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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. This month we are recentering ourselves & our church around the dreams of God. Today’s centering practice comes from Cole Arthur Riley of Black Liturgies:

• Take a moment to warm your hands, then place them over your eyes, asking God to restore your vision for God’s world and your life 
• Inhale: Hope is a portal 
• Exhale: I let myself dream

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Call to Worship

Like clay on a wheel, God forms us.
We are created — and re-created,
as the Artist imagines & shapes us.

Our story is still being written
by the creative Author of Life.
May we learn to dream with God.
Amen.

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Worship Songs

Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly

It all comes down to this
What You require of me
Love my neighbor as myself
And You above all things

Act justly, love mercy
Walk humbly, with You God
In all things, in all ways
Walk humbly, with You God

It all comes down to this
To be Your hands and feet
Good News to all the world
The truth will set us free

It’s beauty for ashes
It’s mourning to dancing
It’s closer and closer
The Kingdom of heaven

Years from now we’ll see
The fruit our hands have sown
Faith just like a seed
The only way it grows

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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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Prayer of Confession

Creator God,
You have searched us and You know us.
Before we even call, You answer.

Guide us to live justly;
Open our hearts to Your mercy;
Teach us to walk humbly with You;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Renewing God,
Forgive the ways we’ve fallen short;
help us amend our future steps;
And set us free to be Your people.
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…  

For all of creation, groaning under the weight of sin and waste… 

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

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

For our retreat and every time we gather to be
a meaningful time of transformation, hope & dreaming… 

For the Church worldwide to act justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with You… 

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!
• Parents Meeting: After service today with our Director of Children’s Ministry, Ann Leong! 
• Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm. 
• Women’s Bible Study: This Friday, September 19th via Zoom!  
• Church Retreat this weekend! 
  • Dates: September 20th and 21st (Saturday and Sunday) 
  • Times: Saturday from 10:30 am to 8:00 pm-ish; Sunday at 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm-ish 
  • Registration Fees: $100/person for 6th grade & up; $50/person for 5th grade & below ($25 discount for each additional child)
• Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!
• Community Connections: Let’s pray for and build up our connections with neighbors and our broader community! Please prayerfully consider asking a friend to visit our church and keep the Mira Mesa Street Fair (Sat, 10/4) in prayer!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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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

Isaiah 65:1-8

¹ Thus says the Lord:
Maintain justice, and do what is right,
for soon my salvation will come
and my deliverance be revealed.

² Happy is the mortal who does this,
the one who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
and refrains from doing any evil.

³ Do not let the foreigner joined to the Lord say,
“The Lord will surely separate me from his people,”
and do not let the eunuch say, “I am just a dry tree.”

⁴ For thus says the Lord:
To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,
who choose the things that please me
and hold fast my covenant,

⁵ I will give, in my house and within my walls,
a monument and a name
better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.

⁶ And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,
and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath and do not profane it
and hold fast my covenant—

⁷ these I will bring to my holy mountain
and make them joyful in my house of prayer;
their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
will be accepted on my altar,
for my house shall be called a house of prayer
for all peoples.

⁸ Thus says the Lord God,
who gathers the outcasts of Israel:
I will gather others to them
besides those already gathered.

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

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Sermon

Dreaming Together

Pastor Dan

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Conversation question: 

• What do you think might be the dream of God for Anchor & Hope in the next 3 years or so? The next 20 years? 50 years? 
• (Imagine yourself at that point of your life and think, what would you be so proud of our church accomplishing at that point?) 
• Reminder: The dream of God is never meant to be only for ourselves — it’s always meant to be for the good of the world

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Worship Song

Open Up (reprise)

May Your love
Cause us to open up
Cause us to open up our hearts

May Your light
Cause us to shine so bright
That we bring hope into the dark

All that we do without love
It means nothing
Grant us the courage to give
As You’re calling

Make me an instrument
Of Your peace
Where there is hatred
Let me sow love

Where there is darkness
Let me shine light and . . .

Hope for the hopeless
Your love is
Strength in our weakness
Your love is

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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. 

