This Week at Lordship Community Church

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Humans are not meant to be solitary beings. You are wired for relationship and connection. Yet, even when we are more connected than ever – thanks to the internet and social media – we struggle to turn these acquaintances into real and meaningful connections. We even struggle to connect with our faith. What is holding you back from a deeper connection with Jesus? With your neighbor?

This fall we are entering a Season of Hope, a season of saying YES to life. A season of intentionally noticing the good and abundant life all around us. We are choosing to live.

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Jesus has some harsh words for us in today’s reading. You have to hand it to Jesus: he believes in truth-in-advertising. He doesn’t sugarcoat his message in order to sell it. Underneath these harsh words are a simple truth – following Jesus isn’t easy, and it requires us to change and to put our faith into action.

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Our Guest Preacher this morning is EmmaRae Carroll

Have you ever been going through a difficult time, and someone comes along and says something that, while they mean well, is just unhelpful? We probably all have.

This summer we will be exploring some of these “unhelpful” sayings and taking a look at what the Bible really says. This week we are wondering about the statement, “God never gives you more than you can handle.”

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Have you ever been going through a difficult time, and someone comes along and says something that, while they mean well is just unhelpful? We probably all have.

This summer we will be exploring some of these “unhelpful” sayings and taking a look at what the Bible really says. We are starting this week with a common one, “It was all a part of God’s plan.”

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About our Worship this Easter Season

Easter was just the beginning.

The resurrection sets off a host of unexpected events and changes for Jesus’s followers, even changes within themselves. If you’re feeling like your spiritual life has become mundane and full of the same day in and day out, then perhaps these stories will awaken in you a new desire for God’s work in unsuspecting, ordinary people like you. As we explore the surprises in the stories we find in the Acts of the Apostles, we will explore the spiritual practice of welcoming an unpredictable God and learn to expect the unexpected.

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When the women find the tomb empty, they are stunned by the presence and words of the men in dazzling clothing—and yet, they remember. Even in utter shock, they return to their deep knowing and allow themselves to receive the expansiveness of resurrection. Many of the disciples won’t open themselves up to this expansiveness and reject their testimony. Peter is curious enough to return to the tomb, and as a result, he is filled with amazement and awe. How do we carry forth what we have learned this Lent? Can we be curious enough to return and remember? Can we allow ourselves to be filled with expansive hope? Can we trust in the expansive promise of new life, and carry that promise with us wherever we go?

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As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the multitude of disciples begins to joyfully shout with praise. The Pharisees try to silence them, but Jesus responds: “I tell you, even if these were silent, the stones would shout out.” All of creation cries out with praise—that message rises above the noise, even if the oppressive powers want to silence it. As we begin our walk through Holy Week, let us ask: What can’t be silenced? What must be said? What things can we not stay quiet about? What is bubbling up that we need to give voice to—faith questions, apologies, issues of justice, truth-telling? As we go deeper into the story, the truth will soon be set free.

About our Lent Worship Series

The scriptures for this Lenten season are filled with parables and promises of God’s abundant and expansive grace. Jesus as a mother hen, a prodigal son welcomed home, a fig tree nurtured with care and hope, precious oil poured out lovingly and freely, stones shouting out with praise —these sacred texts are brimming with a gospel of grace. We’ve done nothing to deserve or earn this grace, and yet, like water, it spills over.

Our Lenten worship series, Full to the Brim, is an invitation—into a radically different Lent, into a full life. It’s an invitation to be authentically who you are, to counter scarcity and injustice at every turn, to pour out even more grace wherever it is needed.

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Are you looking to deepen your spiritual experience of Lent, but don't have time in your busy day? Lectio at Lunch is 20 minutes of scripture and prayer each Wednesday beginning at 12:10 pm Eastern - Live on Facebook and later on-demand where you get your podcasts.

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The word “prodigal” is commonly used to describe the son who squanders his inheritance. Yet, this parable invites us to consider how God’s grace is also prodigal—extravagant, lavish, illogical. This parable disrupts and expands our definitions of grace. Once again, grace is not earned. How might you receive and extend prodigal grace?

