Centering Practice
Deep breath of gratitude
- Stand up together
- Lean left just a little bit • lean right just a little bit
- Feel centered on your feet
- The Psalmist tells us God sets our feet upon a rock, making our steps secure. Let’s lift up our hearts in praise this day to our God!
Call to Worship/Creed
The Lord is our light and salvation.
We will not be afraid!
God is a shelter to all who seek.
We will shout for joy!
Jesus calls us to follow in faith and love,
for we are God’s people.
We come to worship and rejoice together!
Amen.
Worship Songs
Oh Our Lord
Hope for the hopeless, Your love is
Hope for the hopeless, Your love is
We behold the breaking dawn
The light that shines over everyone
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord
We behold the rising sun
The earth awaits, Your hope has come
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord
Oh… our Lord,
Oh… our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth
We behold the falling rain
Like waters rise, flood this place
We reach for You, we cling to You, oh Lord
Oh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name
Mercies (New Every Morning)
In brokenness and wandering
Through all my fear and unbelief
Your faithfulness appears to me again
Through mountain top and valley low
In every season, this I know
Your goodness, like the dawn, will break again
All Your mercies rising
In this heart again
And my soul begins to sing
They are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Your faithfulness
Your mercies are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Your faithfulness
Every good and perfect gift
In Your endless grace You give
Flowing from the Father’s heart to mine
Beams of heaven as I go
Through this wilderness below
The fullness of Your love for all of time
Community Prayer
God, our hope and our anchor,
Your love transforms our lives.
You bear our grief and bring healing.
You see our fatigue and renew strength.
You sense our fear and spark courage.
You know death and raise up new life.
Have mercy upon each of us, our households,
our city, and our nation, O Lord.
Guide our steps from darkness into light.
— A moment of silent prayer —
Give us courage not only to pray
but to join Your work of love.
Strengthen us through Your Spirit
and in the love of Christ. Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Scripture tells us that prayers of the righteous
are powerful and effective.
We serve a God of renewal, transformation, and hope.
May the peace of Christ be upon you
and all of God’s creation.
Amen.
Offering
Announcements
- Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we invite you to use our QR code to fill out a visitors card so we can get to know you better
- Youth Group Bible Study: Today during service. Thank you to Yang for teaching!
- Women’s Bible Study: Starts this Friday, September 22nd with dinner but will be on Zoom starting September 28th
Passing of the Peace
Family Song
Your Love is Deep
Your love is deep
Your love is high
Your love is long
Your love is wide
Your love is deeper than my view of grace
Higher than this worldly place
Longer than this road I’ve traveled
Wider than the gap You’ve filled
Who shall separate us
Who shall separate us from Your love
Nothing can separate us, oh yeah
Nothing can separate us from Your love
Blessing of the Children
Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!
Worship Song
You Hold It All Together
You come at the right time
When I least expect it
Never behind
So why would I be surprised
When You deliver every time?
On mountaintops, You stay the same
On valley low, You never change
And I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains
You go, You go before me
To prepare a blessing
You madе a way
It’s more than I could imagine
More than I can fathom
Or comprehend
God of my present
God of my future
You write my story
You hold it all together
Scripture Reading
Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Core Values: Hopefulness
Pastor Dan So
Worship Song
I Speak Jesus
I just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over every heart and every mind
‘Cause I know there is peace within Your presence
I speak Jesus
I just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over fear and all anxiety
‘Cause I know there is peace within Your presence
I speak Jesus
Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire
We just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over every hurt and suffering
Declaring there is hope and there is freedom
Our hope is in You God
We are steadfast
We will not be moved
We’re anchored
Never shaken
All our hope is in You
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