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The Second Sunday in Lent

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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. Today’s centering practice is adapted from Black Liturgies by Cole Arthur Riley:  

• Author Morgan Harper Nichols reminds us, “There is a reason the sky gets dark at night — we were not meant to see everything all the time. We were meant to rest and trust even in the darkness”
• Inhale: The world seems dim
• Exhale: But we dream in the dark

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Call to Worship

Adapted from Cole Arthur Riley

As we journey together through Lent,
we remember this sacred truth:  

We are born of dust and ash and dirt;
brought to life by the breath of God.

We are not what we once were.
The steadfast love of God guides us,
even through the wilderness. Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Oh Our Lord

We behold the breaking dawn
The light that shines over everyone
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord

We behold the rising sun
The earth awaits, Your hope has come
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord

Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth

We behold the falling rain
Like waters rise, flood this place
We reach for You, we cling to You, oh Lord

Oh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name

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Called Me Higher

I could just sit
I could just sit and wait for all Your goodness
Hope to feel Your presence

And I could just stay
I could just stay right where I am
and hope to feel You
Hope to feel something again

But You have called me higher
You have called me deeper
And I’ll go where You will lead me Lord

And I could hold on
I could hold on to who I am and never let You
Change me from the inside

And I could be safe
I could be safe here in Your arms
and never leave home
Never let these walls down

And I will be Yours
I will be Yours for all my life

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Prayer of Confession

God of grace,
as we journey through the wilderness,
we need Your presence & love to guide us.

When we turn away from You, forgive us;
When we struggle with doubt, uphold us;

In our sorrow & despair, comfort us;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of mercy,
Your love brings healing & hope.

Send us into Your world
as messengers of Your love.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

A collect from our community, written by Kathy Lee 

God of peace, 
You restore hope
and goodness in all things. 

Lord, will You help us
to open our hearts and minds 
to be more attentive

to the ways Your Spirit moves in our lives.
Help us to be attentive
to where You are calling us

to step out in confidence and faith —
to embody Your healing love
and compassion in a world
that is broken and hurting,

just as Christ modeled to us. 
Through Jesus Christ
who instills hope in us, we pray,
Amen.

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Communion

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Offering Prayer

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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!
• Potluck Sunday: Thank you to everyone who was able to bring potluck items to share for lunch today. Please stick around as we enjoy lunch and build community together after service today! 
• Lenten Community Prayer: Throughout Lent, we will gather every Wednesday at 8:00 pm for a 15 minute Zoom prayer meeting.
• Reset Sunday: Next Sunday, March 8th, is our Reset Sunday! Keep an eye out this week for a worship guide. 
• Run/Walk Club: We will host a run/walk at Lake Miramar on Saturday, March 14th. If you’re interested, please talk to Jin today! There’s also a 5k on Sunday, March 15th. 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

Kingdom Come

God, let Your kingdom come
May Your will be done
God, let Your kingdom come

Earth is groaning and we are longing
For Your kingdom to come
All creation and all of heaven
Join their voices as one

Hope is stirring, joy arising
As we look to the day
When all injustice will bow
And every voice will cry out
Holy is Your name

Lift up your heads, all the weak and the poor
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up your hearts, all who suffer and mourn
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up your eyes, all who hunger for more
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up a shout, let the earth hear your voice
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Scripture Reading

Habakkuk 1:2-4, 12-13; 3:2

² O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
and you will not listen?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
and you will not save?

³ Why do you make me see wrongdoing
and look at trouble?
Destruction and violence are before me;
strife and contention arise.

⁴ So the law becomes slack,
and justice never prevails.
The wicked surround the righteous;
therefore judgment comes forth perverted.

¹² Are you not from of old,
O Lord my God, my Holy One?
You shall not die.

¹³ Your eyes are too pure to behold evil,
and you cannot look on wrongdoing

² Lord, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.
Renew them in our day,
in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Practices You Should Know:
Lament

Pastor Dan

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Worship Song

Invitation Fountain w Build My Life

All who are weak
All who are weary
Come to the rock
Come to the fountain

All who have sailed
On the rivers of heartache
Come to the sea
Come on be set free

If You lead me Lord
I will follow
Where You lead me Lord
I will go

Come and heal me Lord
I will follow
Where You lead me Lord
I will go, I will go…

All who are weak
All who are weary
Come to the rock
Come to the fountain

All who have climbed
On the mountains of heartache
Reach to the stars
Come on and give Your life

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Benediction

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The First Sunday in Lent

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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. 