About our Lent Worship Series

The scriptures for this Lenten season are filled with parables and promises of God’s abundant and expansive grace. Jesus as a mother hen, a prodigal son welcomed home, a fig tree nurtured with care and hope, precious oil poured out lovingly and freely, stones shouting out with praise —these sacred texts are brimming with a gospel of grace. We’ve done nothing to deserve or earn this grace, and yet, like water, it spills over.

Our Lenten worship series, Full to the Brim, is an invitation—into a radically different Lent, into a full life. It’s an invitation to be authentically who you are, to counter scarcity and injustice at every turn, to pour out even more grace wherever it is needed.

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Are you looking to deepen your spiritual experience of Lent, but don't have time in your busy day? Lectio at Lunch is 20 minutes of scripture and prayer each Wednesday beginning at 12:10 pm Eastern - Live on our Facebook page and later on-demand where you get your podcasts.

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Are you looking to deepen your spiritual experience of Lent, but don't have time in your busy day? Lectio at Lunch is 20 minutes of scripture and prayer each Wednesday beginning at 12:10 pm Eastern - Live on our Facebook page and later on-demand where you get your podcasts.

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About our Ash Wednesday Worship

As we begin our Lenten journey, we’re invited to come fully as we are. The prophet Joel proclaims, “return to God with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning” (Joel 2:12). Your brokenness, joy, gifts, and doubts all belong to God. God wants you, authentically. God wants you, stripped down and vulnerable. You are enough. Come as you are, with all that you are.

About our Lent Worship Series

The scriptures for this Lenten season are filled with parables and promises of God’s abundant and expansive grace. Jesus as a mother hen, a prodigal son welcomed home, a fig tree nurtured with care and hope, precious oil poured out lovingly and freely, stones shouting out with praise —these sacred texts are brimming with a gospel of grace. We’ve done nothing to deserve or earn this grace, and yet, like water, it spills over.

Our Lenten worship series, Full to the Brim, is an invitation—into a radically different Lent, into a full life. It’s an invitation to be authentically who you are, to counter scarcity and injustice at every turn, to pour out even more grace wherever it is needed.

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This winter our worship is all about how God is being revealed to us through the stories we see in the early part of Jesus’ ministry. In this season, we get to travel with Jesus and his disciples as we discover who Jesus is and what being a disciple really means. The stories we will explore this season speak to questions we absolutely must be asking in these divisive times:

How can we live well together?

How can we belong well together?

What must we do to embrace a truly common life as human beings, coexisting on this struggling planet?

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This winter our worship is all about how God is being revealed to us through the stories we see in the early part of Jesus’ ministry. In this season, we get to travel with Jesus and his disciples as we discover who Jesus is and what being a disciple really means. The stories we will explore this season speak to questions we absolutely must be asking in these divisive times:

How can we live well together?

How can we belong well together?

What must we do to embrace a truly common life as human beings, coexisting on this struggling planet?

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About our Worship

This winter our worship is all about how God is being revealed to us through the stories we see in the early part of Jesus’ ministry. In this season, we get to travel with Jesus and his disciples as we discover who Jesus is and what being a disciple really means. The stories we will explore this season speak to questions we absolutely must be asking in these divisive times:

How can we live well together?

How can we belong well together?

What must we do to embrace a truly common life as human beings, coexisting on this struggling planet?

We will see you in-person and online!

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All through the season of Advent as we prepared for Christmas, we’ve been exploring how we as a church can “make more room in the inn,” becoming more hospitable to the needs of our community. Now that we are moving towards the end of the Advent & Christmas season, how will we linger and abide in this habit of hospitality? What habits did you invite into your heart in this season that you desire to take with you into the new year? How might we sustain the dwelling places that feed, house, clothe those who need it most?

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Check out all our opportunities for worship this season at http://thelordshipchurch.org/christmas

The pandemic and social upheaval over the last two years has laid bare and opened our eyes to the economic disparity locally and globally.

