\n<\/span>2021-03-07 3rd Sunday in Lent<\/a>
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Lectionary Theme: Spiritual Exploration<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n WAYS TO CONNECT <\/strong><\/span> To participate by phone only: 929-205-6099 or<\/em> 253-215-8782, Online meeting opens 15 minutes ahead of time so we can greet each other as we gather.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n WELCOME<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES<\/span><\/strong> Birthdays<\/em><\/p>\n Lucille Fulks Anniversaries <\/p>\n ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The host will mute everyone except the leader during hymns and longer unison prayers so we can all sing and speak together without the distraction of various lag times. Otherwise, sound will be on for all participants so we can interact freely throughout the service (exception: disruptive background noises).<\/em><\/p>\n INVOCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n HYMN OF PRAISE Lord prepare me CCLI Song # 24140 CCLI License # 3194034 PRAISE AND TESTIMONIES PRAYER CONCERNS<\/span><\/strong> Additions from Last Week Health Care Workers<\/em> Homebound<\/em> Military Families<\/em> Ecumenical Prayer Cycle for March 7-13: PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Loving God, you have called us to pursue societies of faithfulness and justice: Hear our prayers for the whole of creation, that by your inspiration we may become your willing servants, as we pray:<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0Let the words of our mouths and the mediation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer.<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Let the message of the cross destroy the wisdom of the wise and thwart the discernment of the discerning, that the nations of the world may abandon their idolatries of power and wealth in order to participate in your divine justice and compassion .<\/p>\n Let the words of our mouths and the mediation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer.<\/b><\/p>\n PRAYER OF CONFESSION God of grace and glory,<\/b> WORDS OF ASSURANCE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Leader to people:<\/em> All to each other:<\/em> PASTORAL PRAYER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n AFFIRMATION OF FAITH<\/span><\/strong> God of grace and mercy, <\/b>you are the source of the true healing that can make us whole. We remember this morning that Jesus\u2019 ministry <\/b>was deeply involved in both healing of people\u2019s bodies <\/b>and healing of relationships.\u00a0<\/b>As we take time now in worship to offer our spiritual gifts to you,<\/b> we pray that they might be used to bring healing \u2013 <\/b>of body, of spirit, of broken relationships \u2013 <\/b>to people who are in desperate need. <\/b>We pray this in the holy Jesus\u2019 name. Amen.<\/b><\/p>\n OFFERTORY<\/strong><\/span> We give thanks for those who are continuing their financial support of our ministries with online, mail-in, in-person, or drop-off tithes and offerings.<\/em><\/p>\n We offer to the Lord our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service and our witness, together with the elements each brings to their table for consecration to be for each of us the body and blood of Christ.<\/p>\n DOXOLOGY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! CCLI Song # 56204 CCLI License # 3194034 <\/p>\n THE EPISTLE READING THE GOSPEL READING <\/p>\n PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n CONVERSATIONAL SERMON What Stays and What Goes All Consuming The Sign True Temple New Understandings HYMN OF CELEBRATION \u00a0Love divine, all loves excelling, Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit Come, Almighty, to deliver, Finish, then, thy new creation; Charles Wesley PASSING THE PEACE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n May the peace of Christ be with you all! THE GREAT THANKSGIVING<\/strong><\/span> The Lord be with you. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, You brought all things into being and called them good. When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast. When you led your people to Mount Sinai for forty days and forty nights, When your people forsook your covenant, And so, with your people on earth Holy, holy, holy Lord, Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n When you gave him to save us from our sin, When he suffered and died on a cross for our sin, you raised him to life, By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection Now, when we your people prepare for the yearly feast of Easter, On the night in which When the supper was over he took the cup, And so, in remembrance of these Christ has died; Pour out your Holy Spirit enew our communion with all your saints, By your Spirit make us one with Christ, Through your Son Jesus Christ, THE LORD’S PRAYER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Our Father which art in heaven, BREAKING THE BREAD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Because there is one loaf, The cup over which we give thanks is a sharing in the blood of Christ.