• The season of Lent reminds us of our shared humanity, including all that is broken and beautiful in ourselves and in our world 
• As you breathe slowly, invite you to warm up your hands and show special care for a part of yourself that may need attention, inviting God to make you whole, holy, and fully yourselves today 

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Call to Worship

Adapted from Cole Arthur Riley

As we journey together through Lent,
we remember this sacred truth:  

We are born of dust and ash and dirt;
brought to life by the breath of God.

We are not what we once were.
The steadfast love of God guides us,
even through the wilderness. Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Sound of Adoration

When we were lost ones
You were the Shepherd that carried us home
When we were prodigals
You ran to meet us with open arms
And we can’t hold back our praise

When we were refugees
You were the One who took us in
When we were enemies
You paid the price for all our sin
And we can’t hold back our praise

This is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the Risen One
You conquered death and made a way
You sang our freedom song
Now we are dancing on our chains
And we can’t hold back our praise

By the cross, I am free
Your grace changes everything
I was blind, now I see
Your grace changes everything

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Here For You

Let our praise be Your welcome
Let our songs be a sign
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your breath come from heaven
Fill our hearts with Your life
We are here for You, we are here for You

To You our hearts are open
Nothing here is hidden
You are our one desire

You alone are holy
Only You are worthy
God, let Your fire fall down

Let our shout be Your anthem
Your renown fill the skies
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your Word move in power
Let what’s dead come to life
We are here for You, we are here for You

We welcome You with praise
We welcome You with praise
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

Let every heart adore
Let every soul awake
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

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Prayer of Confession

O God,
You are our shelter from the storm,
a refuge in times of sorrow.
We find our home in You.

Rescue those who cry out for help;
Let Your light shine upon those in the dark;
Renew the face of the earth with Your love;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of mercy,
transform and direct what we shall be,
that we would walk in Your ways, always.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

A collect from our community, written by Elle Kim 

Light of the world,
Who knows us better than we know ourselves 

Comfort those who are frightened
and fill them with Your hope, light, and goodness. 

Because You always shine bright,
holding our hand and leading us out of the dark. 

Through God the Father’s love,
the grace of Jesus Christ,
and the power of the Holy Spirit,
Amen!

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Communion

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Offering Prayer

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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 Community Prayer: Throughout Lent, we will gather every Wednesday at 8:00 pm for a 15 minute Zoom prayer meeting.
• Reset Sunday: Our next Reset Sunday will be March 8th. Usually, our Reset Sundays are the last Sunday of the month with five Sundays, but that falls on Palm Sunday (when we will gather as a community!).
• Run/Walk Club: We will host a run/walk at Lake Miramar on Saturday, March 14th. If you’re interested, please talk to Jin today! There’s also a 5k on Sunday, March 15th. 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

Lord I Need You

Lord I come, I confess
Bowing here, I find my rest

Without You, I fall apart
You’re the One 
That guides my heart

Lord I need You
Oh I need You
Every hour I need You

My One defense
My righteousness
Oh God how I need You

Where sin runs deep
Your grace is more
Where grace is found
Is where You are

And where You are
Lord I am free
Holiness is Christ in me

So teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way
When I cannot stand I’ll fall on You
Jesus, You’re my hope and stay

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 32

¹ Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.

² Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit.

³ When I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night
your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

⁶ Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters
will not reach them.

⁷ You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

⁹ Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.

¹⁰ Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the Lord’s unfailing love
surrounds the one who trusts in him.

¹¹ Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Practices You Should Know:
Repentance & Examen

Pastor Jeya

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Daily Examen

1. Ask God for light
   I want to look at my day with God’s eyes, not merely my own.
2. Review the day with gratitude and joy
   Reflect back on the day. Where did you notice God’s presence? 
3. Reflect on transformation
   As you reflect back on the day, where did God feel farther away?
   In what ways do you wish the Holy Spirit to change you?
4. Look toward the day to come
   Where do you need God in the day to come?
5. Rest in God’s presence
   Take a moment being in God’s presence as you prepare to end the day.

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Worship Song

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

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Benediction

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Church Without Walls

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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. 

• Invite you to stand, give yourself a little space
• Stretch your arms high & wide

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Call to Worship

Jesus invites us to this place,
to be authentic and open-hearted.

God is our Creator,
and the Author of Life. 

May the Spirit mold and shape us
into a brand new creation. Amen.

