All-Chapel Worship Celebration

welcome to the first monthly ALL-CHAPEL WORSHIP CELEBRATION

of Imago Dei Anglican Church

August 30, 2020 WHAT’S IN A NAME?

We believe God is Trinity, that is, God has always existed as a community of persons dwelling in perfect love and that he made humanity in his own image, the imago Dei - to share in that love. Sadly, that image in each of us has been marred and broken as our individual stories are riddled with pain, disappointment, broken relationships, loss, and at times hopelessness. But your story isn’t all there is. There’s another story that began before you were born and continues to be written right now… it’s God’s story of reconcilia- tion and restoration. Right now God is inviting you and me to join this story; to allow ourselves to be reconciled and restored in his love, and to bring this to the broken world around us. The doorway to participating in this story is Jesus, whose life, death, and resurrection was for this very purpose. When we join God’s story through Jesus, we find out who we really are: fiercely loved by a God who desires to restore the imago Dei in you. We are weak and broken people who don’t have it all together but desire God and desire to follow in the way of Jesus. We are not just a worship service, a do-good agency, a social club, or a group of friends. We are a collection of regional chapels across this region who together seek to enjoy God, love others, and join with Jesus in the restoration of all things.

COVID GUIDELINES We recognize you may have different convictions and practices at home or with your circle of friends, but for this gathering, we have some important guidelines.

When you arrive, there will be an area marked by cones designating the portion of the lawn where Imago Dei Guidelines apply. Upon entering this coned-off area, we need your cooperation with the following:

We need individuals or family units to socially distance at all times.

• This means remaining a minimum of 6’ away from other individuals or families. • This includes refraining from close-contact greetings within the Imago - designated area, even if both parties would otherwise not practice distancing. • Children need to remain with their own family unit, regardless of private arrangements you may have established with other families. • Certain people may prefer more distancing than 6’ for their specific circumstances. We just ask that you be conscientious of those around you when choosing a place to sit.

We need adults and atrium-aged children to mask when distancing is difficult to maintain such as when walking around and when coming up for communion. When you are seated or standing in one place, you may take off your mask if you prefer.

These guidelines apply to the Imago Dei gathering area,which does not include the waterfront parking lot or other areas of the park. That said, we humbly ask you to consider the following:

• Please remember you are ambassadors of our church in this public space, even before/after the service and outside the marked area. • Please consider that a number of church members we’ve talked to are concerned that their boundaries or convictions may not be respected Remember people don’t have to respond to a physical greeting or justify their convictions.

Thank you for your help with this! PROCESSIONAL HYMN Praise to the Lord, the Almighty THE ACCLAMATION & COLLECT FOR PURITY

Celebrant Blessed be God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Ever Be

You will be praised, You will be praised With angels and saints we sing worthy are You Lord

Your love is devoted like a ring of solid gold Like a vow that is tested, like a covenant of old Your love is enduring through the winter rain And beyond the horizon with mercy for today

Faithful You have been and faithful You will be You pledge Yourself to me and it’s why I sing

Your praise will ever be on my lips Ever be on my lips Your praise will ever be on my lips Ever be on my lips

You Father the orphan, Your kindness makes us whole You shoulder our weakness, and Your strength becomes our own You’re making me like You, clothing me in white Bringing beauty from ashes, for You will have Your bride Free of all her guilt and rid of all her shame, And known by her true name and it’s why I sing...

Here in Your Presence / I Love Your Presence Here in Your Presence we are undone Found in Your hands fullness of joy Here in Your Presence Heaven and earth become one Every fear suddenly wiped away Here in Your Presence all things are new Here in Your Presence Here in Your Presence everything bows before You

All of my gains now fade away Wonderful, beautiful, glorious, matchless in every way Every crown no longer on display Here in Your Presence I love, I love, I love Your presence I love, I love, I love Your presence Heaven is trembling in awe of Your wonders I love, I love, I love You Jesus The kings and their kingdoms are standing amazed I love, I love, I love Your presence

Bobby Strand | Chris Greely | Gabriel Wilson | Kalley Heiligenthal © 2014 Bethel Music Publishing CCLI License # 3262227 “Here in Your Presence.” Jon Egan © 2006 Integrity Worship Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook)) “I Love Your Presence.” Darren Clarke | Jessie Lane © 1999 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing (Admin. Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David Cook)) Land of the Dawn

