June 28, 2020 Virtual Worship
June 28, 2020 by Rich
Filed under Featured, Livestream Links and Order for Worship
This week’s hymns:
Psalm 89: I Will Sing of the Mercies
- I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing, I will sing.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
With my mouth I will make known your faithfulness, your faithfulness;
with my mouth will I make known your faithfulness to all generations.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord. - All the hosts of the angels sing God’s praise forever for the things he has done.
All the hosts of the angels sing God’s praise forever,
all the hosts of the angels sing God’s praise.
Who can be compared to God in faithfulness, in faithfulness?
Who can be compared to God in faithfulness to all generations?
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord.
Help Us Accept Each Other
- Help us accept each other as Christ accepted us;
Teach us as sister, brother each person to embrace.
Be present, Lord, among us and bring us to believe.
We are ourselves accepted and meant to love and live. - Teach us, O Lord, Your lessons, as in our daily life.
We struggle to be human and search for hope and faith.
Teach us to care for people, for all, not just for some;
To love them as we find them, or as they may become. - Let Your acceptance change us, so that we may be moved
In living situations to do the truth in love;
To practice Your acceptance until we know by heart
The table of forgiveness and Laughter’s healing art. - Lord, for today’s encounters with all who are in need,
Who hunger for acceptance, for righteousness and bread,
We need new eyes for seeing, new hands for holding on;
Renew us with Your Spirit; Lord, free us, make us one!
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June 21 (Father’s Day) Virtual Worship
June 21, 2020 by Rich
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Happy Father’s Day from Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ.
About the United Church of Christ
Purpose Statement
To love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength
and our neighbor as ourselves. (Matthew 22)
Vision Statement
United in Christ’s love, a just world for all.
Mission Statement
United in Spirit and inspired by God’s grace,
we welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all.     Â
This week’s worship hymns:
The Greatest Thing
1. The greatest thing in all my life is knowing You;
The greatest thing in all my life is knowing You.
I want to know You more, I want to know You more.
The greatest thing in all my life is knowing You.
2. The greatest thing in all my life is loving You;
The greatest thing in all my life is loving You;
I want to love You more, I want to love you more.
The greatest thing in all my life is loving You.
3. The greatest thing in all my life is serving You;
The greatest thing in all my life is serving You;
I want to serve You more, I want to serve You more.
The greatest thing in all my life is serving You.
Hymn of Promise
1. In the bulb there is a flower; In the seed, an apple tree;
In cocoons, a hidden promise; Butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter There’s a spring that waits to be,
Unrevealed until its season, Something God alone can see.
2. There’s a song in evry silence, Seeking word and melody;
There’s a dawn in every darkness, Bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future; What it holds, a mystery,
Unrevealed until its season, Something God alone can see.
3. In our end is our beginning; In our time, infinity.
In our doubt there is believing; in our life eternity.
In our death a resurrection; At the last, a victory.
Unrevealed until its season, Something God alone can see.
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June 14 Virtual Worship
June 14, 2020 by Rich
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We continue to offer virtual worship to protect the health and safety of our congregation and community.
’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
1. ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His word;
Just to rest son his promise; Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord.â€
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Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more!
3. Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus, Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking Life and rest, and joy and peace.
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4. I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee, Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that thou art with me, Wilt be with me to the end.
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Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love
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Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you
1. Knelt at the feet of his friends, silently washing their feet,
Jesu, You acted as servant to them.
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2. Neighbors are rich and poor, varied in color and race,
neighbors are near and far away.
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3. These are the ones we should serve, these are the ones we should love;
all these are neighbors to us and you.
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4. Loving puts us on our knees, showing our faith by our deeds,
serving the neighbors we have from you.
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5. Kneel at the feet of his friends, silently washing their feet,
This is the way we should live with you.
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June 7 Virtual Worship
June 7, 2020 by Rich
Filed under Livestream Links and Order for Worship
Here are this week’s hymns.
Here I Am, Lord
- I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in deepest sin my hand will save.
I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright,
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
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Here I am, Lord, Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.
- I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them, they turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send?
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- I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them, my hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?
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We’ve a Story to Tell the Nations
- We’ve a story to tell to the nations That shall turn their hearts to the right,
A story of the truth and mercy, A story of peace and light,
A story of peace and light.
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For the darkness shall turn to dawning, And the dawning to noonday bright,
And Christ’s great kingdom shall come to earth, The kingdom of love and light.
- We’ve a song to be sung to the nations That shall lift their hearts to the Lord,
A song that shall conquer evil and shatter the spear and sword,
And shatter the spear and sword.
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- We’ve a message to give to the nations That the Lord who reigneth above
Hath sent us His Son to save us, And show us that God is love,
And show us that God is love.
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- We’ve a Savior to show to the nations Who the path of sorrow hath Trod,
That all of the world’s great peoples Might come to the truth of God,
Might come to the truth of God.
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