The Second Sunday in Lent
Centering Practice
As we continue to journey together through this season of Lent, let us wait on the Lord with faith, hope, and love. Once again, today’s centering practice comes from Cole Arthur Riley, creator of Black Liturgies.
Inhale: The night is long
Exhale: My soul keeps watch
Call to Worship
As we journey together
during this Lenten season,
we remember:
The everyday places we walk
are holy ground;
and the ordinary people we meet
are deeply loved by God.
In these thin spaces,
steadfast love and faithfulness meet.
From ashes and dust, God creates beauty.
Amen.
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
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…
Prayer of Confession
Loving God,
ever-creating, ever-loving, ever-present:
when things around us feel chaotic,
You are steadfast love.
When we waver, make us faithful;
In our weakness; be our strength;
As we struggle, carry us;
Hear us, O God, we pray:
— Moment of silent prayer —
We worship You,
Creator, Christ and Spirit,
ever Three and ever One.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
For today’s Prayers of the People, we will literally stand together on behalf of our friends, families, neighborhoods, nation, and world. For each phrase that speaks to your heart, please stand (and remain standing). After people have a moment to stand, we will say out loud together, “Lord, have mercy.”
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!
- Lenten Devotional: We encourage you to read Pastor Ray Hollenbach’s book, Deeper Hope, as a daily devotional throughout the season of Lent.
- Home Groups: The Under 30s group will begin at the Rucker-Do’s place this Thursday. Please talk to Pastor David for details! Tae & Yang’s Home Group starts this Friday, March 21st at 6:30 pm — in honor of Women’s History Month, their group will study women in the Bible!
- Interactive Prayer & Worship Night: On Saturday, March 29th at 7:00 pm, we will gather at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Please extend an invitation to someone who could benefit from this gathering!
- Reset Sunday: March is a month with 5 weeks — we will not gather on Sunday, March 30th for worship together. Instead, we’ll encourage you to connect with God, others, and yourself out in the world that day. We will provide a worship guide the week before Reset Sunday.
- Run Club: If you’re interested, please talk to Jin about registering for the San Diego Beach & Bay Half Marathon coming up on Saturday, April 12th. There will also be 5K and 10K races that day! Art & Faith Camp: Let’s continue to pray for this great day of creativity, faith, and outreach coming up (tentatively) in the month of May!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
Ask Seek Knock
Worship Song
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
Scripture Reading
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10,12
9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up…
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
The Three Sisters
Pastor Dan
Conversation Questions:
- Like the “three sisters,” what are gifts we can offer to support each other in different stages of growth?
- Picture Anchor & Hope as a biodiverse ecosystem: how does our life together provide health & life to people around us? What are different onramps for connection? What are gifts of blessing (food) and encouragement (shelter) that our life together can provide to others?
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
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