Our worship service at Ebenezer as well on Zoom was led by Jacquelin Lovell and Julian Moore for pulpit supply, Susan Ryman for the slides, and James Tribe and Doug Mark for our audiovisual and broadcast support.
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP
♫ Prelude MV 203 “Holy, Holy, Holy” (video)
Candle Lighting (Read by Julian, candles lit by Eric)
Words of Welcome & Announcements (Jacquelin)
Chimes
♫ *Hymn Come and Find the Quiet Centre VU 374 (video)
Call to Worship (Responsive)
Opening Prayer (Please listen)
Prayer of Confession (In unison)
Words of Assurance (please listen)
Sharing Peace
♫ *Hymn MV 154 “Deep in Our Hearts” (video)
WE LISTEN AND SHARE GOD'S WORD
Prayer of Illumination (In unison)
Scripture Reading- John 6:56-69 (First Nations Version)
The ones who eat and drink my body and blood live in me, and I live in them. In the same way the living Father sent me and gave me his life, the ones who feed on my will have my life. The bread from above is not like the bread our ancestors ate- and then died. This bread gives the life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony.”
These are the words he spoke to the people at the gathering house in Village of Comfort (Capernaum)
When the ones who walked the road with Creator Sets Free (Jesus) heard this, many of them said, “These words are too hard to hear. Who can even listen to them?”
Creator Sets Free (Jesus) knew in his spirit what was troubling them, so he said, “Do these words make you stumble from the path? What will you do when you see the True Human Being going back up to where he came from?
“Life comes from the spirit, not from the human body. My words have spirit and life in them- but some of you have no faith in who I am.”
He said this because he knew, from the beginning, the ones who did not believe and who would betray him.
He then finished by saying, “That is why I said no one can come to me on their own, but only as a gift from my Father.”
When they heard this, many who followed him turned and walked away. Creator Sets Free (Jesus) looked at the twelve and said, “Do you also want to walk away?”
“Wisdomkeeper,” One Who Hears (Simon), also named Stands on the Rock (Peter), answered him, “who else would we walk the road with? You have the words that give the life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony. We have come to know and trust in you as the Holy One from the Great Spirit.”
Response - (In unison)
May God bless to our learning and understanding these words from the scriptures.
Reflection- “The Integral Doubt” by Julian Munro
Moment of Silent Reflection
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
♫ *Hymn I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me VU 575 (video)
A Stewardship Second (see End Notes)
Invitation to the Offering (see End Notes)
Our offerings will now be received.
♫ Offertory Music VU 128 “Sanna Sannanina” (video)
♫ *Offertory Hymn MV 188 “I Thank You, Thank You, Jesus” (video)
*Offertory Prayer (In unison) (see End Notes)
Prayers of the People (with Julian Munro)
The Lord’s Prayer (In unison)
WE GO INTO GOD’S WORLD
♫ *Hymn MV 157 “I am a Child of God” (video)
*Commissioning and Blessing (Julian Munro)
♫ *“Go Now in Peace” (video)
♫ Postlude “We Are Marching (Siyahamba)” (video)
End Notes: The Invitation to the Offering, the Stewardship Second, and the Offertory Prayer are from “Called to Be the Church” Stewardship Worship Resources. Candle-lighting prayer is from Gatheringworship.ca
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Markham, Ontario Canada
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