Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; Luke 13:1-9 | When we’re rock climbing, there’s a reason we cling tightly to the rope. Our very life depends on it! And, when we feel afraid, there’s a reason we cling tightly to comfort. That comfort gives us the capacity to move forward, safely and securely. But what happens when what we’re clinging to isn’t life giving? As our Scriptures testify to, God desires to fill our hands (and our lives! and our world!) with what gives life. But if our hands are clenched, tightly grasping something else, we cannot receive what God has to offer us. So, mindful of the various “things” that we’re tempted to hang onto, join us this weekend for worship as we consider what the Spirit is summoning us to let go of – to repent of – so that we may partake even more fully in the wonder of God’s banquet spread before us.
Sunday, March 23, 2025, Third Sunday in Lent Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Hymn:All Who are Thirsty. Text and Music: Brenton Brown & Glenn Robertson. Text and Music: © 1998 Vineyard Songs. Covered under CCLI subscription. Hymn of the Day: God Bestows on Every Sense. Text and Music: Adam Tice. Text and Music: © 2009 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Oh, Love, How Deep. Text: Thomas a Kempis, 1380-1471; tr. Benjamin Webb, 1819-1885, alt. Music: English ballad, 15th cent. Music: © 2006 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Beautiful Things. Text & Music: Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor. Text and Music: © 2009 worshiptogether.com songs. Covered under CCLI subscription.
Sending Song: Bless Now, O God the Journey. Text and Music: Sylvia G. Dunstan. Text and Music: © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription.