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.
- For the last month, we’ve been looking at how we read Scripture
- Today, as we begin our worship gathering, I invite you to hold a posture that represents how you want or need the Word of God to speak to you today (heart, eyes, ears, hands, feet)
Call to Worship
We gather together to seek Jesus,
the Light of the World
and the One who sets us free.
We open our hearts, minds, and lives
to hear the voice of Love.
May the word of Christ dwell in us richly.
Amen.
Worship Songs
My Lighthouse
In my wrestling and in my doubts
In my failures You won’t walk out
Your great love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
You are the peace in my troubled sea
In the silence You won’t let go
In the questions Your truth will hold
Your great love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
You are the peace in my troubled sea
My lighthouse, my lighthouse
Shining in the darkness I will follow You
My lighthouse. my lighthouse
I will trust the promise
You will carry me safe to shore
Safe to shore
I won’t fear what tomorrow brings
With each morning I’ll rise and sing
My God’s love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
You are the peace in my troubled sea
Fire before us You’re the brightest
You will lead us through the storms
Cornerstone
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name
When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong; in the Savior’s love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all
His oath, His covenant, His blood
Support me in the whelming flood
When all around my soul gives way
He then is all my hope and stay
He then is all my hope and stay
When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless stand before the throne
Prayer of Confession
O God, our strength and refuge,
We’re grateful for Your lovingkindness
and in need of Your truth and goodness.
In Your love, restore our broken lives;
By Your light, renew our clouded vision;
Through Your justice, reawaken our hearts;
Hear us, O God, we pray:
— Moment of silent prayer —
Creator, Christ, and Spirit,
Revive our hope and energy,
making us ready to answer Your call.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
We invite you to lift up someone you care for and love in the following way:
“For ____________, as they _____________________”
And the church will respond, “Lord, have mercy”
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!
- Women’s Bible Study: Continues this Friday, August 29th at Jennifer’s place. Please talk to PJ if you have any questions!
- Youth Group: Today with Uncle Will!
- Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
- Reset Sunday: We will not gather in community next Sunday 8/31. Keep an eye out for our worship guide!
- Church Retreat:
- Dates: September 20th and 21st (Saturday and Sunday)
- Times: Saturday from 10:30 am to 8:00 pm-ish; Sunday at 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm-ish
- Registration Fees: $100/person for 6th grade & up; $50/person for 5th grade & below ($25 discount for each additional child)
- Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!
- Community Connections: Let’s pray for and build up our connections with neighbors and our broader community! Please prayerfully consider asking a friend to visit our church and keep the Mira Mesa Street Fair (Sat, 10/4) in prayer!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Blessing of the Children
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
Scripture Reading
Psalm 119:137-168
137 You are righteous, O Lord,
and your judgments are right.
138 You have appointed your decrees in righteousness
and in all faithfulness.
139 My zeal consumes me
because my foes forget your words.
140 Your promise is well tried,
and your servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised,
yet I do not forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your law is the truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
but your commandments are my delight.
144 Your decrees are righteous forever;
give me understanding that I may live.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Holy Perspective
Pastor Dan
Conversation Question: What do you think is the point of the Bible?
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 