October 31, 2021
***Thanks to Jen and Paul Carron for playing music while Jamie is out of town****
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on October 31st (in the order they are needed).
House of God Forever
God is my shepherd
I won’t be wanting, I won’t be wanting
God makes me rest in fields of green with quiet streams
even though i walk through the valley of death and dying
i will not fear, for you are with me
you’re always with me
your shepherd’s staff comforts me
you are my feast in the presence of enemies
surely goodness will follow me, will follow me
in the house of god, forever
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the Eternal One
the One who lifts up those who are bowed down
and frustrates the paths of the wicked
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
that the Spirit of God might knit us together
forming us in the way of Christ
that we might carry the Kingdom of God
in our ordinary lives
Amen
Thank You
You made this world
You made this world
You made this world
Thank you, thank you
You gave me life
You gave me life
You gave me life
Thank you, thank you
You brought this peace
You brought this peace
You brought this peace
Thank you, thank you
You sowed these seeds
You sowed these seeds
You sowed these seeds
Thank you, thank you
Your love is everywhere
Your love is everywhere
Open me, open me
You kept me warm
You kept me warm
You kept me warm
Thank you, thank you
When I was in the wasteland
When I was in the wars
When I was all alone
Thank you thank you
Thank you thank you
Your love is everywhere
Your love is everywhere
Your love is everywhere
Open me, open me
Let it come through me now
Let it come through me now
Let it come through me now
Open me Open me Open
Your love is everywhere
Your love is everywhere
Your love is everywhere
Open me, open me
Your love is everywhere
Your love is everywhere
Your love is everywhere
Open me, open me
You made this world
You made this world
You made this world
Thank you, thank you
Fall Afresh
awaken my soul come awake
to hunger, to seek, to thirst
awaken, first love, come awake
and do as you did at first
spirit of the living god, come fall afresh on me
come and wake me from my sleep
blow through the caverns of my soul
pour in me to overflow
awaken my soul come awake
though broken, spread thin, and worn
awaken true hope, come awake
and transform these hearts of stone
spirit of the living god, come fall afresh on me
come and wake me from my sleep
blow through the caverns of my soul
pour in me to overflow
spirit come and fill this place
let your glory now invade
spirit of the living god, come fall afresh on me
come and wake me from my sleep
blow through the caverns of my soul
pour in me to overflow
Wherever You Go
There's a train leaving your heart tonight.
There's a silence inside your head and you're running you're running from it.
Down the tracks on a midnight line.
There's a red moon in the sky and you're running you're running from it.
But I'm coming for you, coming for you, wherever you go.
I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you wherever you go.
Wrestling angels till dawn breaks through
There's a blessing in the wound and you're running you're running from it.
When all your demons are at your door
it's a soldier they're looking and you're running you're running from it.
But I'm coming for you, coming for you, wherever you go.
I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you wherever you go.
I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you wherever you go
I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you wherever you go
Across the sea, the space between everything you think you know,
the things you keep and bury deep underneath the melting snow -
I'll follow.
Fathers & mothers don't always come through,
but I'm never gonna stop following you
Prophets and lovers don't always hold true,
but I'm never gonna stop falling for you
So, when your wine's all gone and your well runs dry,
Open your hands and look into my eyes; all that you see here,
you'll soon leave behind, so open your hands and look into my eyes
'cause I'm coming for you, coming for you wherever you go
I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you wherever you go (7x)
Fathers & mothers don't always come through,
but I'm never gonna stop following you
Prophets and lovers don't always hold true,
but I'm never gonna stop falling for you
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading, and Josh’s sermon text, is Ruth 1:1-18:
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. When they had lived there about ten years, both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
Then she started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had considered his people and given them food. So she set out from the place where she had been living, she and her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah. But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go back each of you to your mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. The Lord grant that you may find security, each of you in the house of your husband." Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud. They said to her, "No, we will return with you to your people." But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters, why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? Turn back, my daughters, go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me, even if I should have a husband tonight and bear sons, would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, it has been far more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the Lord has turned against me." Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
So she said, "See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.”
But Ruth said,
“Do not press me to leave you
or to turn back from following you!
Where you go, I will go;
Where you lodge, I will lodge;
your people shall be my people,
and your God my God.
Where you die, I will die—
there will I be buried.
May the Lord do thus and so to me,
and more as well,
if even death parts me from you!”
When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading is Mark 12:28-34:
One of the scribes came near and heard the Saducees disputing with one another, and seeing that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’; and ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself,’ —this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.
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Reckless Love
Before I spoke a word, You were singing over me
You have been so, so good to me
Before I took a breath, You breathed Your life in me
You have been so, so kind to me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn't earn it, and I don't deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah
When I was Your foe, still Your love fought for me
You have been so, so good to me
When I felt no worth, You paid it all for me
You have been so, so kind to me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn't earn it, and I don't deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah
There's no shadow You won't light up
Mountain You won't climb up
Coming after me
There's no wall You won't kick down
Lie You won't tear down
Coming after me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the ninety-nine
And I couldn't earn it, I don't deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God, all creatures here below
Praise God above, ye heavenly hosts
Praise Timeless, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen.
Benediction
As we approach this week
May we love God
Embrace Beauty
and Live Life to the fullest
Amen