFFERING
COMMUNION
PREPARATION
Leader 1: This is the table of the Heavenly Feast,
the joyful celebration of the people of God.
Leader 1: Holy Source of all that is,
Leader 2: We praise you for your Holy Spirit,
BLESSING THE ELEMENTS
Leader 1: Christ invites everyone to eat the bread of life,
to drink the cup of the new covenant.
Leader 2: Jesus said, I am the bread of life.
You who come to me shall never hunger,
You who believe in me shall never thirst.
Leader 1: On the night of his arrest, Jesus took bread,
and after giving thanks to God, broke it and said,
This is my body,
broken for the healing of the world.
Whenever you eat it, do so remembering me.
Leader 2: After supper, Jesus took the cup and said,
This is the cup of the new covenant,
poured out for you and for all.
Whenever you drink it, do so remembering me.
SHARE THE ELEMENTS
If you do not wish to receive the elements today you are welcome to join the circle and allow them to pass, or remain in your seat. We serve grape juice in our cups.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION
SHARED REFLECTIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HYMN
BENEDICTION