As we get closer to Christmas, we wonder how can our churches become houses where the Holy will be born anew–offering respite, sustenance, and care, opening the doors ever wider to those seeking shelter from the onslaught of life? No one church can do it all, but each can do something.

As we study the biblical prophets that call us to love and care for our neighbors and “make room in the inn,” the lonely and frightened spaces within us are filled with the light of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.

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Check out all our opportunities for worship this season at http://thelordshipchurch.org/christmas

The pandemic and social upheaval over the last two years has laid bare and opened our eyes to the economic disparity locally and globally.

As we enter the Advent season this week, how can our churches become houses where the Holy will be born anew–offering respite, sustenance, and care, opening the doors ever wider to those seeking shelter from the onslaught of life? No one church can do it all, but each can do something.

As we study the biblical prophets that call us to love and care for our neighbors and “make room in the inn,” the lonely and frightened spaces within us are filled with the light of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.

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This week we are celebrating Reformation Sunday. 504 years ago, on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church, sparking the Protestant Reformation. Now, about 500 years later, the church is undergoing another reformation. In worship this week we will celebrate our history and dream of our future together as the Body of Christ.

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As we wrap up our series, Sacred Ordinary Days, we move from solo spiritual practices to the communal practice of worship. We are made to be in relationship with other people. Human beings are communal people by design. Yet, over the last hundred years or so, humanity has become more of a collection of individuals. We even see this in some circles of Christianity - however, it is impossible to have a real relationship with Christ Jesus without having a relationship with the church, the Body of Christ. We need each other because our stories are wrapped up in the stories of all believers throughout time.

About this Series

In a world that seems so upside down these days, it can be hard to find any semblance of meaning or groundedness. Our lives have become so fragmented that we forget whose love we are rooted in. We struggle to connect our ordinary daily lives with the sacredness of it all. In this worship series, we discover that there are no parts of our lives that are secular, that are untouched by and disconnected from the real sacred work of worship and prayer. Every day is a Sacred Ordinary Day.

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Worship series conceptualized and designed by the Rev. Jeff Lukens, based on Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, by Tish Harrison Warren, and The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices, by Casper Ter Kuile

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No one likes to wait. In our culture of instant gratification and go go go, we have made waiting into one of life’s biggest irritations. Yet, impatience may be the root of all sin, at least according to one theologian. You see, Christians are people who wait. We live in a liminal time between the already and the not yet. Christ has come, and Christ will come again. We dwell in the meantime. And so, we wait.

About this Series

In a world that seems so upside down these days, it can be hard to find any semblance of meaning or groundedness. Our lives have become so fragmented that we forget whose love we are rooted in. We struggle to connect our ordinary daily lives with the sacredness of it all. In this worship series, we discover that there are no parts of our lives that are secular, that are untouched by and disconnected from the real sacred work of worship and prayer. Every day is a Sacred Ordinary Day.

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Worship series conceptualized and designed by the Rev. Jeff Lukens, based on Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, by Tish Harrison Warren, and The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices, by Casper Ter Kuile

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One of the central tenets of Christianity is that of confession and repentance. Because of our new life in Christ, we are called to turn our lives around and live out the love and justice of Jesus. Not just in the big, altar-call, sense; but in the ordinary everyday. The good news is that our failures or successes are not what define us or determine our worth in God’s eyes. That’s the beauty of God’s mercy and love.

About this Series

In a world that seems so upside down these days, it can be hard to find any semblance of meaning or groundedness. Our lives have become so fragmented that we forget whose love we are rooted in. We struggle to connect our ordinary daily lives with the sacredness of it all. In this worship series, we discover that there are no parts of our lives that are secular, that are untouched by and disconnected from the real sacred work of worship and prayer. Every day is a Sacred Ordinary Day.

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Worship series conceptualized and designed by the Rev. Jeff Lukens, based on Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, by Tish Harrison Warren, and The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices, by Casper Ter Kuile

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Too often we relegate our faith and spirituality to something we do with our minds, as something we think about. Yet, at the root of it all, Christianity is a thoroughly embodied faith. We believe in the incarnation - Christ came in a body. And our sacred texts tell us that our bodies are integral to our worship. How can we move towards a more holistic spirituality?

