Welcome and Intimations
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Prayer and 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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CH4 146 From All That Dwell Below the Skies
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From all that dwell below the skies
let the Creator’s praise arise:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the Redeemer’s name be sung
through every land, by every tongue:
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!
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Eternal are your mercies, Lord;
and eternal truth attends your word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Your praise shall sound from shore to shore
till suns rise and set no more:
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!
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- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
- John 17:6-19
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CH4 602 Is It Spooky? Is It Weird?
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God speaks through words in the Bible,
through other people too;
and shows us the right way we should live,
in what we say and do. Oh...
Is it spooky, is it weird
that God wants to talk to you and me?
Is it something to be feared?
No! God wants the best for you and me!
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He gives the Holy Spirit,
to help us all to see,
through people, words and pictures,
his truth for you and me. Oh...
Is it spooky, is it weird
that God wants to talk to you and me?
Is it something to be feared?
No! God wants the best for you and me!
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Now we should learn to listen
to all that God would say,
and act on what we think he’s said,
so listen and obey. Oh...
Is it spooky, is it weird
that God wants to talk to you and me?
Is it something to be feared?
No! God wants the best for you and me!
1996 Daybreak Music Ltd.
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Meditation
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CH4 502 Take My Life and Let It Be
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Take my life, Lord, let it be
consecrated, glad, and free;
take my moments and my days,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
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Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of your love;
take my feet, that I may run
bearing news of Christ your Son.
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Take my voice, and let me sing
always, only, for my King;
take my intellect and use
every power as you shall choose.
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Take my will -- your will be done,
may my will and yours be one;
take my heart -- it is your own,
it shall be your royal throne.
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Take my love -- my Lord, I pour
at your feet its treasure-store;
take myself, and I will be
all for you, eternally.
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Offering
Prayer of Intercession
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CH4 680 You Are Called to Tell the Story
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You are called to tell the story,
passing words of life along,
then to blend your voice with others,
as you sing the sacred song.
Christ be known in all our singing,
all with songs of love.
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You are called to teach the rhythm
of the dance that never ends,
then to move within the circle,
hand in hand with strangers, friends.
Christ be known in all our dancing,
touching all with hands of love.
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You are called to set the table,
blessing bread as Jesus blessed,
then to come with thirst and hunger,
needing care like all the rest,
Christ be known in all our sharing,
feeding all with signs of love.
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May the One whose love is broader
than the measure of all space
give us words to sing the story,
move among us in this place.
Christ be known in all our living,
all with gifts of love.
1992 Ruth C. Duck
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Blessing