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SUMMARY:Steadfast Love
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday we receive a song of thanksgiving that brings comfort to our soul as our spirit finds union with the Divine. God offers a steadfast love that is consistent and constant\, and we find ourselves turning to receive with hearts of gratitude. It is a practice that needs to be cultivated in our lives. It is a journey that restores and renews our courage and compassion each time we attune ourselves to the love of God. On this Sunday\, in the bleak mid-winter let us find the holy ground of gratitude as we participate in the ritual of Holy Communion. If you are worshipping from home\, please prepare elements of communion\, bread and juice\, crackers and water\, even cereal and milk. It is the receptive heart that God most desires. Let us experience God’s steadfast love. \nWe will celebrate communion this Sunday. For those joining us for worship online\, please bring bread and juice to your home worship space. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
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SUMMARY:To Stand Grounded
DESCRIPTION:This week in worship\, we continue to find comfort in the wisdom and hope of the Psalms\, looking to Psalm 1. Central to this ancient poem is the image of a healthy fruit-bearing tree\, planted by the water; an image likened to those whose lives are grounded not in the messaging of popular consumer culture\, rather\, in the word and the law of God. Psalm 1\, a preamble of sorts to the entire book of Psalms assures the reader that God’s desire is for us to prosper and to thrive\, as the fruit bearing tree. On this Coffeehouse Sunday we’ll ponder the notion that “We were made to more than just survive\, we were made to thrive…” and ask the question\, “How is God leading me to prosper and thrive in this time?” Those in the sanctuary will be invited to write responses on a paper ribbon and hang them on the tree to reflect the imagery of the Psalm. Home worshipers are encouraged to have paper and pencil ready for journaling during this time of worship. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
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SUMMARY:Be Still and Know
DESCRIPTION:Be still before God. Wait patiently. Are these passive words? Or reserved actions? The Hebrew of God’s command to “be still” is similar to stop what you are doing and know me. Be still\, so that you may be emptied and then filled with God. Stop praying and be prayer\, allow God to pray through you. Allow God to be in your head\, your heart and live through you. Be still. It is not passive. It is receiving\, filling and then turning to fulfill love. As we worship together and baptize a child of God\, let us remember that God claims us\, helps\, and protects us and loves us too. This is comfort for the soul. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/be-still-and-know/
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SUMMARY:Seeing the Glory
DESCRIPTION:On this Sunday we climb the mountain with the disciples\, Peter\, James and John\, to see the glory of Christ revealed and the truth affirmed that Jesus is the Son of God. Transfiguration Sunday plays an important and pivotal role in our journey of discipleship just as it did for the disciples then. On this day\, seeing Christ’s glory we will sing of the glory of God and give praise. This “mountain top” experience will prepare for a new trajectory that begins on Ash Wednesday\, when we turn our hearts and minds towards Jesus’s journey to the cross of crucifixion during the season of Lent. But for now\, on this day\, we’ll linger with the disciples up on the mountain seeing and praising Jesus in all his glory. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
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