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Our worship today is focusing on the United Church of Christ’s 3 Great Loves… let me share a message from John C. Dorhauer—General Minister and President of UCC The United Church of Christ has a vision of a just world for all. In this world all are welcomed, everyone is loved and justice is inherent. The 3 Great Loves is the denomination’s…
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’ When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and…
PROCESSIONAL DRAMA based on Luke 1:26-38 What I’m about to say is true. In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent an angel named Gabriel to the village of Nazareth in Galilee. Gabriel appeared to a virgin named Mary who was engaged to be married to Joseph, who was descended from King David. Upon seeing her, Gabriel said: “Good morning! You…
Processional Drama from Isaiah 40: 1-11 In the wilderness prepare the way of the Holy One, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, And every mountain and hill made low; The uneven ground shall become level, And the rough places a plain. The prophet walks to the altar, completes the verse holding up…
We can live in God’s new age right now— if our spiritual and physical senses are open to God’s coming in every moment and event.
Isaiah 9:1-7 NRSV But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have…
Amos 1:1-2; 5:14-15,21-24 (CEB) These are the words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa. He perceived these things concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days of Judah’s King Uzziah and in the days of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Joash’s son. He said: The Lord roars from Zion. He shouts from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds wither, and…
1 Kings 19:1-18 Jezebel: I am Jezebel, Queen Jezebel, and I am after Elijah’s blood. He has dared to challenge and kill my prophets and I want revenge! How dare he make fun of the God, Baal? How dare he? I have sent him a message: “May the gods strike me dead if I do not kill you tomorrow.” Elijah beware! Servant:…
1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13 Now King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father; for Hiram had always been a friend to David. Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying, “You know that my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God…
Dramatic reading of 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 “Today’s reading is the story of a boy named David who has seven, count them – seven, older brothers.” Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul. Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord was…