Virtual Church

Call to worship: Based on parts of Psalm 119

Minister Lord, you have been our dwelling place

throughout all the generations. (Psalm 90:1)

All You, O Lord, have been a dwelling place

for us and our children.

Minister Before the mountains were born

or you brought forth the earth and the world,

from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (Psalm 90:2)

All You, O Lord, have been with us

for these one hundred and fifty-nine years!

Minister God is our refuge and strength,

an ever-present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1)

All You, O Lord, have been our refuge

and our strength!

Minister The Lord Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress. (Psalm 46:7, 11)

All You, O Lord, are the eternal One

and we have trusted you.

Minister Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, f

or his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22, 23)

All You, O Lord, have been our faithful One!

Minister Jesus said, "I will build my church

and the gates of hell will not overcome it." (Matthew 16:18)

All You, O Lord, have built your church in this place

and we have been blessed.

Minister Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

All and a light unto my path (Psalm 119: 105)

Minister Family of God, from whom does our help come?

People Our help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth Psalm 124:8

Hymn: Come in come in and sit down

(VU 395)

Refran:

Come in, come in and sit down,

you are a part of the family.

We are lost and we are found,

and we are a part of the family.

1

You know the reason why you came,

yet no reason can explain;

so share in the laughter and cry in the pain,

for we are a part of the family. R

2

God is with us in this place,

like a mother's warm embrace.

We're all forgiven by God's grace,

for we are a part of the family. R

3

There's life to be shared in the bread and the wine;

we are the branches, Christ is the vine.

This is God's temple, it's not yours or mine,

but we are a part of the family. R

4

There's rest for the weary and health for us all;

there's a yoke that is easy, and a burden that's small.

So come in and worship and answer the call,

for we are a part of the family. R

Almighty God…(Minister continues with Prayer)

God of mercy,

In recalling all that you are and all you have done,

For us in our individual lives and as the

Mountain-South Mountain Congregation

We remember who we are and what we have done.

We admit that at times

we pull away from being generous.

We are hesitant to share our gifts.

We are unsure about the path ahead.

Guide us and give us courage,

We pray in Jesus’s name, the Lord of love and life,

Amen.

Children's hymn: When he cometh

The Lord's prayer

1

When He cometh, when He cometh

To make up His jewels,

All His jewels, precious jewels,

His loved and His own.

Refrain

Like the stars of the morning,

His brightness adorning,

They shall shine in their beauty,

Bright gems for His crown.

2

He will gather, He will gather

The gems for His kingdom;

All the pure ones, all the bright ones,

His loved and His own. R

3

Little children, little children,

Who love their Redeemer,

Are the jewels, precious jewels,

His loved and His own.

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-4

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell[b] with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.”

Gospel hymn: O God our help in ages past

(VU 806)

1

O God, our help in ages past,

our hope for years to come,

our shelter from the stormy blast,

and our eternal home:

2

under the shadow of thy throne

thy saints have dwelt secure,

sufficient is thine arm alone,

and our defence is sure.

3

Before the hills in order stood,

or earth received its frame,

from everlasting thou art God,

to endless years the same.

4

A thousand ages in thy sight

are like an evening gone,

short as the watch that ends the night

before the rising sun.

5

Time like an ever-rolling stream

soon bears us all away;

we fly forgotten, as a dream

dies at the opening day.

6

O God, our help in ages past,

our hope for years to come,

be thou our guard while troubles last,

and our eternal home.

Anniversary Message: Arie Hogenboom

Act of Remembrance

Reading "In Flanders Fields," Lt. Col. John McCrae

Minister They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the Sun, and in the morning

We will remember them.

All We will remember them.

Roll Call

WW I (1914-1918)

WW II (1939-1945)

Korea (1950-1953)

U.N. & NATO Missions

** War of 1812

Last Post: Silence

Lament Flowers of the Forest

Rouse

Benediction and the grace

Hymn: God of grace, and God of glory

(VU 686 [tune: 651])

1

God of grace and God of glory,

on your people pour your power;

now fulfil your church's story;

bring its bud to glorious flower.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

for the facing of this hour.

2

Lo, the hosts of evil round us

scorn your Christ, assail your ways;

fears and doubts too long have bound us;

free our hearts to work and praise.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

for the living of these days.

3

Cure your children's warring madness,

bend our pride to your control;

shame our wanton selfish gladness,

rich in goods and poor in soul.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

lest we miss your kingdom's goal.

4

Set our feet on lofty places,

gird our lives that they may be

armoured with all Christlike graces,

pledged to set all captives free.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

that we fail not them nor thee

Virtual service: October 17, 2021

October 17 title

Watch the worship service live on Facebook at 9:30 a.m.

Bible Sunday

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Call to worship: Based on parts of Psalm 119

With all my heart I seek you, God

With all our hearts we seek you.

Blessed are you, God

And blessed are those who learn your ways.

I shall not forget your Word

We will treasure your truth in our hearts.

I do your will with great delight

We rejoice in your wisdom.

With all my heart I seek you, God

With all our hearts we seek you.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

and a light unto my path (Ps 119: 105)

Family of God, from whom does our help come?

Our Help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth Ps 124:8

Hymn: I love to tell the story

(VU 343)

1

I love to tell the story of unseen things above,

of Jesus and his glory, of Jesus and his love.

I love to tell the story, because I know 'tis true;

it satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.

Refrain:

I love to tell the story, 'twill be my theme in glory,

to tell the old, old story of Jesus and his love.

2

I love to tell the story; more wonderful it seems

than all the golden fancies of all our golden dreams.

I love to tell the story, for some have never heard

the message of salvation from God's own holy Word. R

3

I love to tell the story, for those who know it best

seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest.

And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song,

'twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long. R

Blessed are you, Lord our God…(Minister continues with Prayer)

Loving God you have given us so much – your Word to guide us, your love to heal us, your spirit to encourage us – and you have given us each other, so that in community we may be your love in the world. But we confess that we often fail to live as your chosen and beloved people. Impatient and intolerant, we fail to see your presence in the other person; we hide precious truths which we hold in trust; we let the possibility of peace slip through our fingers. Loving and forgiving God may we learn to forgive each other, may we be open to the transforming power of your love, may we be recreated as a people of peace.

Amen

Children's hymn: The books of the bible

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.

Amen.

1

Ge-ne-sis and Ex-o-dus, next we have Le-vit-i-cus.

Num-bers, Deu-te-ron-o-my,

Joshua, Judg-es, Ruth you'll see,

Two of Sam-uel, two of Kings,

Tells us what life often brings.

2

Chron-i-cles, books 1 & 2, fam’ly names & other clues

Ez-ra, Ne-he-mi-ah next,

Est-er, Job, and Psalms, great text!

Pro-verbs, Ec-cle-si-as-tes,

Song of Sol-o-mon will please,

3

I-sai-ah, Jer-e-mi-ah,

La-men-ta-tions in Judah,

E-zekiel and Dan-i-el,

Ho-se-a and then there’s Joel.

Amos, O-ba-di-ah, who?, Jonah,Micah, Na-hum too,

4

What a name like Ha-bak-kuk,

Zeph-an-i-ah, are you stuck?

Haggai, Zech-a-ri-ah then,

Mal-a-chi will mark the end,

Of the test-a-ment of old, with all those events fore-told,

5

Now its the new test-a-ment,

All about the Son God sent.

Mat-thew, Mark and Luke and John,

Acts and Ro-mans, Corint-thi-ans,

Ga-la-tians, E-phe-si-ans, Phillip-ians, Co-los-si-ans.

6

Thes-sa-lonians, one and two,

Timothy one and Timothy two.

Titus on to Phil-e-mon,

He-brews, James, Pe-ter and John.

Jude is very near the end,

Re-ve-la-tion is the end!

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3: 14-17 ( The message)

But don’t let [life’s hard times] faze you. Stick with what you learned and believed, sure of the integrity of your teachers— why, you took in the sacred Scriptures with your mother’s milk! There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another— showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.

May God bless to our understanding this reading of Holy Scripture

Amen

Gospel hymn: Standing on the promises

1

Standing on the promises of Christ my King,

Through eternal ages let His praises ring,

Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,

Standing on the promises of God.

Refrain

Standing, standing,

Standing on the promises of God my Saviour;

Standing, standing,

I’m standing on the promises of God.

2

Standing on the promises that cannot fail,

When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,

By the living Word of God I shall prevail,

Standing on the promises of God.

5

Standing on the promises I cannot fall,

Listening every moment to the Spirit’s call

Resting in my Saviour as my all in all,

Standing on the promises of God. R

Sermon: Basic instructions before leaving earth

Hymn: How firm a foundation

(VU 660)

1

How firm a foundation, you servants of God,

is laid for your faith in God's excellent word!

What more can be said than to you has been said,

to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

2

'Fear not, I am with you; O be not dismayed!

For I am your God and will still give you aid;

I'll strengthen and help you, and cause you to stand,

upheld by my righteous omnipotent hand.

3

'When through the deep waters I call you to go,

the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;

for I will be with you, your troubles to bless,

and sanctify to you your deepest distress.

4

'When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie,

my grace, all-sufficient, shall be your supply:

the flame shall not hurt you; I only design

your dross to consume, and your gold to refine.

5

'The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose

I will not - I will not desert to his foes;

that soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,

I'll never - no, never - no, never forsake!'

Virtual service: October 3, 2021

October 3 title

Watch the worship service live on Facebook at 11:00 a.m.

Here is the recording of the service.

Worldwide Communion Sunday

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Call to worship: Psalm 100

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.

Worship the Lord with gladness;

come into his presence with singing.

Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his;

We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise.

Give thanks to him, bless his name.

For the Lord is good;

his steadfast love endures forever,

and his faithfulness to all generations.

Family of God, from whom does our help come?

Our help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:8

Hymn: All things bright and beautiful

VU 291

Refrain:

All Things bright and beautiful

All Creatures Great and Small

All things wise and Wonderful

In Love God made them all

1

Each little flower that opens,

each little bird that sings,

God made their glowing colours,

God made their tiny wings. R

2

The purpleheaded mountains,

the river running by,

the sunset and the morning

that brightens up the sky; R

3

The cold wind in the winter,

the pleasant summer sun,

the ripe fruits in the garden:

God made them every one. R

4

The rocky mountain splendour,

the lone wolf's haunting call,

the great lakes and the prairies,

the forest in the fall; R

5

God gave us eyes to see them,

and lips that we might tell

how great is God our maker,

who has made all things well. R

Assurance of pardon and The Lord's prayer

Eternal God…(Minister continues with Prayer)

Ever present God, When you invite us to your table, you ask us to come with clean hands and clean hearts. You ask us to come in peace, seeking reconciliation with you and with each other. We confess that the church has not always sought reconciliation within or beyond its walls. In this silence, we hand over to you the broken relationships, disagreements and disappointments that keep us from living in your peace.

(A time of silence is kept)

Free us from the burdens we carry, so that we may be a source of peace in

this troubled world in the name of Christ who is our peace. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Children's hymn: He's got the whole world in his hands

He's got the whole wide world in his hands.

He's got the whole world in his hands.

He's got you and me, brother, in his hands.

He's got you and me, sister, in his hands.

He's got everybody here in his hands.

He's got the whole world in his hands.

He's got the little bitty baby in his hands…

He's got Trudeau and O’Toole in his hands…

He’s got Sens and Leafs in his hands…

He’s got the whole world in his hands

He's got Algonquins and Mohawks in his hands…

He's got the world's refugees in his hands…

He's got Grenville/Dundas County farmers in his hands

He’s got the whole world in his hands

He's got Jews and Muslims in his hands…

He's got saints and troublemakers in his hands…

He's got Protestants and Catholics in his hands…

He’s got the whole world in his hands

Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11

“When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there. And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’ Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God.

“And you shall make response before the Lord your God, ‘A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labour. Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders. And he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God. And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.

May God bless to our understanding this reading of Holy Scripture

Amen

Gospel hymn: Great is thy faithfulness

VU 288

1

Great is thy faithfulness, God our Creator;

there is no shadow of turning with thee;

thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;

as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.

Refrain:

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

all I have needed thy hand hath provided -

great is thy faithfulness, ever to me!

2

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

join with all nature in manifold witness

to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. R

3

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,

strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow -

wondrous the portion thy blessings provide.

Sermon: Strange

Communion hymn: Just as I am v1,2

The sacrament of holy communion

Welcome to the Lord’s Table

The Warrant - The Story of the Table

Prayer over the Bread

Prayer over the Wine

Prayer after Communion

Benediction & The Grace (Together)

The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

The Love of God, and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit

be with us all evermore. 2 Corinthians 13:14

Communion hymn: Just as I am v 3,4

Virtual service: September 26, 2021

September 26 title

Watch the worship service live on Facebook at 11:00 a.m.

This is the recording of the service.

Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

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Call to worship: Psalm 16

Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

I have said to God, 'You are my God;

from you alone comes all my prosperity.'

All my delight is in the faithful who dwell in the land,

and in those who excel in virtue.

But as for those who run after other gods,

their troubles shall be multiplied.

Libations of blood I will not offer to those gods,

nor will I take their names upon my lips.

You, God, are my allotted portion and my cup;

you yourself have cast my lot.

My boundaries enclose a pleasant land;

indeed I have a noble heritage.

I will thank you, God, for giving me counsel;

at night also you teach my heart.

I keep you always before me;

you are on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall.

So my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;

for my body shall also rest in safety.

For you will not surrender me to the Grave,

nor suffer your beloved to see the Abyss.

You will show me the path of life.

In your presence is fullness of joy;

and from your right hand flow delights

for evermore.

Family of God, from whom does our help come?

Our Help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth Ps 124:8

Hymn: Walk with me, I will walk with you

VU 649

Refrain:

Walk with me, I will walk with you

and build the land that God has planned

where love shines through.

1

When Moses heard the call of God

he said, 'Lord, don't send me.'

But God told Moses, 'You're the one

to set my people free.' R

2

Now Peter was a most unlikely

man to lead the flock;

but Jesus knew his holiness

and he became the Rock. R

3

Young Mary Magdalene was sure

her life could be much more,

and by her faith she dared to let

God's love unlock the door. R

4

And when you share your faith with me

and work for life made new,

the witness of your faithfulness

calls me to walk with you. R

Prayer and Confession

God of all creation…(Minister continues with Prayer)

God of all creation,

you have opened the world around us

and filled it with wonder,

but we confess our eyes are not always open

to its harsher realities.

Our ears are sometimes deaf to cries of need.

Our minds are often shut

to opinions which differ from our own.

Forgive us when we seek greatness

instead of goodness.

Forgive us when we miss the wisdom

you intend us to embrace. Amen.

The Lord's prayer

The ministry of music

Children's hymn: Lord prepare me

Scriptures: Selected verses from Exodus 2,3,4

After a long time the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out. Out of the slavery, their cry for help rose up to God. God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God looked upon the Israelites, and God took notice of them.

So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt." But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" He said, "I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain." But Moses said to God, "If I come to the Israelites and say to them, "The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, "What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" God said to Moses, "I am who I am." He said further, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, "I am has sent me to you.' " God also said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, "The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations.

But Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor even now that you have spoken to your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." Then the Lord said to him, "Who gives speech to mortals? Who makes them mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to speak." But he said, "O my Lord, please send someone else." Then the angel of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said, "What of your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that he can speak fluently; even now he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you his heart will be glad. You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do. He indeed shall speak for you to the people; he shall serve as a mouth for you, and you shall serve as God for him.

May God bless to our understanding this reading of Holy Scripture

Amen

Gospel hymn: God on the mountain

Life is easy when you’re up on the mountain

And you’ve got peace of mind like you’ve never known

But then things change and you’re down in the valley

Don’t lose faith for you’re never alone

Refrian:

For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley

When things go wrong, He’ll make them right

And the God of the good times is still God in the bad times

The God of the day is still God in the night

You talk of faith when you’re up on the mountain

But the talk comes easy when life’s at it’s best

But it is down in the valley of trials and temptation

That’s when faith is really put to the test

Sermon: Strange

Benediction and the Grace

Hymn: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

VU 344

1

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

in a believer's ear!

It soothes the sorrows, heals the wounds,

and drives away all fear.

2

It makes the wounded spirit whole,

and calms the troubled breast;

'tis manna to the hungry soul,

and to the weary, rest.

3

Dear Name! the rock on which I build,

my shield and hiding-place,

my never-failing treasury, filled

with boundless stores of grace.

4

Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend,

my Prophet, Priest, and King,

my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,

accept the praise I bring.

5

The effort of my heart is weak,

and cold my warmest thought;

but when I see you whom I seek,

I'll praise you as I ought.

Virtual service: September 12, 2021

September 12 title

Watch the worship service live on Facebook at 9:30 a.m.

This is the recording for September 12th.

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Call to Worship: Psalm 84

O Lord, open our Lips

And our mouth shall show forth your praise Ps 51:15

O God make speed to save us

O Lord make haste to help us Ps 70:1

How lovely is your dwelling place, God of hosts!

My soul longs, even faints for the courts of God;

my heart and my flesh cry for joy to the living God.

Even the sparrow finds a house,

and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young,

at your altars, God of hosts, my sovereign, my God.

Happy are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise.

Happy are those whose strength is in you,

who have set their heart on pilgrimage.

Going through the valley of Baca

they find a spring from which also to drink;

the early rain also covers it with pools of water.

They go from strength to strength,

to appear before God in Zion.

O God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob.

Behold, O God, our shield,

look on the face of your anointed.

Truly a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be a doorkeeper

in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For you, God, are a sun and shield, you will give grace and honour.

No good thing will you withhold from those who live the upright life.

O God of hosts,

happy are those who put their trust in you.

Family of God, from whom does our help come?

Our Help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth Ps 124:8

Hymn: Guide me, o thou great Jehovah

1

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,

pilgrim through this barren land.

I am weak, but thou art mighty,

hold me with thy powerful hand.

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,

feed me till I want no more,

feed me till I want no more.

2

Open now the crystal fountain,

whence the healing stream doth flow;

let the fire and cloudy pillar

lead me all my journey through.

Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,

be thou still my strength and shield,

be thou still my strength and shield.

3

When I tread the verge of Jordan,

bid my anxious fears subside;

death of death, and hell's destruction,

land me safe on Canaan's side:

songs of praises, songs of praises

I will ever give to thee,

I will ever give to thee.

God of majesty and mystery…. (The Minister continues in prayer)

God of mystery and mercy,

you know the details of our lives.

You see the sin and the sorrow we bear;

you see the problems and the possibilities we face.

You see how we take advantage of each other,

how we overlook one another.

O God, we confess we do not always see what you see

in our own lives and in the lives that touch ours.

Open our eyes to the truth of our times

and cleanse our hearts with your grace.

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Children's hymn: All who hunger

VU 460

1

All who hunger, gather gladly;

holy manna is our bread.

Come from wilderness and wandering.

Here, in truth, we will be fed.

You that yearn for days of fullness,

all around us is our food.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

2

All who hunger, never strangers;

seeker, be a welcome guest.

Come from restlessness and roaming.

Here, in joy, we keep the feast.

We that once were lost and scattered

in communion's love have stood.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

3

All who hunger, sing together;

Jesus Christ is living bread.

Come from loneliness and longing.

Here, in peace, we have been led.

Blest are those who from this table

live their lives in gratitude.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

Scripture: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’” And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked towards the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. And the Lord said to Moses, “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’” In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

Gospel hymn: Fill my cup, Lord

1

Like the woman at the well I was seeking

For things that could not satisfy:

And then I heard my Saviour speaking:

Draw from my well that never shall run dry".

Refrain

Fill my cup Lord, I lift it up, Lord!

Come and quench this thirsting of my soul;

Bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more

Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!

2

There are millions in this world who are craving

The pleasures earthly things afford;

But none can match the wondrous treasure

That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord. R

Sermon N.U.T.S.

