May 2, 2021
**Note: if you are attending the parking lot service,
masks are to be worn the entire time**
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on May 2nd (in the order they are needed).
Heart Won’t Stop (John Mark and Sarah McMillan)
there is not a man nor a beast
nothing on the land or underneath
nothing that could ever come between
the love you have for me
I could lay my head in sheol
I could make my bed at the bottom of the darkness deep
there is not a place I could escape you
your heart won't stop coming after me
there is not an angel of the stars
there is not a devil in the dark
nothing that could change the way you are
the love you have for me
I could lay my head in sheol
I could make my bed at the bottom of the darkness deep
there is not a place I could escape you
your heart won't stop coming after me
I could lay my head in sheol
I could make my bed at the bottom of the darkness deep
there is not a place I could escape you
your heart won't stop coming after me
Call to Worship
We have gathered to worship the Living God
the One who has searched us
and known us, whose gaze pierces our pretenses
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
hoping to be formed by the Spirit of God
more fully in the way of Christ,
that we might love God and our neighbor
in our ordinary lives
Amen
Abide With Me
abide with me, fast falls the eventide
the darkness deepens, lord with me abide
when other helpers fail and comforts flee
help of the helpless, abide with me
swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day
earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away
change and decay in all around I see
o, thou who changest not, abide with me
thou has not left me, oft as I left thee
on to the close, o lord abide with me
I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless
ills have no weight and tears no bitterness
hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes
pierce through the gloom and point me to the skies
heaven’s morning breaks and earth’s vain shadows flee
in life, in death, o lord, abide with me
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
love divine, all loves excelling
joy from heav’n to earth come down
fix in us thy humble dwelling
all thy faithful mercies crown
Jesus thou art all compassion
pure unbounded love thou art
visit us with thy salvation
enter every trembling heart
breathe, o breathe, thy loving spirit
into every troubled breast
let us all in thee inherit
let us find that second rest
finish then thy new creation
in full bloom, let us be
let us see thy great salvation
lost in wonder, love, and praise
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading, and Jonathan’s sermon text, is Psalm 139:1-12:
O Lord, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from far away.
You search out my path and my lying down,
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
O Lord, you know it completely.
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is so high that I cannot attain it.
Where can I go from your spirit?
Or where can I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.
If I take the wings of the morning
and settle at the farthest limits of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me fast.
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light around me become night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is as bright as the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading is John 15:1-8:
Jesus said to his disciples, ”I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.”
Giving
UBC relies on the generosity of the community. If you are a in place that you are able to give of your time, talent, and resources to UBC we would be grateful. If you want to make a financial contribution, the easiest way to do so is through our church center app.
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 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