About this Series

In a world that seems so upside down these days, it can be hard to find any semblance of meaning or groundedness. Our lives have become so fragmented that we forget whose love we are rooted in. We struggle to connect our ordinary daily lives with the sacredness of it all. In this worship series, we discover that there are no parts of our lives that are secular, that are untouched by and disconnected from the real sacred work of worship and prayer. Every day is a Sacred Ordinary Day.

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Worship series conceptualized and designed by the Rev. Jeff Lukens, based on Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, by Tish Harrison Warren, and The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices, by Casper Ter Kuile

-Scripture quotations marked (NRSV) come from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Annie Dillard famously writes, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” We are marked from our first waking moment by an identity that is given to us by grace, one that is acknowledged at our baptism. It’s an identity that is deeper and more real than any other identity we will wear on any given day - a beloved child of God. What would it mean to take that identity with you as you go about that day?

About this Series

In a world that seems so upside down these days, it can be hard to find any semblance of meaning or groundedness. Our lives have become so fragmented that we forget whose love we are rooted in. We struggle to connect our ordinary daily lives with the sacredness of it all. In this worship series, we discover that there are no parts of our lives that are secular, that are untouched by and disconnected from the real sacred work of worship and prayer. Every day is a Sacred Ordinary Day.

Credits and Permissions:

Worship series conceptualized and designed by the Rev. Jeff Lukens, based on Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, by Tish Harrison Warren, and The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices, by Casper Ter Kuile

-Scripture quotations marked (NRSV) come from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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So much of Christianity is focused on the afterlife, on saving our souls so that we are guaranteed

a spot in heaven. James challenges that notion outright, saying that if we don’t focus on helping

meet people’s bodily needs, “what is the good of that?” James is not trying to debate whether or

not we can earn our salvation, as far as he is concerned we are saved by the grace of God. For

him, God’s grace ought to prompt us towards good works, not as a ticket to heaven, but as a

grateful response to God, and as a way of demonstrating God’s power to those in need.

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Worship series conceptualized and designed by the Rev. Jeff Lukens, based on Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, by Tish Harrison Warren, and The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices, by Casper Ter Kuile

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As we prepare for another school year filled with uncertainty and anxiety, how can we make sure that we give ourselves the best chance at thriving? By rooting ourselves and all we do in Love. Today we are blessing our students and parents and teachers as they begin school this week, and James gives us some solid advice on how to be love in the world. Be love. Be kindness. Be you!

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Welcome to Hurricane Church! This week we broadcast worship from the home of Pastor Jeff due to Hurricane Henri.

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What does it mean to choose God? It means devoting our lives to living out the teachings of our faith as shown in the prophets, apostles, and in Jesus. And it is hard work. There are no easy paths to being a disciple of Jesus. The risks are great, but the rewards are even greater. In worship this weekend we will explore one of these “harsh sayings” of Jesus and try to find the meaning for us today.

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Our final worship gathering of this series offers the vision of the New Creation - a world where we are no longer strangers or aliens because of our differences. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or if you’ve been a Christian your whole life, or even if you are unsure about your faith - we are all part of the house that God is building and the reconciling love of Christ Jesus is the cornerstone that anchors and structures the whole thing. Let’s keep on building God’s kingdom, the new creation based on the love and justice of Jesus.

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Our final worship gathering of this series offers the vision of the New Creation - a world where we are no longer strangers or aliens because of our differences. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or if you’ve been a Christian your whole life, or even if you are unsure about your faith - we are all part of the house that God is building and the reconciling love of Christ Jesus is the cornerstone that anchors and structures the whole thing. Let’s keep on building God’s kingdom, the new creation based on the love and justice of Jesus.

