May 30th Virtual Worship
| The Order of Worship - Trinity Sunday |
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| The Bells Call Us To Worship |
| Welcome |
| Prelude: Take Time to Be Holy - Stebbins Arr. Powell |
| Call to Worship |
| Hymn of Adoration: Come, Thou Almighty King |
| Confession of Sin |
| Kyrie |
| Assurance of Pardon |
| Greeting of Peace |
| Gloria |
| Scripture Reading: Romans 1: 1-7 |
| A Message to Children |
| Worship in Music |
| Pastoral Prayer & The Lord's Prayer |
| Hymn of Reflection: God, the Spirit, Guide and Guardian |
| Sermon: We Believe: We Trust God, Our Savior Jesus Christ |
| Hymn of Parting: Holy, Holy, Holy |
| Benediction |
| On Eagle's Wings |
| Postlude:Fugue in C Major - Buxtehude |
Music Ministry Team: Kristin Petty, Dwight Huntley, Matthew Leone, Rene Vazquez
Worship Team: Sarah Haas, Marc Hayden
Technology Team: Michael Kendall, Mark Raker, Jerry Weissinger
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Key Notes from the reading & sermon:
We Believe: We Trust God, Our Savior Jesus Christ
From the UCC Statement of Faith
We believe in you, O God, Eternal Spirit, God of our Savior Jesus Christ and our God, and to your deeds we testify.
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for the sake of his name, including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[Reading above - Romans 1: 1-7]
Paul’s Letter to the Romans is the only of his genuine letters that was written to disciples he did not previously know. It was his intent to visit these disciples in Rome, to earn their respect and their support, so that he might continue his missionary work among Gentiles in Spain. This is the first of two main purposes for Paul’s letter.
The second purpose has a clear connection to an historical reality. By the middle of the forties of the first century there were communities of disciples in Rome. Some of these disciples were Jews and some were Gentiles. In the year 49, just a few years after these house-churches in Rome had gotten started, the Emperor Claudius began persecuting Jewish people by expelling all Jews from Rome. Of course, Jewish disciples were also expelled, leaving Gentile disciples solely in the capital city. Thankfully, this expulsion was reversed in the year 54. This return raised an important issue: would the Gentile disciples welcome the Jewish disciples in particular, and the Jewish people in general? Paul addresses this issue with an emphasis in his Letter to the Romans on the relationship between Jews and Gentiles
Questions for Reflection:
How does our belief in God which is informed by our trust in and allegiance to our Savior Jesus Christ help us live in the historical realities of our time?
Tensions continue to exist between Christian and Jewish people. Sadly, recent attacks on synagogues have been carried out with a perverted commitment to Christ. How does an acknowledgement of the Judaism of Jesus and Paul correct division and hatred?
Paul was always planning for the next missionary venture. Where do you feel called to proclaim and live the good news of the grace of God in Christ?
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