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Worship Songs

Let Everything That

Let everything that, everything that
Everything that has breath praise the Lord

Praise You in the morning
Praise You in the evening
Praise You when I’m young
And when I’m old

Praise You when I’m laughing
Praise You when I’m grieving
Praise You every
Season of the soul

If we could see how much You’re worth
Your power, Your might, Your endless love
Then surely we would never cease to praise

Praise You in the heavens
Join with the angels
Praising You forever and a day

Praise You on the earth now
Joining with creation
Calling all the nations to Your praise

If they could see how much You’re worth
Your power, Your might, Your endless love
Then surely they would never cease to praise

We will worship, we will worship
We will worship You with every breath

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Prayers of the People 

Based on the Collects from the Book of Common Prayer. Please pray out loud with one voice the words that are italicized 

Jesus, Light of the World,
radiant in love & kindness,

For all of Your people,
together we pray: 

Illuminate our minds
to be free from darkness; 

Shine through Your Word
and guide our steps; 

Warm our hearts,
that we would be merciful & kind: 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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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 Community Prayer: Starting this week on Ash Wednesday, February 18th and going throughout the season of Lent, we will have a 15 minute Zoom prayer gathering each Wednesday at 8:00 pm.
• Reset Sunday: Our next Reset Sunday will be March 8th. Usually, our Reset Sundays are the last Sunday of the month with five Sundays, but that falls on Palm Sunday (when we will gather as a community!).
• Run/Walk Club: We will host a run/walk at Lake Miramar on Saturday, March 14th. If you’re interested, please talk to Jin today! There’s also a 5k on Sunday, March 15th. 

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Scripture Reading

Job 39:19-21,24

¹⁹ Job, do you give horses their strength?
Do you put flowing manes on their necks?

²⁰ Do you make them jump like locusts?

²¹ … They are filled with joy.

²⁴ … They are so excited that they race over the ground.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Church Without Walls:
Lunar New Year

Pastor Dan

Reflection questions

• Our fasting is a chance to get to the essence of who we are, who we want to be, and who God has called us to be 
• Today, as you visit with these wonderful mini horses, invite you to consider: How can I bring compassion, tenderness, joy, and kindness into the world around me? How can I support what matters? 

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Blessing of One Another

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!

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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. 

• As we transition into this time & space of worship, remember that Jesus is our constant and our anchor 
• Put your feet flat on the floor, place your hands on top of your knees, and gently put weight down so you can feel your feet grounded to the earth 

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Call to Worship

Jesus invites us to this place,
to be authentic and open-hearted.

God is our Creator,
and the Author of Life. 

May the Spirit mold and shape us
into a brand new creation. Amen.

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Worship Songs

Here For You

Let our praise be Your welcome
Let our songs be a sign
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your breath come from heaven
Fill our hearts with Your life
We are here for You, we are here for You

To You our hearts are open
Nothing here is hidden
You are our one desire

You alone are holy
Only You are worthy
God, let Your fire fall down

Let our shout be Your anthem
Your renown fill the skies
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your Word move in power
Let what’s dead come to life
We are here for You, we are here for You

We welcome You with praise
We welcome You with praise
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

Let every heart adore
Let every soul awake
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

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Sound of Adoration

When we were lost ones
You were the Shepherd that carried us home
When we were prodigals
You ran to meet us with open arms
And we can’t hold back our praise

When we were refugees
You were the One who took us in
When we were enemies
You paid the price for all our sin
And we can’t hold back our praise

This is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the Risen One
You conquered death and made a way
You sang our freedom song
Now we are dancing on our chains
And we can’t hold back our praise

By the cross, I am free
Your grace changes everything
I was blind, now I see
Your grace changes everything

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Prayer of Confession

Holy God,
like the sun that rises each day,
Your love & justice break through darkness.

For the anxiety that disorders our hearts;
For the sorrow and pain we all carry;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of our calling,
strengthen us to follow Your ways
of justice, wisdom, and love.
Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Based on the Collects from the Book of Common Prayer. Please pray out loud with one voice the words that are italicized 

O God, who has taught us
that love is the greatest command,

For all of Your people,
together we pray: 

Gift us with Your love
through Your Spirit;

Guide us with clarity
through clouds of anxiety & fear:

Grant us the true bond of peace
and of all virtue;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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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!
• College Ministry Gathering: After service today with Kathy (this includes our seniors who will enter college this upcoming fall!). 
• Church Without Walls: Next Sunday, February 15th, we will have a special CWOW gathering here at Sandburg at 10:30 am to celebrate the Lunar New Year and to help mark the beginning of the season of Lent. The good folks at Amazing Mini Miracles will bring mini-horses in a corral in the courtyard and teach us a little bit about their animals! Please feel free to invite friends who you think might be interested! 
• Lenten Community Prayer: Starting on Ash Wednesday, February 18th and going throughout the season of Lent, we will have a 15 minute Zoom prayer gathering each Wednesday at 8:00 pm.
• Reset Sunday: Our next Reset Sunday will be March 8th. Usually, our Reset Sundays are the last Sunday of the month with five Sundays, but that falls on Palm Sunday (when we will gather as a community!).
• Run/Walk Club: We will host a run/walk at Lake Miramar on Saturday, March 14th. If you’re interested, please talk to Jin today! There’s also a 5k on Sunday, March 15th.

