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May 25, 2025 • Worship liturgy
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
Centering Practice
We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Today, as we are led by youth & young adults in worship and as we host Art & Faith camp, we are reminded of all the ways God connects us.
- Clapping in rhythm together
- Sing God is So Good together
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 Song
Hosanna (Praise is Rising)
Praise is rising,
Eyes are turning to You
We turn to YouHope 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 awayHosanna, hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praisesHosanna, hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord, JesusHear the sound of
Hearts returning to You
We turn to YouIn Your kingdom
Broken lives are made new
You make us new
Prayer of Confession
Our God who builds bridges,
As we consider Your amazing world,
we are grateful for Your creativity and love.For the times we choose selfishness;
In the ways we tear down instead of build up;
When we dishonor You by harming others;
Forgive us, O God, we pray:— Moment of silent prayer —
O God,
May Your face shine upon us again;
May Your ways be known in our world
as we follow Your call to create peace.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
Anchor & Hope is an intergenerational church! Today is a special day for our NextGen ministries — youth & young adults leading worship, Art & Faith Camp after service today. Today’s Prayers of the People will be really simple: Each of our older adults in our church will partner up with one NextGen student and pray a simple blessing over them!
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!
- Art & Faith Camp: Right after service today, we’ll begin prepping for an afternoon of creativity, faith & fun!
- Church Without Walls: We will have a CWOW gathering on Sunday, June 15th at 10:30 am. A picnic lunch will be provided. Location details coming soon!
- 10:02 Prayer: Our staff team and core team will be praying daily at 10:02 for our church, our communities, and our world (based on Luke 10:1-2) from now to Advent. If you’d like, we invite you to set a reminder to join us in prayer — whether in the morning or evening!
- 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!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
I’ve Got the Joy Joy Joy
Blessing of the Children
Worship Song
The Heart of Worship
When the music fades
All is stripped away
And I simply comeLonging just to bring
Something that’s of worth
That will bless Your heartI’ll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have requiredYou search much deeper within
Through the ways things appear
You’re looking into my heartI’m coming back to the heart of worship
And it’s all about You
It’s all about You, JesusI’m sorry, Lord, for the thing I’ve made it
When it’s all about You
It’s all about You, JesusKing of endless worth
No one could express
How much You deserve?Though I’m weak and poor
All I have is Yours
Every single breath
Scripture Reading
John 15:5-8
5 (Jesus said) I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon

The Season of Easter: Abiding in Christ
Pastor David with Elle Kim & Toby Cho
Faith & Art!
- Draw a tree on the paper provided and list out things you feel like you are rooted in.
- Think about things that take up your time, good or bad, and draw those as branches on a tree.
- After, think about the fruit that those branches provide, good or bad.
- This is not an exercise in shame or self criticism, but a chance for reflection and taking an inventory on the things that we give our time and energy to!
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 YouJesus, 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 YouHoly, there is no one like You
There is none beside You
Open up my eyes in wonderAnd show me who You are
And fill me with Your heart
And lead me in Your love
To those around meI 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
Benediction
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May 18, 2025 • Worship liturgy
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Centering Practice
We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself.
- Inhale and hold hands to heart: We’re loved by God
- Exhale and hands outward: We’re open, Lord
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 Song
Oh Our Lord
We behold the breaking dawn
The light that shines over everyone
We look to You, we long for You, oh LordWe behold the rising sun
The earth awaits, Your hope has come
We look to You, we long for You, oh LordOh, oh, oh, our Lord
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earthWe behold the falling rain
Like waters rise, flood this place
We reach for You, we cling to You, oh LordOh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name
Here For You
Let our praise be Your welcome
Let our songs be a sign
We are here for You, we are here for YouLet Your breath come from heaven
Fill our hearts with Your life
We are here for You, we are here for YouTo You our hearts are open
Nothing here is hidden
You are our one desireYou alone are holy
Only You are worthy
God, let Your fire fall downLet our shout be Your anthem
Your renown fill the skies
We are here for You, we are here for YouLet Your Word move in power
Let what’s dead come to life
We are here for You, we are here for You
Prayer of Confession
Holy God, the First and the Last,
beginning and end of all things,
You are worthy of all our praises.For the ways we close our hearts,
to You and to others around us;
For the times our vision becomes too small;
For our lack of compassion;
Forgive us, O God, we pray:— Moment of silent prayer —
Holy Spirit,
Forgive us and and fill us anew
with Your breath of life,
so that all may know Your transforming love.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
We invite you to get into groups of 2 and simply share 1 joy and 1 sorrow with each other (whether personal or somewhere in the world). Once we’ve all shared, we will pray out loud together:
Thank You, Lord, for our joy.
