COMMUNION AND COMMUNITY



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Gathering Together
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GOOD MORNING YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE OF GOD!


SPECIAL MUSIC  “Children of the Living God”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vvaUolceoM


CALL TO WORSHIP  Psalm 145:8-13 (NKJV)
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
The Lord is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.
 All Your works shall praise You, O Lord,
And Your saints shall bless You.
 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your power,
To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.


HYMN   “Amazing Grace”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3yLV2M0rlc



PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

There is none like you, compassionate and loving God.  You alone are worthy of our praise, and we proclaim your power and glory.  We tell the stories of your goodness and sing of your righteousness.  Open our awareness to your presence among us.

Lord, there is none like you, and so we confidently bring our burdens and our concerns for ourselves and for others.  Thank you that Christ intercedes for us and is already bringing before you what is on our hearts and minds.  Remember us and our friends and neighbors here and around the world as we continue to struggle with the corona virus.  Come quickly, and act through the knowledge you have revealed to doctors and scientists and by your sovereign healing grace to deliver us from this disease.

Unite us as the Body of Christ and as a nation as we face the challenges of these times.  Let compassion and wisdom fill every heart.  May we celebrate the things we have in common and not allow our differences to divide us.  Give us a heart for working for the good of all and tending to the needs of the least among us.  Empower us to be agents of your peace and your justice.

We give thanks for answered prayers to come because we know you are already at work, pouring out your peace, power, healing and wisdom to meet every need.  We ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ who first taught us to pray:

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, and the power, and the glory, forever.  Amen.


   

SPECIAL MUSIC  “How Can I Keep From Singing”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLPP3XmYxXg



Proclaiming God’s Word
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SCRIPTURE  Ephesians 4:4-7
MESSAGE    “Communion and Community”
https://youtu.be/pCt9LjZWw3Q

HYMN  “One Bread, One Body”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYlJC26-Ch0



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SPECIAL MUSIC  “Nothing but the Blood of Jesus”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cvv5uDOzvM



PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Thank, you, loving Father, you powerfully fill the voids in our lives.  You reveal your compassionate grace by the simple act of always being present.  You unselfishly feed us when we are hungry and quietly walk with us when we feel alone.  With gratitude, we offer our lives and our resources.  Use them so that others may know your power and your healing.  In Jesus’ name, we pray.  Amen. 

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Sending Forth

HYMN  “Bind Us Together in Love”
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRwfTS_Ne0o


BENDICTION 

Now, may the generous love of God surrounds you, the limitless peace of Christ fill you, and the Holy Spirit guide you on your way.  Go, and know, it’s not we have, but what God can do with it.  In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.


“The Blessing”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH7uUzWs1u4

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  1. UnknownAugust 3, 2020 at 9:04 AM

    Thank you for a welcoming and thoughtful service Sunday evening.

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