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

You Hold It All Together

You come at the right time
When I least expect it
Never behind

So why would I be surprised
When You deliver every time

On mountaintops, You stay the same
In valleys low, You never change

And I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains

You go, You go before me
To prepare a blessing
You madе a way

It’s more than I could imagine
More than I can fathom
Or comprehend

God of my present
God of my future
You write my story
You hold it all together

And I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains

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Scripture Reading

Isaiah 58:1-12

¹ Shout it aloud, do not hold back.
Raise your voice like a trumpet.
Declare to my people their rebellion
and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.

² For day after day they seek me out;
they seem eager to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that does what is right
and has not forsaken the commands of its God.
They ask me for just decisions
and seem eager for God to come near them.

³ ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say,
‘and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled ourselves,
and you have not noticed?’
“Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please
and exploit all your workers.

⁴ Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife,
and in striking each other with wicked fists.
You cannot fast as you do today
and expect your voice to be heard on high.

⁵ Is this the kind of fast I have chosen,
only a day for people to humble themselves?
Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed
and for lying in sackcloth and ashes?
Is that what you call a fast,
a day acceptable to the Lord?

⁶ “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?

⁷ Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter —
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

⁸ Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

⁹ Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,

¹⁰ and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.

¹¹ The Lord will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.

¹² Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
and will raise up the age-old foundations;
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Practices You Should Know:
Fasting

Pastor Jeya

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Worship Song

Send the Rain

Lord, we come to You
Now with open hands
Broken lives and dreams
Washed up on the sand

We’ve been beaten down
But still we choose to stand
We choose to stand

Lord, we long for You
For Your hand to move
Heal this barren land
Come and make it new

Jesus, You’re the life
That is breaking through
You’re breaking through

The saints of old in ancient days
They worked the ground
that we reap from today

So use our hands to cultivate
The harvest that
our children’s children taste
We’re ready God, so send the rain

Lord, we’ll follow You
To unbroken earth
On the path not used
Where new hope is birthed

We will work as one
Holding to Your truth
To Your truth

Heal the ruined cities
We destroyed with our own hands
Bring us back together
Let us see the promised land

Pour out Your Spirit
On this dry and thirsty ground
O God of the harvest
Could it be right here and now
Could it be right here and now

Open up the heavens,
let Your rain fall down
We are thirsty, we are thirsty

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Benediction

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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. 

• As you breathe in, squeeze your hands together
• As you breathe out, loosen them
• We’ll do this three times together

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Call to Worship

Jesus invites us to this place,
to be authentic and open-hearted.

God is our Creator,
and the Author of Life. 

May the Spirit mold and shape us
into a brand new creation. Amen.

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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

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Kingdom Come

God, let Your kingdom come
May Your will be done
God, let Your kingdom come

Earth is groaning and we are longing
For Your kingdom to come
All creation and all of heaven
Join their voices as one

Hope is stirring, joy arising
As we look to the day
When all injustice will bow
And every voice will cry out
Holy is Your name

Lift up your heads, all the weak and the poor
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up your hearts, all who suffer and mourn
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up your eyes, all who hunger for more
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up a shout, let the earth hear your voice
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Prayer of Confession

God of all ages,
In You we find wisdom and strength,
Your tender care and Your calling. 

When we are too busy for You or others;
When we turn away from those in need;
Forgive us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Renew us in Your mercy, O God,
so that we would walk humbly with You
and those around us each day.
Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Based on the Collects from the Book of Common Prayer. Please pray out loud with one voice the words that are italicized 

O God, our refuge and strength,
our very present help in times of trouble: 

For all of Your people,
together we pray: 

Teach us to follow Your ways,
in justice, love & mercy;

Grant us strength & protection,
that we might shelter those in need;

In our time,
bring Your Kingdom of true peace

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Communion

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Offering Prayer

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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!
• College Ministry Gathering: Next Sunday, February 8th with Kathy (this includes our seniors who will enter college this upcoming fall!). 
• Church Without Walls: On Sunday, February 15th, we will have a special CWOW gathering here at Sandburg at 10:30 am to celebrate the Lunar New Year and to help mark the beginning of the season of Lent. The good folks at Amazing Mini Miracles will bring mini-horses in a corral in the courtyard and teach us a little bit about their animals! Please feel free to invite friends who you think might be interested! 
• Run/Walk Club: We’re aiming for a run/walk at Lake Miramar on an upcoming Saturday. If you’re interested, please talk to Jin today so we can get a good Saturday on the schedule! 
• Lenten Community Prayer: Starting on Ash Wednesday, February 18th and going throughout the season of Lent, we will have a 15 minute Zoom prayer gathering each Wednesday at 8:00 pm.
• Reset Sunday: Our next Reset Sunday will be March 8th. Usually, our Reset Sundays are the last Sunday of the month with five Sundays, but that falls on Palm Sunday (when we will gather as a community!).