Be with us, Lord, in our sorrow.
Amen.
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!
- Art & Faith Camp: We’re excited to host this great day of creativity, faith, and outreach next Sunday, May 25th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Please take a flyer and share with your friends!
- Church Without Walls: We will have a CWOW gathering on Sunday, June 15th at 10:30 am. A picnic lunch will be provided. Location details coming soon!
- 10:02 Prayer: Our staff team and core team will be praying daily at 10:02 for our church, our communities, and our world (based on Luke 10:1-2) from now to Advent. If you’d like, we invite you to set a reminder to join us in prayer — whether in the morning or evening!
- 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!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
Ask Seek Knock
Blessing of the Children
Worship Song
Open Space
Pull me in closer
Close to your heart
May I be a pure reflection
of all You areLove that is patient
Love that is kind
And love that keeps no offenses
or wrongs in mindMake me like Jesus
Make me like JesusMy heart is an open space
For You to come and have Your way
I’m open, I’m openYou’re faithful to find me
Right where I am
Though even in my wandering
You call me friendAnd mercy receives me
and lifts me to my feet
And I’m caught up in
the wonder and the mysteryOf knowing Jesus
Of knowing JesusDo whatever You want to do
And say whatever You want to say
Move however You want to move
And change whatever You want to change
Scripture Reading
Acts 11:1-18
1 Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were in Judea heard that the gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3 saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” 4 Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners, and it came close to me. 6 As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air. 7 I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8 But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’ 10 This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven. 11 At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were. 12 The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter; 14 he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.’ 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?” 18 When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, “Then God has given even to the gentiles the repentance that leads to life.”
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon

The Season of Easter: Open-Hearted Change
Pastor Dan
Reflection questions:
- As we begin, we invite you to share with a neighbor a couple of questions about how you navigate change personally — keeping in mind, these are not loaded with value, as if you’re “supposed” to answer one way or another!
- On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = very easy, 5 = very difficult), how do you feel internally when you face change?
- On the same scale, how do you externally handle change?
- If your numbers were different, what do you think caused that? And for each of you, how did it feel to think about how you handle change in your life?
How do these passages reflect openness or change?
- Psalm 148:1-14
- Revelation 21:1-6
- John 13:31-35
Worship Song
Open Up (reprise)
May Your love
Cause us to open up
Cause us to open up our heartsMay Your light
Cause us to shine so bright
That we bring hope into the darkAll that we do without love
It means nothing
Grant us the courage to give
As You’re callingMake me an instrument
Of Your peace
Where there is hatred
Let me sow loveWhere there is darkness
Let me shine light and . . .Hope for the hopeless
Your love is
Strength in our weakness
Your love is
Benediction
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May 11, 2025 • Worship liturgy
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Centering Practice
We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself.
- Inhale: God is here
- Exhale: We are loved
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 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 waysTeach us to give… teach us to give
Give ourselves for one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to giveTeach us to weep… teach us to weep
Let us weep with one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to weepHallelujah, hallelujah
Let us learn from one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us Your ways
Jesus You Alone
Jesus, You alone shall be my first love
My first love
The secret place and highest praise shall be Yours
Shall be YoursTo Your throne I’ll bring devotion
May it be the sweetest sound
Lord, this heart is reaching for You nowSo I’ll set my sights upon You
Set my life upon Your praise
Never looking to another wayJesus, You will be my passion
Jesus, You will be my song
You will find me longing after YouDay and night I’ll lift my eyes to seek You
To seek You
Hungry for a glimpse of You in glory
In glory
Prayer of Confession
God of all ages and God of today,
Source of all compassion, hope, and life,
we gather to honor and worship You.We confess how easily we wander from You
and Your path of love and justice.
Forgive the ways we betray Your love;
Hear us, O God, we pray:— Moment of silent prayer —
God of restoration,
Help us to be rooted in Your love,
bearing fruit of kindness and peace
for those around us.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
We will invite individuals to stand and pray out loud on behalf of others in the one-sentence format, “We pray for (name), who is (facing this concern)”
After each person prays, we will respond out loud together, “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!
