Worship February 28, 2021

Welcome to Worship February 28, 2021

GATHERING SONG “Draw Me Close" CCLI Song #1459484 Kelly Carpenter © 1994 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing VERSE: CHORUS: Draw me close to You, never let me go You're all I want I lay it all down again You're all I've ever needed To hear You say that I'm Your friend You're all I want You are my desire, no one else will do Help me know You are near 'Cause nothing else could take Your place ENDING To feel the warmth of Your embrace Help me know You are here Help me find the way bring me back to You

WELCOME

VERSE 1: CHORUS: Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy For Your name is great and Your heart is grace Hear our cry and heal our land Kyrie Eleison Let kindness lead us to repentance Over all You reign You alone can save Bring us back again Kyrie Eleison Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy on us now CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

P: The season of Lent is a time when we focus on repentance – acknowledging our sin and turning around and going in a new direction. Let us now confess our sin before God and one another as we sing together.

(Moment for Silent Reflection)

CONFESSION P: Merciful God, C: Forgive us, for we have fallen short of your vision for humanity. We have put ourselves before others, ignored the vulnerable, and forgotten you altogether. We have missed the point of your kingdom. Have mercy on us, for Jesus’ sake, amen.

WORDS OF FORGIVENESS

VERSE 2: CHORUS: Who is this God who pardons all our sin For Your name is great and Your heart is grace So ready to forgive Kyrie Eleison You delight to show Your mercy Over all You reign You alone can save (REPEAT) Kyrie Eleison

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy on us now

OPENING PRAYER

CHORUS:

For Your name is great and Your heart is grace

Kyrie Eleison

Over all You reign You alone can save

Kyrie Eleison

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy on us now

CHILDREN'S MESSAGE

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION “Word Of God Speak” CCLI Song #3912788 Bart Millard | Pete Kipley © 2002 Wordspring Music, LLC VERSE: CHORUS: I'm finding myself at a loss for words Word of God speak And the funny thing is it's okay Would You pour down like rain The last thing I need is to be heard Washing my eyes to see Your majesty But to hear what You would say To be still and know That You're in this place Please let me stay and rest In Your holiness Word of God speak

GOSPEL Luke 13:1-9, 31-35 Sing CHORUS

MESSAGE Pastor Jacqui Thone

VERSE 1: CHORUS: Before I spoke a word You were singing over me O the overwhelming never-ending reckless You have been so, so good to me Love of God Before I took a breath You breathed Your life in me O it chases me down fights 'til I'm found You have been so, so kind to me Leaves the ninety-nine I couldn't earn it I don't deserve it VERSE 2: Still You give Yourself away When I was Your foe still Your love fought for me O the overwhelming never-ending reckless You have been so, so good to me Love of God When I felt no worth You paid it all for me You have been so, so kind to me

LENTEN CREED We believe that our lives are held within the encircling love of God, who knows our names and recognizes our deepest needs.

We believe that Christ is the divine Child of the living God, and that his grace is like living waters that can never be exhausted.

We believe in the birthing, renewing, enabling Spirit of God who yearns over our welfare as a mother yearns for her child.

We believe that God is in the arid desert as well as in green pastures, and that hard times and disciplines are also loving gifts.

We believe that our journey has a purpose and a destination, and that our path leads to a human glory we cannot yet imagine.

We believe that in the church we are fellow pilgrims on the road, and that we are called to love one another as God loves us.

This is our faith that we are humbled to profess in the name of Jesus the Christ. Amen.

SING: You hear us calling, You hear us calling, Abba Father You hear us calling, You hear us calling, Abba Father Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy

PRAYER PETITIONS After each petition, sing: You hear us calling, You hear us calling, Abba Father After final petition, sing: Lord, have mercy, Christ have mercy; Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy.

LORD’S PRAYER C: 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, and the power, and the glory, forever and forever. Amen.

SHARING THE PEACE

VERSE 1: CHORUS: Thank You for Your kindness There is no one like You

Thank You for Your mercy There is no one like You God Thank You for the cross All my hope is in You Thank You for the price You paid Jesus, Jesus

BRIDGE: To Your Name we give all the glory To Your Name we give all the praise You're alive our God everlasting Let Your face shine on us

VERSE 1: CHORUS:

Who breaks the power of sin and darkness This is amazing grace

Whose love is mighty and so much stronger This is unfailing love

The King of Glory the King above all kings That You would take my place

That You would bear my cross VERSE 2: You laid down Your life Who shakes the whole earth with holy thunder That I would be set free Who leaves us breathless in awe and wonder Oh Jesus I sing for all that You've done for me The King of Glory the King above all kings

VERSE 3: Who brings our chaos back into order Who makes the orphan a son and daughter The King of Glory the King of Glory

VERSE 4: Who rules the nations with truth and justice Shines like the sun in all of its brilliance The King of Glory the King above all kings

DISMISSAL L: Gathered in Grace. Growing in Faith. C: Sent out in service.