Sunday, January 12, 2020 - Sacraments: Communion and Baptism
Scripture
Matthew 3:13-17
Matthew 14:15-21
Mark 14:22-25
Acts 2:38-39, 41-42
Hymns and Other Music
Raise a Song of Gladness
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Will You Come and Follow Me
I will Follow You
Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
Will You Come and Follow Me
Take My Life
Reflection Questions
What are rituals that you have practiced, which changed your life?
How have you given strength to someone else and how have you gained strength from others?
Have you ever participated in a ritual in order to be closer to someone?
How do you feel that baptism and communion changes you?
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Scriptures
Jeremiah 31:7-14
John 1:10-13
Hymns and Other Music
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Jesus, Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
Heaven Rejoice
See the Light
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Reflection Questions
Who do you want to celebrate with on a regular basis?
Who do you seek out to lead and guide your decisions?
What are the outside forces that you wish you could be rescued from in your life?
Have you ever turned away from something would have made your life better? Why?
How do you hope to grow in your life this year?
9pm Christmas Eve Service
Perfect Love
Scriptures
Psalm 96:2-9
Matthew 1:20-21
Luke 1:46-49a
Luke 2:5-7
Luke 2:15-18
Hymns and Other Music
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Mary, Did You Know
Away in a Manger
Go, Tell It on the Mountains
Angels We Have Heard on High
Once in Royal David’s City
Silent Night
Joy to the World
Sunday, December 15, 2019 - Creating New Possibilities
Scriptures
Isaiah 35:1-10
Matthew 11:2-6
Hymns and Other Music
My Soul Cries Out with a Joyful Shout
Raise a Song of Gladness
Once in Royal David’s City
How Great Our Joy
Joy to the World
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
Reflection Questions
What is the most beautiful thing we’ve seen?
How do you want your life to change?
Have you ever thought something was impossible but then it happened?
Do you think transformation is possible in your life?
How does joy guide you?
Sunday, December 8, 2019 - Changing Perspective
Scriptures
Isaiah 11:1-10
Matthew 3:1-3, 4-6, 8
Hymns and Other Music
My Soul Cries Out with Joyful Shout
Blest Be the God of Israel
Let Us Be
Do You Hear What I Hear
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Reflection Questions
What experiences, knowledge, and relationships have changed your how you view the world?
What are some changes you need in your own life?
What steps have you taken to help your life flourish?
Have you ever held onto a perspective that kept new relationships from happening?
What new perspectives and actions would like to try?
Sunday, December 1, 2019 - Cultivating Anticipation
Scriptures
Isaiah 2:1-5
Matthew 24:36-40
Hymns and Other Music
Prepare the Way, O Zion
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Jesus, Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child
Emmanuel, Expected Jesus
People, Look East
Angels We Have Heard on High
Reflection Questions
Where do we look for God?
What excites you are or concerns you about the future?
What excites you about God’s teachings?
What preparations do you make during Advent?
How do you anticipate your life changing this season?
Sunday, November 24, 2019 - Letting Go and Embracing: the Search for freedom
Scriptures
John 8:31-42
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Hymns and Other Music
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry
Oh Freedom
Chain Breaker
My Liberty
Turn, Turn, Turn
Live into Hope
We Shall Overcome
Reflection Questions
What do you think will set you free?
How would you define freedom?
What are the things you need to let go of?
What are the things you need to embrace?
Sunday, November 17, 2019 - Demands and Priorities: the search for peace
Scriptures
Mark 6:42-50
Ecclesiastes 3:9-15
Hymns and Other Music
God of Grace and God of Glory
God is Calling through the Whisper
There Is a Place of Quiet Rest
I’ve Got Peace like a River
Reflection Question
How do you share with others your work?
How do you find peace when so much is happening in your life?
How do you decide when to rest and when to work?
How do you prioritize what you do and what you pass up?
What is most difficult for you when prioritizing the demands of life?
Sunday, November 10, 2019 - When we want Everything and feel Nothing: the search for gratitude
Scriptures
Luke 12:13-21
Ecclesiastes 2:18-26
Hymns and Other Music
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Lord, Prepare Me
Open My Eyes, That I May See
People Be Thankful
Song of Deliverance
I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me
Reflection Questions
What are the things you worry about building up knowing that you will have to leave it behind to others?
What do you focus your life on that takes all of your energy?
When do you feel the least satisfied?
How is God connected to how you find enjoyment?
What part does God have in how you focus your life?