- Happy Mother’s Day! Many blessings upon the wonderful moms, spiritual moms, and givers of care in our church family — and special grace upon each of us who experience sorrow in relation to motherhood. We walk alongside each of you!
- Art & Faith Camp: Let’s continue to pray for this great day of creativity, faith, and outreach coming up on Sunday, May 25th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Please take a flyer and share with your friends! Also, please talk to Ann Leong if you’d like to help out!
- Church Without Walls: We will have a CWOW gathering on Sunday, June 15th at 10:30 am. A picnic lunch will be provided. Location details coming soon!
- 10:02 Prayer: Our staff team and core team will be praying daily at 10:02 for our church, our communities, and our world (based on Luke 10:1-2) from now to Advent. If you’d like, we invite you to set a reminder to join us in prayer — whether in the morning or evening!
- Save the Date: 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!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
I’ve Got the Joy Joy Joy
Blessing of the Children
Worship Song
Not in a Hurry
Lord I don’t want to rush on ahead
In my own strength
When You’re right hereI’m not in a hurry
When it comes to Your Spirit
When it comes to Your presence
When it comes to Your voiceI’m learning to listen
Just to rest in Your nearness
I’m starting to notice
You are speakingLord I wanna love like You
I wanna feel what You feel
I wanna see what You seeOpen my eyes, I want to see You
Open my ears, I want to hear You speak
Tell me your thoughts what’s on your mind
I’ll be your friend, I want to see through your eyes
Scripture Reading
John 10:22-30
22 At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered, “I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; 26 but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon

The Season of Easter
Pastor David
Reflection questions:
- What are some ways that you hear or see God in your life?
- What are some new ways that you hope to hear/see God? What areas of your life are you hoping to notice the presence of God more?
Worship Song
You Don’t Have to Lose Heart
Hey now, you don’t have to lose heart
Hey now, we are only at the start
Of what God’s doing hereHey now, you don’t have to lose heart
Hey now, we are only at the start
Of what God’s doing here… He’s hereSo let us put our trust
In the One who carries us
So we can let go
Of every disappointment
Let us cling to love
To the hope ahead of us
So we can hold on
To every single promiseBrother, when your troubles weigh you down
Sister, fix your eyes on higher ground
On the peace yet to come, to comeLet us rest here in the hands
Of the One who made all things
Let us rest here in the plans
Of the One who knows all things
Benediction
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May 4, 2025 • Worship liturgy
The Third Sunday of Easter
Centering Practice
We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself.
Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Think about a word that symbolizes hope or flourishing for you. With your eyes closed, we invite you to hold your hands out in front of you, trusting God and using that word as a prayer for yourself and the world around you.
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 Song
Sound of Adoration / How Can I Keep from Singing
How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough
How amazing is Your loveHow can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to singWhen we were lost ones
You were the Shepherd that carried us homeWhen we were prodigals
You ran to meet us with open arms
And we can’t hold back our praiseWhen we were refugees
You were the One who took us inWhen we were enemies
You paid the price for all our sin
And we can’t hold back our praiseThis is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love YouYou are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love YouYou are the Risen One
You conquered death and made a wayYou sang our freedom song
Now we are dancing on our chains
And we can’t hold back our praise
You Hold It All Together
You come at the right time
When I least expect it
Never behindSo why would I be surprised
When You deliver every time?On mountaintops, You stay the same
On valley low, You never changeAnd I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remainsYou go, You go before me
To prepare a blessing
You madе a wayIt’s more than I could imagine
More than I can fathom
Or comprehendGod of my present
God of my future
You write my story
You hold it all together
Prayer of Confession
Risen Christ,
We are thankful and amazed
at Your goodness all around us.We bring to you all we carry:
Heavy burdens and lingering anxiety;
Unspoken hopes and dreams of what could be;
Sorrow, joy, and everything in-between;
Hear us, O God, we pray:— Moment of silent prayer —
God of new life,
Amend who we are
and set us free to begin anew —
with You and with one another.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
We will pray silently in embodied prayer today. As we close our eyes, I will lift up a prayer topic and invite you to a specific way of embodying that prayer:
- For those living under our household, in all of the concerns we see and in all of those we cannot see (hands to heart)
- For our local communities where we live, study, work, and play (palms upward in our laps)
- For our nation and the many concerns arising in our world today (hands held upward)
- For the Church worldwide to be faithful witnesses & advocates of Christ’s love and justice (stand together)
- For those suffering from violence, hatred, war, and pain around our world (arms crossed to shoulders)
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!
