The Seventh Sunday of Easter
Centering Practice
We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself.
- Slow down your breathing for 3 deep breaths
- Open your hands as a symbol of openness to resurrection hope & possibility
Call to Worship
Adapted from the Brief Statement of Faith
In life and in death, we belong to God.
Through the transforming grace of our risen Lord,
the steadfast love of God,
and the faithful presence of the Holy Spirit,
We are brought from darkness into light,
called to live and share the resurrection.
Amen.
Worship Songs
My Hallelujah
Open up the doors again
Let the King of glory in
His Kingdom will never end
Oh, I know that You are good
Break the darkness with the light
All the earth let praise arise
Every dead place come alive
Oh, I know that You are good
Oh, I know that You are good
You will have my hallelujah
You alone the highest name
All to You I surrender
Every breath I take
Make my life Your praise
Oh, Spirit of the Living God
Fire burning in my heart
I’m wide awake to who You are
Oh, I know that You are good
Oh, I know that You are good
You are my strength when I am weak
You are my sight when I can’t see
As praise goes up, I believe
The walls are coming down
Oh, when I was lost, You rescued me
When I was bound, You set me free
As praise goes up, I believe
The walls are coming down
Open Space w Hosanna tag
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes
to the things unseen
Show me how to love like You
have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks Your
Everything I am
for Your Kingdom’s cause
As I walk from earth into eternity
Pull me in closer
Close to Your heart
May I be a pure reflection of all You are
Love that is patient
Love that is kind
And love that keeps no offences
or wrongs in my mind
Make me like Jesus
Make me like Jesus
You’re faithful to find me
Right where I am
Though even in my wandering You call me friend
And mercy receives me
and lifts me to my feet
And I’m caught up in the wonder and mystery
Of knowing Jesus
Of knowing Jesus
My heart is an open space
for You to come and have Your way
I’m open, I’m open
Hosanna, Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Prayer of Confession
Risen Lord,
Thank You for the mystery and mercy
of Your life, death, and resurrection.
Make us one in mission and love,
joined together to Your heart.
Hear us, O God, we pray:
— Moment of silent prayer —
Transform our hearts, O God,
with Your amazing grace and love,
so that our relationships and Your world
are transformed as well.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
We will invite our grads who are moving up in schools (from elementary to middle, middle to high school, high school to college, and from college to beyond!) as we bless them in prayer together.
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!
- Thank you! Thanks to Ann Leong and all our volunteers for leading our Art & Faith Camp, and to our youth & young adults who helped lead our intergenerational worship service last week!
- Church Without Walls: We will have a CWOW gathering in 2 weeks on Sunday, June 15th at 10:30 am at Miramar Overlook Park (Scripps Ranch Blvd just north of Mira Mesa Blvd). A picnic lunch will be provided.
- Reset Sunday: June is a month with 5 Sundays — on June 29th, we will not gather together for worship but, instead, encourage you to connect with God, others, and yourselves out in the the world. A worship guide will be sent out that week!
- Church Retreat: We will have our church retreat on September 20th and 21st (Saturday and Sunday). We’ll be in town at Marina Village. More details to come, but please block off those dates on your calendars!
- Prayer of Blessing: Pastor David & Cierra will be living in Visalia for the next year while Cierra completes her grad program. They will stay connected to our church community! Let’s pray for this next chapter of life and ministry as they navigate tons of change.
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
Shine (From the Inside Out)
Blessing of the Children
Worship Song
Make Room
And I’ll make room for You
To do whatever You want to
To do whatever You want to
Here is where I lay it down
Every burden, every crown
This is my surrender
This is my surrender
Shake up the ground of all my tradition
Break down the walls of all my religion
Lord, Your way is better
Your way is better
Scripture Reading
John 17:20-26
20 (Jesus said) “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.25 “Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
That the World May Know
Pastor Jeya
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
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
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