<\/p>\n SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The body of Christ, given for you. Amen.<\/strong> PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION<\/strong><\/span> Day after day after day<\/strong> HYMN OF DEDICATION I love Thy kingdom Lord I love Thy church O God For her my tears shall fall Beyond my highest joy Sure as Thy truth shall last Jesus Thou Friend divine I love Your church O God CCLI Song # 1402912 CCLI License # 3194034 \u201cGo ye into all the world, INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP GOING FORTH TO LOVE OTHERS<\/strong><\/span> CHORAL BENEDICTION<\/strong><\/span> Beloved let us love one another CCLI Song # 26344; CCLI License # 3194034 He was speaking of the temple of his body .\u00a0\u00a0 John 2:21 (RSV)\u00a0\u00a0 View or Print the Bulletin with Song Sheet: 2021-03-07 3rd Sunday in Lent Lectionary Theme: Spiritual Exploration Hearing God’s Word speak to us through the Bible readings each week\u00a0 WAYS TO CONNECT BY PHONE OR COMPUTER Tap Here for Zoom Video … Continue reading “Worship: Online Saturday, March 6 at 5 pm & Sunday, March 7 at 11 am”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1008","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7v7ct-gg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1008"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1022,"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1008\/revisions\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nMarch 6-12<\/em><\/p>\n
\nClay Wyatt
\nCharlotte Hanson<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/span>“Sanctuary”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nTo be a sanctuary
\nPure and holy
\nTried and true
\nWith thanksgiving
\nI’ll be a living
\nSanctuary for You<\/p>\n
\nJohn W. Thompson | Randy Scruggs
\n\u00a9 1982 Full Armor Publishing Company
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>Briefly share your recent God-Sightings, joys, thankfulness, and good thoughts so the rest of us can rejoice with you.<\/i><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWe remain in solidarity with suffering children, immigrants, victims of war and storms, and everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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\n<\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Kelly Walker, Shelby Weaver, Jerry Womack, Sissy Womack, Ryan Hodges,
\nRyan Blackwell, Colleen Blackwell, Linda, Dianne Stallion,
\nFamilies of Gary Williams, Mildred Sirls, Melvin Mann<\/p>\n
\nRon Fowler, Melissa Milam, Donna Smith, Greer Waldrop, Joy Crook, Susie Schumann, Michelle Adcock, Elizabeth Uys<\/p>\n
\nFreda & Dan Wyatt, Mary Lou Anderson,\u00a0Betty Travis,
\nCarl Hamilton, Ruth Purvis<\/p>\n
\nRon Fowler, Dylan Field, Kale Merrick, Matthew Petway, Sarah Petway,\u00a0\u00a0Randy Bagwell, Christopher Telle, Brittany Jones, Bryar Fortner<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Ireland; United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>From St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fayetteville AR, Worship Bulletin<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAND RECONCILIATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nwe thank you that you judge us not
\nby the perfection of our actions,
\nbut by our readiness
\nto live boldly by faith.
\n<\/b>Help us, as individuals
\nand as a congregation,
\nto trust you
\nand follow where you lead,
\nt<\/b>hat in Christ
\nyour name may be glorified
\nin all the earth. Amen.<\/b><\/p>\n
\nHear the good news:
\nChrist died for us
\nwhile we were yet sinners;
\nthat proves God’s love toward us.
\nIn the name of Jesus Christ,
\nyou are forgiven!<\/p>\n
\nIn the name of Jesus Christ,
\nyou are forgiven!
\n<\/strong>Glory to God. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nUnited Methodist Discipleship Ministries<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\nwww.Briensburg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPraise God all creatures here below!
\nPraise God above, ye Heavenly host!