Hymn: God will take care of you

1

Be not dismayed whate’er betide,
God will take care of you;
Beneath His wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.

Refrain

God will take care of you,
Through every day, over all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.

2

Through days of toil when heart doth fail, God will…
When dangers fierce your path assail, God will…

3

All you may need He will provide, God Will…
Nothing you ask will be denied, God Wi…

4 No matter what may be the test, God Will…
Lean, weary one, upon His breast, God Will…

Virtual service: September 5, 2021

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This is the recording for September 5th.

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Call to worship: Psalm 78:23-29 (ESV)

O Lord, Open our Lips

And our Mouth shall show forth your praise Ps 51:15

O God make speed to save us

O Lord make haste to help us Ps 70:1

God commanded the skies above,

and opened the doors of heaven;

he rained down on them manna to eat,

and gave them the grain of heaven.

Mortals ate of the bread of angels;

he sent them food in abundance.

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens,

and by his power he led out the south wind;

God rained flesh upon them like dust,

winged birds like the sand of the seas;

he let them fall within their camp,

all around their dwellings.

And they ate and were well filled,

for he gave them what they craved.

Family of God, from whom does our help come?

Our Help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth

Hymn: Guide me, o thou great

VU 651

1

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,

pilgrim through this barren land.

I am weak, but thou art mighty,

hold me with thy powerful hand.

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,

feed me till I want no more,

feed me till I want no more.

2

Open now the crystal fountain,

whence the healing stream doth flow;

let the fire and cloudy pillar

lead me all my journey through.

Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,

be thou still my strength and shield,

be thou still my strength and shield.

3

When I tread the verge of Jordan,

bid my anxious fears subside;

death of death, and hell's destruction,

land me safe on Canaan's side:

songs of praises, songs of praises

I will ever give to thee,

I will ever give to thee.

God of majesty and mystery…. (The Minister Continues in Prayer)

Let us pause now, for a moment, to reflect on what we have been given

and our various needs in this life (Silence)

God of mystery and mercy,

you know the details of our lives.

You see the sin and the sorrow we bear;

you see the problems and the possibilities we face.

You see how we take advantage of each other,

how we overlook one another.

O God, we confess we do not always see

what you see—

in our own lives and in the lives that touch ours.

Open our eyes to the truth of our times

and cleanse our hearts with your grace.

Children's hymn: All who hunger

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Ministry of music

VU 460

1

All who hunger, gather gladly;

holy manna is our bread.

Come from wilderness and wandering.

Here, in truth, we will be fed.

You that yearn for days of fullness,

all around us is our food.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

2

All who hunger, never strangers;

seeker, be a welcome guest.

Come from restlessness and roaming.

Here, in joy, we keep the feast.

We that once were lost and scattered

in communion's love have stood.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

3

All who hunger, sing together;

Jesus Christ is living bread.

Come from loneliness and longing.

Here, in peace, we have been led.

Blest are those who from this table

live their lives in gratitude.

Taste and see the grace eternal.

Taste and see that God is good.

Scripture: Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15

And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, ‘Come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’” And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked towards the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. And the Lord said to Moses, “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’” In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. nd when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

May God bless to our understanding this reading of Holy Scripture

Amen

Gospel hymn: Fill my cup Lord

1.

Like the woman at the well I was seeking

For things that could not satisfy:

And then I heard my Saviour speaking:

“Draw from my well that never shall run dry".

Refrain:

Fill my cup Lord, I lift it up, Lord!

Come and quench this thirsting of my soul;

Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more

Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!

2.

There are millions in this world who are craving

The pleasures earthly things afford;

But none can match the wondrous treasure

That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord. R

Sermon: N.U.T.S.

Pastoral prayer and benediction

Hymn: God will take care of you

1.

Be not dismayed whate’er betide,
God will take care of you;
Beneath His wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.

Refrain:

God will take care of you,
Through every day, over all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.

2.

Through days of toil when heart doth fail, God will…
When dangers fierce your path assail, God will…

3.

All you may need He will provide, God Will…
Nothing you ask will be denied, God Will…

4.

No matter what may be the test, God Will…
Lean, weary one, upon His breast, God Will…

Virtual service: July 25, 2021

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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

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Call to worship: Psalm 145

O Lord, Open our Lips

And our Mouth shall show forth your praise! Psalm 51:15

O God make speed to save us

O Lord make haste to help us Psalm 70:1

Every day we will bless you

and praise your name forever.

O God, you are great and highly to be praised;

your greatness is beyond all measure.

One generation shall praise your works to another,

and declare your marvellous deeds.

I will speak of your splendour and glory,

and all your wonderful works.

You, God, are righteous in all your ways,

and loving in all your deeds.

You are near to all who call to you,

to all who call on you in truth.

You fulfil the desire of those who revere you;

you hear their cry and you save them.

You watch over all who love you,

but the wicked you will destroy.

My mouth will speak your praise, O God.

Let every creature bless your holy name forever.

Family of God, from whom does our help come?

Our help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8

Hymn: In the garden

1.

I Come to the garden alone,

While the dew is still on the roses;

And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,

The Son of God discloses.

Refrain:

And He walks with me,

and He talks with me.

And He tells me I am his own;

And the joy we share as we tarry there

None other has ever known.

2.

He speaks and the sound of his voice

Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;

And the melody that He gave to me

Within my heart is ringing. R

3.

I’d stay in the garden with Him

Though the night around me be falling;

But he bids me go – through the voice of woe,

His voice to me is calling. R

Children's hymn: The rainbow connection

Why are there so many

Songs about rainbows

And what's on the other side

Rainbows are visions

They're only illusions

And rainbows have nothing to hide

So we've been told and some chose to Believe it

But I know they're wrong wait and see

Someday we'll find it

The Rainbow Connection

The lovers, the dreamers and me

Who said that every wish

Would be heard and answered

When wished on the morning star

Somebody thought of that

And someone believed it

And look what it's done so far

What's so amazing

That keeps us star gazing

What so we think we might see

Someday we'll find it

That Rainbow Connection

The lovers the dreamers and me

All of us under it’s spell, We know that it’s probably Magic

Have you been fast asleep

And have you heard voices,

I've heard them calling my name,

Is this the sweet sound that calls

The young sailors,

The voice might be one and the same.

I've heard it too many times to ignore it

It's something that i'm supposed to be,

Someday we'll find it

The rainbow connection...

The lovers, the dreamers and me

La lala la lala la la la lala la la la

Scripture: John 6:1-15 (The Message)

After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee (some call it Tiberias). A huge crowd followed him, attracted by the miracles they had seen him do among the sick. When he got to the other side, he climbed a hill and sat down, surrounded by his disciples. It was nearly time for the Feast of Passover, kept annually by the Jews.

When Jesus looked out and saw that a large crowd had arrived, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread to feed these people?” He said this to stretch Philip’s faith. He already knew what he was going to do.

Philip answered, “Two hundred silver pieces wouldn’t be enough to buy bread for each person to get a piece.”

One of the disciples—it was Andrew, brother to Simon Peter—said, “There’s a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that’s a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this.”

Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them. Then Jesus took the bread and, having given thanks, gave it to those who were seated. He did the same with the fish. All ate as much as they wanted.

When the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the leftovers so nothing is wasted.” They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves.

The people realized that God was at work among them in what Jesus had just done. They said, “This is the Prophet for sure, God’s Prophet right here in Galilee!” Jesus saw that in their enthusiasm, they were about to grab him and make him king, so he slipped off and went back up the mountain to be by himself.

May God bless to our understanding this reading of Holy Scripture

Amen

Gospel hymn: I'll fly away

Some bright morning when this life is over
I’ll fly away
To that home on God’s celestial shore
I’ll fly away

Refrain:

I’ll fly away oh glory

I’ll fly away (in the morning)

When I die hallelujah by and by

I’ll fly away

When the shadows of this life have gone
I’ll fly away
Like a bird from prison bars I’ve flown

I’ll fly away R

Oh how glad and happy when we meet
I’ll fly away
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
I’ll fly away R

Just a few more weary days and then
I’ll fly away
To a land where joys will never end
I’ll fly away R

Sermon: Everything bread

Closing hymn: As the deer

(Psalm 42) - VU 766

1.

As the deer pants for the water,

so my soul longs after you;

you alone are my heart's desire

and I long to worship you.

Refrain:

You alone are my strength, my shield

to you alone may my spirit yield;

you alone are my heart's desire,

and I long to worship you.

2.

I want you more than gold or silver,

only you can satisfy;

you alone are the real joy-giver

and the apple of my eye. R

3.

You're my friend and you are my brother,

even though you are a king;

I love you more than any other,

so much more than anything! R

Virtual service: July 18, 2021

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

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Hymn: Come and find a quiet centre

He said to them,

Come away to a deserted place

all by yourselves and rest a while.

For many were coming and going,

and they had no leisure even to eat.

(Mark 6:31, NRSV)

Come away and rest awhile

Lest you be crushed by the load.

Get away and rest

Lest the world and its troubles
Trouble your soul into amnesia
And you forget why you are here
And how important you are to God.

Go away and rest awhile

Lest temptation's noose find a soft spot
Around your neck

And destroy you.

Come away and rest awhile

In the presence of our God.

Family of God, from whom does our help come?

Our help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:8

(VU 374)

Key of F (Chords found in Voices United)

1.

Come and find the quiet centre

in the crowded life we lead,

find the room for hope to enter,

find the frame where we are freed:

clear the chaos and the clutter,

clear our eyes, that we can see

all the things that really matter,

be at peace, and simply be.

2.

Silence is a friend who claims us,

cools the heat and slows the pace,

God it is who speaks and names us,

knows our being, face to face,

making space within our thinking,

lifting shades to show the sun,

raising courage when we're shrinking,

finding scope for faith begun.

3.

In the Spirit let us travel,

open to each other's pain,

let our loves and fears unravel,

celebrate the space we gain:

there's a place for deepest dreaming,

there's a time for heart to care,

in the Spirit's lively scheming

there is always room to spa

God our Maker,

in summer we easily marvel at the world you have made,

the colours of sunrise and sunset filling the horizon,

the intricate beauty of flower gardens and natural parks,

the quiet dignity of a river in its course,

and the steadfast presence of a rock face carved over time.

You show us how each small piece of your creation

depends in many ways on all the others.

Summer growth depends on spring rains;

health for each creature depends on the wise balance

you have set between each species;

the quality of life on the respect we show one another.

Wise and patient God, we marvel at the world you love.

Our worship joins the songs of all creation to bring you praise,

honouring you and the relationships you have set between us all,

And as we reflect on your goodness, we confess that

as we marvel at your creation,

we realize we often take it for granted.

We don’t know what to make

of reports about the damage human life causes.

We prefer to live as if our lifestyles

make no impact on the earth.

We confess we don’t really want to change.

Yet we wonder if the way we live is pleasing to you.

For all the ways we put your creation at risk

and harm the earth,

we ask for your forgiveness.

Teach us how to live in this marvellous world

with love and respect

for you and for your whole creation. AMEN

Lord's prayer song

Children's hymn: Jesus saves

Scriptures: Mark 6: 30-34; 53-56 (RSV)

The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themselves. Now many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them. As he went ashore he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennes′aret, and moored to the shore. And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him, and ran about the whole neighbourhood and began to bring sick people on their pallets to any place where they heard he was. And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or country, they laid the sick in the market places, and besought him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.

Gospel hymn: Jesus saves

Key of D

We have heard the joyful sound: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Spread the tidings all around: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Bear the news to every land, climb the mountains,

cross the waves;
Onward! ’tis our Lord’s command; Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

Waft it on the rolling tide: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Tell to sinners far and wide: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Sing, you islands of the sea; echo back, you ocean caves;
Earth shall keep her jubilee: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

Sing above the battle strife: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
By His death and endless life Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Shout it brightly through the gloom,

when the heart for mercy craves;
Sing in triumph o’er the tomb: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

Give the winds a mighty voice: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Let the nations now rejoice: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!
Shout salvation full and free;

highest hills and deepest caves;
This our song of victory: Jesus saves! Jesus saves!

Sermon: Chill-AXING with Jesus

Puritan Sabbath keepers agreed that “good Sabbaths make good Christians.”

They meant that regular, disciplined attention to the spiritual life

was the foundation of faithfulness.

Another dimension of the saying opens us if we imagine a worshipping community

helping one another step off the treadmill of work-

and-spend and into the circle of glad gratitude for the gifts of God.

Taken this way, good Sabbaths make good Christians

by regularly reminding us of God’s creative, liberating, and redeeming presence,

not only in [the doing, but also in the being].

From “Keeping Sabbath” by Dorothy C. Bass

in Practicing Our Faith

Closing hymn: When the roll is called up yonder

Key of G

1.

When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound,

And time shall be no more,

And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair.

When the saved of earth shall gather

Over on the other shore,

And the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there

Refrain:

When the Roll is called up yonder

When the Roll is called up yonder…

When the Roll is called up yonder I’ll be there

2.

On that bright and cloudless morning

When the dead in Christ shall rise,

And the glory of his resurrection share;

When His chosen ones shall gather

To their home beyond the skies,

And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.

3.

Let us Labour for the Master

From the dawn til setting sun,

Let us talk of all his wondrous love and care;

Then when all of life is over,

And our work on earth is done,

And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.

Virtual service: July 11, 2021

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

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Warm-up song: Beautiful day

by U2

(Key of D)

1

The heart is a bloom

Shoots up through the stony ground

There's no room

No space to rent in this town

2

You're out of luck

And the reason that you had to care

The traffic is stuck

And you're not moving anywhere

3

You thought you'd found a friend

To take you out of this place

Someone you could lend a hand

In return for grace

Refrain

It's a beautiful day

Sky falls, you feel like

It's a beautiful day

Don't let it get away

4

You're on the road

But you've got no destination

You're in the mud

In the maze of her imagination

5

You love this town

Even if that doesn't ring true

You've been all over

And it's been all over you

Refrain

It's a beautiful day

Don't let it get away

It's a beautiful day

Touch me

Take me to that other place

Teach me love

I know I'm not a hopeless case

6

See the world in green and blue

See China right in front of you

See the canyons broken by cloud

See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out

7

See the Bedouin fires at night

See the oil fields at first light

And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth

After the flood all the colours came out

Refrain

It was a beautiful day

Don't let it get away

Beautiful day

Touch me

Take me to that other place

Reach me

I know I'm not a hopeless case

8

What you don't have, you don't need it now

What you don't know, you can feel it somehow

What you don't have, you don't need it now

Don't need it now

Was a beautiful day

Hymn: Seek ye first the kingdom of God

(VU 356; key of D [Chords found in VU])

1

Seek ye first the kingdom of God

and God's righteousness,

and all these things shall be added unto you.

Hallelu, hallelujah.

Refrain

Hallelujah, hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Hallelu, hallelujah

2

Ask and it shall be given unto you;

seek and you shall find;

knock and the door shall be opened unto you.

Hallelu, hallelujah. R

3

We do not live by bread alone,

but by every word

that proceeds from the mouth of God.

Hallelu, hallelujah. R

Lord's prayer song

Children's hymn: Come, children join to sing

(VU 345; Key of G [Chords found in VU])

1

Come, children, join to sing: Hallelujah!

Praise to our Servant King: Hallelujah!

Let all with heart and voice,

saved by God's gracious choice,

now in this place rejoice: Hallelujah!

2

Come, lift your hearts on high: Hallelujah!

Let praises fill the sky: Hallelujah!

Christ calls his people friends,

the helpless he defends,

a love that never ends: Hallelujah!

3

Praise yet our Christ again: Hallelujah!

Raise high the joyous strain: Hallelujah!

The whole creation o'er

let all God's love adore,

Scriptures: Selected verses from Mark and Luke

Mark 10:13-16

And they were bringing children to him,

that he might touch them;

and the disciples rebuked them.

But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them,

"Let the children come to me, do not hinder them;

for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God

like a child shall not enter it."

And he took them in his arms and blessed them,

laying his hands upon them.

Luke 17:20-21

Once, having been asked by the Pharisees

when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied,

“The kingdom of God does not come

with your careful observation,

nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’

because the kingdom of God is within you.”

Gospel hymn: I need thee every hour

(VU 671; key of G)

1

I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord;

no tender voice but thine can peace afford.

Refrain

I need thee, O I need thee;

every hour I need thee.

O bless me now, my Saviour;

I come to thee.

2

I need thee every hour; stay thou near by;

temptations lose their power when thou art nigh. R

3

I need thee every hour, in joy or pain;

come quickly and abide, or life is vain. R

4

I need thee every hour; teach me thy will;

and thy rich promises in me fulfil. R

Pastoral prayer and benediction

Closing hymn: Hiding in thee

(Key of D)

1

O safe to the Rock that is higher than I,
My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly;
Alone I would perish, undone would I be;
Thou blest “Rock of Ages,” I’m hiding in Thee.

Refrain

Hiding in Thee,

hiding in Thee,
Thou blest “Rock of Ages,”

I’m hiding in Thee.

2

In the calm of the noontide, in sorrow’s lone hour,
In times when temptation casts o’er me its pow’r;
In the tempests of life, on its wide, heaving sea,
Thou blest “Rock of Ages,” I’m hiding in Thee. R

3

How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,
I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;
How often, when trials like sea billows roll,
Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul. R

Virtual service: July 4, 2021

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Warm-up song: I am the highway

by Audioslave

(Key of F)

1
Pearls and swine bereft of me

Long and weary my road has been

I was lost in the cities

Alone in the hills

No sorrow or pity for leaving I feel

Refrain

I am not your rolling wheels

I am the highway

I am not your carpet ride

I am the sky

2

Friends and liars don't wait for me

I'll get on all by myself

I put millions of miles

Under my heels

And still too close to you I feel R x 2

3

I am not your rolling wheels….

4

I am not your blowing wind…

Hymn: Jesus, you have come to the lakeshore

(VU 563; Key of D)

1

Jesus, you have come to the lakeshore

looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones;

you only asked me to follow humbly.

Refrain

O Jesus, with your eyes you have searched me,

and while smiling, have spoken my name;

now my boat's left on the shoreline behind me;

by your side I will seek other seas.

2

You know so well my possessions;

my boat carries no gold and no weapons;

- you will find there my nets and labour. R

3

You need my hands, full of caring

through my labours to give others rest,

and constant love that keeps on loving. R

4

You, who have fished other oceans,

ever longed for by souls who are waiting,

my loving friend, as thus you call me. R

Children's hymn: I have decided to follow Jesus

Scripture: Mark 6:1-13 (The Message)

Jesus left there and returned to his hometown. His disciples came along. On the Sabbath, he gave a lecture in the meeting place. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. “We had no idea he was this good!” they said. “How did he get so wise all of a sudden, get such ability?”

But in the next breath they were cutting him down: “He’s just a carpenter—Mary’s boy. We’ve known him since he was a kid. We know his brothers, James, Justus, Jude, and Simon, and his sisters. Who does he think he is?” They tripped over what little they knew about him and fell, sprawling. And they never got any further.

Jesus told them, “A prophet has little honour in his hometown, among his relatives, on the streets he played in as a child.” Jesus wasn’t able to do much of anything there—he laid hands on a few sick people and healed them, that’s all. He couldn’t get over their stubbornness. He left and made a circuit of the other villages, teaching.

Jesus called the Twelve to him, and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority and power to deal with the evil opposition. He sent them off with these instructions:

“Don’t think you need a lot of extra equipment for this. You are the equipment. No special appeals for funds. Keep it simple. And no luxury inns. Get a modest place and be content there until you leave. If you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way.”

Then they were on the road. They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different; right and left they sent the demons packing; they brought wellness to the sick, anointing their bodies, healing their spirits.

Gospel hymn: Out of my bondage...Jesus I come

(Key of Ab [G 1st fret])

1

Out of my bondage, sorrow, and night,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into Thy freedom, gladness, and light,

Jesus, I come to thee;

Out of my sickness, into Thy health,

Out of my want and into Thy wealth,

Out of my sin and into Thyself,

Jesus, I come to thee.

