April 18, 2021
**Note: if you are attending the parking lot service,
masks are to be worn the entire time
and we are not yet singing together**
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on April 18th (in the order they are needed).
Inbreaking
break in, inbreaking
and shatter that which you shattered then
to come close, with your lantern glow
to reveal our wounds and illuminate
the cracks with solder, gold
if you can shape affliction into hope-graced art
come and build a kingdom out of broken hearts
o, slaughtered lamb, don’t delay
we’re wearing thin and losing shape
raise again the love we’ve slain
and reignite the hope we’ve tamed
break through
this can’t be what you had in mind at all
when you said the kingdom has already come
there’s such damage done
is there any way to restore the light
that we’ve left in the grave
if you can shake a death into a hard restart
come and raise a body out of broken parts
o, slaughtered lamb, don’t delay
we’re wearing thin and losing shape
raise again the love we’ve slain
and reignite the hope we’ve tamed
come crashing in, and blow away
these massive stones we’ve set in place
to seal the door to painted graves
we’ve styled so well with gaudy faith
and call us out into the dawn
speak the names that we forgot
o, desert cloud, lead us on
like a great parade of living scars
if you can sing betrayal like a victory song
come and write a better story out of what went wrong
Call to Worship
We have gathered to worship the Living God
to direct our attention
to the One in whom we live and move
and have our being
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
hoping the Spirit of Life would form our heart and minds
in the way of Christ
that we might be Resurrection people
in our living and moving and being
Amen
Kyrie Eleison
kyrie eleison
what, lord, what have we done?
kyrie eleison
o lord, with mercy, come
kyrie eleison
behold what we’ve wrought
in our weeping and gnashing teeth
o, kyrie, be not beyond our reach
turn not your ear from our reach
but, lord, have mercy
Rise Up
for the lonely and forgotten
for the weary and distressed
for the refugee and orphan
and for all who are oppressed
for the stranger who is pleading
while insulted and despised
will you rise?
rise up, rise up
the earth will fear the lord
when you avenge the poor
may your kingdom come
o rise up
hear how Rachel, she is weeping
and she will not be consoled
and the children in our keeping
are their bodies bought and sold
and the watchman, he is sleeping
but do you see them with your eyes?
and will you rise?
rise up, rise up
the earth will fear the lord
when you avenge the poor
may your kingdom come
o rise up
as your will is done in heaven
may it now be done below
may our daily bread be given
may your kingdom come and grow
but lead us not into temptation
but deliver us we cry
will you rise?
rise up, rise up
the earth will fear the lord
when you avenge the poor
and bare your holy arm
to keep them safe from harm
may your kingdom come
o rise up
Look to the Hills
I lift my eyes to the hills
to remind myself this isn’t all there is
I lift my eyes to the hills
and wait for help to appear
my help is from the lord
who breaks past walls
and fortress doors
my shade in sun and shield from sword
yes, my help is from the lord
so I look to the hills
and I know the score
the mountains fall
the shadows, they soar
and every rough line
is impeccably placed
as valleys rise
forgetting their place
I look to the hills
and I know what i’m for
and know my help
is going before
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading is Psalm 4:
Answer me when I call, O God of my right!
You gave me room when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.
How long, you people, shall my honor suffer shame?
How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies?Selah
But know that the Lord has set apart the faithful for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.
When you are disturbed, do not sin;
ponder it on your beds, and be silent.Selah
Offer right sacrifices,
and put your trust in the Lord.
There are many who say, “O that we might see some good!
Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!”
You have put gladness in my heart
more than when their grain and wine abound.
I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety.
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading, and Josh’s sermon text, is Luke 24:36b-48:
Jesus himself stood among the disciples and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate in their presence.
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.
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An Illustration Josh Will Reference At Some Point
Life in 3 Acts, Mari Andrew
On the Wind, All the While
living water, flowing from the stone
now cleft, to key the earth
mysterious current, that somehow
never wanes in ebb, nor floods in flow
a steady stream across a steady dryness
and all at once the world wakes up
withered husks give way to bloom
as I feel my chest explode with life
like a fire that does not consume
behold the sunrise, consider
how the spectral hues creep the eastern sky
how in a moment, the palette will spread
out o’er both depth and height
a grand reframing that bring a vibrant whelming
and all at once the world wakes up
withered husks give way to bloom
as I feel my chest explode with life
like a fire that does not consume
maybe there’s hope on the wind, all the while
maybe there’s hope on the wind, all the while
maybe despair’s just a moment in time
maybe there’s hope on the wind all the while
maybe all at once the world will wake
withered husks will bloom and fall away
maybe the weight in your chest will burst into life
like a fire beyond the flame
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