Written by Bruce Prewer, and posted on Bruce Prewers Home Page. because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Rather than contradicting each other, these two books give voice to the paradoxes of life: we all know that there is much that is trueand provenin Proverbs, but we also share the questions Job has about the mysteries, and injustices, of life. Who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, Who proceeds from the Father [and the Son], In these introductory chapters, the listenermy childis exhorted to learn the proper way to live so that good things will follow: prosperity, success, security, even fairness. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome to worship at Resurrection, where we embrace the full inclusion of all people in our life and ministries. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say. John 12:49, 50b*, The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. He knocks--its done quietly, but echoes so loudly. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Trinity Sunday COLOR: White SCRIPTURE READINGS: Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17 CALLS TO WORSHIP Call to Worship #1 L: Great is the Lord! All: Empowering us for God's work through the Holy Spirit. These liturgies include ideas for your Trinity Sunday prayer of confession, affirmation of faith, call to worship (or opening sentences), assurance of pardon, prayer for illumination, and music. Does not wisdom call, / and does not understanding raise her voice? L: Yet God has revealed God's self in Jesus Christ. Required fields are marked *. You have founded a bulwark because of your foes, The Revised Common Lectionary is 1992 Consultation on Common Texts. 7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. You gather, protect, and care for us, your beloved, through Word and Spirit. Our Creator God has listened to our hearts and inspired within our minds a life renewed Call to WorshipLeader: Come into this household of the living God, the Three in One. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Place one 2"riser in front of the 10"riser, but near the front of the worship table. Call to Worship for Trinity Sunday. Our purpose is to expand our experience and . God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him [the Son]. And join us together as one holy and apostolic church Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:1-4. Beloved of God, Ephesians 5:18b-20*, Other Introductions to Singing to Consider Using, 6Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts, YouIm talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets! Maker of heaven and earth, Our modern world and its horrors are testimony to the uses to which such expertise have been put, and to what happens when Wisdom, with its essential connection with goodness, is not part of the picture. Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendor! but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. A great prophet has appeared among us, they said. Perhaps the earliest print version appears in the post-Civil War collection. These Sundays after Pentecost carry the story of the church at work in the world, the church guided by the Spirit and infused with the presence of Christ. 22But now he has reconciled you by Christs physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. Ephesians 3:16-19, 1 To Gods elect, . Ephesians 1:17, [T]hrough him [Christ Jesus] we . All: Let us worship our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. John 14:21, Jesus replied, Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. Galatians 4:4-7*, 19[Y]ou are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with Gods people and also members of his household, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. What might we learn about God, and about wisdom, in the most public of places? 12As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried outthe only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Opening Prayer . . We all benefit from your creativity and generosity. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever17the Spirit of truth. John 14:15-17a*, 1 [S]ince we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives. History of Hymns: 'We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace'. Amen. Remind us of your holy ministry to the lost and lonely, barren and broken. Since the following scriptures may contain an incomplete verse and have been removed from their contexts in the Bible, it is up to you to make the final determination if they will properly accomplish the purpose for which you are going to use them. Content on ucc.org is copyrighted by the National Setting of the United Church of Christ and may be only shared according to the guidelines outlined here. Lord's Day Worship: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Bible Study: Sundays at 9:15 a.m. Home Groups: Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings John 1:16-18, 1 To the church . Wonderful beyond measure, 1 Thessalonians 1:1*, 2022 Worshipping With Gods Word | by Dr. Gary Wetzel | All Rights Reserved, Authors Romans 8:15-17*, 21Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. . View staff by program area to ask for additional assistance. It is the beginning of a long season that takes us all the way through the rest of the liturgical year until we reach Advent once again. Psalm 53:1. We believe in one God, who is one single essence, in whom there are three persons, really, truly and eternally distinct according to their incommunicable propertiesnamely Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. We are launching ourselves on the grand Ordinary Time journey. A most unusual character steps to the front of our biblical stage this week, so unusual that no one seems to be able to explain exactly who (or even what) she isexcept that shes definitely a she, this Woman Wisdom, Lady Wisdom, or, as Eugene Peterson translates it, Madame Insight. Rebecca Kruger Gaudino observes that [s]cholars have identified Woman Wisdom as a figure of poetry, as the principle of order in creation, as a divine attribute personified, even as Gods very own self. However, writers also associate this mysterious figure with ancient echoes of goddess worship, as well as with the Word in the prologue to Johns Gospel (that is, with Jesus Christ), and with the Advocate (the Holy Spirit) in that same Gospel. The Lord of all has called us forth; For ideas on how to meditate with the Bible, read our article on Praying With the Bible. Introductions to Consider Using, 11Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 10He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. Be still and know that God is near. I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. In a loud voice they were saying: Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!, Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!, The four living creatures said, Amen, and the elders fell down and worshiped. 5For when we were in the realm of the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death. We believe in one God, Trinity Sunday COLOR: White SCRIPTURE READINGS: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 CALLS TO WORSHIP Call to Worship #1 L: The name of the Lord is majestic! They adopted and adapted the biblical text to their own reality: they actualized the word of God, applying it to their own day and to their leader, Christ. Engaging this text, and this unusual biblical character, then, is an excellent way for each of us, as Murphy urges us, to become aware of his or her roots in the Old Testament and experience the biblical heritage. In doing so, we may then find our appreciation of the mystery of the Trinity deepened, and our spiritual life enriched as well. 2who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. Copyright 2021 Faith INFO Ministry Team, 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-1100. And the life of the world to come. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to deatheven death on a cross! We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent, and God is shining through it all the time. Today in our worship we long for a glimpse of your glory, seen perfectly in Christ, our Lord. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. This is a bi-monthly email where youll receive the highest quality resources to support your disciple-making process. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. The doctrine of the Trinity helps us realize that God is not simply the passive receiver of our worship, but the active agent who makes it possible. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all Gods people Colossians 1:3-4, [I]f we walk in the light, as he [God] is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:1-4, 32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Ephesians 1:3-5, 11-12. speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. idols of our own imagining. Deuteronomy 29:29, 28[T]here is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. Daniel 2:28a*, Other Introductions Before Offerings to Consider, 1 Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.
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