2

Out of my shameful failure and loss,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,

Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of earth’s sorrows into Thy balm,

Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm,

Out of distress to jubilant psalm,

Jesus, I come to thee.

3

Out of unrest and arrogant pride,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into Thy blessèd will to abide,

Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,

Out of despair into raptures above,

Upward for aye on wings like a dove,

Jesus, I come to thee.

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Closing hymn: How firm a foundation

(VU 660; Key of G)

Isaiah 43: 1-4

But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;

when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.

For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.

Because you are precious in my eyes,

and honoured, and I love you

1

How firm a foundation, you servants of God,

is laid for your faith in God's excellent word!

What more can be said than to you has been said,

to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

2

'Fear not, I am with you; O be not dismayed!

For I am your God and will still give you aid;

I'll strengthen and help you, and cause you to stand,

upheld by my righteous omnipotent hand.

3

'When through the deep waters I call you to go,

the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;

for I will be with you, your troubles to bless,

and sanctify to you your deepest distress.

4

'When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie,

my grace, all-sufficient, shall be your supply:

the flame shall not hurt you; I only design

your dross to consume, and your gold to refine.

5

'The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose

I will not - I will not desert to his foes;

that soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,

I'll never - no, never - no, never forsake!'

Virtual service: June 27, 2021

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

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Warm-up song: Wave over wave

by Jim Payne and performed by Great Big Sea

(Key of E [D 2nd fret])

1

Oh me name Able Rogers a share man am I

On a three-masted scooner from Twilingate Isle

I've been the world over North, South, East and West

But the middle of nowhere's where I likes it best

Refrain

Where it's wave over wave sea over bow

I'm as happy a man as the sea will allow

There's no other life for a sailor like me

Than to sail the salt sea boys to sail the sea

There's no other life but to sail the salt sea

2

Well I leave my wife lonely ten months of the year

For she built me a home and raised my children there

She never come out to bid farewell to me

Or can why a sailor must sail the salt sea R

3

Oh the work it is hard and the hours are long

But my spirit is willing my back it is strong

And when the works over the whisky will pour

We'll dance with the girls upon some foreign shore R

4

I've sailed the world over for decades or more

And oft times I wonder what I do it for

I don't know the answer it's pleasure and pain

But with life to live over I'd do it again R

Hymn: New every morning

(VU 405; Key of Eb [D 1st fret])

1

New every morning is the love

our wakening and uprising prove;

through sleep and darkness safely brought,

restored to life, and power, and thought.

2

New mercies each returning day

hover around us while we pray;

new perils past, new sins forgiven,

new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.

3

If on our daily course our mind

be set to hallow all we find,

new treasures still of countless price

God will provide for sacrifice.

4

The trivial round, the common task,

will furnish all we ought to ask,

room to deny ourselves, a road

to bring us daily nearer God.

5

Only, O God, in your dear love

fit us for perfect rest above;

and help us, this and every day,

to live more nearly as we pray.

Children's hymn: As a fire is meant for burning

(VU 578; key of F; tune: In the Bulb there is a flower)

1

As a fire is meant for burning

with a bright and warming flame,

so the church is meant for mission,

giving glory to God's name.

Not to preach our creeds or customs,

but to build a bridge of care,

we join hands across the nations,

finding neighbours everywhere.

2

We are learners; we are teachers;

we are pilgrims on the way.

We are seekers; we are givers;

we are vessels made of clay.

By our gentle, loving actions,

we would show that Christ is light.

In a humble, listening Spirit,

we would live to God's delight.

3

As a green bud in the springtime

is a sign of life renewed,

so may we be signs of oneness

mid earth's peoples, many-hued.

As a rainbow lights the heavens

when a storm is past and gone,

may our lives reflect the radiance

of God's new and glorious dawn.

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43 (The Message)

After Jesus crossed over by boat, a large crowd met him at the seaside. One of the meeting-place leaders named Jairus came. When he saw Jesus, he fell to his knees, beside himself as he begged, “My dear daughter is at death’s door. Come and lay hands on her so she will get well and live.” Jesus went with him, the whole crowd tagging along, pushing and jostling him.

A woman who had suffered a condition of hemorrhaging for twelve years—a long succession of physicians had treated her, and treated her badly, taking all her money and leaving her worse off than before—had heard about Jesus. She slipped in from behind and touched his robe. She was thinking to herself, “If I can put a finger on his robe, I can get well.” The moment she did it, the flow of blood dried up. She could feel the change and knew her plague was over and done with.

At the same moment, Jesus felt energy discharging from him. He turned around to the crowd and asked, “Who touched my robe?”

His disciples said, “What are you talking about? With this crowd pushing and jostling you, you’re asking, ‘Who touched me?’ Dozens have touched you!”

But he went on asking, looking around to see who had done it. The woman, knowing what had happened, knowing she was the one, stepped up in fear and trembling, knelt before him, and gave him the whole story.

Jesus said to her, “Daughter, you took a risk of faith, and now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed! Be healed of your plague.”

* * *

While he was still talking, some people came from the leader’s house and told him, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?”

Jesus overheard what they were talking about and said to the leader, “Don’t listen to them; just trust me.”

He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John. They entered the leader’s house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles. Jesus was abrupt: “Why all this busybody grief and gossip? This child isn’t dead; she’s sleeping.” Provoked to sarcasm, they told him he didn’t know what he was talking about.

But when he had sent them all out, he took the child’s father and mother, along with his companions, and entered the child’s room. He clasped the girl’s hand and said, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, get up.” At that, she was up and walking around! This girl was twelve years of age. They, of course, were all beside themselves with joy. He gave them strict orders that no one was to know what had taken place in that room. Then he said, “Give her something to eat.”

Gospel hymn: How great thou art

(VU 238; Key of Bb [G 3rd fret])

1

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

consider all the works thy hand hath made,

I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,

thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Refrain

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee,

How great thou art! How great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee,

How great thou art! How great thou art!

2

When through the woods and forest glades I wander,

I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;

when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur

and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze. R

3

But when I think that God, his Son not sparing,

sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,

that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,

he bled and died to take away my sin. R

4

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!

Then I shall bow in humble adoration

and there proclaim, 'My God, how great thou art!' R

Closing hymn: Precious Lord take my hand

(VU 670; Key of G)

1

Precious Lord, take my hand,

lead me on, let me stand,

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;

through the storm, through the night,

lead me on to the light:

take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

2

When my way grows drear,

precious Lord, linger near,

when my life is almost gone,

hear my cry, hear my call,

hold my hand lest I fall:

take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

3

When the darkness appears,

and the night draws near,

and the day is past and gone,

at the river I stand,

guide my feet, hold my hand:

take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

Precious Lord, take my hand,

lead me on, let me stand,

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;

through the storm, through the night,

lead me on to the light:

take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

Indigenous people have for over 500 years been the victims of “well meaning” people who thought they knew what was best for them. People of many nations have been preached to, rarely listened to, and even today their voices are drowned out by those who think they know better. The most important advice that can be given to someone meeting an Indigenous person is to listen. And practical reconciliation is together “building a bridge of care”. We look forward to the day “when the storm is past” and we have true reconciliation in this land.

Virtual service: June 20, 2021

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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

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Warm-up song: My Hero

By The Foo Fighters

(Key of E [C 4th Fret])

1
Too alarmin' now to talk about

Take your pictures down and shake it out

Truth or consequence, say it aloud

Use that evidence, race it around

Refrain

There goes my hero

Watch him as he goes

There goes my hero

He's ordinary

2

Don't the best of them bleed it out

While the rest of them peter out?

Truth or consequence, say it aloud

Use that evidence, race it around R

3

Kudos, my hero, leavin' all the mess

You know my hero, the one that's on R (x2)

Hymn: These are the days of Elijah

(Key of G)

1

These are the days of Elijah,

Declaring the word of the Lord:

And these are the days of Your servant Moses,

Righteousness being restored.

And though these are days of great trial,

Of famine and darkness and sword,

Still, we are the voice in the desert crying

'Prepare ye the way of the Lord!'

Refrain

Behold He comes riding on the clouds,

Shining like the sun at the trumpet call;

Lift your voice, it's the year of jubilee,

And out of Zion's hill salvation comes.

2

These are the days of Ezekiel,

The dry bones becoming as flesh;

And these are the days of Your servant David,

Rebuilding a temple of praise.

These are the days of the harvest,

The fields are as white in Your world,

And we are the labourers in Your vineyard,

Declaring the word of the Lord! R

There's no God like Jehovah.

There's no God like Jehovah!

Children's hymn: This is (my father's) world

(Key of D, VU 296)

1

This is [my Father’s] world,

and to my listening ears

all nature sings, and round me rings

the music of the spheres.

This is [my Father’s] world,

I rest me in the thought

of rocks and trees, of skies and seas,

God's hand the wonders wrought.

2

This is [my Father’s] world,

the birds their carols raise;

the morning light, the lily white,

declare their Maker's praise.

This is [my Father’s] world,

God shines in all that's fair;

in the rustling grass or mountain pass,

God's voice speaks everywhere.

3

This is [my Father’s] world,

O let me ne'er forget

that though the wrong seems oft so strong,

God is the ruler yet.

This is [my Father’s] world,

why should my heart be sad?

Let voices sing, let the heavens ring:

God reigns, let earth be glad!

Scripture: Mark 4:33-41 (NRSV)

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’

Gospel hymn: Come, let us sing a wonderful love

(VU 574; Key of Eb [D 1st fret])

1

Come, let us sing of a wonderful love,

tender and true, tender and true,

out of the heart of the Father above,

streaming to me and to you:

wonderful love, wonderful love

dwells in the heart of the Father above.

2.

Jesus the Saviour this gospel to tell

joyfully came, joyfully came,

came with the helpless and hopeless to dwell,

sharing their sorrow and shame,

seeking the lost, seeking the lost,

saving, redeeming at measureless cost.

3

Jesus is seeking the wanderers yet;

why do they roam? why do they roam?

Love only waits to forgive and forget;

home, weary wanderers, home!

Wonderful love, wonderful love

dwells in the heart of the Father above.

4

Come to my heart, O thou wonderful love!

Come and abide, come and abide,

lifting my life till it rises above

envy and falsehood and pride:

seeking to be, seeking to be

lowly and humble, a learner of thee.

Semon

Closing hymn: Faith of our fathers

(Key of G)

1

Faith of our Fathers! living still

In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword:

Oh, how our hearts beat high with joy

Whene'er we hear that glorious word.

Refrain

Faith of our Fathers! Holy Faith!

We will be true to thee till death.

2

Our Fathers, chained in prisons dark,

Were still in heart and conscience free:

How sweet would be their children's fate,

If they, like them, could die for thee! R

3

Faith of our Fathers! we will love

Both friend and foe in all our strife:

And preach thee too, as love knows how

By kindly words and virtuous life. R

Virtual service: June 13, 2021

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Third Sunday after Pentecost

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Warm-up song: Fix you

by Coldplay

(Key of Eb [C Fret 3rd])

1
When you try your best, but you don't succeed

When you get what you want but not what you need

When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep

Stuck in reverse

2

And the tears come streaming down your face

When you lose something, you can't replace

When you love someone, but it goes to waste

Could it be worse?

3

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

4

And high up above or down below

When you're too in love to let it go

But if you never try, you'll never know

Just what you're worth

5

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face

When you lose something, you cannot replace

6

Tears stream down your face and I

Tears stream down your face

I promise you, I will learn from my mistakes

Tears stream down your face and I

7

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

Call to worship: Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15

Hymn: To what can the kingdom be compared

Tune: To God be the glory” (Key of G)

1

To what can the kingdom of God be compared?
A mustard seed falls where a field's been prepared,
And there, where predictable plantings should be,
There grows up a wild bush — as big as a tree!

God of love, here on earth, hidden things still surprise:
Loving deeds - signs of birth - faithful Spirit-filled lives.
Your reign is amazing, your ways still astound,
Just like that new life springing forth from the ground.

2

A small bit of leaven will change the whole bread:
A poor woman sees that her neighbors are fed,
A church reaches out to the youth in the town,
A man shares his faith and God's blessings abound.

God of love, here on earth, hidden things still surprise:
Loving deeds - signs of birth - faithful Spirit-filled lives.
Your reign is among us, creation is blessed,
When even a few faithful lives change the rest.

3

While some look for treasure or one priceless pearl,
God's reign is the gift wise ones seek in this world.
A girl sells possessions to help those in need;
A boy chooses faithfulness rather than greed.

God of love, here on earth, hidden things still surprise:
Loving deeds - signs of birth - faithful Spirit-filled lives.
Your reign is a treasure that wise ones pursue;
May we seek your kingdom in all that we do.

Children's hymn: Birds are singing

(Key of G)

1
Birds are singing, woods are ringing

With Thy praises, blessed King;

Lakes & mountain, field & fountain

To Thy throne their tribute bring

Refrain

We, thy children, join the chorus,

Merrily, cheerily, gladly praise thee;

Glad hosannas, glad hosannas,

Joyfully we lift to thee.

2

Waters dancing, sunbeams glancing,

Sing thy glory cheerily,

Blossoms breaking, nature waking,

Chant thy praises merrily. R

3

Angels o’er us join the chorus

Which on earth we sing to thee;

Heaven’s ringing, earth is singing,

Praises to thee joyfully. R

Scripture: Mark 4: 26-34 ( NSV)

[Jesus] said,

‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground,

and would sleep and rise night and day,

and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how.

The earth produces of itself,

first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle,

because the harvest has come.’

He also said,

‘With what can we compare the kingdom of God,

or what parable will we use for it?

It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground,

is the smallest of all the seeds on earth;

yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs,

and puts forth large branches,

so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.’

With many such parables he spoke the word to them,

as they were able to hear it;

he did not speak to them except in parables,

but he explained everything in private to his disciples.

Gospel hymn: Only a shadow

(Key of D)

1

The love we have for you, O Lord,

is only a shadow of your love for us,

only a shadow of your love for us,

your deep abiding love.

Refrain

Our lives are in your hands,

our lives are in your hands.

Our love for you will grow, O Lord;

your light in us will shine.

2

Our own belief in you, O Lord,

is only a shadow of your faith in us,

only a shadow of your faith in us,

your deep and lasting faith.

3

The dreams we share today, O Lord,
are only a shadow of your dreams for us,
only a shadow of your dreams for us,
if we but follow you.

4

The joy we share today, O Lord,
is only a shadow of your joys for us,
only a shadow of your joys for us,
when we meet face to face.

Closing hymn: Soil of God you and I

(MV 175; Key of C)

1

Soil of God, you and I, stand ready to bear

seeds of faith nourished by God’s tender care.

Growing in everyone for here God is found.

All stand together, we are…

Holy ground.

2

Soil of God, you and I, now ready to be

part of God’s promise, for others to see.

Open to everyone for here God is found.

All stand together, we are…

Holy ground.

3

Soil of God, you and I, now called to re-birth,

joining as partners with all of the earth.

Living in harmony for here God is found.

All stand together, we are…

Holy ground.

Virtual service: June 6, 2021

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Second Sunday after Pentecost

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Warm-up song: Ironic by Alanis Morissette

1

An old man turned 98

He won the lottery and died the next day

It's a black fly in your Chardonnay

It's a death row pardon two minutes too late

And isn't it ironic, don't you think?

Refrain

It's like rain on your wedding day

It's a free ride when you've already paid

It's the good advice that you just didn't take

And who would've thought, it figures

2

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye

He waited his whole damn life to take that flight

And as the plane crashed down, he thought

"Well, isn't this nice?"

And isn't it ironic, don't you think? R

3

Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

When you think everything's okay

and everything's going right

And life has a funny way of helping you out

When you think everything's gone wrong

and everything blows up In your face

4

A traffic jam when you're already late

A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

It's meeting the man of my dreams

And then meeting his beautiful wife

And isn't it ironic, don't you think?

A little too ironic

And, yeah, I really do think R

And, yeah, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out

Helping you out

Call to worship: Psalm 130

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!

O Lord, hear my voice!

Let your ears be attentive

to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

But with you there is forgiveness,

that you may be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

and in his word I hope;

my soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning,

more than watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord!

For with the Lord there is steadfast love,

and with him is plentiful redemption.

And he will redeem Israel

from all his iniquities.

Family of God, from whom does our help come?

Our help comes from the Lord,

the maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 124:8

Hymn: Grace greater than our sin

(Key of G)

1

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,

grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!

Yonder on Calvary's mount outpoured,

there where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.

Refrain

Grace, grace, God's grace,

grace that will pardon and cleanse within;

grace, grace, God's grace,

grace that is greater than all our sin!

2

Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold,

threaten the soul with infinite loss;

grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,

points to the refuge, the mighty cross.

3

Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.

What can avail to wash it away?

Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,

brighter than snow you may be today.

4

Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,

freely bestowed on all who believe!

You that are longing to see his face,

will you this moment his grace receive?

Children's hymn: I found love

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-15

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

The Lord God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,
    cursed are you above all livestock
    and above all beasts of the field;
on your belly you shall go,
    and dust you shall eat
    all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
    and you shall bruise his heel.”

Gospel hymn: In the garden

(Key of G)

1

I come to the garden alone,

While the dew is still on the roses;

And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,

The Son of God discloses.

Refrain

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,

And He tells me I am His own,

And the joy we share as we tarry there,

None other has ever known.

2

He speaks, and the sound of His voice

Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;

And the melody that He gave to me

Within my heart is ringing.

3

I'd stay in the garden with Him

Tho' the night around me be falling;

But He bids me go; thro' the voice of woe,

His voice to me is calling.

Closing hymn: Jesus lover of my soul

(VU 669; Key of C)

1

Jesus, lover of my soul,

let me to thy bosom fly,

while the nearer waters roll,

while the tempest still is high.

Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,

till the storm of life is past;

safe into the haven guide,

O receive my soul at last.

2

Other refuge have I none;

hangs my helpless soul on thee.

Leave, ah! leave me not alone;

still support and comfort me.

All my trust on thee is stayed,

all my help from thee I bring;

cover my defenceless head

with the shadow of thy wing.

3

Thou, O Christ, art all I want;

more than all in thee I find.

Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,

heal the sick, and lead the blind.

Just and holy is thy name,

I am all unrighteousness:

false and full of sin I am,

thou art full of truth and grace.

4

Plenteous grace with thee is found,

grace to cover all my sin;

let the healing streams abound;

make and keep me pure within.

Thou of life the fountain art,

freely let me take of thee;

spring thou up within my heart;

rise to all eternity.

Virtual service: May 30, 2021

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Trinity Sunday

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Warm-up song: Times like these

By the Foo Fighters

(Chords: D, Am, C, Em)

1

I, I'm a one way motorway

I'm the one that drives away

Then follows you back home

I, I'm a street light shining

I'm a wild light blinding bright

Burning off alone

Refrain

It's times like these you learn to live again

It's times like these you give and give again

It's times like these you learn to love again

It's times like these time and time again

2

I, I'm a new day rising

I'm a brand new sky

To hang the stars upon tonight

I’m a little divided

Do I stay or run away

And leave it all behind?