- Art & Faith Camp: Let’s continue to pray for this great day of creativity, faith, and outreach coming up on Sunday, May 25th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Please take a flyer and share with your friends! Also, please talk to Ann Leong if you’d like to help out!
- Church Without Walls: We will have a CWOW gathering on Sunday, June 15th. More details to follow soon!
- 10:02 Prayer: Our staff team and core team will be praying daily at 10:02 for our church, our communities, and our world (based on Luke 10:1-2) from now to Advent. If you’d like, we invite you to set a reminder to join us in prayer — whether in the morning or evening!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
Shine (From the Inside Out)
Scripture Reading
Acts 9:1-6
1 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” 5 He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 6 But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon

Transformation is Possible
Pastor Dan
Reflection questions:
- How have you been transformed by the love of Christ in small or large ways?
- Key Question: What kinds of transformation do you see?
From ________ to ________ - Acts 9:1-20 • Psalm 30 • John 21:1-19
Worship Song
Have My Heart / Here’s My Heart
Here’s my heart Lord
Here’s my heart Lord
Here’s my heart Lord
Speak what is trueYou love with no reservations
You’re not looking for perfection
And there’s no need in me pretending
I’ll give You everything
I’ll give You everythingYou deserve my full attention
Nothing less than my devotion
Oh, speak to me and I will listen
I’ll give You everything
I’ll give You everythingOh, oh, oh, oh, oh
You can have my heart
You can have my heartBe the Lord of my emotions
Set me free from selfish motives
And search me ’til there’s nothing hidden
And I’ll give You everything
Yes, I’ll give You everythingMy heart is Yours forever
My heart is Yours forever
Benediction
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April 27, 2025 • Worship liturgy
The Second Sunday of Easter
Centering Practice
We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself.
Friends, this is the second Sunday of the Easter season. God invites us into resurrection life in Christ. Today, we will center ourselves as Easter people:
- Stand and extend arms upward as sign of gratitude & receiving from God
- Extend arms outward as sign of sharing hope & new life with others
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 Song
Great Things
Come let us worship our King
Come let us bow at His feet
He has done great thingsSee what our Savior has done
See how His love overcomes
He has done great things
He has done great thingsO Hero of Heaven
You conquered the grave
You free every captive and break every chain
O God, You have done great thingsWe dance in Your freedom, awake and alive
O Jesus, our Savior, Your name lifted high
O God, You have done great thingsYou’ve been faithful through every storm
You’ll be faithful forevermore
You have done great thingsAnd I know You will do it again
For Your promise is “Yes and amen”
You will do great things
God, You do great things
Kingdom Come w Build My Life
God, let Your kingdom come
May Your will be done
God, let Your kingdom comeEarth is groaning and we are longing
For Your kingdom to come
All creation and all of heaven
Join their voices as oneHope is stirring, joy arising
As we look to the day
When all injustice will bow
And every voice will cry out
Holy is Your nameI 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
Prayer of Confession
O God,
In raising Jesus from the grave,
You showed us Your power to defeat sin and death.For our doubts, grant us deeper faith;
When we despair, fill us with hope;
In our sorrow, be near to us.
Hear us, O God, we pray:— Moment of silent prayer —
God of resurrection,
Breathe Your Spirit upon us,
making us awake and alive to Your presence.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
Today, we will pray in triads (groups of 3). Please hold conversations until later. Each person will choose one of the following areas, and pray in the following way:
- We pray for our church, that we would be filled with ____________ so that we _______________
- We pray for our neighbors, that they would know _______________ and discover __________________
- We pray for our world, that You would heal _________________ and bring Your _______________ to all who are in need
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!
- 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!
- Youth Group: Yang will lead our Youth Group Bible study today!
- Art & Faith Camp: Let’s continue to pray for this great day of creativity, faith, and outreach coming up on Sunday, May 25th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. We need volunteers! Please talk to Ann Leong if you’d like to help out!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
The Shrink Song
Scripture Reading
Revelation 1:4-8
4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia:
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
7 Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. So it is to be. Amen.8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon

The Season of Easter
Pastor Jeya
Reflection questions:
- Why is this one of the first lectionary passages we hear about during the Easter season?