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As disciples of Jesus, we are called to believe that living in a new way is possible. We are also commanded to share that good news with others. Not all of us are called or equipped to preach, heal, or cast out demons in the biblical sense; but by our very attempts to live justly, peacefully, and humbly, we can live a life of example and witness to others. We don’t have to wait until we are perfect to do this - certainly, the disciples had questions and doubts, even up to the end of Jesus’ ministry. But Jesus sent them out anyway and lives were changed. How can you share this vision of God’s new creation with others?

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As disciples of Jesus, we are called to believe that living in a new way is possible. We are also commanded to share that good news with others. Not all of us are called or equipped to preach, heal, or cast out demons in the biblical sense; but by our very attempts to live justly, peacefully, and humbly, we can live a life of example and witness to others. We don’t have to wait until we are perfect to do this - certainly, the disciples had questions and doubts, even up to the end of Jesus’ ministry. But Jesus sent them out anyway and lives were changed. How can you share this vision of God’s new creation with others?

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Because she had heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes. She was thinking, If I can just touch his clothes, I’ll be healed. Her bleeding stopped immediately, and she sensed in her body that her illness had been healed. - Mark 5.27-29 (CEB)

When we tend to our relationship with God, we connect with the power of new life and healing. Sometimes there are wounds that have remained with us over the years and we continue to “bleed” even though we think by ignoring them they will go away. Sometimes, the wounds come from the people who are supposed to protect us. Jesus says to the woman in our Gospel story for this week that her faith has healed her. Are you willing to take a step of faith and seek healing for old wounds in your life?

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Today's preacher is EmmaRae Carroll, our Student Minister

Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn’t fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way. I’m speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively! - 2 Corinthians 6.11-13 (The Message)

The poet Mary Oliver asks in one of her works, “what are you going to do with your one, wild, precious life?” One thing we have learned in these past few years is the power fear has to drive us to division and acts of injustice. Yet, we have also seen how feelings of hope can drive us to work for equity and justice in this world. The Apostle Paul is trying to spread the gospel news of new life in Christ, but Christian communities like the one in Corinth frustrate him with their petty feuds and small thinking. “Open your hearts and minds,” is the message here. What do you tend and nurture in your life? Is it fear, or is it hope? One leaves us anxious and small. The other offers us new life and expansive possibilities of a just world.

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“So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” - 2 Corinthians 5.17 (NRSV)

What does it mean to be a “new creation?” After this past year of everything breaking down, we all are yearning for renewal - of our minds, our bodies, our spirits, our communities. But are we willing to pursue it? How is our own personal renewal connected to the renewal of others in our communities, and in the world itself? How can we help God birth this “new creation” in our world? By “tending it” like a gardener tends their garden. Tending means to lean in the direction of something. To “attend” to something is to nurture it, grow it, build it, pay attention to it. So, as we move towards the other side of this pandemic, we will attend to this new creation God in Christ is calling us to build.

Tending to a new creation may involve the expansion of our ideas of family. In our Gospel for today, Jesus confirms that kinship in God’s kingdom can go beyond bloodlines. We can re-create family in so many ways, whether we grew up with a family of origin that offered us support or not. Who are our families? All those who seek to live the love and justice of Jesus!

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“So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” - 2 Corinthians 5.17 (NRSV)

What does it mean to be a “new creation?” After this past year of everything breaking down, we all are yearning for renewal - of our minds, our bodies, our spirits, our communities. But are we willing to pursue it? How is our own personal renewal connected to the renewal of others in our communities, and in the world itself? How can we help God birth this “new creation” in our world? By “tending it” like a gardener tends their garden. Tending means to lean in the direction of something. To “attend” to something is to nurture it, grow it, build it, pay attention to it. So, as we move towards the other side of this pandemic, we will attend to this new creation God in Christ is calling us to build.

When the pandemic started last year, we promised ourselves that we would use the time at home to take care of ourselves, rest, and reset. In reality, being at home more made it difficult to separate from work. We ended up working harder, we felt pressure to prove that we were working. We exhausted ourselves.

