Sunday Celebration 08/27/2023
WELCOME & INVOCATION
Our Affirmation of Faith
We believe in God the creator of us all, whose desire for
diversity is seen in the rainbow of humanity. With unrelenting
passion God Seeks to be in relationship with all of us.
We believe in Jesus the Christ, who is the embodiment of
God’s redeeming grace; And in the Holy Spirit through whom
that grace continues its restoring work.
We believe in the Church. It is the body of Christ on the earth
today. As ministers of this church, we are all called like Jesus,
to heal, to deliver, to teach, and to serve.
We believe that together we can change the world,
in our time and for all time Amen!
Affirmation Chorus: In This Place
In this place, There’s joy that I can’t explain
In this place, There’s healing for all my pain
There is love unlike I’ve ever known
Everybody here makes me feel at home
As we gather here, I know I’m not alone
I feel God’s presence, Moving in this place..
SING AND CELEBRATE:
1. WHO YOU SAY I AM
Verse 1: Who am I that the highest One would welcome me
I was lost but God brought me in. Oh God’s love for me, Oh God’s love for me
Chorus 1: Who the Son sets free, Oh is free indeed. I’m a child of God, Yes I am
Verse 2: Free at last, God has welcomed me, God’s grace runs deep
While I was asleep inside. Christ awakened me, Christ awakened me
Chorus 2 Who the Son sets free, Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God, Yes I am. In God’s house of love,
There’s a place for me. I’m a child of God, Yes I am
Bridge 1: (I am chosen, not forsaken, I am who You say I am. You are for me,
not against me, I am who You say I am) (repeat ( )) I am who You say I am
Chorus 3 Who the Son sets free, Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God, Yes I am. In God’s house of love,
There’s a place for me. I’m a child of God, Yes I am
In God’s house of love, There’s a place for me. I’m a child of God, Yes I am
[Interlude] Bridge 2: I am chosen, not forsaken, I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me, I am who You say I am. (repeat ( ) 3x)
For I am who You say I am, Yes, I am who You say I am! (repeat Chorus2)
2. GOD OF ALL MY DAYS
I came to You with my heart in pieces, And found you God with healing in your hands
I turned to You, put everything behind me, And found the God who makes all things new
I looked to You, drowning in my questions, And found the God who holds all wisdom
And I trusted You and stepped out on the ocean, You caught my hand among the waves
Chorus: ‘Cause You’re the God of all my days, Each step I take You make a way.
And I will give You all my praise. My seasons change, You stay the same.
You’re the God of all my days (Pause)
I ran from You, and wandered in the shadows, And found a God who relentlessly pursues
I hid from You, haunted by my failure, And found the God whose grace still covers me
I fell on You when I was at my weakest, And found the God, the lifter of my head
And I’ve worshiped You. And felt You right beside me You’re the reason that I sing(chorus)
In my worry, God You are my stillness, In my searching, God You are my answers
In my blindness, God You are my vision, In my bondage, God You are my freedom
In my weakness, God You are my power, You’re the reason that I sing (chorus)
In my blindness, God You are my vision. In my bondage,
God You are my freedom… All my days
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.
Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said:“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called children of God.Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
MATTHEW 4:23-25, MATTHEW 5:1-12
SPECIAL MUSIC
PRAISE AND PRAYER
TODAY’S SERMON: “JESUS SHOW US THE WAY…HAPPY POOR SPIRITED FOLKS”
SPECIAL MUSIC
HOLY COMMUNION
FINAL SONG