Refrain

It's times like these you learn to live again

It's times like these you give and give again

It's times like these you learn to love again

It's times like these time and time again

It's times like these you learn to live again

It's times like these you give and give again

It's times like these you learn to love again

It's times like these time and time again

Call to worship: Psalm 29 (NKJV)

The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God,

the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ,

his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived

by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again

to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of the saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

Hymn: The Apostles' Creed

(Arfon Major; Key of D)

1

I believe in God almighty
Author of all things that be

Maker of the earth and heavens
Keeper of the sky and sea

I believe in God’s Son, Jesus

Now for us both Lord and Christ

Of the Spirit and of Mary

Born to bring abundant life

2

I believe that Jesus suffered
Scourged and scorned and crucified
Taken from the cross, was buried
True Life there had truly died
I believe that on the third day
Christ was raised up from the grave
Then ascended to God’s right hand
He will come to judge and save

3

I believe in God’s own Spirit
Bonding all the saints within
One church, catholic and holy
Where forgiveness frees from sin
In the body’s resurrection
For the breaking of death’s chain
Gives the life that’s everlasting
This the faith that I have claimed

Children's hymn: The farmer's song (If I were a butterfly)

(Key of D)

1

If I were a white Charolais,

I’d thank you Lord for giving me hay.

And if I were a Holstein cow,

I’d thank you Lord, for showing me how.

If I were a curly haired sheep, I’d jiggle my tail

And I’d give you a bleat, but…

I just thank you God for making me “me”

Refrain

‘Cause you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile

You gave me Jesus, and made me his child

And I just thank you, God, for making me “me”

2

If I were a Case-I.H.,

I’d thank you Lord, for giving me fuel.

If I were a green John Deere,

I’d be thankful for my power-shift gears.

And if I were an old, blue Ford, I’d finish my work

And I’d take on more, but…

I just thank you God for making me “me” R

3

If I were a flower bed,

I’d thank you Lord, for my blooming stems,

And If I were a garden plot,

it’s tough to be thankful for the bugs and whatnot.

And as I mow my lawn I’ll say,

“It’s a lot like farming in my own special way,” but …

I just thank you God for making me “me.” R

Scripture: John 3: 1-17 (The Message)

There was a man of the Pharisee sect, Nicodemus, a prominent leader among the Jews. Late one night he visited Jesus and said, “Rabbi, we all know you’re a teacher straight from God. No one could do all the God-pointing, God-revealing acts you do if God weren’t in on it.”

Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”

“How can anyone,” said Nicodemus, “be born who has already been born and grown up? You can’t re-enter your mother’s womb and be born again. What are you saying with this ‘born-from-above’ talk?”

Jesus said, “You’re not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation—the ‘wind-hovering-over-the-water’ creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life—it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom. When you look at a baby, it’s just that: a body you can look at and touch. But the person who takes shape within is formed by something you can’t see and touch—the Spirit—and becomes a living spirit.

“So don’t be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be ‘born from above’—out of this world, so to speak. You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the trees, but you have no idea where it comes from or where it’s headed next. That’s the way it is with everyone ‘born from above’ by the wind of God, the Spirit of God.”

Nicodemus asked, “What do you mean by this? How does this happen?”

Jesus said, “You’re a respected teacher of Israel and you don’t know these basics? Listen carefully. I’m speaking sober truth to you. I speak only of what I know by experience; I give witness only to what I have seen with my own eyes. There is nothing secondhand here, no hearsay. Yet instead of facing the evidence and accepting it, you procrastinate with questions. If I tell you things that are plain as the hand before your face and you don’t believe me, what use is there in telling you of things you can’t see, the things of God?

“No one has ever gone up into the presence of God except the One who came down from that Presence, the Son of Man. In the same way that Moses lifted the serpent in the desert so people could have something to see and then believe, it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up—and everyone who looks up to him, trusting and expectant, will gain a real life, eternal life.

“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.

Gospel hymn: Higher ground

(Key of D [G 5th Fret])

1

I’m pressing on the upward way,

New heights I’m gaining ev'ry day;

Still praying as I’m onward bound,

“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

Refrain

Lord, lift me up, and let me stand

By faith, on heaven’s tableland;

A higher plane than I have found,

Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

2

My heart has no desire to stay

Where doubts arise and fears dismay;

Though some may dwell where these abound,

My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.

3

I want to live above the world,

Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;

For faith has caught a joyful sound,

The song of saints on higher ground.

4

I want to scale the utmost height,

And catch a gleam of glory bright;

But still I’ll pray till heav’n I’ve found,

Lord, lead me on to higher ground.”

Closing hymn: God of grace

(VU 686; Key of G)

1

God of grace and God of glory,

on your people pour your power;

now fulfil your church's story;

bring its bud to glorious flower.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

for the facing of this hour.

2

Lo, the hosts of evil round us

scorn your Christ, assail your ways;

fears and doubts too long have bound us;

free our hearts to work and praise.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

for the living of these days.

3

Cure your children's warring madness,

bend our pride to your control;

shame our wanton selfish gladness,

rich in goods and poor in soul.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

lest we miss your kingdom's goal.

4

Set our feet on lofty places,

gird our lives that they may be

armoured with all Christlike graces,

pledged to set all captives free.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

that we fail not them nor thee.

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Pentecost Sunday

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Warm-up song: 969

by Apologetix (a parody of Brian Adams’ Summer of ’69)

(Key of D)

Genesis 5:1-32, Romans 10:6-9

1

You got to learn a little history

Oldest man in Bible times

Name was called Methuselah

Was nine hundred and sixty-nine

We had some guys come close

Almost ran for a thousand yards

Didn't they quit till they got buried

They should've known it just was too hard

2

When we look back now

Those fellas seemed to live forever

And you just get annoyed

Yeah cause you don't wanna believe it

Those guys were blessed with such long lives

Ain't no use in explainin'

If you're gonna doubt the truth

Spent your life doubtin' the Bible

When it's the fountain of youth yeah

Refrain
Standin' knockin' on your door

He told ya you could live forever

I hope you understand

The truth is it's now or never

These are the last days of your life - Oh Yeah!

That should be somethin' that sticks in your mind

3

Yeah, we're runnin' out of time

But the young forget that they need eternal life

To get somethin' that last forever -- forever -- Whoa! Yeah!

And all the time we're agin'

Look at every wrinkle comin' on

Some guys don't even live to be 16

Think about that while I end this song

Refrain

Standin' knockin' on your door

He told you how to live forever

I hope you understand

Hebrews three says it's now or never

These are the last days of your life

That should be somethin' that sticks in your mind

(Read it in Romans 10: 6 to 9)

That should be somethin' that sticks in your mind

The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God,

the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ,

his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived

by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again

to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of the saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

Hymn: Spirit of gentleness

(VU 375; key of D)

Refrain
Spirit, spirit of gentleness,

blow thro' the wilderness calling and free,

Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,

stir me from placidness,

Wind, wind on the sea.

1

You moved on the waters, you called to the deep,

then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep;

and over the eons you called to each thing:

wake from your slumbers and rise on your wings. R

2

You swept thro' the desert, you stung with the sand,

and you goaded your people with a law and a land;

and when they were blinded with their idols and lies,

then you spoke thro' your prophets to open their eyes. R

3

You sang in a stable, you cried from a hill,

then you whispered in silence when the whole world was still;

and down in the city you called once again,

when you blew through your people on the rush of the wind. R

4

You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes,

from the bondage of sorrow the captives dream dreams,

our women see visions, our men clear their eyes,

with bold new decisions your people arise. R

Children's hymn: All who are thirsty

Scripture: Acts 2: 1-21 ( The Message)

When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, and they started speaking in a number of different languages as the Spirit prompted them.

There were many Jews staying in Jerusalem just then, devout pilgrims from all over the world. When they heard the sound, they came on the run. Then when they heard, one after another, their own mother tongues being spoken, they were blown away. They couldn’t for the life of them figure out what was going on, and kept saying, “Aren’t these all Galileans? How come we’re hearing them talk in our various mother tongues?

Parthians, Medes, and Elamites;
Visitors from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia,
Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia,
Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene;
Immigrants from Rome, both Jews and proselytes;
Even Cretans and Arabs!

“They’re speaking our languages, describing God’s mighty works!”

Their heads were spinning; they couldn’t make head or tail of any of it. They talked back and forth, confused: “What’s going on here?”

Others joked, “They’re drunk on cheap wine.”

That’s when Peter stood up and, backed by the other eleven, spoke out with bold urgency: “Fellow Jews, all of you who are visiting Jerusalem, listen carefully and get this story straight. These people aren’t drunk as some of you suspect. They haven’t had time to get drunk—it’s only nine o’clock in the morning. This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen:

“In the Last Days,” God says, “I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people:
Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters;
Your young men will see visions, your old men dream dreams.
When the time comes, I’ll pour out my Spirit
On those who serve me, men and women both, and they’ll prophesy.
I’ll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below,
Blood and fire and billowing smoke, the sun turning black and the moon blood-red,
Before the Day of the Lord arrives, the Day tremendous and marvelous;
And whoever calls out for help to me, God, will be saved.”

Gospel hymn: The church in the wildwood

(Key of G)

1

There’s a church in the valley by the wildwood,

No lovelier spot in the dale;

No place is so dear to my childhood

As the little brown church in the vale.

Refrain

O, come, come, come, come

Come to the church in the wildwood,

O, come to the church in the vale;

No spot is so dear to my childhood

As the little brown church in the vale.

2

Oh, come to the church in the wildwood,

To the trees where the wild flowers bloom;

Where the parting hymn will be chanted,

We wwill weep by the side of the tomb. R

3

How sweet on a clear Sabbath morning

To list to the clear ringing bell;

Its tones so sweetly are calling,

Oh, come to the church in the vale. R

4

From the church in the valley by the wildwood,

When day fades away into night;

I would fain from this spot of my childhood

Wing my way to the mansions of light.

Closing hymn: The lone, wild bird

(VU 384; key of F)

1

The lone, wild bird in lofty flight

is still with you, nor leaves your sight.

And I am yours! I rest in you,

Great Spirit, come, rest in me too.

2

The ends of earth are in your hand,

the sea's dark deep and far-off land.

And I am yours! I rest in you,

Great Spirit, come, rest in me too.

3

Each secret thought is known to you,

the path I walk my whole life through;

my days, my deeds, my hopes, my fears,

my deepest joys, my silent tears.

4

In secret depths you knit my frame,

before my birth you spoke my name;

within my soul, as close as breath,

so near to me, in life, in death.

5

O search me, God, my heart reveal,

renew my life, my spirit heal;

for I am yours, I rest in you,

Great Spirit, come, rest in me too.

"Prospect” is a tune that appears in William Walker's Southern Harmony (1835),

which stands alongside Benjamin Franklin White's The Sacred Harp (1844)

as one of the most important compilations of shape-note hymns —

a genre of singing and method of teaching that originated in 19th-century American churches.

Like many folk tunes, it is pentatonic (including notes 1-2-3-5-6 of the major scale),

and this simplicity of melody lends itself to rich harmonization. In Southern Harmony, the tune is attributed only to “Graham.”

Virtual service: May 9, 2021

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Warm-up song: You are really Godly (Apologetix)

A Parody of Van Halen/The Kinks “You Really Got Me”

(Proverbs 31:10-31, 1 Peter 3:3-4, Genesis 2:18-24)

Key of Am

Girl, you're really godly now
You're godly so much more than Wonder Woman
Girl, you're really godly now
Without Him no one can be that nice
Girl, you're really godly now
You probably know exactly where I'm goin', yeah

Oh, yeah, you're really godly now
You're Proverbs 31 -- you're that type
You're really godly - oh
You're really godly - oh oh
You're really godly

Please don't ever fret, baby
I know you wanna be my pure bride
Please don't ever fret, baby
The Holy One will be by your side
Girl, you're really godly now
You're godly though I know you're only human, yeah

Oh, yeah, you're really godly now
You're godly, so our kids they act right
You're really godly - uh huh
You're really godly - uh huh
You're really godly

Oh, don't go

Girl, you're really godly now
The God we serve He sure knows what He's doin'
Girl, you're really godly now
He brought me someone who's made just right
Girl, you're really godly now
You're godly so we both know where we're goin', yeah
Oh, yeah, you're really godly now
You're godly so I can't just backslide
You're really godly
You're really godly - ohhh
You're really godly
Oh oh oh!

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God,

the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ,

his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again

to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of the saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

Hymn: I was there

(VU 644)

Key of G

1.

I was there to hear your borning cry,

I'll be there when you are old.

I rejoiced the day you were baptized,

to see your life unfold.

2.

I was there when you were but a child,

with a faith to suit you well;

in a blaze of light you wandered off

to find where demons dwell.

3.

When you heard the wonder of the word,

I was there to cheer you on;

you were raised to praise the living Lord,

to whom you now belong.

4.

If you find someone to share your time

and you join your hearts as one,

I'll be there to make your verses rhyme

from dusk till rising sun.

5.

In the middle ages of your life,

not too old, no longer young.

I'll be there to guide you through the night,

complete what I've begun.

6.

When the evening gently closes in

and you shut your weary eyes,

I'll be there as I have always been

with just one more surprise.

7.

I was there to hear your borning cry,

I'll be there when you are old.

I rejoiced the day you were baptized,

to see your life unfold.

Children's hymn: Would you bless

(VU 556)

Key of D

1.

Would you bless our homes and families,

Source of life who calls us here;

in our world of stress and tension

teach us love that conquers fear.

Help us learn to love each other

with a love that constant stays;

teach us when we face our troubles,

love's expressed in many ways.

2.

When our way is undemanding,

let us use the time that's ours

to delight in simple pleasures,

sharing joys in gentle hours.

When our way is anxious walking

and a heavy path we plod,

teach us trust in one another

and in you, our gracious God.

3.

From the homes in which we're nurtured,

with the love that shapes us there,

teach us, God, to claim as family

every one whose life we share.

And through all that life may offer,

may we in your love remain;

may the love we share in families

be alive to praise your name.

4.

Let us reach beyond the boundaries

of our daily thought and care

till the family, you have chosen

spills its love out everywhere.

Help us learn to love each other

with a love that constant stays;

teach us when we face our troubles

love's expressed in many ways.

Scripture: John 15: 9-15 (NRSV)

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.

Gospel hymn: Motherhood, sublime eternal

This Hymn, written by Rev. J. S. Cutler, has its roots in the Mother-God theology of the 14th Century English mystic Dame Julian of Norwich. It was included in the 1941 Baptist/Disciples of Christ hymnal "Christian Worship". It's listed as "for Mother's Day", and puts an intriguing theological spin on this commercial holiday. It is interesting to note that folks in some Episcopal (Anglican) churches seem to groove on "Mothering Father" (taking "Mothering" as a better equivalent of "Merciful" in Hebrew, which is from the root "womb")

Key of F (tune: In the Bulb - VU 703)

1.

Motherhood, sublime, eternal,

lives in God's great heart of Love;

Ever holds us, safe enfolds us,

underneath, around, above;

Patient, tender, kind, forgiving,

though in devious paths we roam;

Gently chides us, ever guides us,

and all-loving, leads us home.

2.

Ev'ry wrong will sure be righted;

ev'ry evil swept away;

Truth upspringing, justice bringing,

ushers in the brighter day;

Mother calls her earthly children,

loves them, lifts them when they fall;

Striving, calling, fainting, falling,

Motherlove enfolds them all.

3.

God is love, and love forever

in the motherheart is blest;

Lives the longest, lifts the strongest,

far outreaching all the rest;

Not by might, and not by wisdom

comes our lifting from the sod:

Love's pure glory tells the story

in the Motherheart of God.

“And you, Jesus, sweet Lord, are you not also a mother? Truly, you are a mother, the mother of all mothers, who tasted death in your desire to give life to your children.”

-- St. Anselm (1033-1109, England)

Closing hymn: I see a new heaven

Bendiction

The God of peace,
who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the eternal covenant,
make you perfect in every good work to do his will,
working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight;
Amen.

The Grace

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God,

and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,

be with us all evermore. Amen

(VU 713)

Key of Eb (D with capo on 1st fret)

Refrain:

I see a new heaven.

I see a new earth

as the old one will pass away,

where the fountain of life flows

and without price goes

to all people who abide in the land.

1.

There, there on the banks of a river bright and free,

yielding her fruit, firm in her root,

the Tree of Life will be. R

2.

There, there where death dies and our lives are born again,

body and soul, struggling but whole

like flowers after the rain. R

3.

There, there where the darkness brings visions from above.

There where the night, bearing new light,

reveals the promise of love. R

4.

There, there where we work with the love of

healing hands.

Labour we must, true to our trust

to build a promised new land. R

Virtual service: May 2, 2021

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This is the recording for the May 2, 2021 service.

Fifth Sunday of Easter

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Warm-up song: Hell smells

By Apologetix (parody of Hells Bells by AC/DC)

(Key of Am)

Luke 16:19-31, Rev. 14:11, 20:10-15, Matt. 5:22-30; 7:13-14,10:28, 13:36-42, 13:48-50; 18:9, 23:33, 25:41; Mark 9:42-47; James 3:6, Jude 7,13; 2 Thess. 1:7-9; 2 Peter 3:7; Romans 2:5-12, Revelation 20:10-16

I'm goin' under, I roared in pain

It wasn't fun like I heard 'em claim

My life was flashin' before my eyes

You woke me up but I'm traumatized

Oh, won't take no visitors

Once there, you'll find

Nobody's partyin' up all night

Ah, it's hard to sell a one-way ticket to hell

You know the stench is rank and wretched

'Cause hell smells

Yeah, hell smells

You won't believe it

Hell smells

The stench is so vile

Hell smells

I've been through Revelation - up and down you'll find

If you're into evil it's the end of the line

See the White Throne Judgment as He splits them wide

Puts them goats on the left and lines the sheep up to the right

Won't take no visitors

Won't take no bribes

Nobody's put in by surprise

Ah, it's not so swell when God forsakes you to hell

They won't accept a late confession

Hell smells

Oh, hell smells

You got deceived and

Hell smells

The tempter just lied

Hell smells

Stinks - it's rotten, P.U.

Hell smells

You're wrinklin' your nose

Hell smells

The tempter just lied

Hell smells

The cross divides

Hell smells

So take your cue now

Hell smells

Before you go under

Hell smells

God can spare your life

Hell smells

There's no way but Christ, yeah!

Ow!

Ow ow!

Ow! Yeah heh!

Hell smells!

Matthew 13:42

They will throw them into the blazing furnace,

where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Call to worship: Psalm 22:24-30

The apostle's creed

Hymn: Your love is amazing

(MV 26 ; key of G)

1

Your love is amazing, steady and unchanging,

your love is a mountain, firm beneath my feet.

Your love is a myst’ry, how you gently lift me.

When I am surrounded your love carries me.

Refrain (2X)

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah

Your love makes me sing.

2

Your love is surprising, I can feel it rising,

all the joy that’s growing deep inside of me.

Ev’ry time I see you all your goodness shines through.

I can feel this God song rising up in me.

3

Repeat verse 1

Children's hymn: You are the vine

By Danny Daniels

(Key of D)

1

You are the vine
We are the branches
Keep us abiding in You
You are the vine
We are the branches
Keep us abiding in You

Refrain

And we'll go

in Your love

And we'll go

in Your name
That the world

will surely know
That You have power
To heal and to save

2

You are the vine
We are the branches
Keep us abiding in You

You are the vine
We are the branches
Keep us abiding in You R

Scripture: John 15: 1-8 (NRSV)

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

Gospel hymn: Blest be the tie that binds

1

Blest be the tie that binds

our hearts in Christian love;

the unity of heart and mind

is like to that above.

2

Before our Maker's throne

we pour our ardent prayers;

our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,

our comforts and our cares.

3

We share each other's woes,

each other's burdens bear;

and often for each other flows

the sympathizing tear.

4

This glorious hope revives

our courage on the way;

that we shall live in perfect love

in God's eternal day.

Closing hymn: Abide with me

(VU 436; key of Eb [D with capo on 1st fret])

1

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;

the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;

when other helpers fail, and comforts flee,

help of the helpless, O abide with me.

2

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;

earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;

change and decay in all around I see;

O Christ, who changes not, abide with me.

3

I need your presence every passing hour;

what but your grace can foil the tempter's power?

Who like yourself my guide and stay can be?

Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.

4

I have no fear with you at hand to bless;

ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;

where is death's sting? Where, grave, your victory?