Old walls built by our fathers with Cold stones marking the boundaries Frozen in time and passivity Held us in this captivity

Old walls we built around our Cold hearts detached from our minds Hearthstones removed from the fire Truth divorced from desire

All the things set in stone now are shaking Releasing the ones you are waking Through the dark of the tomb you are breaking See the Son now arise in the land of the dawn See the Son now arise in the land of the dawm

Come rebuild our foundations Establish kingdom formation Light fires that blaze in the hearth that we Carry out to the dark

Everything you touch now comes to life Everything you touch now comes to life

All that belongs to you rises to be with you All that belongs to you rises to be with you

THE COLLECT OF THE DAY

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Let us pray.

O Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow after us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THE LESSONS

The Lord is the great God, the great king above all gods, O that today you would listen to his voice. Harden not your hearts. Praise to you Lord God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Please be seated for the Ministry of the Word. A Lesson from the Book of Nehemiah (8:1-18, NIV)

All the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded for Israel.

So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

Ezra the teacher of the Law stood on a high wooden platform built for the occasion. Beside him on his right stood Mattithi- ah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; and on his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbadd- anah, Zechariah and Meshullam.

Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law while the people were standing there. They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

The Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.” Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great joy, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them.

On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and the Levites, gathered around Ezra the teacher to give attention to the words of the Law. They found written in the Law, which the Lord had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to live in temporary shelters during the festival of the seventh month and that they should proclaim this word and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: “Go out into the hill country and bring back branches from olive and wild olive trees, and from myrtles, palms and shade trees, to make temporary shelters”—as it is written.

So the people went out and brought back branches and built themselves temporary shelters on their own roofs, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God and in the square by the Water Gate and the one by the Gate of Ephraim. The whole company that had returned from exile built temporary shelters and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this. And their joy was very great.

Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, in accordance with the regulation, there was an assembly.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Psalm 26 New Coverdale Psalter

1 Be my judge, O LORD, for I have walked innocently; * my trust has been in the LORD; therefore I shall not fall. 2 Test me, O LORD, and prove me; * examine my heart and my mind. 3 For your loving-kindness is ever before my eyes, * and I will walk in your truth. 4 I have not dwelt with evildoers, * neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful. 5 I have hated the company of the wicked, * and will not sit among the ungodly. 6 I will wash my hands in innocence, O LORD, * and so will I go to your altar, 7 That I may lift up the voice of thanksgiving * and tell of all your wondrous works. 8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of your house * and the place where your honor dwells. 9 O take not away my soul with the sinners, * nor my life with the bloodthirsty, 10 Whose hands are full of wickedness, * and their right hand full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk innocently; * O deliver me, and be merciful unto me. 12 My foot stands firm; * I will praise the LORD in the congregations. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen.

A Lesson from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans (12:1-8, NIV)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

THE GRADUAL HYMN Be Thou My Vision (vs 1-2)

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Matthew. Matthew 16:21-27, NIV + Glory to you, Lord Christ.

From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. The Vision

To see every Imago household become a Kingdom Presence in every community of our parish.

PHASE I: Establish Presence for Revival Institute regional chapel gatherings Build the understanding and expectation that chapels are a primary touch point for the worship, fellowship, discipleship and mission of the church Establish rhythm of “cell and celebration” worship in both large and smaller group settings

PHASE II: Raise Up Agents of Revival Disciple the understanding of "every member on mission" Resource members to pray for and cultivate a holy awareness and intentionality toward neighbors Encourage members to prayerfully embrace the “art of neighboring”

PHASE III: Establish Network to Resource Revival Build a leadership pipeline to raise up and provide continuing coaching and mentoring to leaders. Resource sites that are ready to become an Imago Network congregation. Raise up/recruit ordained leaders to assist in congregational shepherding. THE SERMON Fr. Steve Hoskins

THE NICENE CREED

Let us confess our faith in the words of the Nicene Creed:

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, visible and invisible. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Please add your own prayers after each bid, either silently or aloud.

In joy and hope let us pray to the Father.

That our risen Savior may fill us and all the churches in Maine and around the world with the joy of his glorious and life-giving resurrection;

We pray to the Father, Hear our prayer. That isolated and persecuted churches around the world may find fresh strength in the good news of Jesus’ victory over sin and death and faithfully proclaim his Lordship in the face of adversity;