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

Simplicity

I come in simplicity
Longing for purity
To worship You
In spirit and truth, only You

Lord, strip it all away
‘Til only You remain
I’m coming back
To my first love, only You

You’re the reason I sing
The reason I sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You

And forever I’ll sing
Forever I’ll sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You

I come with my broken song
To You the Perfect One
To worship You
In spirit and truth, only You

Give me a childlike heart
Lead me to where You are
Cause I’m coming back
To my first love, only You

How I love You, how I love You
How I love You, my first love

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Scripture Reading

Matthew 6:33

³³ (Jesus said) But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Practices You Should Know:
Simplicity

Pastor Dan

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Worship Song

Build My Life

Worthy of every song we could ever sing
Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You

Jesus, the Name above every other name
Jesus, the only One who could ever save
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You, we live for You

Holy, there is no one like You
There is none beside You
Open up my eyes in wonder

And show me who You are
And fill me with Your heart
And lead me in Your love
To those around me

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Benediction

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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. 

• We’re going to engage a 3-2-1 practice that can help ground us, especially when we’re feeling anxious or off-center 
• First, as you breathe, look around the room by turning your head and acknowledge 3 things you see. 
• Now, let’s close our eyes. Keep breathing and acknowledge 2 things you hear. 
• Finally, keep your eyes closed and keep breathing slowly and acknowledge 1 thing you can touch. 

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Call to Worship

God calls us here together,
each of us — our whole selves. 

We remember that prayer is like breathing,
a life-giving gift from God. 

As we express our authentic selves to God,
we are shaped by prayer. Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Oh Our Lord

We behold the breaking dawn
The light that shines over everyone
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord

We behold the rising sun
The earth awaits, Your hope has come
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord

Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth

We behold the falling rain
Like waters rise, flood this place
We reach for You, we cling to You, oh Lord

Oh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name

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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

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Prayer of Confession

O Lord,
You are our light and our salvation;
We will not be afraid.

When we lack compassion for others;
When we do not follow the way of peace;
Forgive us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of grace,
You are our healing, grace, and love.
Strengthen us, so we may follow You.
Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Based on the Collects from the Book of Common Prayer. Please pray out loud with one voice the words that are italicized 

Almighty and everlasting God,
Who desires to restore all things through Christ:

For all of Your people,
together we pray: 

In Your mercy,
free us from sin

Through Your power,
transform our hearts & minds

By Your love,
make us witnesses of Christ to all people

(Together)

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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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!
• College Ministry Gathering: Save the date after church on Sunday, February 8th with Kathy (this includes our seniors who will enter college this upcoming fall!). 
• Church Without Walls: On Sunday, February 15th, we will have a special CWOW gathering to celebrate the Lunar New Year and to help mark the beginning of the season of Lent. More details coming soon! 
• Lenten Community Prayer: Starting on Ash Wednesday, February 18th and going throughout the season of Lent, we will have a 15 minute Zoom prayer gathering each Wednesday at 8:00 pm.
• Reset Sunday: Our next Reset Sunday will be March 8th. Usually, our Reset Sundays are the last Sunday of the month with five Sundays, but that falls on Palm Sunday (when we will gather as a community!).

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

I Speak Jesus / Hope’s Anthem

I just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over every heart and every mind
‘Cause I know there is peace within Your presence
I speak Jesus

I just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over fear and all anxiety
‘Cause I know there is peace within Your presence
I speak Jesus

Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life

Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire

We just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over every hurt and suffering
Declaring there is hope and there is freedom  

Our hope is in You God
We are steadfast
We will not be moved

We’re anchored
Never shaken
All our hope is in You

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Scripture Reading

Philippians 4:4-9

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Prayers You Should Know:
A Prayer of Your Own

Pastor Jeya

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Write your own collect:

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Worship Song

Canvas & Clay

In my mother’s womb
You formed me with Your hands
Known and loved by You
Before I took a breath

When I doubt it, Lord, remind me
I’m wonderfully made
You’re an artist and a potter
I’m the canvas and the clay

You make all things work together
For my future and for my good
You make all things work together
For Your glory and for Your name

There’s a healing light
Just beyond the clouds
Though I’ve walked through fire
I see clearly now

I know nothing has been wasted
No failure or mistake
You’re an artist and a potter
I’m the canvas and the clay

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Benediction

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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. 

• We invite you to open your eyes and stand together 
• Lean a little left, a little right, find your center 
• May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. 

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Call to Worship

God calls us here together,
each of us — our whole selves. 