I triumph still, if you abide with me.

5

Hold now your cross before my closing eyes;

shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;

heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;

in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Virtual service: April 25, 2021

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This is the recording for the April 25, 2021 service.

Fourth Sunday of Easter

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Warm up song: Don't stop believing

by Journey (acoustic)

Key of E

Just a small town girl

Livin' in a lonely world

She took the midnight train goin' anywhere

Just a city boy

Born and raised in South Detroit

He took the midnight train goin' anywhere

A singer in a smokey room

The smell of wine and cheap perfume

For a smile they can share the night

It goes on and on, and on, and on

Strangers, waitin'

Up and down the boulevard

Their shadows

Searchin' in the night

Streetlights, people

Livin' just to find emotion

Hidin' somewhere in the night

Workin' hard to get my fill

Everybody wants a thrill

Payin' anything to roll the dice

Just one more time

Some will win

Some will lose

Some were born to sing the blues

Oh, the movie never ends

It goes on and on, and on, and on

Strangers waitin'

Up and down the boulevard

Their shadows

Searchin' in the night

Streetlights, people

Livin' just to find emotion

Hidin' somewhere in the night

Don't stop believin'

Hold on to that feelin'

Streetlight, people

Don't stop, believin'

Hold on

Streetlights, people

Don't stop believin'

Hold on to that feelin'

Streetlight, people

Call to worship: The good shepherd tract

People are like sheep,

and Jesus is our shepherd.

The Lord is my shepherd.

He provides for all my needs.”

Psalm 23:1

But none of us wanted to

follow the shepherd. We

went our own way instead.

"All we, like sheep, have gone astray.”

Isaiah 53:6

The path we picked

was full of danger.

There is a way that seems right to us,

but it really just leads to death.”

Proverbs 16:25

Soon, we fell into a pit,

and there was no way out.

For everybody sins.

We all fall short of the glory of God.

Romans 3:23

We would have died without

hope, but the good shepherd

came to rescue us.

For the penalty of sin is death,

but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus our Lord."

Romans 6:23

He risked his own life

to climb into the pit

and carry us back out.

But God shows His great love for us, in that

while we were still sinners, Jesus died for us."

Romans 5:8

All we must do is rest in his

arms, knowing that he can

keep us safe.

If you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord

and believe in your heart that God raised Him

from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9

The apostle's creed

I believe in God,

the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ,

his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived

by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again

to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of the saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

Hymn: The king of my love my shepherd is

(VU 273)

Key of D (tune: St. Columba)

1

The King of love my shepherd is,

whose goodness faileth never;

I nothing lack if I am his

and he is mine forever.

2

Where streams of living water flow

my ransomed soul he leadeth,

and where the verdant pastures grow

with food celestial feedeth.

3

Perverse and foolish oft I strayed;

but yet in love he sought me,

and on his shoulder gently laid,

and home rejoicing brought me.

4

In death's dark vale I fear no ill

with thee, dear Lord, beside me;

thy rod and staff my comfort still,

thy cross before to guide me.

5

Thou spread'st a table in my sight;

thy unction grace bestoweth;

and O what transport of delight

from thy pure chalice floweth!

6

And so through all the length of days

thy goodness faileth never:

Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise

within thy house forever!

Children's hymn: Are you a shepherd

More Voices 126

Key of C (Chords found in More Voices)

Are you a shepherd, good shepherd who leads us

safely through danger, while calming our fears?

Are you a father who shelters and feeds us,

shares in our laughter and wipes away tears?

Refrain:

Yes, you are shepherd, parent and teacher,

but you are greater than all that we know.

Holy and living, loving and giving,

God, you are with us wherever we go.

Are you a mother, good mother who bears us,

comforts, protects us and helps us to rest?

Are you a teacher who daily prepares us,

challenging students to offer their best? R

Great, gentle shepherd, forever beside us,

lead all you children in paths that are right.

Great, loving parent, wise teacher, you guide us.

We want to love you and bring you delight. R

Scripture: John 10: 11-18 The message version

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary. A hired man is not a real shepherd. The sheep mean nothing to him. He sees a wolf come and runs for it, leaving the sheep to be ravaged and scattered by the wolf. He’s only in it for the money. The sheep don’t matter to him.

“I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep and my own sheep know me. In the same way, the Father knows me and I know the Father. I put the sheep before myself, sacrificing myself if necessary. You need to know that I have other sheep in addition to those in this pen. I need to gather and bring them, too. They’ll also recognize my voice. Then it will be one flock, one Shepherd. This is why the Father loves me: because I freely lay down my life. And so I am free to take it up again. No one takes it from me. I lay it down of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down; I also have the right to take it up again. I received this authority personally from my Father.”

Gospel hymn: Hard times come again no more

Key of D

Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears,

While we all sup sorrow with the poor;

There's a song that will linger forever in our ears;

Oh! Hard times come again no more.

Refrain:

'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary,

Hard Times, hard times, come again no more.

Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;

Oh! Hard times come again no more.

While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay,

There are frail forms fainting at the door;

Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say

Oh! Hard times come again no more. R

There's a pale drooping maiden who toils her life away,

With a worn heart whose better days are o'er:

Though her voice would be merry, 'tis sighing all the day,

Oh! Hard times come again no more. R

'Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave,

'Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore

'Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave

Oh! Hard times come again no more. R

Closing hymn: Saviour, like a shepherd

Key of Ab (G capo on 1st fret)

Saviour, like a shepherd lead us,

Much we need your tender care;

In your pleasant pastures feed us,

For our use your folds prepare:

Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus,

You have saved us, yours we are.

We are yours, in mercy tend us,

Be the guardian of our way;

Keep from ill, from sin defend us,

Seek us when we go astray:

Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus,

Hear your children when we pray!

You have promised to receive us,

Poor and sinful though we be;

You have mercy to relieve us,

Grace to cleanse, and pow'r to free:

Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus,

Early let us turn to Thee;

Early let us seek your favour,

Early let us do your will;

Blessed Lord and only Saviour,

With your love our spirits fill

Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus,

You have loved us, love us still;

Virtual service: April 11, 2021

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This is the recording for the April 11, 2021 service.

Second Sunday of Easter

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Opening music: Beautiful

By Michael Gungor Band

(Key of D)

1

All this pain… I wonder if I’ll ever find my way

I wonder if my life could really change at all

All this earth, could all that is lost ever be found

Could a garden come up from the ground at all

Refrain
You make beautiful things

you make beautiful things out of the dust

You make beautiful things

You make beautiful things out of us.

2

All around life is springing up from this old ground

Out of chaos, life is being found in you. R

Bridge:

You make me new, you are making me new R

Confession and forgiveness

Opening hymn: Joyful the one who saves

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth,

O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people,

and will have compassion on his suffering ones.

Isaiah 49.13

Have you believed, Thomas, because you have seen me?

Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.

John 20.29

I pray that your inward eyes may be enlightened, so that you may know how vast are the resources of his power open to us who have faith.

Eph 1: 18-19

Alleluia! Christ is risen.

The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

O Lord, open our lips

and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

O God, make speed to save us.

O Lord make haste to help us

In your resurrection, O Christ,

let heaven and earth rejoice. Alleluia.

Blessed are you, God of our salvation,

to you be praise and glory forever.

As once you ransomed your people from Egypt

and led them to freedom in the promised land,

so now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness

and brought us into the loving reign of the risen Christ.

May we, the first fruits of your new creation,

rejoice in this new day you have made

and praise you for your mighty acts.

Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Blessed be God for ever.

Hallelujah! The Lord is risen indeed:

O Come, let us worship.

(Key of C [G 5th fret])

1

Joyful, joyful we adore thee,

God of Glory, Lord of love

Hearts unfold like flowers before thee

Op’ning to the sun above

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness

Drive the dark of doubt away

Giver of immortal gladness

Fill us with the light of day

Refrain

You are the one who saves!

You are the one who’s hands

Lift us from the grave

You are the light of life!

The everlasting day!

You are the one who takes

All our sins away!

2

You are giving and forgiving,

Ever blessing, ever blessed.

Fountain of the joy of living,

Ocean depths of happy rest R

Bridge:

Jesus, you are my rescue, Jesus you are my rescue

I give you everything I am

Refrain twice

A reading from John 20: 19-20 (English standard version)

Psalm 133

How good it for all is to live together in unity.

How very good and pleasant it is

when kindred live together in unity!

It is like the precious oil on the head,

running down upon the beard,

on the beard of Aaron,

running down over the collar of his robes.

How good it for all is to live together in unity.

It is like the dew of Hermon,

which falls on the mountains of Zion.

For there the LORD ordained his blessing,

life forevermore.

How good it for all is to live together in unity.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be

World without end. Amen

Creator of the universe,

from whom all things come,

to whom all things return,

give your people such unity of heart and mind,

that all the world may grow in the life of your eternal kingdom,

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

How good it for all is to live together in unity.

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”

Jesus and Thomas

Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So, the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”

Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried;

he descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again;

he ascended into heaven,

he is seated at the right hand of the Father,

and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

Hymn: Immortal, invisible

9VU 264; Key of G [chords found in VU])

1

Immortal, invisible, God only wise;

in light inaccessible hid from our eyes;

most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,

almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.

2

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,

nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;

thy justice like mountains high soaring above

thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.

3

To all, life thou givest, to both great and small;

in all life thou livest, the true life of all;

we blossom and flourish like leaves on the tree,

then wither and perish; but naught changeth thee.

4

Thou reignest in glory, thou rulest in light;

thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;

all praise we would render, O help us to see

tis only the splendour of light hideth thee!

Hymn: Leaning on the everlasting arms

(Key of G)

1

What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Refrain
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;

Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.

2

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

3

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

The prayers of the people and Benediction

The Grace

Closing hymn: Precious Lord, take my hand

(Key of G [chords Found in VU])

1

Precious Lord, take my hand,

lead me on, let me stand,

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;

through the storm, through the night,

lead me on to the light:

take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

2

When my way grows drear,

precious Lord, linger near,

when my life is almost gone,

hear my cry, hear my call,

hold my hand lest I fall:

take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

3

When the darkness appears,

and the night draws near,

and the day is past and gone,

at the river I stand,

guide my feet, hold my hand:

take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

Virtual service: April 4, 2021

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Easter Sunday

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Warm up song: The Mary Ellen Carter by Stan Rogers

Key of G

She went down last October

in a pouring driving rain.
The skipper, he’d been drinking

and the Mate, he felt no pain.
Too close to Three Mile Rock,

and she was dealt her mortal blow,
And the Mary Ellen Carter settled low.

There were just us five aboard her

when she finally was awash.
We’d worked like hell to save her,

all heedless of the cost.
And the groan she gave as she went down,

it caused us to proclaim
That the Mary Ellen Carter would rise again.

Well, the owners wrote her off;

not a nickel would they spend.
“She gave twenty years of service, boys,

then met her sorry end.
But insurance paid the loss to us,

so let her rest below.”
Then they laughed at us

and said we had to go.

But we talked of her all winter,

some days around the clock,
She’s worth a quarter million,

afloat and at the dock.
And with every jar that hit the bar,

we swore we would remain
And make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again.

Rise again, rise again,

that her name not be lost
To the knowledge of men.
Those who loved her best

and were with her till the end
Will make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again.

All spring, now, we’ve been with her

on a barge lent by a friend.
Three dives a day in hard hat suit

and twice I’ve had the bends.
Thank God it’s only sixty feet

and the currents here are slow
Or I’d never have the strength to go below.

But we’ve patched her rents, stopped her vents,

dogged hatch and porthole down.
Put cables to her, ‘fore and aft

and girded her around.
Tomorrow, noon, we hit the air

and then take up the strain.
And make the Mary Ellen Carter Rise Again.

Rise again, rise again,

that her name not be lost
To the knowledge of men.
Those who loved her best

and were with her till the end
Will make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again.

For we couldn’t leave her there, you see,

to crumble into scale.
She’d saved our lives so many times,

living through the gale
And the laughing, drunken rats

who left her to a sorry grave
They won’t be laughing in another day. . .

And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow
With smiling [rascals] lying to you

everywhere you go
Turn to, and put out all your strength

of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

Rise again, rise again –

though your heart it be broken
And life about to end
No matter what you’ve lost,

be it a home, a love, a friend.
Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

Hymn: Morning has broken, like the first morning

VU 409

Key of G (Chords found in Voices United)

1

Morning has broken like the first morning,

blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!

Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!

2

Sweet the rain's new fall sunlit from heaven,

like the first dewfall on the first grass.

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,

sprung in completeness where God's feet pass.

3

Ours is the sunlight! Ours is the morning

born of the one light Eden saw play!

Praise with elation, praise every morning,

God's recreation of the new day!

Hymn: Jesus Christ is risen today

(VU 155)

Key of C

1

Jesus Christ is risen today, hallelujah!

our triumphant holy day, hallelujah!

who did once, upon the cross, hallelujah!

suffer to redeem our loss. Hallelujah!

2

Hymns of praise then let us sing hallelujah!

unto Christ, our heavenly King, hallelujah!

who endured the cross and grave, hallelujah!

sinners to redeem and save. Hallelujah!

3

But the pains which he endured, hallelujah!

our salvation have procured; hallelujah!

now above the sky he's King, hallelujah!

where the angels ever sing. Hallelujah!

4

Sing we to our God above, hallelujah!

praise eternal as God's love; hallelujah!

praise our God, ye heavenly host, hallelujah!

praise the Son and Holy Ghost. Hallelujah!

Children's hymn: Another hallelujah

with thanks to the Late Leonard Cohen

Key of C

1.

I Love you Lord with all my heart

You’ve given me a brand new start

And I just want to sing this song to you

Well it goes like this - the forth, the fifth

the minor fall and the major lift

My heart and soul are praising - Hallelujah!

Hallelujah - Hallelujah - Hallelujah - Hallelujah

2.

Well I know that you’re the God above

You’re filling me with grace and love

And now I just want to say “Thank you” to you

You’ve pulled me from the miry clay

You’ve given me a brand new day

Now all that I can say is hallelujah!

Hallelujah - Hallelujah - Hallelujah - Hallelujah

Scripture: Mark 16: 1-8 (The Message version)

Our Gospel tells how three women disciples first learn of Jesus’ resurrection. Coming to the tomb early in the morning, they are astounded to find its huge stone covering rolled back. A young man, in appearance like an angel, announces to them that Jesus is risen and will go before his disciples to Galilee. The event is awesome, even terrifying. The women flee from the tomb, and, for at least a time, report nothing to anyone because of their fear.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, they went to the tomb. They worried out loud to each other, “Who will roll back the stone from the tomb for us?”

Then they looked up, saw that it had been rolled back—it was a huge stone—and walked right in. They saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed all in white. They were completely taken aback, astonished.

He said, “Don’t be afraid. I know you’re looking for Jesus the Nazarene, the One they nailed on the cross. He’s been raised up; he’s here no longer. You can see for yourselves that the place is empty. Now—on your way. Tell his disciples and Peter that he is going on ahead of you to Galilee. You’ll see him there, exactly as he said.”

They got out as fast as they could, beside themselves, their heads swimming. Stunned, they said nothing to anyone.

May God bless to our understanding this reading of Holy Scripture

Amen.

Gospel hymn: I danced in the morning

(VU 352)

Key of F (Chords found in Voices United)

1

I danced in the morning when the world was begun,

and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,

and I came from heaven and I danced on the earth;

at Bethlehem I had my birth.

Refrain:

Dance, then, wherever you may be;

I am the Lord of the dance, said he,

and I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,

and I'll lead you all in the dance, said he.

2

I danced for the scribe and the pharisee,

but they would not dance and they would not follow me;

I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;

they came with me and the dance went on. R

3

I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame;

the holy people said it was a shame;

they whipped and they stripped and they hung me high,

and left me there on a cross to die. R

4

I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black;

it's hard to dance with the devil on your back;

they buried my body and they thought I'd gone,

but I am the dance and I still go on. R

5

They cut me down and I leap up high;

I am the life that will never, never die;

I'll live in you if you'll live in me;

I am the Lord of the dance, said he. R

Closing hymn: How great is our God

Hebrews 13:20-21

Now may the God of peace,

who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus,

the great shepherd of the sheep,

by the blood of the eternal covenant,

make you complete in everything good

so that you may do his will,

working among us that which is pleasing in his sight,

through Jesus Christ,

to whom be the glory forever and ever.

Amen.

Key of A

The splendour of a King,

clothed in majesty

Let all the Earth rejoice

All the Earth rejoice

He wraps himself in light

And darkness tries to hide

And trembles at His voice

Trembles at His voice

How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Age to age He stands

And time is in His hands

Beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One

Father Spirit Son

The Lion and the Lamb

How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Name above all names

Worthy of our praise

My heart will sing

How great is our God

How great is our God, sing with me

How great is our God, and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Virtual service: April 2, 2021

Good friday title

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This is the recording for the April 2, 2021 service.

Good Friday

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The first word

Hymn: When I survey the wondrous cross

VU 149

1.

When I survey the wondrous cross

on which the Prince of glory died,

my richest gain I count but loss,

and pour contempt on all my pride.

2.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast

save in the death of Christ, my God:

all the vain things that charm me most,

I sacrifice them to his blood.

3.

See from his head, his hands, his feet,

sorrow and love flow mingled down!

Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,

or thorns compose so rich a crown?

4.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,

that were a present far too small:

love so amazing, so divine,

demands my soul, my life, my all.

The second word

Hymn: Man of sorrows

Man of sorrows Lamb of God

By His own betrayed

The sin of man and wrath of God

Has been on Jesus laid

Silent as He stood accused

Beaten mocked and scorned

Bowing to the Father's will

He took a crown of thorns

Oh that rugged cross - My salvation

Where Your love poured out over me

Now my soul cries out Hallelujah

Praise and honour unto Thee

Sent of heaven God's own Son

To purchase and redeem

And reconcile the very ones

Who nailed Him to that tree

Oh that rugged cross - My salvation (2x)

The third word

Hymn: Lead me to calvary

King of my life, I crown Thee now

Thine shall the glory be

Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow

Lead me to Calvary

Refrain

Lest I forget Gethsemane

Lest I forget Thine agony

Lest I forget Thy love for me

Lead me to Calvary

Show me the tomb where thou wast laid,

Tenderly mourned and wept;

Angels in robes of light arrayed

Guarded thee whilst thou slept. R

May I be willing, Lord, to bear

Daily my cross for Thee

Even Thy cup of grief to share

Thou hast borne all for me R

The fourth word

Hymn: Jesus keep me near the cross

VU 142 key of D

1.

Jesus, keep me near the cross;

there a precious fountain,

free to all, a healing stream,

flows from Calvary's mountain.

Refrain:

In the cross, in the cross,

be my glory ever,

till my raptured soul shall find

rest beyond the river.

2.

Near the cross, a trembling soul,

love and mercy found me;

there the bright and morning star

sheds its beams around me. R

3.

Near the cross! O Lamb of God,

bring its scenes before me;

help me walk from day to day

with its shadow o'er me. R

4.

Near the cross I'll watch and wait,

hoping, trusting ever,

till I reach the golden strand

just beyond the river. R

The fifth word

Hymn: My faith looks up to thee

VU 663 G capo 2

1.

My faith looks up to thee,

thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour divine.

Now hear me while I pray;

take all my guilt away.

O let me from this day be wholly thine.

2.

While life's dark maze I tread,

and griefs around me spread, be thou my guide,

bid darkness turn to day;

wipe sorrow's tears away;

nor let me ever stray from thee aside.

3.

May thy rich grace impart

strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire.

As thou hast died for me,

O may my love to thee

pure, warm, and changeless be, a living fire.

The sixth word

Hymn: Go rest high on that mountain

I know your life

On earth was troubled

And only you could know the pain.

You weren't afraid to face the devil,

You were no stranger to the rain.