• Silently with one breath, say to God: I’m glad You’re here  
• Silently with another breath, say to yourself: I’m glad I’m here 
• Out loud to neighbors: I’m glad you’re here 

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Call to Worship

Like clay on a wheel, God forms us.
We are created — and re-created,
as the Artist imagines & shapes us.

Our story is still being written
by the creative Author of Life.
May we learn to dream with God.
Amen.

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Worship Songs

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
On valley 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 

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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

God our Creator,
You know us better than anyone else.
You created us in Your own image.

When we deny Your image in others;
When we fail to keep our promises;
When we are stubborn and proud;
Forgive us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of all,
You created the world in beauty and love.
May our lives declare Your goodness.
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…  

For all of creation, groaning under the weight of sin and waste… 

For ourselves and our loved ones,
to be strengthened, healed, and renewed… 

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

For renewed dreams, reinvigorated hearts,
and restored lives in our church… 

For the Church worldwide to act justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with You… 

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!
• Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
• Women’s Bible Study: Continues this Friday, September 12th in person. 
• Parents Meeting: Next Sunday, September 14th. Please reach out to Ann Leong with any questions!
• Church Retreat: 
  • Dates: September 20th and 21st (Saturday and Sunday) 
  • Times: Saturday from 10:30 am to 8:00 pm-ish; Sunday at 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm-ish 
  • Registration Fees: $100/person for 6th grade & up; $50/person for 5th grade & below ($25 discount for each additional child)
• Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!
• Community Connections: Let’s pray for and build up our connections with neighbors and our broader community! Please prayerfully consider asking a friend to visit our church and keep the Mira Mesa Street Fair (Sat, 10/4) in prayer!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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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

Joel 2:28-32

²⁸ Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.

²⁹ Even on the male and female slaves,
in those days I will pour out my spirit.

³⁰ I will show portents in the heavens and on the earth,
blood and fire and columns of smoke. 

³¹ The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood,
before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 

³² Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
shall be saved, for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said,
and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.

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

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Sermon

Dreams & Visions

Pastor Jeya

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Reflection Questions:

• Think of a way that you feel rested; the places where you might feel inspired or alive.
• What is it about it that you love?
• Keep digging into this by asking the why of this down to the deepest root of it

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Worship Song

Psalm 23 (I Am Not Alone)

O Lord You’re my Shepherd
You go before me
Defender behind me
I won’t fear

I’m filled with anointing
My cup’s overflowing
Nothing can harm me
I won’t fear

Hallelujah, I am not alone
You’re my comfort
Always holds me close

Lord, You always guide me
Through mountains and valleys
Your joy is refreshing
It restores my soul

Your mercy and goodness
Gives me assurance
That I’ll see Your glory
Face to face

Your Spirit lives within me
So I will walk in Your peace
Your Spirit lives within me
Come lead me, Lord lead me

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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 the last month, we’ve been looking at how we read Scripture 
• Today, as we begin our worship gathering, I invite you to hold a posture that represents how you want or need the Word of God to speak to you today (heart, eyes, ears, hands, feet)

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Call to Worship

We gather together to seek Jesus,
the Light of the World
and the One who sets us free.

We open our hearts, minds, and lives
to hear the voice of Love.
May the word of Christ dwell in us richly.
Amen. 

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Worship Songs

My Lighthouse

In my wrestling and in my doubts
In my failures You won’t walk out
Your great love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
You are the peace in my troubled sea

In the silence You won’t let go
In the questions Your truth will hold
Your great love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
You are the peace in my troubled sea

My lighthouse, my lighthouse
Shining in the darkness I will follow You
My lighthouse. my lighthouse
I will trust the promise
You will carry me safe to shore
Safe to shore

I won’t fear what tomorrow brings
With each morning I’ll rise and sing
My God’s love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
You are the peace in my troubled sea

Fire before us You’re the brightest
You will lead us through the storms

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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 God, our strength and refuge,
We’re grateful for Your lovingkindness
and in need of Your truth and goodness.

