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Passing the peace
Contemplative prayer - Love's Secret by HIK
Call to worship -
Let us worship and adore God:
source, essence, and aim of all things,
spirit that enlivens all beings.
Let us follow the way of Jesus, who found God in himself
and shared a way for others to find God in themselves:
He was born through love,
He lived for love,
He suffered for love,
He died for love,
But love never dies.
Let us again submit to God’s grace, which is love:
to be compassionate to all beings,
to live and serve in community with others,
to ask for and offer forgiveness,
that we may praise and enjoy God forever. Amen!
Sing - I’ll Fly Away, #2282, verses 1 and 3, The Faith we Sing
Unity prayer -
Loving God, thank you for our families.
Thank you for the people who light up our lives,
whose tender presence is dear beyond words,
those who enrich us more than we know.
May we accept them as they are,
encourage them to be all they can be,
appreciate them as we want to be appreciated.
Sometimes the people we love the most
can be the people with whom we have the most conflict,
help us persevere in our love.
Give us patience with our families this week.
When we would keep track of hurtful words,
call to mind the thoughtless words we have spoken.
When we would count the ways we have been neglected,
teach us to remember that we too overlook others.
Jesus, you walked a fine line of love with your own family;
help us to live in peace, respecting others and ourselves.
Be our familiar guide in all we do and say this week. Amen.
Scripture - Romans 12:9-17
9 Love should be shown without pretending. Hate evil, and hold on to what is good. 10 Love each other like the members of your family. Be the best at showing honor to each other. 11 Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord! 12 Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of God’s people, and welcome strangers into your home. 14 Bless people who harass you—bless and don’t curse them. 15 Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying. 16 Consider everyone as equal, and don’t think that you’re better than anyone else. Instead, associate with people who have no status. Don’t think that you’re so smart. 17 Don’t pay back anyone for their evil actions with evil actions, but show respect for what everyone else believes is good.
Music
Scripture - Leviticus 19
19 The Lord said to Moses, 2 Say to the whole community of the Israelites: You must be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy. 3 Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must keep my sabbaths; I am the Lord your God. 4 Do not turn to idols or make gods of material goods for yourselves; I am the Lord your God. 5 When you harvest your land’s produce, you must not harvest all the way to the edge of your field; and don’t gather up every remaining bit of your harvest. 10 Also do not pick your vineyard clean or gather up all the grapes that have fallen there. Leave these items for the poor and the immigrant; I am the Lord your God.
11 You must not steal nor deceive nor lie to each other. 12 You must not swear falsely by my name, desecrating your God’s name in doing so; I am the Lord. 13 You must not oppress your neighbors or rob them. Do not withhold a hired laborer’s pay overnight. 14 You must not insult a deaf person or put some obstacle in front of a blind person that would cause them to trip. Instead, fear your God; I am the Lord.
15 You must not act unjustly in a legal case. 6 Do not go around slandering your people.[a] Do not stand by while your neighbor’s blood is shed;[b] I am the Lord. 17 You must not hate your fellow Israelite in your heart. 18 You must not take revenge nor hold a grudge against any of your people; instead, you must love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
32 You must rise in the presence of an old person and respect the elderly. You must fear your God; I am the Lord.
33 When immigrants live in your land with you, you must not cheat them. 34 Any immigrant who lives with you must be treated as if they were one of your citizens. You must love them as yourself, because you were immigrants in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 You must keep all my rules and all my regulations, and do them; I am the Lord.
Music
Silence
Sermon - Love Of Family and Community
Prayers
Joys and Concerns
Lord’s prayer
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Doxology, #94
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Sing - Give me Jesus, # 3140, verses 1, 3 and 4 Worship and Song
Benediction
Postlude
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