Refrain:

Go rest high on that mountain

Son, your work on earth is done.

Go to heaven a-shoutin'

Love for the Father and the Son.

Oh, how we cried the day you left us

We gathered round your grave to grieve.

I wish I could see the angels faces

When they hear your sweet voice sing. R

The last word

Hymn: The old rugges cross

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,

The emblem of suff’ring and shame;

And I love that old cross where the dearest and best

For a world of lost sinners was slain

Chorus

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross

Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged cross,

And exchange it some day for a crown.

O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,

Has a wondrous attraction for me;

For the dear lamb of God left his glory above

To bear it to dark Calvary.

In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,

A wondrous beauty I see;

For ‘twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died

To pardon and sanctify me.

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,

It’s shame and reproach gladly bear;

Then he’ll call me some day to my home far away,

Where his glory forever I’ll share.

Silence

Meditation, prayer and the Lord's Prayer

Virtual service: March 28, 2021

March 28 title

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This is the recording for the March 28, 2021 service.

Palm Sunday

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Holy week and Easter services

April 2, 2021 Good Friday

11:00 .am. CrossWalk @ South Mountain United Church Parking Lot

Physical distancing is required, but we will walk safely through the village
Due to Eastern Ontario Health Unit requirements, there will be no shared lunch this year.

7:00 p.m. Good Friday online oervice on FaceBook Live

April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday

7:00 a.m. Easter Sunrise at Hallville UC in front of church steps

Physical distancing is required, as well as masks.

9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday @ South Mountain United Church

11:00 a.m. Easter Sunday @ Heckston United Church

12:30 p.m. Easter Sunday online worship (12:20 p.m. virtual choir practice)

Hymn: Hosanna, loud hosanna

(VU 123; Key of A [chords found in VU])

1

Hosanna, loud hosanna

the happy children sang;

through pillared court and temple

the joyful anthem rang;

to Jesus, who had blessed them

close folded to his breast,

the children sang their praises,

the simplest and the best.

2

From Olivet they followed

'mid an exultant crowd,

the victory palm branch waving,

and singing clear and loud;

the Lord of earth and heaven

rode on in lowly state,

content that little children

should on his bidding wait.

3

'Hosanna in the highest!'

That ancient song we sing,

for Christ is our Redeemer;

earth, let your anthems ring.

O may we ever praise him

with heart and life and voice,

and in his humble presence

eternally rejoice!

Children's hymn: One more step

(VU 639; Key of G [chords found in VU])

1

One more step along the world I go,

one more step along the world I go,

from the old things to the new,

keep me travelling along with you:

And it's from the old I travel to the new;

keep me travelling along with you.

2

Round the corner of the world I turn,

more and more about the world I learn;

all the new things that I see

you'll be looking at along with me:

And it's from the old I travel to the new;

keep me travelling along with you.

3

As I travel through the bad and good,

keep me travelling the way I should;

where I see no way to go

you'll be telling me the way, I know:

And it's from the old I travel to the new;

keep me travelling along with you.

4

Give me courage when the world is rough,

keep me loving though the world is tough,

leap and sing in all I do,

keep me travelling along with you:

And it's from the old I travel to the new;

keep me travelling along with you.

5

You are older than the world can be,

you are younger than the life in me,

ever old and ever new,

keep me travelling along with you:

And it's from the old I travel to the new;

keep me travelling along with you.

Scripture: Mark 11: 1-11 (The Message)

When they were nearing Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany on Mount Olives, he sent off two of the disciples with instructions: “Go to the village across from you. As soon as you enter, you’ll find a colt tethered, one that has never yet been ridden. Untie it and bring it. If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?’ say, ‘The Master needs him, and will return him right away.’”

They went and found a colt tied to a door at the street corner and untied it. Some of those standing there said, “What are you doing untying that colt?” The disciples replied exactly as Jesus had instructed them, and the people let them alone. They brought the colt to Jesus, spread their coats on it, and he mounted.

The people gave him a wonderful welcome, some throwing their coats on the street, others spreading out rushes they had cut in the fields. Running ahead and following after, they were calling out,

Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes in God’s name!
Blessed the coming kingdom of our father David!
Hosanna in highest heaven!

He entered Jerusalem, then entered the Temple.

He looked around, taking it all in. But by now it was late,

so he went back to Bethany with the Twelve.

Gospel hymn: Onward! All! Christ's people!

Words by our current United Church Moderator, Rev. Dr. Richard Bott

(Key of A)

1

Onward all Christ’s people, walking on The Way,
living out of God’s love each and every day.
Christ, our guide and teacher, shows how we’re to go
Caring for our friend, our neighbour, even for our foe!

Refrain

Onward all Christ’s people,

walking on The Way,
living out of God’s love,

each and every day.

2

Know tho’ there are moments evil stands its ground;
hate and war and hunger seemingly abound –
in these times, these places, we are called to stand,
acting for God’s peace and justice, offering our hand! R

3

Like one great big family, moves the church of God;
siblings, we are dancing where the saints have trod!
Sometimes we’re divided, lost and feel alone,
then Christ’s Spirit reconciles us, unity is shown. R

4

Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng, blend with ours your voices in this wondrous song: Glory, laud, and honour unto Christ the King, this through countless ages we, with angels, sing! R

Sermon: The wild path

Closing hymn: Ride on in majesty

This prayer comes from the Lutheran Book of Worship.

It suggests that each of us is called by God

to be a pioneer - forging our own unique path

as we discover and develop our God-given nature and talents.

For some, the path may be relatively straightforward;

for others, it may bring pain and struggle.

But we all need faith and courage

as we travel into the unknown future:

perhaps we could take this prayer with us on our journey?

Lord God,

you have called your servants to ventures

of which we cannot see the ending,

by paths as yet untrodden,

through perils unknown.

Give us faith to go out with good courage,

not knowing where we go,

but only that your hand is leading us

and your love supporting us;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(VU 127; Key of Bb [G with capo on 3rd fret])

1

Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

Hark! All the tribes hosanna cry:

O Saviour meek, pursue thy road

with palms and scattered garments strowed.

2

Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

In lowly pomp ride on to die;

O Christ, thy triumphs now begin

o'er captive death and conquered sin.

3

Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

The winged squadrons of the sky

look down with sad and wondering eyes

to see the approaching sacrifice.

4

Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

In lowly pomp ride on to die;

bow thy meek head to mortal pain,

then take, O God, thy power, and reign.

Virtual service: March 21, 2021

March 21 title

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This is the recording for the March 21, 2021 service.

Fifth Sunday of Lent

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Welcome and announcements, Concerns and Celebrations

Holy week and Easter services

March 28, 2021: Palm Sunday

* If you are able, please have a sprig of cedar or other evergreen for the service

9:30 a.m. In-person worship @ Inkerman United Church

11:00 a.m. In-person worship @ Hallville United Church

12:30 p.m. Online worship on FaceBook Live (12:20 p.m. virtual choir practice)

April 2, 2021: Good Friday

11:00 a.m. CrossWalk @ South Mountain United Church Parking Lot

Physical Distancing is required, but we will safely walk through the village
Due to EOHU requirements, there will be no shared lunch this year.

7:00 p.m. Good Friday online service on FaceBook Live

April 4, 2021: Easter Sunday

7:00 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service @ 7:00 a.m. at Hallville UC in front of Church steps

Physical distancing and masks are required.

9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday @ South Mountain United Church

11:00 a.m. Easter Sunday @ Heckston United Church

12:30 p.m. Easter Sunday online workshop (12:20 p.m. virtual choir practice)

Warm up song: I can see... ... God's face!

(Key of D)

1

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,

I can see all obstacles in my way.

Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.

Refrain
It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun-shiny day. (2x)

2

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone,

All of the bad feelings have disappeared.

Here is the rainbow I've been praying for.

Refrain

It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun-shiny day. (2x)

Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies.

Look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue ski-i-i-es.

3

I thought love was only true in fairy tales,

meant for someone else but not for me.

Love was out to get me, that's the way it seemed. Disappointment haunted all my dreams.

Refrain
Then I saw God's face, now I'm a believer.

Without a trace of doubt in my mind.

I'm in love, I'm a believer,

I couldn't leave God if I tried.

4

I thought love was more or less a giving thing,

it seems the more I gave, the less I got.

What's the use in trying, all you get is pain.

When I needed sunshine I got rain.

Refrain

Then I saw God's face, now I'm a believer.

Without a trace of doubt in my mind.

I'm in love, I'm a believer,

I couldn't leave God if I tried.

5

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,

I can see all obstacles in my way.

Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.

Refrain

It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun-shiny day.

It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun-sh

(With additions from the Epistles)

Leader: You shall have no other gods before me.
People: For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! (Romans 11:36)

Leader: You shall not make for yourself an idol.

People: In Christ we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. (Colossians 1:14)

Leader: You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

People: Let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-- the fruit of lips that confess his name. (Hebrews 13:15)

Leader: Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.

People: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16)

Leader: Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

People: Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. (Ephesians 6:1)

Leader: You shall not murder.

People: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

(Ephesians 4:32

Leader: You shall not commit adultery.

People: You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your body. (1 Corinthians 6: 19-20)

Leader: You shall not steal.

People: He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his hands, so that he may have something to share with those in need. (Ephesians 4:28)

Leader: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.

People: Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. (Ephesians 4:15)

Leader: You shall not covet your neighbour's house or anything that belongs to your neighbour.

People: I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

(Philippians 4: 11-13)

Hymn: As comes the breath of spring

(VU 373; Key of D [chords found in VU])

1

As comes the breath of spring

with light and mirth and song,

so does your Spirit bring

new days brave, free, and strong.

You come with thrill of life

to chase hence winter's breath,

to hush to peace the strife

of sin that ends in death.

2

You come like dawning day

with flaming truth and love,

to chase all glooms away,

to brace our wills to prove

how wise, how good to choose

the truth and its brave fight,

to prize it, win or lose,

and live on your delight.

3

You come like songs at morn

that fill the earth with joy,

till we, in Christ newborn,

new strength in praise employ.

You come to rouse the heart

from drifting to despair,

through high hopes to impart

life with an ampler air.

4

You breathe and there is health;

you move and there is power;

you whisper, there is wealth

of love, your richest dower.

Your presence is to us

like summer in the soul;

your joy shines forth and then

life blossoms to its goal.

Children's hymn: Come to my heart

(VU 661; Key of F [chords found in VU])

1

Come to my heart, Lord Jesus,

teach me to walk in your way.

Come to my heart, Lord Jesus,

Teach me to walk today.

Give me the peace and joy

That only you can bring.

Come to my heart, Lord Jesus.

Give me a song to sing.

2

Fill me with love, Lord Jesus,

teach me to walk in your way.

Fill me with love, Lord Jesus,

Fill me with love today.

Give me the peace and joy

That only you can bring.

Fill me with love, Lord Jesus,

Give me a song to sing.

3

Answer my prayer, Lord Jesus,

teach me to walk in your way.

Answer my prayer, Lord Jesus,

Answer my prayer today.

Give me the peace and joy

That only you can bring.

Answer my prayer, Lord Jesus,

Give me a song to sing.

Scripture: Jeremiah 31: 31-34

The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

Gospel hymn: Whiter than snow

By James Nicholson (c. 1828-1876)

(Key of G)

“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” (Psalm 51:7)

God’s people have been placed in their particular circle of influence so they can demonstrate purity and a concern for righteousness. If we do not fulfill this role, who will? It is easy, however, to become so accustomed and hardened to the lust and sin all about us that we lose that fine edge of our Christian witness. In fact, without God’s daily cleansing and renewal, we are easily infiltrated with and influenced by the very lifestyle that we reject in others.

This is another fine hymn text written by a Christian layman. James Nicholson spent his entire life as a clerk in the post office in Philadelphia, yet he was always active in the work of the Wharton Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The hymn was first published in a pamphlet titled “Joyful Songs” in 1872.

1

Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole;

I want thee forever to live in my soul.

Break down every idol, cast out every foe

Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

Refrain

Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow

Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

2

Lord Jesus, look down from your throne in the skies

And help me to make a complete sacrifice.

I give up myself and whatever I know.

Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

3

Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat;

I wait, blessed Lord, at thy crucified feet.

By faith, for my cleansing I see your blood flow

Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

4

Lord Jesus, You see as I patiently wait;

Come now and within me a new heart create.

To those who have sought you, you never said no

Now wash me and I shall be whiter than snow

Sermon: Learning by heart: broken or otherwise

"Memorization is a function of duty; knowledge comes only from love."

MacUser magazine

In Meditatio, the Christian monk committed the divine words of his Lectio to memory as he pondered their meaning and, as he did so, he recited them aloud. This was not a dreary exercise: rabbinical students feel that chanting the sacred words reveals the inner music to the soul, and learning something 'by heart' — a revealing phrase — helps one interiorize it and make it one's own."

Visions of God by Karen Armstrong

Closing hymn: O love that will not

(VU 658; Key of G)

1

O Love that wilt not let me go,

I rest my weary soul in thee;

I give thee back the life I owe,

that in thine ocean depths its flow

may richer, fuller be.

2

O Light that followest all my way,

I yield my flickering torch to thee;

my heart restores its borrowed ray,

that in thy sunshine's blaze its day

may brighter, fairer be.

3

O Joy that seekest me through pain,

I cannot close my heart to thee;

I trace the rainbow through the rain,

and feel the promise is not vain

that morn shall tearless be.

4

O Cross that liftest up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from thee;

I lay in dust life's glory dead,

and from the ground there blossoms red

life that shall endless be.

Virtual service: March 14, 2021

March 14 title

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This is the recording for the March 14, 2021 service.

Fourth Sunday of Lent

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Call to worship: The confession of St. Patrick

Warm up song: Zombie

By The Cranberries, an Irish band led by the late Dolores O’Riordan

(Key of Em)

1

Another head hangs lowly

Child is slowly taken

And the violence, caused such silence

Who are we mistaken?

2

But you see, it's not me

It's not my family

In your head, in your head, they are fighting

With their tanks, and their bombs

And their bombs, and their guns

In your head, in your head they are crying

3

In your head, in your head

Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie

What's in your head, in your head

Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie, oh

Du, du, du, du Du, du, du, du

4

Another mother's breaking

Heart is taking over

When the violence causes silence

We must be mistaken

5

It's the same old theme

Since nineteen-sixteen

In your head, in your head, they're still fighting

With their tanks, and their bombs

And their bombs, and their guns

In your head, in your head, they are dying

6

In your head, in your head

Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie

What's in your head, in your head

Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, ay, oh, ya ya

Hymn: God is my shepherd

Thought composed by a Scotsman, Brother James’ air was written for his ministry among the Irish in Liverpool.

(VU 748; Key of D)

1

God is my shepherd, I'll not want,

I feed in pastures green.

God grants me rest and bids me drink

from waters calm and clean.

Through daily tasks, I'm blessed and led

by one I have not seen.

2

Restored to life each morning new,

I rise up from the dust

to follow God whose presence gives

me confidence and trust.

I praise the name of God today;

in God I put my trust.

3

When I must pass through shadowed vale,

where loss and death await,

I will not fear for God is there,

my shepherd strong and great,

whose rod and staff will comfort me

and all my fears abate.

4

No enemy can overcome,

no power on earth defeat

the ones anointed by God's grace

and fed with manna sweet.

My cup is filled and overflows

as I my Saviour greet.

5

Goodness and mercy all my days

will surely follow me;

and where God reigns in heaven and earth,

my dwelling place will be.

My shepherd blesses, cares and leads

through all eternity.

Children's hymn: All God's critters

(Key of G) As popularized by Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers

Refrain

All God's critters got a place in the choir

Some sing low, some sing higher

Some sing out loud on the telephone wire

And some just clap their hands,

or paws or anything they got now

1

Listen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom

Where the bullfrog croaks and the hippopotamus

Moans and groans with a big to do

And old cow just goes 'moo'… R

2

Well the dogs and the cats they take up the middle

The hummingbird hums and the crickets fiddle

The donkey brays and the pony neighs

The old coyote howls… R

3

Listen to the top where the little bird sings

The melody with the high voice ringing

The hoot owl hollers over everything

And the Blue Jay disagrees… R

4

It's a simple song of livin' thats sung everywhere

By the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear

Grumpy alligator and the hawk above

The sly raccoon and the turtle dove… R

Scripture: Jonah 3: 1-5,10

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in breadth. Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

Gospel hymn: The Lorica of St. Patrick

(Tune: VU 657; Key of D)

1

I bind unto myself today

the strong name of the Trinity,

by invocation of the same,

the Three-in-One and, One-in-Three.

The death of Christ, the cross of shame

his bursting from the spiced tomb,

his coming at the day of doom,

I bind unto myself today.

2

I bind unto myself today

the virtues of the starlit heaven,

the glorious sun's life-giving ray,

the whiteness of the moon at even,

the flashing of the lightning free,

the whirling wind's tempestuous shocks,

the stable earth, the deep salt sea,

around the old eternal rocks.

3

I bind unto myself today

the power of God to hold and lead,

his eye to watch, his might to stay,

his ear to hearken to my need,

the wisdom of my God to teach,

his hand to guide, his shield to ward,

the Word of God to give me speech,

his heavenly host to be my guard.

4

I bind unto myself the name,

the strong name of the Trinity,

by invocation of the same,

the Three-in-One and, One-in-Three.

of whom all nature has creation,

eternal Father, Spirit, Word.

Praise to the Lord of salvation;

salvation is of Christ the Lord!

Closing hymn: I feel the winds of God

(VU 625; Key of G; Irish folk tune: The star of County Down)

1

I feel the winds of God today;

today my sail I lift,

though heavy oft with drenching spray

and torn with many a rift;

if hope but light the water's crest,

and Christ my bark will use,

I'll seek the seas at his behest,

and brave another cruise.

2

It is the wind of God that dries

my vain regretful tears,

until with braver thoughts shall rise

the purer, brighter years;

if cast on shores of selfish ease

or pleasure I should be,

O let me feel your freshening breeze,

and I'll put back to sea.

3

If ever I forget your love

and how that love was shown,

lift high the blood-red flag above;

it bears your name alone.

Great pilot of my onward way,

you will not let me drift.

I feel the winds of God today;

today my sail I lift.

Virtual service: March 7, 2021

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Third Sunday of Lent

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Warm-up song: Inspired by love and anger (The Sally Gardens)

(Tune: Sally Gardens (Irish trad.) c. Wild Goose Publications, c/o The Iona Community; (Key of D)

1

Inspired by love and anger,

disturbed by need and pain,
Informed of God's own bias,

we ask him once again:

"How long must some folk suffer?

How long can few folk mind?
How long dare vain self-interest

turn prayer and pity blind?"

2

From those forever victims

of heartless human greed,
Their cruel plight composes

a litany of need:

"Where are the fruits of justice?

Where are the signs of peace?
When is the day when prisoners

and dreams find their release?"

3

From those forever shackled

to what their wealth can buy,
The fear of lost advantage

provoke the bitter cry:

"Don't query our position!

Don't criticise our wealth!
Don't mention those exploited

by politics and stealth!"

4

To God, who through the prophets

proclaimed a different age,
We offer earth's indifference,

its agony and rage:

"When will the wronged be righted?

When will the kingdom come?
When will the world be generous

to all instead of some?"

5

God asks, "Who will go for me?

Who will extend my reach?
And who, when few will listen,

will prophesy and preach?

And who, when few bid welcome,

will offer all they know?
And who, when few dare follow,

will walk the road I show?"

6

Amused in someone's kitchen,

asleep in someone's boat,
Attuned to what the ancients exposed,

proclaimed and wrote,

A saviour without safety,

a tradesman without tools
Has come to tip the balance

with fishermen and fools.

You may not love anyone or anything more than you love God.

You may not worship, or put more importance on any person or thing, other than God.

You must worship only the Lord, not your parents, not a friend, not a movie star or a sports hero, not a car or boat or skateboard. Nothing.

