1. GATHERING Welcome & Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Time of Preparation Opening Prayer Hymn: MV 28 “God of the Bible” WORD Psalm 95:1-7 Sermon: “Flirting With God” Musical Reflection RESPONSE Prayers of the People Sung Response: MV 4 “All Who Are Thirsty” TABLE GOING FORTH Hymn: MV 87 “Water Flowing From The Mountains” Blessing & Sending Forth

2. GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Territorial Acknowledgement

3. . . . a time of preparation . . .

4. Opening Prayer

5. Hymn: MV 28 “God Of The Bible”

6. WORD
Psalm 95: 1-7 Sung Refrain: Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord Our God, our Maker.

7. O come, let us sing to God,. let us shout with joy
O come, let us sing to God, let us shout with joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come into God’s presence with thanksgiving; let us joyously shout to God with songs of praise.

8. Sung Refrain: Come, let us worship and bow down
Sung Refrain: Come, let us worship and bow down Let us kneel before the Lord our God, our Maker. Come, let us worship and bow down Let us kneel before the Lord our God, our Maker.

9. For you are a great God,. High Sovereign above all gods
For you are a great God, High Sovereign above all gods. In your hand are the depths of the earth; to you belong the heights of the mountains. The sea is yours, for you made it; your hands also formed the dry land. You are indeed our God; we are your people, the flock that you shepherd.

10. Sung Refrain: Come, let us worship and bow down
Sung Refrain: Come, let us worship and bow down Let us kneel before the Lord our God, our Maker. Come, let us worship and bow down Let us kneel before the Lord our God, our Maker.

11. Sermon: “Flirting with God”

13. . . . music for reflection . . .

14. RESPONSE Prayers of the People
Sung Response: (MV 4 “All Who Are Thirsty”)
All who are thirsty,
all who are weak,
come to the fountain.
Dip your heart in the stream of life.

15. Sung Response: (MV 4) Let the pain and the sorrow be washed away in the waves of his mercy as deep cries out to deep.

16. Sung Response: (MV 4) Come, Lord Jesus, come.
We sing, come Lord Jesus, come.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.

17. Invitation & Peace The peace of Christ be with you all
And also with you.

18. Hymn: MV 4 “All Who Are Thirsty”

19. The spirit of God be with you all.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to God.
Give thanks to our God!
All our thanks, all our praise!
. . .

20. Sung response: [MV 203]
O holy, holy, holy, God,
O God of time and space.
All earth and sea and sky above
bear witness to your grace.
Hosanna in the highest heav’n,
creation sings your praise.
And blessed is the One who comes
and bears your name always.

21. Holy God, Holy One, Holy Three!
Presider:
Holy God, Holy One, Holy Three!
individual congregants:
You beyond the galaxies
You under the oceans
You inside the leaves
You pouring down rain
You opening the flowers

22. individual congregants: You feeding the insects You giving us your image You carrying us through the waters You holding us in the night Your smile on Sarah and Abraham Your hand with Moses and Miriam Your words through Deborah and Isaiah

23. individual congregants You lived as Jesus among us healing, teaching, dying, rising inviting us all to your feast

25. individual congregants Holy God, we remember your Son his life with the humble his death among the wretched his resurrection for us all Your wisdom our guide Your justice our strength Your grace our path to rebirth

26. Presider: And so we cry, Mercy:. ALL: Mercy. And so we cry, Glory:
Presider: And so we cry, Mercy: ALL: Mercy! And so we cry, Glory: Glory! And so we cry, Blessing: Blessing!

28. And so we cry, Come, Holy Spirit:. Come, Holy Spirit
And so we cry, Come, Holy Spirit: Come, Holy Spirit! And so the church shouts, Come, Holy Spirit: Come, Holy Spirit! And so the earth pleads, Come, Holy Spirit: Come, Holy Spirit!

29. Presider: You, Holy God, Holy One, Holy Three
Presider: You, Holy God, Holy One, Holy Three. ALL: Our Life, our Mercy, our Might Our Table, our Food, our Server Our Rainbow, our Ark, our Dove Our Sovereign, our Water, our Wine Our Light, our Treasure, our Tree Our Way, our Truth, our Life

30. Presider: You, Holy God, Holy One, Holy Three
Presider: You, Holy God, Holy One, Holy Three! Praise now, Praise tomorrow, Praise forever. And so we cry, Amen: Amen!

31. The Prayer of Jesus The Meal Prayer after communion

32. GOING FORTH
Hymn: MV 87 “Water Flowing From The Mountains” Blessing & Sending Forth Postlude

33. Upcoming services: March 22: “A Lenten Lamentation”
Upcoming services: March 22: “A Lenten Lamentation” Presider: Adele Halliday Preacher: Betsy Anderson March 29: Closing Worship Presider: Bill Kervin Preacher: Mark Toulouse
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