\nPraise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLouis Bourgeois | Thomas Ken
\n\u00a9 Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain <\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>1 Corinthians 1:18-25<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>John 2:13-22<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>Theme: Spiritual Exploration
\n“Cleansing the Temple”<\/span><\/strong>
\nEveryone is invited to share as the Pastor leads a discussion of these sermon points.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Get these things out of here. Don\u2019t turn my Father\u2019s House into a market!\u00a0\u00a0 Vs 16 (TLB)<\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>My devotion to your house, O God, burns in me like a fire.\u00a0[Psalm 69:9] Vs 17 (GNT)<\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Destroy this sanctuary and in three days I will raise it up! Vs 19 (TLB) <\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>But Jesus was talking about his body as the Temple.\u00a0John 2:21 (GNT)<\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>\u00a0They then put two and two together and believed both what was written in Scripture and what Jesus had said.\u00a0 Vs 22 (MSG)<\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\njoy of heav\u2019n, to earth come down,
\nfix in us thy humble dwelling,
\nall thy faithful mercies crown.
\nJesus, thou art all compassion,
\npure, unbounded love thou art.
\nVisit us with thy salvation;
\nenter ev’ry trembling heart.<\/p>\n
\ninto ev\u2019ry troubled breast.
\nLet us all in thee inherit,
\nlet us find the promised rest.
\nTake away the love of sinning;
\nAlpha and Omega be.
\nEnd of faith, as its beginning,
\nset our hearts at liberty.<\/p>\n
\nlet us all thy life receive.
\nSuddenly return, and never,
\nnevermore they temples leave.
\nThee we would be always blessing,
\nserve thee as thy hosts above,
\npray, and praise thee without ceasing,
\nglory in thy perfect love.<\/p>\n
\nPure and spotless let us be.
\nLet us see thy great salvation
\nperfectly restored in thee.
\nChanged from glory into glory,
\ntill in heav\u2019n we take our place,
\ntill we cast our crowns before thee,
\nlost in wonder, love and praise.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a9 Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAnd also with you!<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briensburg.umcchurches.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sacrament.png?resize=301%2C34\")
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\nfor the Season after Pentecost<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe United Methodist Book of Worship<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAnd also with you.<\/strong>
\nLift up your hearts.
\nWe lift them up to the Lord.<\/strong>
\nLet us give thanks to the Lord our God
\nIt is right to give our thanks and praise.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nalways and everywhere
\nto give thanks to you,
\nAlmighty God,
\ncreator of heaven and earth.<\/p>\n
\nFrom the dust of the earth you formed us into your image
\nand breathed into us the breath of life.<\/p>\n
\nWhen rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights,
\nyou bore up the ark on the waters, saved Noah and his family,
\nand made covenant with every living creature on earth.<\/p>\n
\nyou gave us your commandments and made us your covenant people.<\/p>\n
\nyour prophet Elijah fasted for forty days and forty nights;
\nand on your holy mountain, he heard your still small voice.<\/p>\n
\nand all the company of heaven
\nwe praise your name
\nand join their unending hymn:<\/p>\n
\nGod of power and might,<\/strong>
\nHeaven and earth are full of your glory.<\/strong>
\nHosanna in the highest.<\/strong>
\nBlessed is he
\nwho comes in the name of the Lord.<\/strong>
\nHosanna in the highest.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nyour Spirit led him into the wilderness,
\nwhere he fasted forty days and forty nights to prepare for his ministry.<\/p>\n
\npresented him alive to the apostles during forty days,
\nand exalted him at your right hand.<\/p>\n
\nyou gave birth to your Church, delivered us from slavery to sin and death,
\nand made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit.<\/p>\n
\nyou lead us to repentance for sin and the cleansing of our hearts,
\nthat during these forty days of Lent we may be gifted and graced
\nto reaffirm the covenant you made with us through Christ.<\/p>\n
\nhe gave himself up for us,
\nhe took bread, gave thanks to you,
\nbroke the bread,
\ngave it to his disciples, and said:
\n“Take, eat;
\nthis is my body which is given for you.
\nDo this in remembrance of me.”<\/p>\n
\ngave thanks to you,
\ngave it to his disciples, and said:
\n“Drink from this, all of you;
\nthis is my blood of the new covenant,
\npoured out for you and for many
\nfor the forgiveness of sins.