You may not swear. Use God’s holy name only in a loving way, never to express anger or frustration.

One day of your week should be set aside for rest and the worship of God. Work six days of the week only. You need a special day set aside to relax, to enjoy God’s world, and to meet with other Christians.

Be respectful to your parents. Love them, and the Lord will reward you with a long life.

You may not hate other people; don’t ever think of hurting someone else in any way.

Keep your thoughts and actions pure. Be committed in your relationships. Always.

You may not take and keep anything that doesn’t belong to you. You may not tell lies, especially when that lie will hurt someone else.

You may not be jealous of what others have. You may not be jealous of your friend’s new toy or clothes or the big house your neighbor lives in. Be satisfied with what you have.

Hymn: My hope is built (on Christ the solid rock)

(Key of F [D 3rd Fret])

1

My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;

I dare not trust the sweetest frame,

But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

Refrain

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand,

All other ground is sinking sand.

2

When darkness veils His lovely face,

I rest on His unchanging grace;

In every high and stormy gale,

My anchor holds within the veil. R

3

His oath, His covenant, His blood

Support me in the whelming flood;

When all around my soul gives way,

He then is all my hope and stay. R

4

When He shall come with trumpet sound,

Oh, may I then in Him be found;

Dressed in His righteousness alone,

Faultless to stand before the throne. R

Children's hymn: These are the days of Elijah

(Key of G)

1

These are the days of Elijah,

Declaring the word of the Lord:

And these are the days of Your servant Moses,

Righteousness being restored.

And though these are days of great trial,

Of famine and darkness and sword,

Still, we are the voice in the desert crying

'Prepare ye the way of the Lord!'

Refrain

Behold He comes riding on the clouds,

Shining like the sun at the trumpet call;

Lift your voice, it's the year of jubilee,

And out of Zion's hill salvation comes.

2

These are the days of Ezekiel,

The dry bones becoming as flesh;

And these are the days of Your servant David,

Rebuilding a temple of praise.

These are the days of the harvest,

The fields are as white in Your world,

And we are the labourers in Your vineyard,

Declaring the word of the Lord! R

There's no God like Jehovah.

There's no God like Jehovah!

Scripture: John 2: 13-22

The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

May God bless to our understanding this reading of Holy scripture. Amen.

Gospel hymn: Put your hand in the hand

(Key of G)

1
Put your hand in the hand
Of the man who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand
Of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself and
you can look at others differently
By puttin' your hand in the hand
Of the man from Galilee

2

Every time I look into the Holy Book
I want to tremble
When I read about the part
Where the carpenter cleared the temple
For the buyers and the sellers were
No different fellas than what you and I profess to be
And it causes me shame to know
I'm not the one that I should be

3

Mama taught me how to pray before
I reached the age of seven

And when I'm down on my knees that's

When I'm close to heaven

Daddy lived his life with two kids and a wife

You do must you must do

But he showed me

Enough of what it takes to get you through

Sermon: John 2: 13-22

Hymn: A hymn for the wilderness (Wabash Cannonball)

Key of F [D 3rd Fret])

1

I can’t see where I’m going –

Just wilderness ahead.

This place is fierce and threatening –

O God, where have You led?

But Egypt is behind me

With all You’ve brought me through,

And now You go before me –

I trust and follow You.

2

Your all-engulfing presence

Is shade throughout the day.

Your fire ablaze above me

Lights all my darkened way.

Fresh water in my desert

And bread each morning new –

O tender, faithful Shepherd,

I trust and follow You.

3

Through every daily challenge,

With labours still undone,

I follow in Your footsteps

And take them one by one.

Throughout our great adventure

I keep the Cloud in view,

As all the way to Canaan

I trust and fo(llow You.

Virtual service: February 28, 2021

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Second Sunday of Lent

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Warm up song: I won't back down

By Tom Petty (Key of G)

1

Well, I won't back down

No, I won't back down

You can stand me up at the gates of hell

But I won't back down

2

No, I'll stand my ground

Won't be turned around

And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down

Gonna stand my ground

3

And I won't back down

(I won't back down)

Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out

(I won't back down)

Hey, I will stand my ground

And I won't back down

4

Well I know what's right

I got just one life

In a world that keeps on pushin' me around

But I'll stand my ground

5

And I won't back down

(I won't back down)

Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out

(I won't back down)

Hey, I will stand my ground

And I won't back down

6

Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out

(I won't back down)

Hey, I won't back down

(I won't back down)

Hey, baby, there ain't no easy way out

(I won't back down)

7

Hey, I will stand my ground

And I won't back down

No, I won't back down

Our society talks about personal autonomy.
Newspapers and films are filled with the notion
that we don’t need God to set us free—we are our own masters.
And God spoke all these words:
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Always ask yourself, “What’s in it for me?”
Remember, you’re number one.
You shall have no other gods before me.

Try to make as much money as you can
and spend all of it on improving your standard of living.
You shall not make for yourself an idol

in the form of anything.
You shall not bow down to them or worship them,
for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God.

Don’t worry too much about swearing, because it’s just a habit.
Swearing makes you look tough.
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God,
for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless

who misuses his name.

Sunday is just another day in which you can do whatever you want to.
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work.

Don’t pay any attention to your parents.
They’re old-fashioned and they spoil your fun.
Honour your father and your mother,
so that you may live long
in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

You are entitled to hate people who are nasty
or who in any way make life unpleasant for you.
You shall not murder.

When your marriage gets dull, it’s OK to have an affair or two.
You’re only human.
You shall not commit adultery.

If you have to take what doesn’t belong to you,
make sure you don’t get caught,
because then you have to face the music.
You shall not steal.

Don’t miss out on any gossip about people.
When you put other people down you feel better about yourself.
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.

Try to keep up with the Joneses.
Why should other people have more than you do?
You shall not covet your neighbour’s house.
You shall not covet your neighbour’s spouse,
or their hired help, their car or their farm equipment,
or anything that belongs to your neighbour.

The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever.
The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey, then honey from the comb.
By them is your servant warned;

in keeping them there is great reward.

Hymn: Great is thy faithfulness

(VU 288; Key of D [Chords found in Voices United])

1

Great is thy faithfulness, God our Creator;

there is no shadow of turning with thee;

thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;

as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.

Refrain

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

all I have needed thy hand hath provided -

great is thy faithfulness, ever to me!

2

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

join with all nature in manifold witness

to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. R

3

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,

strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow -

wondrous the portion thy blessings provide.

Children's hymn: Sarah'n Abraham had many kids

Scripture: Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you and will make you exceedingly numerous.” Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."

May God Bless to our understanding this reading of Holy Scripture. Amen.

Gospel hymn: Just a closer walk with thee

(Key of G)

Refrain
Just a closer walk with Thee,
Precious Jesus, hear my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

1

I am weak, but Thou art strong;
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I'll be satisfied as long
As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. R

2

Through this world of toil and snares,
If I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee. R

3

When my feeble life is o'er,
Time for me will be no more;
Guide me gently, safely o'er
To Thy kingdom shore, to Thy shore. R

Sermon: Enchantment under the stars

Pastoral prayer and benediction

Hymn: Three things I promise

(MV 176; Key of Ab [G capo on 1st fret])

1

Three things I promise, Holy God,

in age and youth, in life and death:

to bless your Name, and cling to Christ,

and listen for the Spirit’s breath.

2

Your love unfolded time and space,

and life, and all that life became,

and so, with thankful heart and voice,

through good and ill, I bless your Name.

3

I follow, serve, and cling to Christ

amid out culture’s tides and trends,

for here your Name is most revealed:

Majestic Love, and Best of Friends.

4

Enlivened as the Spirit moves

to cleanse, awaken, and renew,

I pray that justice, peace, and truth,

may seed and grow in all I do.

5

If I should live when vigour fades,

and family and friends are gone,

three acts of loving faith remain

when days are slow, and work is done.

6

Revive and guide me, Living God,

as day by day, until my death,

I bless your Name, and cling to Christ,

and listen for the Spirit’s breath.

Virtual service: February 21, 2021

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First Sunday of Lent

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Warm-up song: Unicorn song

Irish Rovers

Key of F (D 3rd fret)

1.

A long time ago, when the Earth was green

There was more kinds of animals than you've ever seen

They'd run around free while the Earth was being born

And the loveliest of all was the unicorn

There were green alligators and long-necked geese

Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees

Some cats and rats and elephants, as sure as you're born

But the loveliest of all was the unicorn

2.

The Lord seen some sinning and it gave Him pain

And He says, "Stand back, I'm going to make it rain"

He says, "Hey brother Noah, I'll tell you what to do

Build me a floating zoo,

and take some of those...

Green alligators and long-necked geese

Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees

Some cats and rats and elephants, as sure as you're born

Don't you forget my unicorns

3.

Old Noah was there to answer the call

He finished up making the ark

just as the rain started falling

He marched in the animals two by two

And he called out as they came through

Hey Lord, I've got green alligators and long-necked geese

Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees

Some cats and rats and elephants, but Lord, I'm so forlorn

I just can't see no unicorns"

4.

Then Noah looked out through the driving rain

Them unicorns were hiding, playing silly games

Kicking and splashing while the rain was pourin’

Oh, them silly unicorns

There was green alligators and long-necked geese

Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees

Noah cried, "Close the door because the rain is pourin

And we just can't wait for no unicorns"

5.

The ark started moving, it drifted with the tide

The unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried

And the waters came down and sort of floated them away

And that's why you never seen a unicorn to this very day

You'll see green alligators and long-necked geese

Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees

Some cats and rats and elephants, as sure as you're born

You're never gonna see no unicorns

I am the Lord your God: you shall have no other gods but me.

Lord, help us to love you
with all our heart, all our soul,
all our mind and all our strength.

You shall not make for yourself any idol.

Lord, help us to worship you
in spirit and in truth.

You shall not dishonour the name of the Lord your God.

Lord, help us to honour you
with reverence and awe.

Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.

Lord, help us to remember Christ risen from the dead,
and to set our minds on things above,
not on things on the earth.

Honour your father and your mother.

Lord, help us to live as your servants,
giving respect to all,
and love to our brothers and sisters in Christ.

You shall not commit murder.

Lord, help us to be reconciled with each other,
and to overcome evil with good.

You shall not commit adultery.

Lord, help us to realize
that our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.

You shall not steal.

Let us be honest in all we do,
and to care for those in need.

You shall not be a false witness.

Lord, help us always to speak the truth.

You shall not covet anything which belongs to your neighbour.

Lord, help us to remember Jesus said,
‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’,
and help us to love our neighbours as ourselves;

for his sake.

Introit: Holy Holy Holy

Hymn: When the wind of winter blows

(MV 71; Key of G)

1

When the wind of winter blows,

bringing times of solitude,

fill the silent icy night;

be our hearts’ compassion.

Refrain

Holy Light, warm our night;

warm the time of winter.

Holy Light, warm our night;

warm the time of winter.

2

When we shiver in despair,

when the chill of death comes near,

hold us, Spirit, calm our fear,

while the evening deepens. R

3

When in days of fallen snow,

change confounds or love burns low,

from the ashes may there rise

phoenix of our growing. R

Children's hymn: We are a rainbow

By Brent Holmes © Eagle’s Point Music)

(Key of D)

1

There are many colours in a rainbow

All bound together as one

They are the promise of tomorrow

Our hope for all the days to come

Refrain
We are a rainbow, together we are a sign

We are a rainbow, to live for humankind

We are a rainbow, it's time for us to shine

We are a rainbow

2

We all are children of that promise

Made for the whole world around

Wherever love brings us together

A rainbow can be found R

3

So if you see the world around us

And wonder how it can be

Remember we were given us a promise

A hope for all the world to see R

4

There is one who brings out all our colors

And binds us together as one

Reaching out to our sisters and our brothers

We find our place in the sun R

Scripture: Genesis 9: 8-17

The Message

Then God spoke to Noah and his sons: “I’m setting up my covenant with you including your children who will come after you, along with everything alive around you—birds, farm animals, wild animals—that came out of the ship with you. I’m setting up my covenant with you that never again will everything living be destroyed by floodwaters; no, never again will a flood destroy the Earth.”

God continued, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I’m putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow appears in the cloud, I’ll remember my covenant between me and you and everything living, that never again will floodwaters destroy all life. When the rainbow appears in the cloud, I’ll see it and remember the eternal covenant between God and everything living, every last living creature on Earth.”

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I’ve set up between me and everything living on the Earth.”

Gospel hymn: Trusting Jesus

Key of G

1

Simply trusting every day,

trusting thru a stormy way

Even when my faith is small,

trusting Jesus that is all.

Refrain

Trusting as the moments fly,

trusting as the days go by;

Trusting Him whate’er befall,

trusting Jesus that is all.

2

Brightly doth his Spirit shine

into this poor heart of mine

While he leads I cannot fall,

trusting Jesus that is all. R

3

Singing if my way is clear,

praying if the path be drear;

If in danger, for Him call R

trusting Jesus that is all.

4

Trusting Him while life shall last,

Trusting Him till earth be past;

Till His gracious advent call,

Trusting Jesus, that is all. R

Hymn: O Jesus I have promises

(VU 120; Key of F)

1

O Jesus, I have promised to serve you to the end;

remain for ever near me, my Saviour and my friend:

I shall not fear the journey if you are by my side,

nor wander from the pathway if you will be my guide.

2

O let me feel you near me: the world is ever near;

I see the sights that dazzle, the tempting sounds I hear;

my foes are ever near me, around me and within;

but, Jesus, then draw nearer and shield my soul from sin.

3

O let me hear you speaking in accents clear and still,

above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self-will;

O speak to reassure me, to hasten or control;

now speak, and make me listen, O guardian of my soul.

4

O Jesus, you have promised to all who follow you,

that where you are in glory your servant shall be too.

And Jesus, I have promised to serve you to the end;

O give me grace to follow, my Saviour and my friend.

Virtual service: February 14, 2021

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Transfiguration Sunday

Warm up song: How deep the father's love

Welcome

Key of E

How deep the Father’s love for us,
How vast beyond all measure,
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure.
How great the pain of searing loss –
The Father turns His face away,
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory.

Behold the man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders;
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers.
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished;
His dying breath has brought me life –
I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything,
No gifts, no power, no wisdom;
But I will boast in Jesus Christ,
His death and resurrection.
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer;
But this I know with all my heart –
His wounds have paid my ransom.

Prayer and Confession and Call to reconciliation

Hymn: 1 Corinthians 13

Tune: Beech Spring (VU 374 Come and Find the Quiet Centre)

Key of G

Though I speak in every language,

prophecy for God above,

Though I understand all mysteries,

I am nothing without love.
Tho’ thru faith I can move mountains,

give the poor all that I gain

Though I’m burned alive for Jesus,

without love, my life is vain.

Love is patient, kind and selfless,

envies not nor boasts in pride
Is not rude or quickly angered,

never holds a grudge inside.
Love does not delight in evil,

but with truth rejoices e’er;
Trusts, protects, and hopes forever,

perseveres & always cares.

One day prophecies will finish;

tongues will in that day be stilled;
Knowledge too will pass forever,

when God’s Word is all fulfilled.
Now we only know a fraction,

and as children think and speak;
When perfection comes upon us,

childish ways no more we’ll seek.

Now we see as in a mirror,

in a blurred and hazy way.
But reflections soon will vanish;

face to face we’ll see some day.
In that day we’ll all know fully,

as we’re known by God above;
Till then, faith, hope, love still linger,

but the greatest far is love.

Children's hymn: The love round

Key of G

Love the Lord your God

With all your heart and all your soul

And all your mind, and

Love all of mankind as you would love yourself...

Love the Lord your God

With all your heart

And all your soul and mind and

Love mankind...

We’ve got Christian lives to live

We've got Jesus' love to give

We've got nothing to hide

Because in Him we abide!

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Gospel hymn: Love lifted me

Key of G1.

I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore,

Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more;

But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry,

From the waters lifted me, now safe am I.

Refrain:

Love lifted me! Love lifted me!

When nothing else could help, love lifted me.

Love lifted me! Love lifted me!

When nothing else could help, love lifted me.

2.

All my heart to him I give, ever to him I’ll cling,

In his blessed presence live, ever his praises sing;

Love so mighty and so true merits my soul’s best songs;

Faithful, loving service too, to him belongs. R

3.

Souls in danger, look above, Jesus completely saves;

He will lift you by his love out of the angry waves;

He’s the Master of the sea, billows his will obey;

He your Saviour wants to be, be saved today. R

Closing hymn: Love devine

VU 333

Key of G

1

Love divine, all loves excelling,

joy of heaven to earth come down,

fix in us thy humble dwelling,

all thy faithful mercies crown.

Jesus, thou art all compassion,

pure, unbounded love thou art;

visit us with thy salvation,

enter every trembling heart.

2

Come, almighty to deliver;

let us all thy grace receive;

suddenly return, and never,

nevermore thy temples leave.

Thee we would be always blessing,

serve thee as thy hosts above,

pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,

glory in thy perfect love.

3

Finish, then, thy new creation;

pure and spotless let us be;

let us see thy great salvation

perfectly restored in thee,

changed from glory into glory,

till in heaven we take our place,

till we cast our crowns before thee,

lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Virtual service: February 7, 2021

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Second Sunday before Lent

Warm-up song: Song for a winter's night

By Gordon Lightfoot (Key of A)

1

The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top

The snow is softly falling

The air is still in the silence of my room

I hear your voice softly calling

2

If I could only have you near

To breathe a sigh or two

I would be happy just to hold the hands I love

On this winter night with you

3

The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead

My glass is almost empty

I read again between the lines upon each page

The words of love you sent me

4

If I could know within my heart

That you were lonely too

I would be happy just to hold the hands I love

On this winter night with you

5

The fire is dying

Now my lamp is growing dim

The shades of night are lifting

The morning light steals across my window pane

Where webs of snow are drifting

6

If I could only have you near

To breathe a sigh or two

I would be happy just to hold the hands I love

On this winter night with you

And to be once again with you

Call to worship Psalm 91

Welcome

Hymn: Isaiah 35 (in the dessert)

(VU 881; Tune: Good King Wenceslas; Key of G)

1

When the king shall come again,

all his power revealing,

splendour shall announce his reign,

life and joy and healing;

earth no longer in decay,

hope no more frustrated;

this is God's redemption day

longingly awaited.

2

In the desert trees take root,

fresh from God's creation;

plants and flowers and sweetest fruit

join the celebration;

rivers spring up from the earth,

barren lands adorning;

valleys, this is your new birth;

mountains, greet the morning.

3

Strengthen feeble hands and knees;

fainting hearts be cheerful!

God, who comes for such as these,

seeks and saves the fearful;

deaf ears, hear the silent tongues

sing away their weeping;

blind eyes, see the lifeless ones

walking, running, leaping.

4

There God's highway shall be seen

where no roaring lion,

nothing evil or unclean,

walks the road to Zion;

ransomed people homeward bound,

all your praises voicing,

see your Lord with glory crowned,

share in his rejoicing!

Children's hymn: Psalm 42 (as the deer)

(VU 766; Key of D)

1

As the deer pants for the water,

so my soul longs after you;

you alone are my heart's desire

and I long to worship you.

Refrain

You alone are my strength, my shield

to you alone may my spirit yield;

you alone are my heart's desire,

and I long to worship you.

2

I want you more than gold or silver,

only you can satisfy;

you alone are the real joy-giver

and the apple of my eye. R

3

You're my friend and you are my brother,

even though you are a king;

I love you more than any other,

so much more than anything! R

Scripture: Isaiah 40: 21-31 (The Message)

Have you not been paying attention?

Have you not been listening?

Haven't you heard these stories all your life?

Don't you understand the foundation of all things?

God sits high above the round ball of earth.

The people look like mere ants.

He stretches out the skies like a canvas—

yes, like a tent canvas to live under.

He ignores what all the princes say and do.