In Your love, restore our broken lives;
By Your light, renew our clouded vision;
Through Your justice, reawaken our hearts;
Hear us, O God, we pray:

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Creator, Christ, and Spirit,
Revive our hope and energy,
making us ready to answer Your call.
Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People

We invite you to lift up someone you care for and love in the following way:
“For ____________, as they _____________________”

And the church will respond, “Lord, have mercy” 

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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!
• Women’s Bible Study: Continues this Friday, August 29th at Jennifer’s place. Please talk to PJ if you have any questions! 
• Youth Group: Today with Uncle Will! 
• Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
• Reset Sunday: We will not gather in community next Sunday 8/31. Keep an eye out for our worship guide!
• Church Retreat: 
  • Dates: September 20th and 21st (Saturday and Sunday) 
  • Times: Saturday from 10:30 am to 8:00 pm-ish; Sunday at 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm-ish 
  • Registration Fees: $100/person for 6th grade & up; $50/person for 5th grade & below ($25 discount for each additional child)
• Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!
• Community Connections: Let’s pray for and build up our connections with neighbors and our broader community! Please prayerfully consider asking a friend to visit our church and keep the Mira Mesa Street Fair (Sat, 10/4) in prayer!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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Worship Song

Teach Us Your Ways

Teach us Your ways… teach us Your ways
As we learn from one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us Your ways

Teach us to give… teach us to give
Give ourselves for one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to give

Teach us to weep… teach us to weep
Let us weep with one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to weep

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Let us learn from one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us Your ways

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 119:137-168

¹³⁷ You are righteous, O Lord,
and your judgments are right.
¹³⁸ You have appointed your decrees in righteousness
and in all faithfulness.
¹³⁹ My zeal consumes me
because my foes forget your words.
¹⁴⁰ Your promise is well tried,
and your servant loves it.
¹⁴¹ I am small and despised,
yet I do not forget your precepts.
¹⁴² Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your law is the truth.
¹⁴³ Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
but your commandments are my delight.
¹⁴⁴ Your decrees are righteous forever;
give me understanding that I may live.

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

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Sermon

Holy Perspective

Pastor Dan

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Conversation Question: What do you think is the point of the Bible? 

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Worship Song

Everything

God in my living, there in my breathing
God in my waking, God in my sleeping

God in my resting, there in my working
God in my thinking, God in my speaking

Be my everything… be my everything…
Be my everything… be my everything…

God in my hoping, there in my dreaming
God in my watching, God in my waiting

God in my laughing, there in my weeping
God in my hurting, God in my healing

Christ in me, Christ in me
Christ in me, the hope of glory
You are everything

Christ in me, Christ in me
Christ in me, the hope of glory
Be my everything… be my everything…

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

• “The world is full of painful stories. Sometimes it seems as though there aren’t any other kind. And yet I found myself thinking how beautiful that glint of water was through the trees.” — Octavia Butler
• Inhale: We hold onto wonder 
• Exhale: We bear witness to goodness

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Call to Worship

We gather together to seek Jesus,
the Light of the World
and the One who sets us free.

We open our hearts, minds, and lives
to hear the voice of Love.
May the word of Christ dwell in us richly.
Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Be Thou My Vision w/ Open The Eyes

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

Be thou my Vision
O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me
Save that Thou art

Thou my best thought
By day or by night
Waking or sleeping 
Thy Presence, my Light

Riches I heed not
Nor vain empty praise
Thou mine inheritance
Now and always

Thou and Thou only 
Be first in my heart
High King of Heaven 
My treasure, Thou art

O God, be my everything
Be my delight
Be Jesus, my glory
My soul satisfied

High King of Heaven
When victory is won
May I reach Heaven’s joys 
O bright Heaven’s sun

Heart of my own heart
Whatever befall
Still be my vision
O Ruler of all

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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

Good Shepherd,
We thank You for Your tender care
for each of us, and for the world.

Instead of anger, give us kindness;
in place of greed, make us generous;
rather than apathy, fill us with love;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God our true Gardener,
plant, grow, and tend within us
the seeds of the Spirit-filled life.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Commissioning Service

Today, we come together as a church to pray for and to commission Deleine to serve as a Young Adult Volunteer in New York City, working with Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations for the next year.