We remember that prayer is like breathing,
a life-giving gift from God. 

As we express our authentic selves to God,
we are shaped by prayer. Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Open the Eyes of My Heart

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You

To see You high and lifted up
Shining in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy

Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
I want to see You

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Here For You

Let our praise be Your welcome
Let our songs be a sign
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your breath come from heaven
Fill our hearts with Your life
We are here for You, we are here for You

To You our hearts are open
Nothing here is hidden
You are our one desire

You alone are holy
Only You are worthy
God, let Your fire fall down

Let our shout be Your anthem
Your renown fill the skies
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your Word move in power
Let what’s dead come to life
We are here for You, we are here for You

We welcome You with praise
We welcome You with praise
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

Let every heart adore
Let every soul awake
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

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Prayer of Confession

God of mercy,
You formed all of creation
and came to restore us through Jesus.

For our impatience and lack of trust;
For the way we fail to reflect Your love;
Forgive us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Abide in us, Lord Jesus,
that Your song of redemption and hope
will overflow from our lives. Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Based on the Collects from the Book of Common Prayer. Please pray out loud with one voice the words that are italicized 

O God, Light of the World
and hope of all who seek You.

For all of Your people,
together we pray: 

Be the light of our minds
and the life of our souls;

Draw our hearts to You
and guide our minds; 

Fill our imaginations
and make us wholly Yours. 

(Together)

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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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!
• College Ministry Gathering: Save the date after church on Sunday, February 8th with Kathy (this includes our seniors who will enter college this upcoming fall!). 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

King of My Heart

Let the King of my heart
Be the mountain where I run
The fountain I drink from
Oh, He is my song

Let the King of my heart
Be the shadow where I hide
The ransom for my life
Oh, He is my song

You are good, good, oh, oh…
You are good, good, oh, oh…

Let the King of my heart
Be the wind inside my sails
The anchor in the waves
Oh, He is my song

Let the King of my heart
Be the fire inside my veins
The echo of my days
Oh, He is my song

You’re never gonna let
Never gonna let me down

When the night is holding onto me
God is holding on

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 40:1-8

¹ I waited patiently for the Lord;    
he inclined to me and heard my cry. 

² He lifted me out of the desolate pit,    
out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock    
and gave me a firm place to stand. 

³ He put a new song in my mouth,    
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear    
and put their trust in the Lord.  

⁴ Happy are those who make the Lord their trust,
who do not turn to the proud,    
to those who go astray after false gods. 

⁵ You have multiplied, O Lord my God,    
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;    
none can compare with you.    
Were I to speak and tell of your deeds,    
they would be too many to declare.  

⁶ Sacrifice and offering you did not desire —    
but my ears you have opened —    
burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. 

⁷ Then I said, “Here I am, I have come —    
it is written about me in the scroll. 

⁸ I delight to do your will, my God;    
your law is within my heart.”

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Prayers You Should Know:
The Jesus Prayer

Pastor Dan

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Conversation question:

• In your own words, what is prayer?
• In 6 words? 3 words? 1 word?

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Worship Song

Center

You’re the center of the universe
Everything was made in You Jesus
Breath of every living thing
Everyone was made for You

You hold everything together
You hold everything together

O Christ, be the center of our lives
Be the place we fix our eyes
Be the center of our lives

We lift our eyes to heaven
We wrap our lives around Your life
We lift our eyes to heaven, to You

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Benediction

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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 some of us, this has already been quite a year — as we come to worship today, remind ourselves that God has got us 
• As you breathe slowly, hold your opposite elbows or arms to shoulders in an embrace, remembering that God is near 

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Call to Worship

In our baptisms, we remember:
In Christ, we are claimed as God’s beloved.

We are called by name,
and called to be light to the nations. 

May we become witnesses of God’s love,
justice, mercy, and hope. Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Sound of Adoration

When we were lost ones
You were the Shepherd that carried us home
When we were prodigals
You ran to meet us with open arms
And we can’t hold back our praise

When we were refugees
You were the One who took us in
When we were enemies
You paid the price for all our sin
And we can’t hold back our praise

This is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the Risen One
You conquered death and made a way
You sang our freedom song
Now we are dancing on our chains
And we can’t hold back our praise

By the cross, I am free
Your grace changes everything
I was blind, now I see
Your grace changes everything

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Invitation Fountain w Build My Life

All who are weak
All who are weary
Come to the rock
Come to the fountain

All who have sailed
On the rivers of heartache
Come to the sea
Come on be set free

If You lead me Lord
I will follow
Where You lead me Lord
I will go

Come and heal me Lord
I will follow
Where You lead me Lord
I will go, I will go…

All who are weak
All who are weary
Come to the rock
Come to the fountain

All who have climbed
On the mountains of heartache
Reach to the stars
Come on and give Your life

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Prayer of Confession

God of mercy,
You formed all of creation
and came to restore us through Jesus.

