Ubc Liturgy Stuff
October 4, 2020
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on September 27th (in the order they are needed). Also you can find UbcKids Sunday School Videos here.
In Labor All Creation Groans
In labor all creation groans till fear and hatred cease,
Till human hearts come to believe: In Christ alone is peace.
In labor all creation groans till war and violence cease,
Till swords are beaten into plowshares and Christ will be our peace
Be our peace, be our peace, Christ, our peace.
In labor all creation groans till prejudice shall cease,
Till every race and tribe and tongue in Christ will live in peace.
In labor all creation groans till false divisions cease,
Till enemies are reconciled in Christ who is our peace
Be our peace, be our peace, Christ, our peace.
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the jealous God who demands obedience
and also the God who gives grace
when obedience isn’t given
to listen what the Rule Maker might say
about the better way of grace
that the Spirit of God might transform our hearts and minds
and that the eternal rule of our hearts and minds
would be the law of love.
Amen
The Hinge by Cynthia Cruz
My brother is still alive and living
In Fresno.
All day he stares at the dead bodies
Of automobiles
In his garage. It isn’t a prison
He’d wish himself free of.
I visit him,
Dragging my boxes
Of books and awards
Behind me.
We are walking out of the city
Into the white flame of the desert.
Not unlike the Desert
Fathers walking out into Sinai.
My brother carries his briefcase
Loaded in icons and dollar bills.
He is wearing Larry Levis’s shining
Suit and black leather boots.
I am wearing a pale gown
Of sun-bleached flowers.
We are talking
About the Resurrection.
We are walking dead
Into it
Leaving the world and its sweet chorus
Of horrors behind
There is no city
But the city within.
No door, but the door
To simple wisdom.
We walk, dumb
As newborns
Into the tremendous and endless
Blessing.
All Creatures
All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Oh praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam!
O, praise Him! O, praise Him!
Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in heaven along,
Oh praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice!
Oh praise Him! Oh praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!
Oh praise Him! Oh praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Oh praise Him!
Alleluia!
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading is Exodus 20:1-20
Then God spoke all these words:
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lordyour God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lordyour God is giving you.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid and trembled and stood at a distance, and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.”
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading, and Josh’s Sermon text, is Matthew 21:23-32:
If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Wayward Ones
we are the wayward ones
liars and beggars, those who betray
we hand you over, deny your name
cast you aside, yet still you say
this is my body, this is my blood
broken and shed to show my love
we are the broken ones
cowards and fools, all filled with disbelief
we forsake you, deny your name
cast you aside, yet still you say
this is my body, this is my blood
broken and shed to show my love
remember me, remember me
come to the table, take and eat
remember me
Doxology
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
Benediction
As we approach this week
May we love God
Embrace Beauty
and Live Life to the fullest
Amen
New Giving App
In case you missed this info for the past couple of weeks:
We're excited to offer a new way to give to UBC - through a simple, fast and secure app! You can download the free Church Center app and enter "UBC Waco" as your church. In just a few taps, you'll have your account set up and can give any amount, anytime, from anywhere in the world. You can make a one-time donation or set up recurring giving instantly. Best yet, this app is designed specifically for churches, with reduced fees that make sure more of your donation actually goes to support UBC. If you're not an app person, no worries - we've added Church Center as an option under the "give" tab on our website. Thanks for your giving and support of our UBC community!