Sunday, November 3, 2019 - An Eternal Light
Scriptures
Luke 6:22-31
Hymns and Other Music
My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
Be Thou My Vision
For Everyone Born
For All the Saints
Reflection Questions
How would you describe what makes your life good and happy?
What is your mindset for how you handle the most difficult aspects of life?
What really matters to you about how you life?
How do you pray for those who hurt you?
How would you like people to treat you?
Sunday, October 20, 2019 - Life's fulfillment
Scriptures
Ruth 4
Hymns and Other Music
O Lord, Our Lord
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
My Girl
Dancing in the Street
I Just Want to Celebrate
I’ve Got Peace like a River
Reflection Questions
How have you dealt with a response that you didn’t like and especially when that response can change your life?
How have you persisted when things started not going your way?
How do you maneuver through difficult decisions?
How do you offer a blessing to someone when they have struggled and succeeded?
How do you celebrate the accomplishments of others and yourself?
Sunday, October 13, 2019 - Cultivating Relationships
Scripture
Ruth 3
Hymns and Other Music
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Just My Imagination
Rhythm of the Night
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Standing on the Promises
Reflection Questions
How do you determine when to take one’s advice and when to not do so?
What has startled you into action in your own life?
Have you ever had to struggle to do the right thing?
What risks are you willing to take in order to have a better life?
What in your life took every ounce of energy but it was wroth it in the end?
Sunday, October 6, 2019 - Building a Life
Scripture
Ruth 2:14-23
Hymns and Other Music
God Welcome All
Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord!
This Old Heart of Mine
I’m Coming Out
Do You Love Me
I’ll Be There
The Trumpets Sound, the Angels Sing
O for a World
Reflection Questions
What does satisfaction with your life look like?
What have you learned that is helpful for your life when working for others?
How do you offer protection to others?
What does the work you do say about who you are?
Sunday, September 29, 2019 - Who surrounds us?
Scripture
Ruth 2:1-13
Hymns and Other Music
Higher Ground
Here in This Place
Keep On Truckin
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Everyday People
You Can’t Hurry Love
We All Are One in Mission
We Are Family
Reflection Questions
How has someone else helped sustain you in living?
How have you cared for someone that had less than yourself in many ways?
Have you ever felt less than because of a label put on you?
What does showing healthy favor look like in your life?
Sunday, September 15, 2019 - Finding a New Way
Scripture
Ruth 1:6-22
Hymns and Other Music
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours
O Day of Rest and Gladness
As the Deer
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
I Second that Emotion
Living for the City
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Reflection Questions
What criteria do you have for following others?
Have you ever felt pulled between being comfortable and new possibilities? How did you choose?
What is the hardest thing about saying goodbye?
Have you ever felt unworthy of someone’s help? Why?
Have you ever felt embarrassed by your life? Why? How did you handle it?
Sunday, September 15, 2019 - Journey into the Unknown: Ruth 1:1-5
Discovering the Wisdom of Motown and Ruth the Moabite
Read MoreSunday, September 8, 2019 - The Changing Mindset of Paul and Others
Scripture
Philemon 1:1-22
Hymns and Other Music
Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty
Open My Eyes, That I May See
Change My Heart, O God
Help Us Accept Each Other
Chain Breaker
Great Are You, Lord
Live into Hope
Reflection Questions
How are you welcoming to others in the way you greet them?
How often do you encourage the people around you?
Have you ever changed your mind about how you viewed someone? How did that change occur?
What relationships have you been happy to see change in your life?
How do you respond when asked to do something difficult?
Sunday, August 25, 2019 - Who is the Beloved Disciple and does it matter?
Scriptures
John 13:21-25
John 20:1-8
John 21:5-8
John 21:20-24
Hymns and Other Music
To God Be the Glory
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
Heart of My Beat
I Love You, Lord
What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine
Reflection Questions
Have you ever joyfully cared for someone that you weren’t related to but were connected in other ways?
Have you ever been disoriented and then come to a greater understanding about something by an experience?
How do you recognize where God is present in your life?
Have you ever been unfairly judged because of your abilities or someone was jealous of you? How did you handle it?
Sunday, August 18, 2019 - Peter: Self Reflection Challenged BUT Built Community
Scripture
Matthew 16:12-19
Matthew 26:69-75
John 21:12, 15-17
Acts 2:37b-42
Hymns and Other Music
Called as Partners in Christ’s Service
We Are One in the Spirit
We Will Go Out with Joy
Reflection Questions
How does who you think Jesus is change how you live your life?
Have you ever felt like you have ever had to hide who you are? Why?
How does love change how you understand who you are?
Have you ever been so excited about something that you wanted to share it with others?