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We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Fox and the Hen”.  We will be reading from Luke 13:31-35, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 27.

Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus is defiant for the sake of others.
What does that say about who God is?
How can a defiant Christ help our faith grow?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Where You Came From”. We will be reading from Luke 13:1-9, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 63.

Call to Worship, Psalm 63:1-8
Leader: O God, you are my God,
People: I seek you, my soul thirsts for you;
Leader: My flesh faints for you,
People: As in a dry and weary land where there is not water.
Leader: So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
People: Beholding your power and glory.
Leader: Because your steadfast love is better than life,
People: My lips will praise you.
Leader: So I will bless you as long as I live;
People: I will lift up my hands and call on your name.
Leader: My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,
People: And my mouth praises you with joyful lips
Leader: When I think of you on my bed,
People: And meditate on you in the watches of the night;
Leader: For you have been my help,
People: And in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.
Leader: My soul clings to you;
People: Your right hand upholds me.

Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus speaks to the people with a sense of urgency.
How can his urgency challenge us to be better disciples?
How can we channel that to do good things for our neighbors?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Where You Came From”. We will be reading from Deuteronomy 26:1-11, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 91.

Call to Worship, Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
Leader: You who live in the shelter of the Most High
People: Who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
Leader: Will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God in whom I trust.”
People: For he will deliver you from the deadly pestilence;
Leader: He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge;
People: His faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
Leader: You will not fear the terror of the night,
People: Or the arrow that flies by day,
Leader: Or the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
People: Or the destruction that wastes at noonday.
Leader: Those who love me, I will deliver;
People: I will protect those who know my name.
Leader: When they call to me, I will answer them;
People: I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them.
Leader: With long life I will satisfy them,
People: And show them my salvation.

Questions for Further Reflection:
Think about your hometown.
How did it shape your character?
How did it shape your faith?
How does God’s call continue to shape you as a person?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Truth”. We will be reading from Luke 9:28-36, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 99.

Call to Worship, from Psalm 99
Leader: The Lord is great in Zion;
People: He is exalted over all the peoples.
Leader: Let them praise your great and awesome name.
People: Holy is he!
Leader: Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity;
People: You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Leader: Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also called on his name.
People: They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.
Leader: He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
People: They kept his decrees, and the statutes that he gave them.
Leader: O Lord our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them,
People: But an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Leader: Extol the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain;
People: For the Lord our God is holy.

Questions for Further Reflection:
The Transfiguration is a wonderful, mysterious event in history.
What does it say about Jesus’ identity?
How does his identity affect ours?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Challenge”.  We will be reading from Luke 6:27-38, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 37. 

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Sermon”. We will be reading from Luke 6:17-26, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 1.

Call to Worship, from Psalm 1
Leader: Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked,
People: Or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers;
Leader: But their delight is in the law of the Lord,
People: And on his law they meditate day and night.
Leader: They are like trees planted by streams of water,
People: Which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither.
Leader: In all that they do, they prosper.
People: The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
Leader: Therefore the wicked will not stand in judgment,
People: Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
Leader: For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
People: But the way of the wicked will perish.

Questions for Further Reflection:
The tension in this passage issues a challenge to us modern Christians.
Where are my blind spots, that is, who are the people I may not realize I’m ignoring?
What would it mean to go looking for them?
What should I do when I find them?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Disciples”. We will be reading from Luke 5:1-11, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 138.

Call to Worship, from Psalm 138
Leader: I give you thanks O Lord, with my whole heart;
People: Before the gods I sing your praise;
Leader: I bow down towards your holy temple
People: And give thanks for your steadfast love and faithfulness;
Leader: For you have exalted your name and word above everything.
People: On the day I called, you answered me, you strengthened by soul.
Leader: All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord,
People: For they have heard the words of your mouth.
Leader: They shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
People: For great is the glory of the Lord.
Leader: For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly;
People: But the haughty he perceives from far away.
Leader: Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
People: You preserve me against the wrath of my enemies.
Leader: The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;
People: Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.

Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus’ words have a lot of power.
How does he change the lives of Simon, James, and John?
How can his words change your life and the life of your community?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Resistance”. We will be reading from Luke 4:21-30, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 71.

Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus draws a wide circle for God’s love.
Why might people be nervous when Jesus starts drawing such a wide circle?
What does it mean to worship a God of wide circles?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Mission”.  We will be reading from Luke 4:14-21, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 19.

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The First of His Signs”. We will be reading from John 2:1-11, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 36.

Call to Worship Psalm 36:5-10
Leader: Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
People: Your faithfulness to the clouds.
Leader: Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
People: You save humans and animals alike, O Lord.
Leader: How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
People: All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Leader: They feast on the abundance of your house,
People: And you give them drink from the river of your delights.
Leader: For with you is the fountain of life;
People: In your light we see light.
Leader: O continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
People: And your salvation to the upright of heart!

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