As we begin the summer, we will look to what Jesus taught about keeping the Sabbath. In order to tend to this new creation within us and around us, we focus less on the rules that society says we should follow, and find that which gives life and light as a way of sabbath-making. When we are refreshed and renewed, the light of Christ is re-ignited within us and will shine from us. What practices of Sabbath will we engage in this summer that will refresh our spirits?

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“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” — Psalm 30:5b

The day of Pentecost has arrived and calls us to dance – to dance in the wind and fire of the Spirit, to feel, to allow exuberance to fill our bodies and souls. With those in Jerusalem on that day, may we dare to dream – to imagine – to let our breath be taken away – and to dance!

Ezekiel has a vision of a valley full of bones receiving life, breath, sinew, and flesh after encountering the word of God. When they arise, they receive Spirit and they dance! As Easter people we celebrate the Spirit that continues to give life and breath to our dry bones. We dare to dance in the face of fear, in the face of cynicism, in the face of despair. We dare to dance “as long as we live” for we, like the early Christians, are the recipients of the Spirit of God which intercedes even when we think we can’t make it to the dance floor.

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“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” — Psalm 30:5b

As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see–even and perhaps especially in times of great difficulty. Dances of hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we dare to dance again!

As Jesus prepares to leave the disciples, he opens their minds and blesses them. The result after he ascends is their return to Jerusalem with great joy and a desire for continually worshiping and blessing God in the temple. What happens when the “eyes of OUR hearts are enlightened?” We know the hope that we have been called to. As we wait for the Spirit with hope, we celebrate with abandon because we have no other ruler than the One who reigns with love and justice.

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We missed you! I'm sorry about the lack of a podcast last week - we worshiped outside and the wind was fierce, so the audio quality was not good. -Pastor Jeff

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“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” — Psalm 30:5b

As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see–even and perhaps especially in times of great difficulty. Dances of hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we dare to dance again!

The Psalm for this today describes everything in creation offering joyful noises to God. Our joy is complete because the joy of Christ resides within us. We cannot help but break forth. This joy is available to all, realizes the community in the Acts scripture. The Holy Spirit finds its way even and especially in what feels like unlikely people and places. Where do we see the Spirit at work? And who can withhold the living water and our living praise? No one!

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“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” — Psalm 30:5b

As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see–even and perhaps especially in times of great difficulty. Dances of hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we dare to dance again!

Easter is the unstoppable, unpredictable expression of God’s love for humankind! The call of Jesus is to live fully in the power of that love – alive in each of us. We learn about that divine love as it is embodied in the person and ministry of Jesus, the one who is compared to a good shepherd. As we look to him to learn how to love, may our hearts praise the One who raised Jesus and raises us to abundant life and love.

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“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” — Psalm 30:5b

As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see–even and perhaps especially in times of great difficulty. Dances of hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we dare to dance again!

It’s the 3rd Sunday of the Easter Season, and today we acknowledge that sometimes we are unsure about our steps in this world. For the disciples, even “while in their joy” at seeing Jesus after the resurrection, they were still “disbelieving and wondering.” We are reminded that even though we may not know our next steps, we can be sure they will come because we are God’s beloved children, and so we have steps to follow – those of the resurrected Jesus.

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“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” — Psalm 30:5b

As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see–even and perhaps especially in times of great difficulty. Dances of hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we dare to dance again!

It’s the 2nd Sunday of the Easter Season, and today we are reminded that dancing requires that we pay attention to our dance partners. It requires finding a rhythm together. The Sunday after Easter brings the story of Jesus appearing to the disciples and breathing the Holy Spirit on them. Other scriptures this week point to the power of being together, of finding fellowship in the presence of Jesus and the presence of the community. What does it take to dance together?

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“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” — Psalm 30:5b

As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see–even and perhaps especially in times of great difficulty. Dances of hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we dare to dance again!

Today is Easter Sunday - On a morning when all seemed lost, a stone had rolled away to uncover the feast of all feasts, the joy of all joys. The shroud of death had become a veil for gladness, for celebration, for dancing. What if we stopped trying to outrun one another in a race for things that do not matter in the end, and instead ran toward life and hope and all the joy we can accomplish together, daring to dance again?