Worship Song
Open Up (reprise)
May Your love
Cause us to open up
Cause us to open up our heartsMay Your light
Cause us to shine so bright
That we bring hope into the darkAll that we do without love
It means nothing
Grant us the courage to give
As You’re callingMake me an instrument
Of Your peace
Where there is hatred
Let me sow loveWhere there is darkness
Let me shine light and…Hope for the hopeless
Your love is
Strength in our weakness
Your love is
Benediction
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April 13, 2025 • Worship liturgy
Palm Sunday
Centering Practice
We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself.
On this Palm Sunday, we remember the words of the psalmist: “Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story.” We will let Psalm 103 guide our centering practice as we proclaim the salvation of our Lord together:
- For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is God’s love for those who fear God • Stand and stretch your arms
- As far as the east is from the west, so far has God removed our transgressions from us • Stretch arms to sides
- As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him • Embrace yourself
Call to Worship
For Palm Sunday, adapted from Thom Shuman
We begin our journey through the holiest of weeks:
Through praise and celebration, with joy on our lips;
Through betrayal and death, cradling hope deep in our hearts.We follow in the steps of Jesus, wherever He leads:
for in Him is true life and light;
He is the Living Word and hope of all creation.We wave palm branches and proclaim:
Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna!
Blessed is the One who ushers in the kingdom of God.
Amen.
Worship Song
Hosanna (Praise is Rising)
Praise is rising,
Eyes are turning to You
We turn to YouHope 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 awayHosanna, hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praisesHosanna, hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord, JesusHear the sound of
Hearts returning to You
We turn to YouIn Your kingdom
Broken lives are made new
You make us new
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 meBreak my heart for what breaks Your
Everything I am
for Your Kingdom’s cause
As I walk from earth into eternityPull me in closer
Close to Your heart
May I be a pure reflection of all You areLove that is patient
Love that is kind
And love that keeps no offences
or wrongs in my mindMake me like Jesus
Make me like JesusYou’re faithful to find me
Right where I am
Though even in my wandering You call me friendAnd mercy receives me
and lifts me to my feet
And I’m caught up in the wonder and mysteryOf knowing Jesus
Of knowing JesusMy heart is an open space
for You to come and have Your way
I’m open, I’m openHosanna, Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Prayer of Confession
Adapted from: A Hosanna Litany from The Open Church
The streets were crowded.
A parade mood filled the air.Shouts came from deep in the heart.
Hosanna! Save us!Save us from lukewarm faith.
Hosanna! Save us!Save us from callous indifference.
Hosanna! Save us!Save us from paltry hopes and petty dreams.
Hosanna! Save us!Save us from unquenchable greed.
Hosanna! Save us!Save us from lazy habits and faithless commitments.
Hosanna! Save us!Save us from soft-mindedness and hard-heartedness.
Hosanna! Save us!We cry from the depth of our hearts and the very center of our souls.
Hosanna! Save us!
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
Leaves from Interactive Night of Prayer & Worship
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!
- Good Friday: This Friday, April 18th at 7:30 pm, we will gather at Sandburg Elementary for a time of quiet prayer, reflection, and worship. We will have a separate gathering for our Sunday School children that evening as well.
- Easter Sunday: Please sign up to bring something for our potluck if you can. Please let Ian know if you have any questions. We look forward to celebrating Jesus’ resurrection next Sunday, April 20th together starting at 10:30 am!
- Youth Group: Yang will lead our Youth Group Bible study during service on Sunday, April 27th.
- Art & Faith Camp: Let’s continue to pray for this great day of creativity, faith, and outreach coming up on Sunday, May 25th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. We need volunteers! Please talk to Ann Leong if you’d like to help out!
Family Praise
Give It Away
Scripture Reading
Luke 19:28-40
28 After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it’” 32 So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 They said, “The Lord needs it.” 35 Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. 36 As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. 37 As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, 38 saying,
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!”39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.” 40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon

Prayer Walk: Keep the Stones Silent!
Pastor Jeya
Reflection questions:
- What do you notice? How does what you notice lead you to pray for this neighborhood?
- What ways can we share the joy of Palm Sunday and Jesus with those in this neighborhood?
Worship Song
Hosanna
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like You have loved meBreak my heart for what breaks Yours
Everything I am is for Your kingdom’s cause
Show me how to love like You have loved meHosanna, Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Benediction
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April 6, 2025 • Worship liturgy
The Fifth 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. We invite you to close your eyes and reflect on this quote before we engage our breath prayers: Author and theologian Frederick Buechner wrote, “You can survive on your own; you can grow strong on your own; you can prevail on your own; but you cannot become human on your own.”
