Centering Practice
Take a full 10 seconds of silence before engaging other work
- Inhale: I am grateful this day
- Exhale: I open my heart to Jesus & those around me
Set the Table Together
What will build togetherness?
Worship Songs
You Hold It All Together
God of my present
God of my future
You write my story
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
In valleys 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
Thankful
I like to think about
the goodness of the Lord
He gives me everything I need
and so much more
So, I just wanna lift my hands
And say that I love Him
I just wanna lift my heart in praise
And I wanna be
Thankful
I wanna be… grateful
I wanna remember everything
that the Lord has done
I wanna be… thankful
I wanna be grateful
I wanna be… I wanna be
I wanna be
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
- Partnership Sunday with Solana Beach Pres: On Sunday, December 3rd, we will gather at Solana Beach Presbyterian for the “Alternative Christmas Market.”
- Sunday, December 24th: Christmas Sunday at 10:30 am at Sandburg Elementary, where we will celebrate baptisms and confirmations
- Save the date: There will be a women’s retreat on February 2-3, 2024!
Communion
Scripture Reading
Luke 14:15-23
15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Scripture Engagement
- If you were in this story, who would you be?
- How do you think the people who actually ended up at the banquet felt?
- What kind of party do you think it ended up being?
- Why do you think Jesus told this story?
- How do you think the people who were listening would have reacted to this story?
- What is something you learned about Jesus through this story?
Worship Song
Let Us Be Known
Let us be known by our love
In every word, in every deed
Honor the Son
Let our light shine in every eye
Let us be known by our love
For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love
Let us be known by our joy
In every home, in every heart
Sing to the Lord
Let our lives show goodness and hope
Let us be known by our joy
For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our joy
Let us be known by our peace
In every town, in every tribe
Jesus is King
Let us go forth, heal and restore
Let us be known by our peace
For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our peace
Shared Meal
- If a polar bear and an elephant got into a fight, who would win?
- What emoji do you use most often?
- Tell a joke or riddle
- If you had to teach a class right now, what would you teach?
- What makes you a good friend?
- If you could ask Jesus a question, what question would you ask Him?
- What’s one kind or thoughtful thing someone did for you recently?
- What’s an invention that makes your life easier? What would you do if it had never been invented?
- What do you most appreciate about your family?
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