When we treat others as strangers or enemies;
For the ways we close ourselves to Your love;
Forgive us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Through Your renewing Spirit,
make our hearts come alive in You,
living with grace and generosity. Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Based on the Collects from the Book of Common Prayer. Please pray out loud with one voice the words that are italicized 

God of all, at the baptism of Jesus,
You proclaimed Him beloved
and anointed Him with Your Spirit. 

For all who are baptized in Jesus’ name,
including our church and those around the world,
We pray: 

Make us faithful to the covenant of Your love;
Help us to proclaim Christ as Lord,
through our words and actions;

Transform us through the renewing
of our hearts and minds;
Cause us to walk in the righteous path.

(Together)

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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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!
• Resolution Run: Congrats to Arya for placing 2nd overall among women and to Jin for placing 3rd in his division! A big thank-you to everyone who participated and supported — let’s keep taking it one step at a time! 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

Kingdom Come

God, let Your kingdom come
May Your will be done
God, let Your kingdom come

Earth is groaning and we are longing
For Your kingdom to come
All creation and all of heaven
Join their voices as one

Hope is stirring, joy arising
As we look to the day
When all injustice will bow
And every voice will cry out
Holy is Your name

Lift up your heads, all the weak and the poor
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up your hearts, all who suffer and mourn
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up your eyes, all who hunger for more
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

Lift up a shout, let the earth hear your voice
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yours

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Scripture Reading

Matthew 6:9-13

⁹ (Jesus said) This, then, is how you should pray:

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,

¹⁰ your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

¹¹ Give us today our daily bread.

¹² And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Prayers You Should Know: The Lord’s Prayer

Pastor Jeya

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Worship Song

Build My Life

Worthy of every song we could ever sing
Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You

Jesus, the Name above every other name
Jesus, the only One who could ever save
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You, we live for You

Holy, there is no one like You
There is none beside You
Open up my eyes in wonder

And show me who You are
And fill me with Your heart
And lead me in Your love
To those around me

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Benediction

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Church Anniversary & Epiphany

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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. 

• Faith is like a seed that grows into something beautiful. As we begin to enter a new year, we’ll invite you to a few embodied motions: 
• Breathe in and hold your hands to your heart, imagining that you’re holding a seed of faith 
• Now, breathe in and hold your hands out, imagining that it’s beginning to grow (with the rain and sun and care it needs to flourish) 
• Finally, breathe in and hold your arms outward, imagining that the seed has become a tall, powerful, beautiful tree! 

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Call to Worship

In Jesus, the grace of God has appeared,
bringing salvation to all.

Like those who followed the star,
We come to seek Christ today. 

With our whole heart we proclaim:
Glory to God in the highest! Amen

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Worship Songs

Hosanna (Praise is Rising)

Praise is rising, 
Eyes are turning to You
We turn to You

Hope is stirring, 
Hearts are yearning for You
We long for You

‘Cause when we see You 
We find strength to face the day
In Your Presence all our fears 
Are washed away
Washed away

Hosanna, hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises

Hosanna, hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord, Jesus

Hear the sound of 
Hearts returning to You
We turn to You

In Your kingdom 
Broken lives are made new
You make us new

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Mercies (New Every Morning)

In brokenness and wandering
Through all my fear and unbelief
Your faithfulness appears to me again

Through mountain top and valley low
In every season, this I know
Your goodness, like the dawn, will break again

All Your mercies rising
In this heart again
And my soul begins to sing

They are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Your faithfulness
Your mercies are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Your faithfulness

Every good and perfect gift
In Your endless grace You give
Flowing from the Father’s heart to mine

Beams of heaven as I go
Through this wilderness below
The fullness of Your love for all of time

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Prayer of Confession

God of light and life,
Your love is beyond imagination
and Your presence is always with us.

Heal us through Your grace;
Make us faithful witnesses of Your love;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

As the new year begins,
Renew us by Your Spirit,
for the life of the world around us. Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

After each phrase, let’s pray out loud: “Lord, have mercy” 

For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war,
especially children around the world…  

For the emotional, spiritual, physical, and relational
healing of ourselves and our loved ones… 

For our neighbors in Mira Mesa & San Diego
to know Jesus’ love through us… 

For our global siblings in Christ, especially those
who suffer because of their faith in You… 

For the Church worldwide to be faithful witnesses
of Your justice, mercy, and love… 

Amen. 

