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May 9, 2021 Worship Outline
Call to Worship
We celebrate today our mothers who bore us and cradled us as infants.
We also remember mothers who have lost their children
through illness or violence,
whose tears still flow from their broken hearts.
We cherish our families
who have sheltered us from harm and who provided for our daily needs.
We remember families who are separated
and those exiled from the land of their birth
by frontiers, by barbed wire, and by war’s violence.
We express gratitude to our spiritual mothers and fathers
who guided us throughout life, modeling for us the love of God.
We hold up mothers of diverse religions and creeds
who experience life in disparate ways--
those who are comforted and encouraged by what they believe
and those who struggle to find meaning and hope in their faith.
We pray for those who we love and hold dear to our hearts--
children, youth, young adults, and elders;
And we pray for those we know and do not hold dear,
and those who we do not know and whose suffering we have not embraced.
On this Mother’s Day,
we come to worship the living God, to honor our mothers,
and to find our solace and peace in the goodness that life brings;
Acknowledging the joys and sorrows of life,
we hope to depart this place transformed by Christ’s Spirit
that we may express compassion,
seek justice,
show mercy,
and pursue peace
wherever our lives may lead
Opening Prayer
Song of Praise “Holy Spirit You Are Welcome Here”
Verse 1
There's nothing worth more that will ever come close
No thing can compare You're our living hope
Your Presence
Verse 2
I've tasted and seen of the sweetest of loves
Where my heart becomes free and my shame is undone
In Your Presence Lord
Chorus
Holy Spirit You are welcome here
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere
Your glory God is what our hearts long for
To be overcome by Your Presence Lord
Bridge
Let us become more aware of Your Presence
Let us experience the glory of Your goodness (Lord)
Passing of the Peace
Scripture: John 15:26-16:15
26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
“All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.
4 I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, 5 but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
Sermon: Something’s Coming
Prayers & Lord’s Prayer
Prayer for Mother’s Day
Almighty Lord, Heavenly Father, Mothering God,
beyond our understanding, yet from deep within our hearts
we cry out to you.
As your beloved children,
we bring before you all that we are: sorrow, pain, hope, joy.
Compassionate God:
Console those denied the chance to celebrate Mother’s Day –
the abandoned, the separated, the disappointed;
bring us all together as your family of faith.
Sustain those who mourn loved ones;
for whom today is a day of grief.
Comfort us with the wellspring of our memories.
Unifying God:
Inspire us to advocate for peace,
and guide us to see the part we can play in creating harmony in this world.
Reconcile us to each other,
that we might embody your forgiveness and live as one.
Bountiful God:
Kindle in us a celebration of the diversity of all families,
of all shapes and sizes,
of all colours and faiths.
Teach us to grow in compassion and understanding,
remembering that even with our differences we are all your children.
Nurturing God:
Encourage us to share in the joy and effort
of making healthy, peaceful communities.
Open our hearts to reach out to our neighbours
in charity and acceptance.
Mothering God,
beyond our understanding, yet from deep within our hearts,
we reach up to you:
Take us up in your arms and heal us.
Bend down to us and feed us.
Wrap us in your bands of love.
Glory be to you O Lord;
your comfort and care know no bounds.
May we rest in your abundant love,
which nurtures us from age to age, Amen.
Offering
Communion
Announcements
Sending Song “Blessed Assurance” #430
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born of His spirit, washed in His blood
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
Perfect submission, perfect delight
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love
Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior, am happy and blessed
Watching and waiting, looking above
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love
Benediction
We celebrate today our mothers who bore us and cradled us as infants.
We also remember mothers who have lost their children
through illness or violence,
whose tears still flow from their broken hearts.
We cherish our families
who have sheltered us from harm and who provided for our daily needs.
We remember families who are separated
and those exiled from the land of their birth
by frontiers, by barbed wire, and by war’s violence.
We express gratitude to our spiritual mothers and fathers
who guided us throughout life, modeling for us the love of God.
We hold up mothers of diverse religions and creeds
who experience life in disparate ways--
those who are comforted and encouraged by what they believe
and those who struggle to find meaning and hope in their faith.
We pray for those who we love and hold dear to our hearts--
children, youth, young adults, and elders;
And we pray for those we know and do not hold dear,
and those who we do not know and whose suffering we have not embraced.
On this Mother’s Day,
we come to worship the living God, to honor our mothers,
and to find our solace and peace in the goodness that life brings;
Acknowledging the joys and sorrows of life,
we hope to depart this place transformed by Christ’s Spirit
that we may express compassion,
seek justice,
show mercy,
and pursue peace
wherever our lives may lead
Opening Prayer
Song of Praise “Holy Spirit You Are Welcome Here”
Verse 1
There's nothing worth more that will ever come close
No thing can compare You're our living hope
Your Presence
Verse 2
I've tasted and seen of the sweetest of loves
Where my heart becomes free and my shame is undone
In Your Presence Lord
Chorus
Holy Spirit You are welcome here
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere
Your glory God is what our hearts long for
To be overcome by Your Presence Lord
Bridge
Let us become more aware of Your Presence
Let us experience the glory of Your goodness (Lord)
Passing of the Peace
Scripture: John 15:26-16:15
26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
“All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.
4 I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, 5 but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
Sermon: Something’s Coming
Prayers & Lord’s Prayer
Prayer for Mother’s Day
Almighty Lord, Heavenly Father, Mothering God,
beyond our understanding, yet from deep within our hearts
we cry out to you.
As your beloved children,
we bring before you all that we are: sorrow, pain, hope, joy.
Compassionate God:
Console those denied the chance to celebrate Mother’s Day –
the abandoned, the separated, the disappointed;
bring us all together as your family of faith.
Sustain those who mourn loved ones;
for whom today is a day of grief.
Comfort us with the wellspring of our memories.
Unifying God:
Inspire us to advocate for peace,
and guide us to see the part we can play in creating harmony in this world.
Reconcile us to each other,
that we might embody your forgiveness and live as one.
Bountiful God:
Kindle in us a celebration of the diversity of all families,
of all shapes and sizes,
of all colours and faiths.
Teach us to grow in compassion and understanding,
remembering that even with our differences we are all your children.
Nurturing God:
Encourage us to share in the joy and effort
of making healthy, peaceful communities.
Open our hearts to reach out to our neighbours
in charity and acceptance.
Mothering God,
beyond our understanding, yet from deep within our hearts,
we reach up to you:
Take us up in your arms and heal us.
Bend down to us and feed us.
Wrap us in your bands of love.
Glory be to you O Lord;
your comfort and care know no bounds.
May we rest in your abundant love,
which nurtures us from age to age, Amen.
Offering
Communion
Announcements
Sending Song “Blessed Assurance” #430
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born of His spirit, washed in His blood
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
Perfect submission, perfect delight
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love
Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior, am happy and blessed
Watching and waiting, looking above
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love
Benediction