Inhale: My journey is not solitary
Exhale: We heal together
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
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 praiseWhen 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 praiseThis is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love YouYou are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love YouYou 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 praiseBy the cross, I am free
Your grace changes everything
I was blind, now I see
Your grace changes everything
Kingdom Come
God, let Your kingdom come
May Your will be done
God, let Your kingdom comeEarth is groaning and we are longing
For Your kingdom to come
All creation and all of heaven
Join their voices as oneHope is stirring, joy arising
As we look to the day
When all injustice will bow
And every voice will cry out
Holy is Your nameLift up your heads, all the weak and the poor
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yoursLift up your hearts, all who suffer and mourn
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yoursLift up your eyes, all who hunger for more
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yoursLift up a shout, let the earth hear your voice
The Lord is at hand and His kingdom is yoursI 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
Prayer of Confession
God of love,
We thank You for being
Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer
of our lives and all creation.We confess how easy it is
for us to remain stuck in our ways
rather than risk transformation and hope.
Forgive us, O God, we pray:— Moment of silent prayer —
God of hope,
Guide us to reorient our lives
towards Your goodness and joy,
for the life of the world around us.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
Today’s Prayers of the People will be about expanding our circles of love, concern, and prayer. I’ll invite you to pray from very local to global by embodying a motion, praying silently for 5 seconds — and then I’ll repeat the prayer topic and we’ll respond out loud, “Lord, have mercy.”
- For those living under our household, in all of the concerns we see and in all of those we cannot see (hands to heart)
- For our local communities where we live, study, work, and play (palms upward in our laps)
- For our nation and the many concerns arising in our world today (hands held upward)
- For the Church worldwide to be faithful witnesses & advocates of Christ’s love and justice (stand together)
- For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war (arms crossed across to shoulders)
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!
- Easter Sunday School Donations: We’re always grateful for your generous & fun donations for our Easter egg hunt! We don’t need plastic eggs, but we do need fillers! Ideas for fillers: mini squishy toys, sidewalk chalk, playdough/slime, finger puppets, bouncy balls, stickers, temporary tattoos, etc.). Please bring by next Sunday, 4/13! Questions, please text Teacher Ann.
- Art & Faith Camp: Let’s continue to pray for this great day of creativity, faith, and outreach coming up in the month of May. Please talk to Ann Leong if you’d like to help out!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
Happy All the Time
Worship Song
Promises
God from age to age
Though the earth may pass away
Your word remains the sameYour history can prove
There’s nothing You can’t do
You’re faithful and trueThough the storms may come
And the winds may blow
I’ll remain steadfastAnd let my heart learn
When You speak a word
It will come to passGreat is Your faithfulness to me
Great is Your faithfulness to meFrom the rising sun to the setting same
I will praise Your name
Great is Your faithfulness to meI put my faith in Jesus
My anchor to the ground
My hope and firm foundation
He’ll never let me down
Scripture Reading
Luke 12:22-32
22 He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! 25 And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life? 26 If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 28 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith! 29 And do not keep seeking what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. 30 For it is the nations of the world that seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon

God is Kind
Pastor David
Reflection questions:
- When was the last time you experienced kindness from someone?
- Is there something that you used to deeply pray for that you are currently experiencing? What is a prayer that you are hoping to see come to life?
Worship Song
You Hold It All Together
You come at the right time
When I least expect it
Never behindSo why would I be surprised
When You deliver every time?On mountaintops, You stay the same
On valley low, You never changeAnd I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remainsYou go, You go before me
To prepare a blessing
You madе a wayIt’s more than I could imagine
More than I can fathom
Or comprehendGod of my present
God of my future
You write my story
You hold it all together
Benediction
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Reset Sunday Worship Guide • 03-30-25

Opening Prayer
Adapted from re:worship
As darkness gives way to light
and winter sleep to fresh beginnings,
We are reminded today
of the restoring love of God.Like the green shoots of renewed life,
stirring beneath the soil,
We welcome an awakening
of the Spirit in our lives.We return to God,
for God is gracious,
abounding in steadfast love.
We plant these seeds of hope
with open hearts.
Amen.
Open Up
Open Up
You heard the cry of our hearts
And You came down
Freely You gave us Your love
Showing us howMake me an instrument of Your peace
Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is darkness
Let me shine light and…May Your love
Cause us to open up
Cause us to open up our heartsMay Your light
Cause us to shine so bright
That we bring hope into the darkAll that we do without love
It means nothing
Grant us the courage to give
As You’re callingHope for the hopeless
Your love isStrength in our weakness
Your love isMay we love
As You love
Passing of the Peace
Take a moment to sow seeds of faith, hope & love by sending a text message to a friend who could use an encouraging message and/or folks from our Anchor & Hope community!
