Liturgies
Our inclusive language liturgies generally set the structure and theme of Sunday morning worship. Since announcements are an integral part of our life together, we offer some guidelines for those who make announcements towards the end of worship.
.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-4872 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-4872 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; } ENTRANCE REFLECTION Sally Breedlove, Choosing Rest: Cultivating a Sunday Heart in a Monday World, p. 133 GATHERING. ENTRANCE REFLECTION The Spirit is the animation that God breathed into humankind on creation day; the Spirit is the mystery of the resurrected Christ; and the Spirit is the future of God reshaping the community. Gail Ramshaw, Under the Tree of Life, p 84 ENTRANCE REFLECTION The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed… Adapted from Matthew 13:31-33 and 44-46 ENTRANCE REFLECTION There was only one guy in the whole Bible Jesus every personally promised a place with him in Paradise. Not Peter, not Paul, not any of those guys. He was a convicted their, being executed. So don’t knock guys on death row. Maybe they know something you don’t. –Neil Gaiman, American Gods . ENTRANCE REFLECTION Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called…. 1 Peter 3:9 (Berean Study Bible) .2017 Jubilee: Treasures of Darkness
GATHERING
Spring bulbs and summer seeds come to life in the unlit places underground. Costly jewel stones lie embedded in the dark interiors of ordinary rocks. … The dark depths of the ocean teem with life.2017 Recommittment: Getting a New Heart and a New Spirit
2017 Summer: The Kingdom of Heaven is Like…
GATHERING.
The kingdom of heaven is like yeast…
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure…
The kingdom of heaven is like a pearl of great value…
The kingdom of heaven is like a net…2017 After Pentecost – It’s Still Good
GATHERING. 2017 Easter – This is What Resurrection Looks Like
GATHERING.