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Women’s Bible Study: Starts this Friday, August 22nd at 7:30 pm at Anne Kim’s place. Please talk to PJ if you have any questions! 
• Youth Group: Next Sunday 8/24 during service, led by Uncle Will! 
• Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
• Reset Sunday: August is a month with 5 Sundays, which means we will not gather in community on Sunday 8/31.
• Church Retreat: 
  • Dates: September 20th and 21st (Saturday and Sunday) 
  • Times: Saturday from 10:30 am to 8:00 pm-ish; Sunday at 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm-ish 
  • Registration Fees: $100/person for 6th grade & up; $50/person for 5th grade & below ($25 discount for each additional child)
• Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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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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Scripture Reading

Psalm 119:89-93, 96-97, 103-105, 111-114, 127-130, 134-135

⁸⁹ The Lord exists forever;
your word is firmly fixed in heaven.
⁹⁰ Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
⁹¹ By your appointment they stand today,
for all things are your servants.
⁹² If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my misery.
⁹³ I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have given me life.
. . . . . 

⁹⁶ I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
⁹⁷ Oh, how I love your law!
It is my meditation all day long.
. . . . . 

¹⁰³ How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴ Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.
¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
. . . . . 

¹¹¹ Your decrees are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.
¹¹² I incline my heart to perform your statutes
forever, to the end.
¹¹³ I hate the double-minded,
but I love your law.
¹¹⁴ You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.
. . . . . 

¹²⁷ Truly I love your commandments
more than gold, more than fine gold.
¹²⁸ Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;
I hate every false way.
¹²⁹ Your decrees are wonderful;
therefore my soul keeps them.
¹³⁰ The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple.
. . . . . 

¹³⁴ Redeem me from human oppression,
that I may keep your precepts.
¹³⁵ Make your face shine upon your servant,
and teach me your statutes.

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

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Sermon

Delight, Discernment, Direction

Pastor Jeya

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Conversation Questions 

• How does what I’m reading make me feel more free to be fully alive? Fully free? Fully loving? Fully joyful?   
• What is this reading requiring of me that I can become that way? 

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Worship Song

Open Space w/ Make Room

I will make room for You
To do whatever You want to
To do whatever You want to

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 offenses
or wrongs in mind

Make me like Jesus
Make me like Jesus

My heart is an open space
For You to come and have Your way
I’m open, I’m open

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 the mystery

Of knowing Jesus
Of knowing Jesus

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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

• 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

We gather together to seek Jesus,
the Light of the World
and the One who sets us free.

We open our hearts, minds, and lives
to hear the voice of Love.
May the word of Christ dwell in us richly.
Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Oh Our Lord + Center

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

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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Cares Chorus

I cast all my cares upon You
I lay all of my burdens down at Your feet

Anytime I don’t know what to do
I will cast all my cares upon You

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Prayer of Confession

God of hope & promise,
Your love is always steadfast
and Your grace abounds around us.

When we feel overwhelmed and lose faith;
For our broken relationships;
In our grief, sorrow, and despair;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Light of the World,
direct and guide our steps.
Free us to live as Your people,
for the life of the world You love.
Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Blessing of the Backpacks

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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!
• Reset Sunday: August is a month with 5 Sundays, which means we will not gather in community on Sunday, August 31st.
• Church Retreat: Our retreat is coming up next month on September 20th and 21st (Saturday and Sunday). We’ll be in town at Marina Village. 
• Women’s Bible Study: Starting up this month! Please talk to PJ if you’re interested in joining.
• Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
• Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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Worship Song

You Keep on Getting Better + Lord I Need You

You are good
In the morning I sing
You are good

In the evening I sing
You are good
You are good to me

I will sing of Your goodness
I will sing of Your love
Though the seasons come quickly
You have always been enough

Though the night may get darker
Though the waiting seems long
You have always been faithful
To remind me of Your love

You have always been patient
You have always been kind
You’re consistent through the ages
Oh what a friend of mine

So I’ll remind my soul to bless You
Standing firm upon Your truth
Knowing You cannot be shaken
I’ve seen what You can do

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 119:49-88

⁴⁹ Remember your word to your servant,
in which you have made me hope.
⁵⁰ This is my comfort in my distress,
that your promise gives me life.
⁵¹ The arrogant utterly deride me,
but I do not turn away from your law.
⁵² When I think of your ordinances from of old,
I take comfort, O Lord.
⁵³ Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
those who forsake your law.
⁵⁴ Your statutes have been my songs
wherever I make my home.
⁵⁵ I remember your name in the night, O Lord,
and keep your law.
⁵⁶ This blessing has fallen to me,
for I have kept your precepts.

⁵⁷ The Lord is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
⁵⁸ I implore your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
⁵⁹ When I think of your ways,
I turn my feet to your decrees;
⁶⁰ I hurry and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
⁶¹ Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget your law.
⁶² At midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
⁶³ I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
⁶⁴ The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;
teach me your statutes.

⁶⁵ You have dealt well with your servant,
O Lord, according to your word.
⁶⁶ Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
⁶⁷ Before I was humbled I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
⁶⁸ You are good and do good;
teach me your statutes.
⁶⁹ The arrogant smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I keep your precepts.
⁷⁰ Their hearts are callous and unfeeling,
but I delight in your law.
⁷¹ It is good for me that I was humbled,
so that I might learn your statutes.
⁷² The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

⁷³ Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
⁷⁴ Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
because I have hoped in your word.
⁷⁵ I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right
and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.
⁷⁶ Let your steadfast love become my comfort
according to your promise to your servant.
⁷⁷ Let your mercy come to me, that I may live,
for your law is my delight.
⁷⁸ Let the arrogant be put to shame,
for they have subverted me with guile;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
⁷⁹ Let those who fear you turn to me,
so that they may know your decrees.
⁸⁰ May my heart be blameless in your statutes,
so that I may not be put to shame.

⁸¹ My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.
⁸² My eyes fail with watching for your promise;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
⁸³ For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
⁸⁴ How long must your servant endure?
When will you judge those who persecute me?
⁸⁵ The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me;
they flout your law.
⁸⁶ All your commandments are enduring;
I am persecuted without cause; help me!
⁸⁷ They have almost made an end of me on earth,
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
⁸⁸ In your steadfast love spare my life,
so that I may keep the decrees of your mouth.

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

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Sermon

Hope in the Dark

Pastor Dan

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Worship Song

Lord I Need You + Turn Your Eyes

Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth
will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace

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

Lord I need You, Oh I need You
Every hour I need You
My One defense, my righteousness
Oh God how I need 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

• This month, we will explore what it means to engage with, live into, and dialogue with Scripture 
• We invite you to cover your ears, to block out the noise — listen to the sound of your own breathing and with openness to hearing God’s voice

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Call to Worship

We gather together to seek Jesus,
the Light of the World
and the One who sets us free.

We open our hearts, minds, and lives
to hear the voice of Love.
May the word of Christ dwell in us richly.
Amen. 

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Worship Songs

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

You have called me higher
You have called me deeper
And I’ll go where You will lead me Lord
Where You 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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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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Prayer of Confession

God of justice and joy,
We see evidence of Your love all around us:
In growing gardens and growing children.

We confess our fears and failures to You:
When we hesitate to offer generosity;
For the ways we try to control outcomes;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Renewing Spirit,
Breathe the breath of life into us again.
Renew us in overflowing love.
Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People

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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!
• Run Club: Thanks for all the support and encouragement for our Balboa Park 8 Miler team! If you’re interested in joining the Anchor & Hope Run Club, please talk to Jin today!
• Promotion Sunday/Blessing of the Backpacks: School is starting up soon! Next Sunday, August 10th, will be our Promotion Sunday and Blessing of the Backpacks as our students head back to campus.
• Reset Sunday: August is a month with 5 Sundays, which means we will not gather in community on Sunday, August 31st.
• Church Retreat: Our retreat is coming up next month on September 20th and 21st (Saturday and Sunday). We’ll be in town at Marina Village. 
• Women’s Bible Study: Starting up this month! Please talk to PJ if you’re interested in joining.
• Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
• Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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Worship Song

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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Scripture Reading

Psalm 119:1-48

¹ Happy are those whose way is blameless,
    who walk in the law of the Lord.
² Happy are those who keep his decrees,
    who seek him with their whole heart,
³ who also do no wrong
    but walk in his ways.
⁴ You have commanded your precepts
    to be kept diligently.

⁵ O that my ways may be steadfast
    in keeping your statutes!
⁶ Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
⁷ I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn your righteous ordinances.
⁸ I will observe your statutes;
    do not utterly forsake me.

