Order of Worship October 10, 2021
Updated: Jul 5, 2022
UJCC Sunday House Worship Service
October 10, 2021 * 20th Sunday After Pentecost * Generosity Movement
The Peace of Christ be with you! You are invited to use the following prayers & order of worship as we lift our hearts to God together!
Worshipping at home https://cor.org/live
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” -Mark Twain
Opening Prayer
Inexhaustible source of love and life, be with us in our time of worship
as we seek the love it takes to walk in the ways of your Son.
Help us love our enemies
and bless those who wrong us, for we cannot do so alone.
Teach us the joy of treating others
with all the same respect and goodness with which we hope to be treated.
May our every word and deed make known that we are your beloved children
and vessels of your love. Amen. (bjb)
Song of Centering "Build My Life" Becky Messer
We Humbly Adore and Receive
Children's Time Chris Takeda
Sermon “Generous Relationships” Rev. Akiko Miyake-Stoner
For more details about the UJCC Generosity Project, please go to www.ujcclife.com/blog and select the 2021-22 UJCC Generosity Project Post.
Song of Sending Forth "Lord of all Hopefulness" Becky Messer
You are invited to continue your spiritual practice of giving to the church. Please either mail your offering to the church (136 N. Villa Ave., Clovis, CA 93612) or try our online giving option (LINK HERE). Thank you!
Doxology Youth Band
Joys and Concerns & Time of Prayer
You are invited to share your joys and concerns with one another using our usual format:
Person lifting the prayer: “O God of Mercy;” everyone’s response: “This is our prayer.”
After you share your joys and concerns, go around the circle and offer prayer, praying freely or using this format:
“God, I thank you for…” and “God, I ask for…”
You are invited to close together with The Lord’s Prayer.
* If you or your kids would like to contribute to our virtual worship by music, painting, photos, recipes, or anything, please contact Nathan: worship@ujcclife.com
Postlude "Go Now In Peace" Becky Messer
Worship Resource: (bjb) B.J. Beu, “Opening Prayer (Luke 6),” Worship Elements: February 24, 2019 https://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/9488/worship-elements-february-24-2019
Luke 6:35-38
Love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. 36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37 ‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.’
Questions for Reflection:
1) What is the hardest thing for you when it comes to "relational generosity?"
Patience
Empathy
Giving others space when they're moody or upset
Not taking things personally
Not keeping score of the times I get the silent treatment
Other
2) What is one thing you can do to try and work on being more relationally generous?