Worship

Notes on the Notes – May 14, 2017

This week’s theme: Women of the Bible This week’s music: “The River is Here” “Down the mountain the river flows and it brings refreshing wherever it goes. Through the valleys and over the fields the river is rushing and the river is here. The river of God is teeming with life and all who touch […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 7, 2017

This week’s theme: Shepherd and the Sheep This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:42-47               John 10:1-10 This week’s music: “Are You a Shepherd?” (MV #126) “Are you a shepherd, good shepherd who leads us safely through danger, while calming our fears? Are you a father who shelters and feeds us, shares in our laughter and wipes […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 30, 2017

This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:36-41                                Luke 24:28-35 This week’s music: “God, We Praise You for the Morning” (VU #415)  “God we praise you for the morning; Hope springs forth with each new day, New beginning, prayer, and promise, Joy in work and in play. God, we praise you for creation, Mountains, seas, and prairie […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 23, 2017

Earth Day This week’s scripture reading: Genesis 1:1-30 This week’s music: “All Things Bright and Beautiful” (VU #291) This classic text, from Cecil Frances Alexander’s Hymns for Little Children (1846), is based on the phrase “Maker of heaven and earth” in the Apostles’ Creed. The new words for verse four are particularly apt in the […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 16, 2017

EASTER SUNDAY New Life – The Power of Love What is Easter? Easter, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans.  In Western Christianity the Easter Season begins on […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 15, 2017

Easter Vigil Join us at 7 p.m. for a time of waiting and reflection in the hope and joy of the resurrection.  Scripture Readings: Isaiah 55:1-11 Ezekiel 36:24-28 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Romans 6:3-11 Tonight’s Music: “The Old Rugged Cross”        “The inspiration came to me one day in 1913, when I was staying in Albion, Michigan,” George […]

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