⁹ How can young people keep their way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
¹⁰ With my whole heart I seek you;
    do not let me stray from your commandments.
¹¹ I treasure your word in my heart,
    so that I may not sin against you.
¹² Blessed are you, O Lord;
    teach me your statutes.

¹³ With my lips I declare
    all the ordinances of your mouth.
¹⁴ I delight in the way of your decrees
    as much as in all riches.
¹⁵ I will meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ways.
¹⁶ I will delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

¹⁷ Deal bountifully with your servant,
    so that I may live and observe your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes, so that I may behold
    wondrous things out of your law.
¹⁹ I live as an alien in the land;
    do not hide your commandments from me.
²⁰ My soul is consumed with longing
    for your ordinances at all times.

²¹ You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
    who wander from your commandments;
²² take away from me their scorn and contempt,
    for I have kept your decrees.
²³ Even though princes sit plotting against me,
    your servant will meditate on your statutes.
²⁴ Your decrees are my delight;
    they are my counselors.

²⁵ My soul clings to the dust;
    revive me according to your word.
²⁶ When I told of my ways, you answered me;
    teach me your statutes.
²⁷ Make me understand the way of your precepts,
    and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
²⁸ My soul melts away for sorrow;
    strengthen me according to your word.

²⁹ Put false ways far from me,
    and graciously teach me your law.
³⁰ I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
    I set your ordinances before me.
³¹ I cling to your decrees, O Lord;
    let me not be put to shame.
³² I run the way of your commandments,
    for you enlarge my understanding.

³³ Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes,
    and I will observe it to the end.
³⁴ Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
    and observe it with my whole heart.
³⁵ Lead me in the path of your commandments,
    for I delight in it.
³⁶ Turn my heart to your decrees
    and not to selfish gain.

³⁷ Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;
    be gracious to me according to your word.
³⁸ Confirm to your servant your promise,
    which is for those who fear you.
³⁹ Turn away the disgrace that I dread,
    for your ordinances are good.
⁴⁰ See, I have longed for your precepts;
    in your righteousness be gracious to me.

⁴¹ Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
    your salvation according to your promise.
⁴² Then I shall have an answer for those who taunt me,
    for I trust in your word.
⁴³ Do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
    for my hope is in your ordinances.
⁴⁴ I will keep your law continually,
    forever and ever.

⁴⁵ I shall walk at liberty,
    for I have sought your precepts.
⁴⁶ I will also speak of your decrees before kings
    and shall not be put to shame;
⁴⁷ I find my delight in your commandments
    because I love them.
⁴⁸ I revere your commandments, which I love,
    and I will meditate on your statutes.

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

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Sermon

Freedom & Formation

Pastor Jeya

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Worship Song

Have My Heart

You 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 everything

You 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 everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh 
You can have my heart
You can have my heart

Be 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 everything

My heart is Yours forever
My heart is Yours forever

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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

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing God’s glorious name;
Shout out glorious praise! 

God has turned our mourning into dancing;
Let all the earth praise God’s holy name.
Tell of God’s awesome deeds among all people!
Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly

It all comes down to this
What You require of me
Love my neighbor as myself
And You above all things

Act justly, love mercy
Walk humbly, with You God
In all things, in all ways
Walk humbly, with You God

It all comes down to this
To be Your hands and feet
Good News to all the world
The truth will set us free

It’s beauty for ashes
It’s mourning to dancing
It’s closer and closer
The Kingdom of heaven

Years from now we’ll see
The fruit our hands have sown
Faith just like a seed
The only way it grows

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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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Community Prayer

Gracious God,
You are reconciling the world to Yourself
through Jesus Christ.