\nDo this, as often as you drink it,
\nin remembrance of me.”<\/p>\n
\nyour mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
\nwe offer ourselves
\nin praise and thanksgiving
\nas a holy and living sacrifice,
\nin union with Christ’s offering for us,
\nas we proclaim the mystery of faith.<\/p>\n
\nChrist is risen;
\nChrist will come again.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\non each and every one of us
\ngathered here out of love for you,
\nand on these gifts of bread and wine.
\nMake them be for us
\nthe body and blood of Christ,
\nthat we may be for the world
\nthe body of Christ, redeemed by his blood.<\/p>\n
\nespecially those whom we name before you\u2014
\nName(s)\u2014(in our hearts ).
\nSilence may be kept for the remembrance of names.
\nSince we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
\nstrengthen us to run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
\nlooking to Jesus, the Pioneer and Perfecter of our faith.<\/p>\n
\none with each other,
\nand one in ministry to all the world,
\nuntil Christ comes in final victory,
\nand we feast at his heavenly banquet.<\/p>\n
\nwith the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
\nall honor and glory is yours,
\nalmighty Father,
\nnow and for ever.
\nAmen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nHallowed be thy name.
\n<\/span>Thy kingdom come,
\nThy will be done in earth,
\nas it is in heaven.
\n<\/span>Give us this day our daily bread.
\n<\/span>And forgive us our trespasses,<\/b>
\nas we forgive those
\nwho trespass against us.<\/b>
\n<\/span>And lead us not into temptation,
\nbut deliver us from evil:
\nFor thine is the kingdom,
\nand the power,
\nand the glory,
\nfor ever. Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nwe, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
\nThe bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.<\/p>\n
\nThe blood of Christ, given for you. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n“A Eucharistic Prayer for the Global Pandemic<\/a>“<\/span><\/em>
\nby Rev. Lane Cotton Winn and Rev. Juan Huertas<\/em><\/span>
\nLouisiana Conference
\nof The United Methodist Church<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\nyou give yourself to us:<\/strong>
\nin two or three gathered in your name,<\/strong>
\nin connection across the miles,<\/strong>
\nand in bread and wine.
\n<\/strong>
\nAs we go from this gathering<\/strong>
\naround your table,<\/strong>
\nmay we feel restored to your body,<\/strong>
\ncompanioned by your people,<\/strong>
\nand sustained
\nby the power of your Spirit<\/strong>
\nas we witness to your healing<\/strong>
\nand reconciling work.
\n<\/strong>
\nThrough Christ our Lord,<\/strong> Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>“I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord”<\/p>\n
\nThe house of Thine abode
\nThe church our blest Redeemer saved
\nWith His own precious blood<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHer walls before Thee stand
\nDear as the apple of Thine eye
\nAnd graven on Thy hand<\/p>\n
\nFor her my prayers ascend
\nTo her my cares and toils be giv’n
\nTill toils and cares shall end<\/p>\n
\nI prize her heavenly ways
\nHer sweet communion solemn vows
\nHer hymns of love and praise<\/p>\n
\nTo Zion shall be given
\nThe brightest glories earth can give
\nAnd brighter bliss of heaven<\/p>\n
\nTo Zion shall be given
\nThy hand from every snare and foe
\nShall great deliv’rance bring<\/p>\n
\nThe people You have called
\nThe church our blest Redeemer
\nSaved with His own precious blood<\/p>\n
\nLowell Mason | Timothy Dwight
\n\u00a9 Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain
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\nand preach the gospel to every creature.\u201d
\nJesus, Mark 16:15<\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>We invite you, your friends, and your family to a relationship with God in Jesus Christ, and to full participation and membership in our congregation.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAS CHRIST LOVES US<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n“Beloved, Let Us Love One Another”<\/p>\n
\nFor love is of God and ev\u2019ryone that loveth
\nIs born of God and knoweth God
\nHe that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love
\nBeloved let us love one another
\nFirst John four seven and eight<\/p>\n
\nDennis Ryder
\n\u00a9 1974 Universal Music \u2013 Brentwood Benson Publishing (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.)<\/span><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"