Centering Practice
We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself:
- Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths
- Picture a place of rest, imagine Jesus there with you
- Hold a word in your heart from this image
Call to Worship
We gather today in faith, called as the people of God.
We trust in the Holy Spirit,
the One who enables us to take holy risks.
We believe a life of faith is open to God
and to our neighbors around us.
Our hearts are open this day.
Amen.
Worship Songs
Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
It all comes down to this
What You require of me
Love my neighbor as myself
And You above all things
Act justly, love mercy
Walk humbly, with You God
In all things, in all ways
Walk humbly, with You God
It all comes down to this
To be Your hands and feet
Good News to all the world
The truth will set us free
It’s beauty for ashes
It’s mourning to dancing
It’s closer and closer
The Kingdom of heaven
Years from now we’ll see
The fruit our hands have sown
Faith just like a seed
The only way it grows
Prayer of Confession
Creator God,
with great love, You made all things
and called Your creation good.
We confess that our daily work
often feels futile or frustrating;
and that, often, we store up treasures on earth.
Renew the work of our hands, we pray:
— Moment of silent prayer —
Merciful God,
grant us rest and work in the right rhythm;
help us to join with You in creating a world
of kindness, goodness, and abundance for all.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
After each phrase, the congregation will reply with one voice:
Lord, have mercy.
For Mira Mesa, San Diego, and every community
in which we live, work, study, and play…
For all who are searching for work, struggling in their labor,
and for those who find joy in their daily work…
For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war…
For our mission partners & collaborators around the world…
For our Anchor & Hope community to grow in and share our faith…
Amen.
Communion
Offering Prayer
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’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
- Sunday School Volunteers: We’re looking for more volunteers to teach Sunday School! If you’re a parent of a Sunday School student and haven’t signed up for 2 slots, please talk to Tae today (before being volun-chosen!)
- Monthly Prayer Walk: We will gather this Saturday (Sept. 7th) at 9:00 am at the Sandburg parking lot for our prayer walk
- Run Club Shirts: Please pick up your orders today! Shirts are $25 each and you can pay via Tithely or in person on Sundays.
- Reset Sunday: On months with five Sundays, we do not gather as a community on the 5th Sunday. Instead, we encourage you to experience rest, renewal, and reconnection with God and others out in God’s world. Our next Reset Sunday is coming up on Sept. 29th
- Mira Mesa Street Fair: On Saturday, October 5th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Anchor & Hope will host a table at the street fair! We’re hoping to have free crafts for kids — we want to build a deeper sense of connection with our neighbors here in Mira Mesa!
- Click here for a link to the Mira Mesa Street Fair website
- “Enjoy live music and other entertainment on two stages, a Fun Zone with pony rides for children as well as inflatables and other attractions for kids and teens, and a food court with an international flair on Camino Ruiz from Mira Mesa Blvd. to New Salem Street.”
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
The Fruit of the Spirit
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
Step By Step / We Are Hungry
O God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
And I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways…
And step by step You’ll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days
We are hungry, we are hungry
We are hungry for more of You
We are thirsty, oh Jesus
We are thirsty for more of You
Scripture Reading
1 John 5:5
The person who wins out over the world’s ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Steps of Faith
Pastor Dan
Reflection Questions:
- What was a long journey that changed you for the better?
- What is something you can’t see but for you, personally, is foundational?
Worship Song
Everything
God in my living, there in my breathing
God in my waking, God in my sleeping
God in my resting, there in my working
God in my thinking, God in my speaking
Be my everything… be my everything…
Be my everything… be my everything…
God in my hoping, there in my dreaming
God in my watching, God in my waiting
God in my laughing, there in my weeping
God in my hurting, God in my healing
Christ in me, Christ in me
Christ in me, the hope of glory
You are everything
Christ in me, Christ in me
Christ in me, the hope of glory
Be my everything… be my everything…
Anchor & Hope Church 