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God has created you as an embodied vessel of holy love. After this past year, we need this reminder every day.

It is the sixth Sunday in the season of Lent, also known as Palm Sunday and this year we are embarking on a “season of recovery” for our physical, communal, mental, intellectual, and environmental health. We have seen that the stories of Jesus’ healing ministry are filled with words and deeds. When he rides into Jerusalem, the people had hopes he would heal the oppressive system they were living under. We know that his healing was not confined to that moment in history, but offers a new way of life that has made a case for compassion for all, especially “the least,” ever since.

As we head into the events of Holy Week, we begin to see that our ability to forgive ourselves and others is the foundation that can transform infirmities and allow us to move on. We integrate our beliefs and actions for the health of the whole. The parade of compassionate power we celebrate today is underscored by another healing story of transformation, symbolizing our ability to fuel our movement of recovery. We glorify God for beautiful words and works of wholeness and share that treasured beauty with others. We know there will still be pain, but we also know love will win.

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God has created you as an embodied vessel of holy love. After this past year, we need this reminder every day.

It is the fifth Sunday in the season of Lent, and this year we are embarking on a “season of recovery” for our physical, communal, mental, intellectual, and environmental health. We are exploring the healing narratives of Jesus that tell of divine solidarity with human suffering and remind us that we can begin a journey toward making something beautiful from that which is seemingly broken.

This week we are focusing on environmental health as we look at the story in Matthew 8.18-27. The demands of following Jesus are great. He shows us that sometimes we must make extraordinary efforts to move in a new direction. As we consider the health of humanity, we cannot ignore the need to heal the very planet that sustains us. We live in increasing chaos of a beleaguered environment and the hoarding of resources. We want to be “saved” by something or someone else, but we discover this week that we are in the boat with the One who shows us our power to turn it around, to calm the storm. We protect the jewel that is our home, restoring something beautiful from scars of the past.

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God has created you as an embodied vessel of holy love. After this past year, we need this reminder every day.

It is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, and this year we are embarking on a “season of recovery” for our physical, communal, mental, intellectual, and environmental health. We are exploring the healing narratives of Jesus that tell of divine solidarity with human suffering and remind us that we can begin a journey toward making something beautiful from that which is seemingly broken.

This week we are focusing on intellectual health as we look at the healing story in Matthew 9.18-26. Prolonged times of difficulty can impede our ability to stay creative. The picture of our lives is dulled and hope for a brighter future can fade. We need a touch of inspiration to awaken us from our sleep, as we hear in one of this week’s healing stories. We also awaken to our agency to seek out the Divine Healer, reaching out to touch the power we know can restore our intellect and imagination. We emerge ready to re-engage with the world, seeking and seeing solutions, creating different pictures of life renewed just as a mosaic artist creates beauty from broken pieces of glass.

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God has created you as an embodied vessel of holy love. After this past year, we need this reminder every day.

It is the Third Sunday in the season of Lent, and this year we are embarking on a “season of recovery” for our physical, communal, mental, intellectual, and environmental health. We are exploring the healing narratives of Jesus that tell of divine solidarity with human suffering and remind us that we can begin a journey toward making something beautiful from that which is seemingly broken.

This week we are focusing on mental health as we look at the healing story in Matthew 9.26-33. We acknowledge the power of truth-telling as a healing property. There are stories that have shaped our lives, leaving us without the ability to see who we truly are in the eyes of God and leaving us without the ability to speak the depth of our stories of struggle. We focus on the importance of recovery of mental health, reclaiming our sense of who we are and being able to proclaim new redemptive stories of divine worth.

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-Worship series design and original music © Worship Design Studio by Marcia McFee. Used, adapted, and live-streamed with permission. www.worshipdesignstudio.com

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-Streaming Music license from OneLicense.net. License # 731003-A

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Connect with us and receive a special welcome from Pastor Jeff: http://thelordshipchurch.org/connect

Be a part of our online community in our private Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/lordshipchurch

Support our Ministries: https://thelordshipchurch.org/donate

About our Lent Worship Series

It has been a year, right? One year of pandemic, racial unrest, political turmoil. One year of hell.