Kids Worship Song
Grow-Grow-Grow
Oh… Doo-doo-doo-doo!
Oh… Doo-doo-doo-doo!Oh, oh, oh!
I wanna grow, grow, grow
In deeds and faith
Stronger — every dayOh, oh, oh
I wanna know, know, know
My Savior King
You are… my everything
HEY!My feet are standing
And my roots are planted
In the grace I’m given by You, LordMy hands are reaching
As Your Spirit teaches me
To keep on, keep on growing in You moreCome live in me
Shine in me
Grow in me Lord
Kids Reflection
This story comes from Matthew 13:
That same day Jesus left the house and sat by the Sea of Galilee. 2 Large crowds gathered around him. So he got into a boat and sat down. All the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things using stories. He said, “A farmer went out to plant his seed. 4 He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. Birds came and ate it up. 5 Some seed fell on rocky places, where there wasn’t much soil. The plants came up quickly, because the soil wasn’t deep. 6 When the sun came up, it burned the plants. They dried up because they had no roots. 7 Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It produced a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than what was planted. 9 Whoever has ears should listen.”
. . . .18 “Listen! Here is the meaning of the story of the farmer. 19 People hear the message about the kingdom but do not understand it. Then the evil one comes. He steals what was planted in their hearts. Those people are like the seed planted on a path. 20 The seed that fell on rocky places is like other people. They hear the message and at once receive it with joy. 21 But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message. 22 The seed that fell among the thorns is like others who hear the message. But then the worries of this life and the false promises of wealth crowd it out. They keep the message from producing fruit. 23 But the seed that fell on good soil is like those who hear the message and understand it. They produce a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than the farmer planted.”
Watch the video for this story here:
Have a conversation with your kids about the following questions:
- What happened to the different seeds in this story?
- What do the different seeds represent?
- Who does the farmer represent?
- How can we be like the seeds in good soil?
God wants the whole world to know about the love of Jesus! That’s what our memory verse is all about!
- Ask your kids to show you their memory verse from John 3:16 with motions (text Ann Leong if you need help with motions!)
- John 3:16 says… For God so loved the world… that he gave his one and only Son… Anyone who believes in him… will not die… but will have eternal life.
Prayer for Illumination
Open our hearts, O God,
as we engage the words of Scripture,
so that our hearts may be fertile soil
in which You plant Your Living Word.
Amen.
Scripture Reflection
Read John 16:33 out loud:
(Jesus said)
I have told you these things,
so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart!
I have overcome the world.Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Read through John 16:33 several times. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
What is the Spirit saying to you through this verse?
On PD’s hike he shows us the Torrey Pine tree, which grows from a tiny seed into an iconic symbol of San Diego. As we’ve mentioned, Reset Sunday is a time to rest deeply in a different kind of way, to take a pause, perhaps to engage the five senses, spend time with loved ones, and connect God through all of it. It’s also a time where we remember that we can rest because God never does.
In what ways are you caring for the “seed of eternity planted in (your) soul” today?
The Torrey Pine tree’s beautiful sculptural form is a testament to its ability to survive and even thrive in a harsh environment, despite the challenges thrown its way.
What kinds of challenges are you facing? What challenges are those around you facing? Take a moment to invite God’s presence into those challenges, perhaps asking for guidance, wisdom, and strength.
The Torrey Pine is deeply interconnected to its local ecosystem. Take a moment to think of your interconnections.
Who comes to mind this day? Take a moment to thank God for those that have helped you to be resilient. Then, take a moment to pray for those facing difficulties and ask God to reveal how you might be a source of help and encouragement to them.