Today, we confess the countless ways
we remain un-reconciled: 

And now I invite you to a few moments of silent prayer: 

• For the ways we turn away from Your voice, O God;
• When we ignore the cries of our neighbors near and far;
• For the ways we seek comfort over self-reflection or sacrifice;
• In our disconnection from one another and from Your Church

Merciful God,
Transform our hearts
and reshape our desires
to reflect Your goodness daily.
Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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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!
• 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! 
• Women’s Bible Study: Starting up in August! Please talk to PJ if you’re interested in joining.
• Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
• Youth Group: Grace will lead Youth Group Bible study today!
• Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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Worship Song

The Kingdom is Yours

Blessed are the ones who do not bury
All the broken pieces of their heart
Blessed are the tears of all the weary
Pouring like a sky of falling stars

Blessed are the wounded ones in mourning
Brave enough to show the Lord their scars
Blessed are the hurts that are not hidden
Open to the healing touch of God

The Kingdom is yours, the Kingdom is yours
Hold on a little more, this is not the end
Hope is in the Lord, keep your eyes on Him

And blessed are the ones who walk in kindness
Even in the face of great abuse
Blessed are the deeds that go unnoticed
Serving with unguarded gratitude

And blessed are the ones who fight for justice
Longing for the coming day of peace
Blessed is the soul that thirsts for righteousness
Welcoming the last, the lost, the least

Blessed are the ones who suffer violence
And still have strength to love their enemies
Blessed is the faith of those who persevere
Though they fall, they’ll never know defeat

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Scripture Reading

Luke 4:16-21

¹⁶ When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, ¹⁷ and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:

¹⁸ “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, ¹⁹ to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
²⁰ And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. ²¹ Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

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

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Sermon

Proclaiming God’s Justice

Pastor Dan

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PC(USA) Directory for Worship, W-5.0304

God sends the Church to work for justice in the world: exercising its power for the common good; dealing honestly in personal and public spheres; seeking dignity and freedom for all people; welcoming strangers in the
land; promoting justice and fairness in the law; overcoming disparities between rich and poor; bearing witness against systems of violence and oppression; and redressing wrongs against individuals, groups, and peoples.

God also sends the Church to seek peace: in the Church universal, within denominations, and at the congregational level; in the world, where nations and religious or ethnic groups make war against one another; and in local communities, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and homes. These acts of peacemaking and justice are established upon God’s gracious act of reconciliation with us in Jesus Christ, and are a way of participating in Christ’s priestly intercession or advocacy for the world.

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Conversation Questions

• Read through the post on our blog from the PC(USA) Directory of Worship on the Church’s calling
• What is one aspect of our calling that stands out to you? Why?

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Worship Song

Teach Us Your Ways

Teach us Your ways… teach us Your ways
As we learn from one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us Your ways

Teach us to give… teach us to give
Give ourselves for one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to give

Teach us to weep… teach us to weep
Let us weep with one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us to weep

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Let us learn from one another
Learn to love each other
Teach us Your ways

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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

• Silently with one breath, say to God: I’m glad You’re here  
• Silently with another breath, say to yourself: I’m glad I’m here 
• Out loud to neighbors: I’m glad you’re here

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Call to Worship

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing God’s glorious name;
Shout out glorious praise! 

God has turned our mourning into dancing;
Let all the earth praise God’s holy name.
Tell of God’s awesome deeds among all people!
Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Great Things

Come let us worship our King
Come let us bow at His feet
He has done great things

See what our Savior has done
See how His love overcomes
He has done great things
He has done great things

O Hero of Heaven
You conquered the grave
You free every captive and break every chain
O God, You have done great things

We dance in Your freedom, awake and alive
O Jesus, our Savior, Your name lifted high
O God, You have done great things

You’ve been faithful through every storm
You’ll be faithful forevermore
You have done great things

And I know You will do it again
For Your promise is “Yes and amen”
You will do great things
God, You do great things

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Expectation

You redeem our past
You take what’s old and broken
You’re breathing in new life

Rhythms of Your grace
Moving us to freedom
From darkness into light

You will make all things new,
You’ll bring Your kingdom here
We wait in expectation

We lift our eyes to You
Salvation’s drawing near
We wait in expectation

You have overcome
The troubles we are facing
You’re standing here with us

Oppression cannot win
And anxious thoughts are broken
By the pow’r of Jesus’ name

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Prayer of Confession

God of all,
thank You for the gifts of beauty and wonder,
especially during times of anxiety and pain.