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Communion

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Offering Prayer

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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!
• Resolution Run: Members of our Run Club will participate in the Resolution Run at Mission Bay this Saturday, January 10th (with 5K/10K/and half-marathon options)! Please talk to Jin if you’d like to sign up with our team!
• Core Team Meeting: Our leadership team will gather after church on Sunday, January 18th at the So family’s place! 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

You Hold It All Together

Our hope is in You God
We are steadfast
We will not be moved

We’re anchored, never shaken
All our hope is You

You come at the right time
When I least expect it
Never behind

So why would I be surprised
When You deliver every time

On mountaintops, You stay the same
In valleys low, You never change

And I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains

You go, You go before me
To prepare a blessing
You madе a way

It’s more than I could imagine
More than I can fathom
Or comprehend

God of our present
God of our future
You write our story
You hold it all together

And we believe that we will see
The goodness of the Lord
We’re confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains

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Scripture Reading

Hebrews 6:19

¹⁹ We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Deeper Hope
Pastor Jeya

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Worship Song

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

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Benediction

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The First Sunday After Christmas

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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. 

• Today, let’s take a few moments to remember the faithful love of Jesus throughout this past year
• As you continue to breathe slowly, what did you see? What did you hear? How did you receive God’s love? How did you share God’s love?

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Call to Worship

In Jesus, the grace of God has appeared,
bringing salvation to all.

Like those who followed the star,
We come to seek Christ today. 

With our whole heart we proclaim:
Glory to God in the highest! Amen

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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

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Great Are You Lord

You give life
You are love
You bring light to the darkness

You give hope
You restore
every heart that is broken
And great are You, Lord

It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise

It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
To You only

All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord

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Prayer of Confession

God of all our days,
as we come to the close of this year,
we are grateful for Your steadfast love. 

Help us to remember Your faithfulness;
Teach us to follow in Your ways;
Make us witnesses of Your mercy & grace:
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Open our eyes, O God,
to the dawning of a new day
in the love of Christ. Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Holy One, 
be the light in our darkness this day.  

As we begin to conclude this year,
we continue to pray for people and places
who need Your hope, peace, joy & love:     

— Invite people forward to light candles — 

Holy One, 
be the light in our darkness this day,  

that we might reflect Your light  
into every corner of our world.
Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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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!
• Christmas Offering: Our Christmas offering this year will support Justice Ventures International and World Relief Southern California! You can give in person or via Tithely (and choose “Christmas 2025” from the drop-down menu).

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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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!

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Worship Song

Promises

God from age to age
Though the earth may pass away
Your word remains the same

Your history can prove
There’s nothing You can’t do
You’re faithful and true

Though the storms may come 
And the winds may blow
I’ll remain steadfast

And let my heart learn 
When You speak a word
It will come to pass

Great is Your faithfulness to me
Great is Your faithfulness to me

From the rising sun to the setting same
I will praise Your name
Great is Your faithfulness to me

I put my faith in Jesus
My anchor to the ground
My hope and firm foundation
He’ll never let me down

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 65 

¹ Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion;
to you our vows will be fulfilled.

² You who answer prayer,
to you all people will come.

³ When we were overwhelmed by sins,
you forgave our transgressions.

⁴ Blessed are those you choose
and bring near to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,
of your holy temple.

⁵ You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,
God our Savior,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas,

⁶ who formed the mountains by your power,
having armed yourself with strength,

⁷ who stilled the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.

⁸ The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
where morning dawns, where evening fades,
you call forth songs of joy.

⁹ You care for the land and water it;
you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it.

¹⁰ You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers and bless its crops.

¹¹ You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.

¹² The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.

¹³ The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing.Reader:

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Where Morning Dawns
Pastor Dan

Conversation questions: 

• Where are thin places from this past year where you met with God? 
• Does time feel like it’s slipping away? How can you experience the fullness of time with God each day? (new experiences, changing your routine, keeping your mind young & curious, practice presence)

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Worship Song

Send the Rain

Lord, we come to You
Now with open hands
Broken lives and dreams
Washed up on the sand

We’ve been beaten down
But still we choose to stand
We choose to stand

Lord, we long for You
For Your hand to move
Heal this barren land
Come and make it new

Jesus, You’re the life
That is breaking through
You’re breaking through

The saints of old in ancient days
They worked the ground
that we reap from today

So use our hands to cultivate
The harvest that
our children’s children taste
We’re ready God, so send the rain

Lord, we’ll follow You
To unbroken earth
On the path not used
Where new hope is birthed

We will work as one
Holding to Your truth
To Your truth

Heal the ruined cities
We destroyed with our own hands
Bring us back together
Let us see the promised land

Pour out Your Spirit
On this dry and thirsty ground
O God of the harvest
Could it be right here and now
Could it be right here and now

Open up the heavens,
let Your rain fall down
We are thirsty, we are thirsty

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Benediction

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