Hope in the Lord who saves

1st week of Advent   

In the beautiful contempletive music of Holden Evening Prayer, we hear a message of hope and anticipation.  

In Psalm 130, we hear that God hears our call from the depths and we should continue to hope in the Lord who brings salvation.  

 When we hear Jesus describing the coming of the Son of Man with stars falling from heaven, it can sound dire and horrible, not like anything we would ever hope for. But when we really look at the suffering of people God loves, we can share the hope that God would tear open the heavens and come.

Worship Liturgy

Order of Worship & lessons

WORSHIP VIDEO

Learning Resources

This Wednesday Advent Service will be available starting Dec. 2, 12pm here.

Worship Liturgy

Holden Evening Prayer


Amen.

Readings & Psalm

Psalm 130

Mark 13:33-37
The sudden coming of the Son of Man

Learning Resources

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July 26 – Sunday – Treasures of faith

July 26 – Sunday – Treasures of faith

Treasures of faith from God's great grace  As Solomon prays for wisdom, we seek to more deeply know the treasures of faith. In today’s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God: a tree that becomes a sheltering home, yeast that penetrates and expands, a treasured pearl, a net that gains a great catch. Even as we seek the riches of God’s reign, the great surprise is that God’s grace finds us first! Alleluia! Sunday Worship 9:00 am Sunday School (on summer pause)...

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July 19 – Sunday – Growing weeds & wheat together

July 19 – Sunday – Growing weeds & wheat together

Wrestling with the question of evil It is an age-old question: why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the day that all creation will be set free from bondage and suffering. Having both weeds and wheat within us, we humbly place our hope in the promises of God, and from the Lord’s table we go forth to bear the fruit of justice and mercy. Alleluia! Sunday Worship 9:00 am Sunday...

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Acknowledgments:

 

We thank the following for today’s flowers:  

Pentecost 15, Lectionary 25, 9/13/2020 

Copyright texts may be a smaller font to fit more information on a slide. These copyright acknowledgments are in the approximate order they occur in the service.

Liturgy and Hymns, Arr. © 2020 Augsburg Publishing House, admin. Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS000406.

“All Creatures Worship God” Tune: Public Domain, Text. Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission, One License.Net # A-706744

New Revised Standard Version Bible, Copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

“Let Us Go Now  to the Banquet,” Text and music © 1994 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission. One License.Net # A-706744

“Take My Life,” Text, Public Domain; Music, Music © 1999 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved, see above.