Reap That Joy
Reap That Joy
We’ve sown in tears
We’ve sown in grief
We’ve scattered seeds of broken-hearted
Broken dreamsWe’ve buried years
Of hurt down deep
But wait and see the winter frost
Will yield to springI know we’re gonna
I know we’re gonna
I know we’re gonna
I know we’re gonna
Reap that joy, reap that joy of the LordAs long as you’re living
As long as you’re breathing
Don’t you ever stop
Don’t you ever give in
Reap that joy, reap that joy of the Lord
Reap that joyWe’ve planted pain
We’ll harvest hope
Isn’t darkness where the garden
Starts to growUp from the dirt
Up from the earth
There’ll be resurrection rising
Like a rose
There’ll be resurrection rising
Like a roseI know He’s always working
Down underneath the surface
Whatever we buried
Will burst into life againI know in heaven’s timing
We’re going back to Eden
Where all that we buried
Will burst into life again
Closing Blessing
Go in peace;
be of good courage,
hold fast to what is good,
return no one evil for evil;
strengthen the fainthearted,
help the afflicted,
honor all people,
love and serve the Lord.May the blessing of God Almighty,
Creator, Christ, and Spirit,
go with us, today and forever.
Amen
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March 23, 2025 • Worship liturgy
The Third 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: I listen for my voice
Exhale: Silence is a portal
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 Way w/ Come Now is the Time
Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time to give our heartsCome, just as we are to worship
Come, just as we are before our God
ComeThrough every battle
Through every heartbreak
Through every circumstance
I believe that You are my fortress
You are my portion
You are my hiding placeI believe You are
The way, the truth, the lifeThrough every blessing
Through every promise
Through every breath I take
I believe that You are Provider
You are Protector
You are the One I loveAnd it’s a new horizon and I’m set on You
And You meet me here today with mercies that are new
All my fears and doubts, they can all come too
Because they can’t stay long when I’m here with YouIt’s a new horizon and I’m set on You
And You meet me here today with mercies that are new
All my fears and doubts
They can all come too
Because they can’t stay long when
Prayer of Confession
God of all people,
We confess the ways we have not seen You
in the face of our neighbors
who are immigrants and refugees.Forgive us for choosing comfort over compassion;
Break down walls we’ve built in our hearts & minds;
Open our hearts to the wideness of Your embrace;
Hear us, O God, we pray:— Moment of silent prayer —
God of mercy,
Renew us in Your love,
giving us courage to stand against injustice
and making real the hope we have in Jesus.
Amen.
Assurance of God’s Love
Prayers of the People
For today’s Prayers of the People, we will embody our prayers through simple responses. I invite you to close your eyes and pray with me:
- For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war
- Protect those forced to flee from violence
- Hear the cry of those who have lost loved ones to war and hatred
- Bless and strengthen those working to bring relief, justice, and aid
- For our mission partners and collaborators around the world, like World Relief and Justice Ventures International
- For the Church worldwide to be advocates for justice and love
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 keep reading Pastor Ray Hollenbach’s book, Deeper Hope, as a daily devotional throughout the season of Lent.
- Interactive Prayer & Worship Night: This 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: We will not gather next 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 this week.
- 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 in the month of May. Please talk to Ann Leong if you’d like to help out!
Passing of the Peace
Let’s greet each other at this time!
Family Praise
Your Love is Deep
Scripture Reading
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.
Sermon

Guest Speaker
Liliana Reza
Worship Song
Let Us Be Known
Let us be known by our love
In every word, in every deed
Honor the SonLet our light shine in every eye
Let us be known by our loveFor the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our loveLet us be known by our joy
In every home, in every heart
Sing to the LordLet our lives show goodness and hope
Let us be known by our joyFor the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our joyLet us be known by our peace
In every town, in every tribe
Jesus is KingLet us go forth, heal and restore
Let us be known by our peaceFor the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our peaceFor the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love
Benediction
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March 16, 2025 • Worship liturgy
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 foreverSing of the victory, the hope of the world
The Saviour has risen, the Spirit has come to
Bring us into love foreverWe are the people of God
With the freedom of hope in our hearts
How great is the love of the FatherLifted from darkness and into the light
The sons and the daughters are loved at a price
Our God has made us His foreverThis is the song of the redeemed
The ransomed and the free
Given life at such a price
This is love, this is loveAnd 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 sleepingGod in my resting, there in my working
God in my thinking, God in my speakingBe 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 waitingGod in my laughing, there in my weeping
God in my hurting, God in my healingChrist in me, Christ in me
Christ in me, the hope of glory
You are everythingChrist 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 TheeThere is a sign at the sight of Thee
Merciful and mighty
God in three Persons
God in three Persons… blessed TrinityHoly, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty
All Thy works
Shall praise Thy Name
In earth and sky and seaThere 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 waysTeach us to give… teach us to give
Give ourselves for one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to giveTeach us to weep… teach us to weep
Let us weep with one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to weep
Benediction
