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
- Silently with one breath, say to God: I’m glad You are here
- Silently with another breath, say to yourself: I’m glad I am here
- Out loud to neighbors: I’m glad you’re here
Call to Worship
We believe the first word is love.
We love because God first loved us.
We gather as beloved people of God.
Therefore, we walk in the way of love,
with compassion and kindness
for ourselves and our neighbors
as we follow Jesus together.
Amen.
Worship Songs
God Be Praised / Our God Reigns
Across the earth we see
Worshipers believe
Hear our song
Praise to our God, praise to our God
From dawn ‘til dusk we’ll be
Lifting up our King
Hear our song
Praise to our God, praise to our God
Bringing honor to Your majesty
There’s no other like King of all kings
God be praised
All the glory to Your awesome name
All creation rising up to say
We know, our God reigns
God be praised
All the glory to Your awesome name
Though the earth will shake and battles rage
We know, our God reigns
Our broken lives were changed
When You broke the night with day
Hear our song
Praise to our God, praise to our God
Out of ashes You lifted us
To the table You came
And filled our cup
Every heart and soul
All we are and more
Praise the Lord
Our God reigns, our God reigns…
Our God reigns, our God reigns…
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty
Early in the morning
Our song shall rise to Thee
There is a sign at the sight of Thee
Merciful and mighty
God in three Persons
God in three Persons… blessed Trinity
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty
All Thy works
Shall praise Thy Name
In earth and sky and sea
There is a sign at the sight of Thee
There is none beside Thee
God in three Persons
God in three Persons… blessed Trinity
Prayer of Confession
God of promise and purpose,
In You, we live and move and have our being.
You are the Light of the World.
Move us with Your compassion and mercy;
Fill us with Your courage and love;
Help us to live as Your people, in our day;
Hear us, O God, we pray:
— Moment of silent prayer —
Help us, O Lord our God, to love You
with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength,
and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
After each phrase, the congregation will reply with one voice:
We give thanks.
For Mira Mesa, San Diego, and every community
in which we live, work, study, and play…
For the beauty of the earth and the glory of Your creation…
For the saints who have gone before us
and our church community around us…
For Your trustworthy love & guidance,
even in the most turbulent of times…
For Your call to become a living sign
of the Beloved Community You desire…
For our mission partners & collaborators around the world…
Amen.
Staff Introduction & Prayer
Welcome to Pastor David Rucker-Do, Intergenerational Pastor!
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!
- November schedule: Pastor David will be preaching next week and Pastor Jenn Guerra Aldana will guest preach on the 17th. We will celebrate Thanksgiving Sunday on 11/24 with an intergenerational worship service.
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
The Love of the Father
Lift up your voices and lift up your praise
Join with the heavens, declaring the wonders
Of His faithfulness forever
Sing of the victory, the hope of the world
The Saviour has risen, the Spirit has come to
Bring us into love forever
We are the people of God
With the freedom of hope in our hearts
How great is the love of the Father
Lifted from darkness and into the light
The sons and the daughters are loved at a price
Our God has made us His forever
This is the song of the redeemed
The ransomed and the free
Given life at such a price
This is love, this is love
And when the Father calls us home
And we see Him on the throne
Hear the voices sing as one
This is love, this is love
Scripture Reading
Mark 2:1-12
1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door, and he was speaking the word to them. 3 Then some people came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.
4 And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this fellow speak in this way? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 At once Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves, and he said to them, “Why do you raise such questions in your hearts?
9 Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and take your mat and walk’? 10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, stand up, take your mat, and go to your home.”
12 And he stood up and immediately took the mat and went out before all of them, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
The Power of Faith in Community
Pastor Dan
Discussion questions
- Do you have someone you’d run through a brick wall for? Who would run through a brick wall for you?
- Think through your social base
Worship Song
Teach Us Your Ways
Teach us Your ways… teach us Your ways
As we learn from one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us Your ways
Teach us to give… teach us to give
Give ourselves for one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to give
Teach us to weep… teach us to weep
Let us weep with one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to weep
Hallelujah… hallelujah…
Let us learn from one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us Your ways
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