The rulers of the earth count for nothing.

Princes and rulers don't amount to much.

Like seeds barely rooted, just sprouted,

They shrivel when God blows on them.

Like flecks of chaff, they're gone with the wind.

"So—who is like me?

Who holds a candle to me?" says The Holy One.

Look at the night skies:

Who do you think made all this?

Who marches this army of stars out each night,

counts them off, calls each by name

—so magnificent! so powerful!—

and never overlooks a single one?

Why would you ever complain, O Jacob,

or, whine, Israel, saying,

"God has lost track of me.

He doesn't care what happens to me"?

Don't you know anything? Haven't you been listening?

God doesn't come and go. God lasts.

He's Creator of all you can see or imagine.

He doesn't get tired out, doesn't pause to catch his breath.

And he knows everything, inside and out.

He energizes those who get tired,

gives fresh strength to dropouts.

For even young people tire and drop out,

young folk in their prime stumble and fall.

But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.

They spread their wings and soar like eagles,

They run and don't get tired,

they walk and don't lag behind. .

Gospel hymn: Isaiah 40 (Comfort, comfort)

(VU 883; Tune: Ode to Joy (VU 232); Key of G)

1

Comfort, comfort now my people;

speak of peace; so says our God.

Comfort those who sit in darkness,

mourning under sorrow's load.

Cry out to Jerusalem

of the peace that waits for them;

tell them that their sins I cover

and their warfare now is over.

2

For the herald's voice is crying

in the desert far and near,

calling all to true repentance,

since God's judgement now is here.

Oh, that warning cry obey!

Now prepare for God a way!

Let the valleys rise in meeting

and the hills bow down in greeting.

3

Then make straight what long was crooked;

make the rougher places plain.

Let your hearts be true and humble,

as befits a holy reign.

For the glory of our God

now on earth is shed abroad,

and all flesh shall see the token

that God's word is never broken.

Closing hymn: Isaiah 55 (You shall go out)

(VU 884; Key of G)

You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace;

the mountains and the hills will break forth before you;

there’ll be shouts of joy, and all the trees of the field

will clap, will clap their hands!

And all the trees of the field will clap their hands (X X)

The trees of the field will clap their hands (X X)

The tress of the field will clap their hands (X X)

While you go out with joy!

Virtual service: January 31, 2021

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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Warm up song: Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

Welcome

Key of Ed (C 3rd Fret)

I took my love, I took it down

Climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills

'Til the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?

Can the child within my heart rise above?

Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?

Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Well, I've been 'fraid of changin'

'Cause I've built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Even children get older

And I'm gettin' older, too

Well, I've been 'fraid of changin'

'Cause I've built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Even children get older

And I'm gettin' older, too

I'm gettin' older, too

Ah, take my love, take it down

Oh, climb a mountain and turn around

And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills

Well, the landslide will bring it down

And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills

Well, the landslide will bring it down

Oh, the landslide will bring it down

Hymn: Shine Jesus shine

Key of A (G 2nd fret)

Lord, the light of your love is shining

In the midst of the darkness, shining

Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us

Set us free by the truth you now bring us

Shine on me, shine on me

Refrain:

Shine, Jesus, shine

Fill this land with the Father's glory

Blaze, Spirit, blaze

Set our hearts on fire

Flow, river, flow

Flood the nations with grace and mercy

Send forth your word

Lord, and let there be light

Lord, I come to your awesome presence

From the shadows into your radiance

By the blood I may enter your brightness

Search me, try me, consume all my darkness

Shine on me, shine on me R

As we gaze on your kingly brightness

So our faces display your likeness

Ever changing from glory to glory

Mirrored here may our lives tell your story

Shine on me, shine on me R

Children's hymn: This little light of mine

The blessing of candles

Key of G

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

In my brother’s heart, I’m gonna let it shine,

In my brother’s heart, I’m gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

In my sister’s soul, I’m gonna let it shine,

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

All around the world, I’m gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord’), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, ‘a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.’

Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying,

‘Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace,

according to your word;

for my eyes have seen your salvation,

which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

a light for revelation to the Gentiles

and for glory to your people Israel.’

And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, ‘This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed - and a sword will pierce your own soul too.’

There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favour of God was upon him.

Gospel hymn: The light of the world is Jesus

Key of D

The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin;

The Light of the world is Jesus;

Like sunshine at noonday His glory shone in,

The Light of the world is Jesus.

Refrain:

Come to the Light, ‘tis shining for thee;

Sweetly the Light has dawned upon me,

Once I was blind, but now I can see:

The Light of the world is Jesus.

No darkness have we who in Jesus abide;

The Light of the world is Jesus;

We walk in the Light when we follow our Guide,

The Light of the world is Jesus. R

No dwellers in darkness with sin-blinded eyes;

The Light of the world is Jesus;

Go, wash at his bidding, and light will arise,

The Light of the world is Jesus. R

No need of the sunlight in heaven we’re told;

The Light of the world is Jesus;

The Lamb is the Light in the city of gold,

The Light of the world is Jesus. R

Closing hymn: Be thou my vision

VU 642

Key of D

1

Be thou my vision, O joy of my heart;

naught be all else to me save that thou art,

thou my best thought, by day or by night,

waking or sleeping thy presence my light.

2

Be thou my wisdom, my calm in all strife;

I ever with thee, and thou in my life;

thou loving parent, thy child may I be,

thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee.

3

Be thou my battle shield, sword for the fight

be thou my dignity, thou my delight,

thou my soul's shelter, thou my high tower;

raise thou me heavenward, O power of my power.

4

Riches I heed not, nor vain empty praise,

thou mine inheritance, now and always;

thou and thou only, the first in my heart,

great God of heaven, my treasure thou art.

5

Great God of heaven, after victory won,

may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

still be my vision, O ruler of all.

Virtual service: January 24, 2021

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Third Sunday after Epiphany

Song: Donald where's your troosers

(Key of Em)

1

I've just come down from the Isle of Skye

I'm no very big and I'm awful shy

And the lassies shout when I go by

Donald, where's your troosers?

Refrain

Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low

Through the streets in my kilt, I'll go

All the lassies say hello

Donald, where's your troosers?

2

A lassie took me to a ball

And it was slippery in the hall

And I was feared that I would fall

For I had nae on my troosers R

3

Now I went down to London Town

And I had some fun in the underground

The ladies turned their heads around

Saying, Donald, where are your trousers? R

4

To wear the kilt is my delight

It is not wrong, I know it's right

The Highlanders would get a fright

If they saw me in the trousers R

5

The lassies want me every one

Well, let them catch me if they can

You can not take the breaks off a Highland man

And I don't wear the troosers R

6

Oh, man, I'm all rock and roll

And I'm a-moving and a-grooving to save my soul

Grab your kilt and go, go, go

Hey, Donald, where's your troosers? R

7

I've just come down from the Isle of Skye

I'm not very big and I'm awful shy

And the lassies shout when I go by

Donald, where's your troosers? R

Greetings and welcoming the Trinity

Hymn: O master let me walk with thee

(VU560; Tune: The parting glass, traditional Scottish; Key of D#)

1

O Master, let me walk with thee

in lowly paths of service free;

teach me thy secret, help me bear

the strain of toil, the fret of care.

2

Help me the slow of heart to move

with some clear, winning word of love;

teach me the wayward feet to stay,

and guide them in the homeward way.

3

Teach me thy patience; still with thee,

in closer, dearer company,

in work that keeps faith sure and strong,

in trust that triumphs over wrong,

4

in hope that sends a shining ray

far down the future's broadening way,

in peace that only thou canst give,

with thee, O Master, let me live.

Peom: A passing glimpse by Robert Frost

Hymn: Spirit of God, come dwell within me

(Tune: Leaving of Lismore, traditional Scottish; Key of D)

1

Spirit of God, come dwell within me.

Open my heart, O come set me free.

Fill me with love for Jesus, my Lord.

O fill me with living water.

Refrain
Jesus is living, Jesus is here.

Jesus, my Lord, come closer to me.

Jesus, our Saviour, dying for me,

and rising to save his people

2

Lord, how I thirst, O Lord, I am weak.

Lord, come to me, you alone do I seek

Lord, you are life, and love and hope.

O fill me with living water. R

3

Lord, I am blind, O Lord, I can’t see.

Stretch out your hand, O Lord comfort me.

Lead me your way in light and in truth

O fill me with Living water. R

Poem: Address to a haggis, by Robert Burns

Piping

Prayer

The Lord’s prayer

(Tune: Auld Lang Syne; Key of D)

Our Fa-ther who art in Heav-en

Hallowed be thy name

Thy Kingdom come thy will be done

on earth as in heaven

Give us today our daily bread

And forgive us all our sins

As we forgive each one of those

who sins against us.

And lead us not to the time of trial

But deliver us from evil

For the reign, the glory and the power

Are yours, Amen! Amen!

A time for a' the Laird's wee bairns

Poem: I'll love you forever By Robert Munsch

Hymn: A touching place

(Dream Angus, traditional lullaby, Key of G)

1

Christ’s is the world in which we move,

Christ’s are the folk we’re summoned to love,

Christ’s is the voice which calls us to care,

And Christ is the one who meets us here.

Refrain

To the lost Christ shows his face;

To the unloved, he gives his embrace;

To those who cry in pain or disgrace…

Christ makes with his friends a touching place

2

Feel for the people we most avoid,

Strange or bereaved or never employed;

Feel for the women, and feel for the men

Who fear that their living is all in vain. R

3

Feel for the parents who’ve lost their child,

Feel for the women whom men have defiled,

Feel for the baby for whom there’s no breast,

And feel for the weary who find no rest. R

4

Feel for the lives by life confused,

Riddled with doubt, in loving abused;

Feel for the lonely heart, conscious of sin,

Who longs to be pure, but fears to begin. R

Poem: To a mouse, on turning her up in her nest with a plough, By Robert Burns

Hymn:Thy word is like a garden Lord

(Tune: Rowan tree, traditional; Key: Bd [G 3rd fret])

1

Thy Word is like a garden, Lord,

with flowers bright and fair;

And every one who seeks

may pluck a lovely cluster there.

Thy Word is like a deep, deep mine;

and jewels rich and rare

Are hidden in its mighty depths

for every searcher there.

2

Thy Word is like a starry host:

a thousand rays of light

Are seen to guide the traveler

and make the pathway bright.

Thy Word is like an armory,

where soldiers may repair;

And find, for life’s long battle day,

all needful weapons there.

3

O may I love Thy precious Word,

may I explore the mine,

May I its fragrant flowers glean,

may light upon me shine!

O may I find my armor there!

Thy Word my trusty sword,

I’ll learn to fight with every foe

The battle of the Lord.

Poem: The road not taken, By Robert Frost

Hymn: Spirit, open my heart

(MV 79; tune: Wild mountain tyme, traditional Scottish; Key: D)

Refrain

Spirit, open my heart

to the joy and pain of living.

As you love may I love,

in receiving and in giving,

Spirit, open my heart.

1

God, replace my stony heart

with a heart that’s kind and tender.

All my coldness and fear

to your grace I now surrender. R

2

Write your love upon my heart

as my law, my goal, my story.

In each thought, word, and deed,

may my living bring you glory. R

3

May I weep with those who weep,

share the joy of sister, brother.

In the welcome of Christ,

may we welcome one another. R

Poem: A red, red rose, By Robert Burns

Hymn: Love is the welcome

(Tune: Loch Lomond, traditional Scottish; Key of D)

1

Love is the welcome that comes from the heart

and opens its door to the stranger

which makes of its house

a resting place for all,

for the sake of the babe in the manger.

Refrain

Red is the blood of my love the crucified,

And clear is the light of His glory,

Pure is the heart

Of the Christ who died for me,

My love i – s fairer than any.

2

Love is the touch that does no-t dra-w back

from the maimed and the hurt and the broken,

but embraces their pain,

and calls them by their name,

that the word of compassion be spoken. R

3

Love is the life that responds to call

and chooses its truth as its treasures

and walks with the one

who says, “Come and follow me,

for to show you the way is my pleasure.” R

Sung scripture: Pslam 90

(Whoever lives beside the Lord (Psalm 91); Teann a Nall [Gaelic]; Key of G)

1

Whoever lives beside the Lord,

sheltering in th’ Almighty’s shade,

shall say, “My God, in you I trust,

my safety, my defender.”

2

From unseen danger and disease

God will keep you safe and sure;

Beneath his wings a place you’ll find,

A refuge from all danger.

3

You will not dread what darkness brings --

hidden dangers, deadly plague;

nor will you fear in daylight hours

the evil that surrounds you.

4

A thousand may die at your side,

thousands more fall close at hand;

but with God’s truth for strength and shield,

no threat will ever touch you.

5

God says, “I’ll save from every harm

those who know and love my name.

In trouble I will honour them,

And show them my salvation.”

Sung scripture: Psalm 130

(VU 852 [Macpherson’s Farewell]; Key of D)

1

Up from the depths I cry to God:

O listen, Lord, to me;

O hear my voice in this distress,

this mire of misery.

Refrain

I wait for God with all my heart,

my hope is in his word;

and more than *watchmen for the dawn

I'm longing for you, God.

2

If you, my God, should measure guilt

who then could ever stand?

But those who fear your name will find

forgiveness from your hand. R

3

O Israel, set your hope on God

whose mercy is supreme:

the nation mourning for its sins

God surely will redeem. R

Sermon-ish

Prayers of the people

One final poem: The hill we climb, by Amanda Gorman

Saying good-bye to the Trinity

Sung Blessing:Celtic blessing

(Tune: Danny Boy, traditional Scottish; Key: A [G 2nd fret])

Now may the road rise gently up to meet you,

And may the wind be always at your back;

Now may the sun shine warm upon your faces

And may the rains fall soft upon your fields.

Until we meet, until we meet again,

Until we meet, until we meet again;

May God now hold you, hold you, hold you gently;

May God now hold you in the hollow of His hand.

Virtual service: January 17, 2021

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Second Sunday after Epiphany

Warm up song: Ahead by a century by The Tragically Hip

First thing we'd climb a tree

And maybe then we'd talk

Or sit silently

And listen to our thoughts

With illusions of someday

Cast in a golden light

No dress rehearsal This is our life

And that's where the hornet stung me

And I had a feverish dream

With revenge and doubt

Tonight, we smoke them out

You are ahead by a century

Stare in the morning shroud

And then the day began

I tilted your cloud

You tilted my hand

Rain falls in real time

And rain fell through the night

No dress rehearsal, this is our life

But that's when the hornet stung me

And I had a serious dream

With revenge and doubt

Tonight, we smoked them out

You are ahead by a century

And disappointing you is gettin' me down

Call to worship based on Psalm 139

Hymn: Take my life and let it be

( VU 506) Key of D

1

Take my life, and let it be

consecrated, all for thee;

take my moments and my days;

let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2

Take my hands, and let them move

at the impulse of thy love;

take my feet, and let them be

swift and purposeful for thee.

3

Take my lips, and let them be

filled with messages from thee;

take my intellect, and use

every power as thou shalt choose.

4

Take my will, and make it thine;

it shall be no longer mine;

take my heart, it is thine own;

it shall be thy royal throne.

5

Take my love: and I will pour

at thy feet its treasure store;

take myself, and I will be

ever, only, all for thee.

Children's hymn: Will you come

(VU 96)

Key of F (cadence according to VU 567)

1

Will you come and see the light from the stable door?

It is shining newly bright, though it shone before.

It will be your guiding star,

it will show you who you are;

will you hide, or decide to meet the light?

2

Will you step into the light that can free the slave?

It will stand for what is right, it will heal and save.

By the pyramids of greed

there's a longing to be freed;

will you hide, or decide to meet the light?

3

Will you tell about the light in the prison cell?

Though it's shackled out of sight, it is shining well.

When the truth is cut and bruised,

and the innocent abused,

will you hide, or decide to meet the light?

4

Will you join the hope, alight in the young girl's eyes,

of the mighty put to flight by a baby's cries?

When the lowest and the least

are the foremost at the feast,

will you hide, or decide to meet the light?

5

Will you travel by the light of the babe new born?

In the candle lit at night there's a gleam of dawn,

and the darkness all about

is too dim to put it out:

will you hide, or decide to meet the light?

Scripture: Samuel 3: 1-10

The boy Samuel was serving God under Eli’s direction.

This was at a time when the revelation of God was rarely heard or seen. One night Eli was sound asleep (his eyesight was very bad—he could hardly see). It was well before dawn; the sanctuary lamp was still burning. Samuel was still in bed in the Temple of God, where the Chest of God rested.

Then God called out, “Samuel, Samuel!”

Samuel answered, “Yes? I’m here.”

Then he ran to Eli saying, “I heard you call. Here I am.”

Eli said, “I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” And so he did.

God called again, “Samuel, Samuel!”

Samuel got up and went to Eli, “I heard you call. Here I am.”

Again Eli said, “Son, I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” (This all happened before Samuel knew God for himself. It was before the revelation of God had been given to him personally.)

God called again, “Samuel!”—the third time! Yet again Samuel got up and went to Eli, “Yes? I heard you call me. Here I am.”

That’s when it dawned on Eli that God was calling the boy. So Eli directed Samuel, “Go back and lie down. If the voice calls again, say, ‘Speak, God. I’m your servant, ready to listen.’” Samuel returned to his bed.

Then God came and stood before him exactly as before, calling out,

“Samuel! Samuel!”

Samuel answered, “Speak. I’m your servant, ready to listen.”

Gospel hymn: Softly and tenderly

key of D

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling

Calling for you and for me

See on the portals He's waiting and watching

Watching for you and for me

Refrain:

Come home, come home

Ye who are weary come home

Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling

Calling, "O sinner come home"

Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,

pleading for you and for me?

Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,

mercies for you and for me? R

O for the wonderful love He has promised

Promised for you and for me

Though we have sinned He has mercy and pardon

Pardon for you and for me R

Closing hymn: I saw the light

Key of G

I wandered so aimless life filled with sin

I wouldn't let my dear savior in

Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night

Praise the Lord I saw the light

Refrain:

I saw the light, I saw the light

No more darkness, no more night

Now I'm so happy no sorrow in sight

Praise the Lord I saw the light

Just like a blind man I wandered along

Worries and fears I claimed for my own

Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight

Praise the Lord I saw the light R

I was a fool to wander and stray

Straight is the gate and narrow's the way

Now I have traded the wrong for the right

Praise the Lord I saw the light R

Virtual service: January 10, 2021

January 10 title

Watch the worship service live on Facebook at 10:30 a.m.

This is the recording for the January 10, 2021 service.

Baptism of Jesus

Warm up song: Renegades by X-Ambassadors

Run away with me

Lost souls and reverie

Running wild and running free

Two kids, you and me

Refrain

And I say Hey, hey hey hey

Living like we're renegades

Hey hey heyHey hey hey

Living like we're renegades

Renegades, renegades

Long live the pioneers

Rebels and mutineers

Go forth and have no fear

Come close the end is near R

All hail the underdogs

All hail the new kids

All hail the outlaws

Spielberg's and Kubrick's

It's our time to make a move

It's our time to make amends

It's our time to break the rules

Let's begin R

Call to worship based on Genesis 1: 1-5

Hymn: On Jordan's bank

(VU 20)

1

On Jordan's bank, the Baptist's cry

announces that the Lamb is nigh;

awake and hearken, for he brings

glad tidings of the King of Kings.

2

Then cleansed be every life from sin;

make straight the way for God within;

and let each heart prepare a home

where such a mighty guest may come.

3

In you, we find abundant life,

our refuge in the midst of strife;

without your grace we waste away,

like flowers that wither and decay.

4

Stretch forth your hand, our health restore,

and help us rise to fall no more.

O let your face upon us shine,

and fill the world with love divine.

5

All praise to you, eternal Son,

whose advent has our freedom won;

and praise to God whom we adore,

with Holy Spirit evermore.