For those crying out for justice and restoration;
For our own sorrow and weariness;
For all our neighbors near and far;
Hear us, O God, we pray. 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God our light,
We are lost without Your love.
Where the world is broken,
make us instruments of belonging and peace.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People

After each phrase, we will invite you to embody a motion as a symbol of your prayer on behalf of others

For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war…  

For all of creation, groaning under the weight of sin and waste… 

For ourselves and our loved ones,
to be strengthened, healed, and renewed… 

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

For the Church worldwide to act justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with You… 

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!
• 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! 
• Women’s Bible Study: Starting up in August! Please talk to PJ if you’re interested in joining.
• Young Adult’s Bible Study: Please contact Pastor David if you’re interested — every other Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
• Youth Group: Next Sunday, Grace will lead our monthly Youth Group Bible study during service time.
• Office Space: Please join us in prayer as we look to establish an ongoing presence in the Mira Mesa area — and keep an eye out!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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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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Scripture Reading

Luke 10:25-37

²⁵ An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ²⁶ He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” ²⁷ He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁸ And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”²⁹ But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ³⁰ Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. ³¹ Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. ³² So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a Samaritan while traveling came upon him, and when he saw him he was moved with compassion. ³⁴ He went to him and bandaged his wounds, treating them with oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him, and when I come back I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ ³⁶ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” ³⁷ He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

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

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Sermon

Peace & Justice and the Good Samaritan

Pastor Jeya

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Conversation Questions

• What are some things you notice about the different people in the scenario?
• Would you have acted similarly? Have you ever found yourself in a similar situation?

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Worship Song

Open Up

May Your love
Cause us to open up
Cause us to open up our hearts

May Your light
Cause us to shine so bright
That we bring hope into the dark

All that we do without love
It means nothing
Grant us the courage to give
As You’re calling

Make me an instrument
Of Your peace
Where there is hatred
Let me sow love

Where there is darkness
Let me shine light and…

Hope for the hopeless
Your love is
Strength in our weakness
Your love is

May we love
As You love

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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. Close your eyes and slow down your breathing. Listen to “Praying” by Mary Oliver: 

It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.

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Call to Worship

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing God’s glorious name;
Shout out glorious praise! 

God has turned our mourning into dancing;
Let all the earth praise God’s holy name.
Tell of God’s awesome deeds among all people!
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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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 beginnings,
We stand in awe of Your beautiful creation;
we are humbled by Your steadfast love.

For the ways we fail to act in love;
When we’re distracted by seeking comfort;
For the ways we ignore the needs of others;
Forgive us, O God, we pray. 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of lovingkindness,
All day long, we put our trust in You.
Illuminate the path of love and justice,
and teach us to follow Your ways.
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…  

For all of creation, groaning under the weight of sin and waste… 

For ourselves and our loved ones,
to be strengthened, healed, and renewed… 

For our friends who need to know Your love
and the friendship of our Anchor & Hope community… 

For the Church worldwide to act justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with You… 

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!
• 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! 
• Young Adult Ministry: Thanks to everyone who was able to join the first meeting this past Thursday at 5:30 pm via Zoom. Please reach out to Pastor David with any questions and hope to connect with you all at the next gathering! 
• Thank you! Special thanks to Arya & Esme for leading Family Praise for awhile now. We appreciate the love & dedication! Starting today, we’re going to change up how we do our Family Praise song — so after we pass the peace, we will bless the kids to go directly to Sunday School!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time! 

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Blessing of the Children

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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

Micah 4:1-5

¹ In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s temple
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised up above the hills.
Peoples shall stream to it,

² and many nations shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

³ He shall judge between many peoples
and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
neither shall they learn war any more;

⁴ but they shall all sit under their own vines
and under their own fig trees,
and no one shall make them afraid,
for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.

⁵ For all the peoples walk,
each in the name of its god,
but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
forever and ever.

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

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Sermon

A World of Flourishing

Pastor Dan

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Conversation Questions

• What if we were experts in the flourishing of others?
• What’s one way you love to see others thrive?

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Worship Song

Let Us Be Known

Let us be known by our love
In every word, in every deed
Honor the Son

Let our light shine in every eye
Let us be known by our love

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love

Let us be known by our joy
In every home, in every heart
Sing to the Lord

Let our lives show goodness and hope
Let us be known by our joy

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our joy

Let us be known by our peace
In every town, in every tribe
Jesus is King

Let us go forth, heal and restore
Let us be known by our peace

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our peace

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love

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Benediction

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