We have been through a harrowing time since last Lent, a time that has shattered our sense of wholeness– body, mind, and spirit – like a glass vessel fractured into pieces.

We need to be reminded that God has created each of us as a precious and holy vessel of embodied love.

So, for Lent this year we are embarking on a “season of recovery” for our physical, communal, mental, intellectual, and environmental health. We will explore the healing narratives of Jesus that tell of divine solidarity with human suffering and remind us that we can begin a journey toward making something beautiful from that which is seemingly broken.

About this week’s episode

This week we are focusing on the health of our communities as we look at the healing story in Matthew 8.5-13. We affirm our commitment to be the Body of Christ that knows we cannot be personally healed until we see the interconnected community as part of the process of healing. Jesus has the power to re-vision the family of God in which false boundaries are overcome. In a year of devastating loss of livelihood, we consider the economic health that reimagines status quo.

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-Worship series design and original music © Worship Design Studio by Marcia McFee. Used, adapted, and live-streamed with permission. www.worshipdesignstudio.com

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Connect with us and receive a special welcome from Pastor Jeff: http://bit.ly/LordshipConnection

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Support our Ministries: https://bit.ly/LordshipGives

About our Lent Worship Series

It has been a year, right? One year of pandemic, racial unrest, political turmoil. One year of hell.

We have been through a harrowing time since last Lent, a time that has shattered our sense of wholeness– body, mind, and spirit – like a glass vessel fractured into pieces.

We need to be reminded that God has created each of us as a precious and holy vessel of embodied love.

So, for Lent this year we are embarking on a “season of recovery” for our physical, communal, mental, intellectual, and environmental health. We will explore the healing narratives of Jesus that tell of divine solidarity with human suffering and remind us that we can begin a journey toward making something beautiful from that which is seemingly broken.

About this week’s episode

This week we are focusing on physical health as we look at the healing story in Matthew 8.1-4, 16-17. When pain comes and brokenness enters our lives, Jesus reaches out to touch and remind us of the Treasure that we all are–worthy of new life in the midst of hopelessness.

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-Worship series design and original music © Worship Design Studio by Marcia McFee. Used, adapted, and live-streamed with permission. www.worshipdesignstudio.com

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Mark 9.2-9

The season of Epiphany began with a revelation at Jesus’ baptism and ends with another revelation. On the mountain top, we see Jesus transformed, his holiness exposed through light and likeness to revered prophets of old. Almost as a bookend to his baptism, God speaks again from the heavens, “This is my son, the beloved." We can never fully understand this mysterious Messiah we follow, but by walking in his ways of love and daily answering his invitation to “come and see,” we can grow closer to Christ and participate in his revolution still unfolding to this day.

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Mark 1.29-39

Jesus continues to heal, exorcise, and teach, all the while not letting demons speak in order to keep his identity a secret. News of Jesus’ ministry is spreading and people in need of his healing touch are flocking to Jesus. As much as Jesus insists on keeping his identity a secret, I cannot help but notice that the people who need healing are people who have to live their lives in secret. Those with mental illnesses and other diseases then and now are often ostracized from the community. Jesus’ healing makes them whole and frees them from a life lived in secret. What secrets are keeping you from living fully?

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Mark 1.21-28

A few weeks ago, we read the story of Jesus’ baptism, where God declares Jesus to be God’s son. From today’s reading, we get the sense that there is a lot more to discover about Jesus. The first miracle recorded in the Gospel of Mark is not a run-of-the-mill miracle like turning water into wine or multiplying food - in dramatic fashion, Jesus casts a demon out of a person he encounters in the synagogue. You would think that if Jesus wanted to keep his identity quiet, he wouldn’t go around demonstrating his authority in such a public manner. Yet, he lets his actions speak for themselves. And this creates a mystery that draws people to him. How do our actions reveal who Christ is in the world, not by shouting about who Jesus is, but instead by acting in a way that creates space, compels, and opens others to believe the impossible?

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