We seem to live our lives not in peace, but in pieces. Jonathan Chaplin, Living with Integrity in a Splintered World

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2 SUNDAY SCHEDULE 1300 E Aloha St First Service 9:00 am ONE WORSHIP SERVICE 9:00 AM Nursery 6 months 2 years Toddlers (2&3): Room 117 PreK: Room 119 LENT 2019 We seem to live our lives not in peace, but in pieces. Jonathan Chaplin, Living with Integrity in a Splintered World Most of us know that we should make some changes to our lives, but we often never get around to them. Many of us would like to eat better, exercise (at least a little), pray more, and read Scripture more. But somehow these things all seem to get pushed to the back burner so we can focus our attention and energy on what has been called the tyranny of the urgent. This is the gift of the season of Lent, the 40day period of time leading up to the 7week Easter Season that begins on Easter Sunday. The church, in its wisdom, knows how we can tend to get offtrack over the course of a year. So, every spring, we are invited to enter into the disciplines of the Lenten season so that we might get back on course (for disciplines, think intentional practices). This means that Lent is not a time to pretend like we re spiritual superstars. Truth be told, when we begin to engage or, reengage in spiritual disciplines like fasting, morning and evening prayer, tithing, and corporate worship, we quickly begin to see how much opposition we have in our own hearts towards doing the very things that will help us grow as followers of Christ. In other words, we actually need the reboot opportunity that Lent offers every year precisely because we re not spiritual superstars. Also, it s important to know that the appropriate posture to take towards these disciplines is progress and growth, not shame and guilt. We re not doing them so that we can persuade God that he can finally accept us as his children. Instead, we pick up these practices with the hopes that God will bless us with new growth and new experiences of his mercy and goodness. So, we invite you to join the leaders at Grace and enter into Lent this year. We have put together a brief guide (available at the Welcome Center) that we prayerfully hope will help you make progress in your life with God. Each week has a Scriptural and thematic focus that will go along with Sunday s sermon text. May God bless you over the upcoming weeks. Let us worship! Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV ), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

3 REFLECTION QUOTES Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it. David Lee Roth Our daily lives are filled with these small choices small at first, but over time, becoming a deep dependence on strategies that preserve our sense of action while minimizing our sense of risk. The church once enumerated seven deadly sins lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. Most of them are ways of pursuing authority without vulnerability. Sex without commitment (lust), food without moderation (gluttony), goods without limit (greed), anger without compassion (wrath), and above all the pursuit of autonomous, godlike power (pride) all these are forms of what Scripture calls, most comprehensively, idolatry, the use of created things to pursue godlike power without risk or limit...all these are just variations on the promises that accompanied the very first idol, the fruit proffered by the serpent in the Garden: "You will be like God" unlimited authority and, "You will not die" none of that vulnerable creaturely dependence. Andy Crouch, Strong and Weak: Embracing a LIfe of Love, Risk & True Flourishing

4 Please silence all mobile phones and electronic devices for the duration of the worship service. Text in bold is read together by the entire congregation. Plain text is read by one of the worship service leaders The small symbols you will see throughout these pages correspond to a "Key to Liturgy". Our worship begins each week with a call to worship. We are gathered here today because God, our Creator, desires to have a relationship with us. Whether we realize it or not, he is the one calling us to himself today and every day. FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP From The Worship Sourcebook; Based on Isaiah 43:1921 Lord God, in this season of Lent we look forward to our remembrance of Jesus death and our celebration of his resurrection. We pray that your Spirit will renew in us today our anticipation for these events and our awareness that Jesus death and resurrection are a sure source of hope and life. In the power of Jesus name we pray. Amen. Let us worship God, who has done great things. We rejoice in our God, who made a way through the desert of this world. Let us worship God, who has caused streams of mercy to flow in the wasteland. We are the people God has formed through Christ; we worship him, and we rejoice! Let us worship God in spirit and in truth. We praise God for the grace that has saved us. Alleluia! We rejoice! Seated Standing Stuart Townend 1995 Thankyou Music 1 HYMN OF GOD S LOVE How Deep The Father s Love For Us 4 5 & # # œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j & # # & # # & # # How Be I deep hold will the the not Fa man boast ther's love up on in an for a y us, cross, thing: vast be yond all meas ure that he should give his on ly sin up on his shoulders. A shamed, I hear mock ing gifts, no pow'r, no wis dom. But I will boast in Je sus make out death a a and wretch his treas ure. mong the scof fers. res ur rec tion. How It Why great was should the I pain sin gain of that from sear held his how No œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Son to voice call Christ: his ing loss. him there re ward? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j The un I Father turns his face away as wounds which mar til it was ac complished; His dy ing breath the Cho sen One bring has brought me life. I cannot give an an swer. But this I know with all heart: his 4 3 & # # œ œ œ œ œ man know wounds y sons that it have paid to is glo fin ran ry. ished. som. 3 œ j 3 4

5 LECTIO SACRA Luke 4:113 Seated And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread. And Jesus answered him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone. And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours. And Jesus answered him, It is written, Lectio Sacra means sacred reading. It has been the practice of the church for thousands of years to have portions of the bible read during worship services. The assumption behind this practice is that we are people who need to be shaped by all of God s word. You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve. And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you, and On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. And Jesus answered him, It is said, You shall not put the Lord your God to the test. And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. This is the Word of the Lord Thanks be to God! INTERLUDE Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days Musical interludes are included in our service in order to provide space for reflection and worship. Words: Claudia Frances Hernaman, 1873 Music: ST. FLAVIAN 2

6 Confession of sin happens within the context of relationship, both with God and each other. We confess together, in community, before a gracious God who has given us himself. Confession both acknowledges our need for mercy and celebrates its abundance in Christ. CONFESSION OF SIN Adapted from The Worship Sourcebook Most merciful God whose Son, Jesus Christ, was tempted in every way, yet was without sin, we confess before you our own sinfulness; we have hungered after that which does not satisfy; we have hoarded the gifts you have given us; we have compromised with evil; we have doubted your power to protect us. Forgive our lack of faith; have mercy on our weakness. Restore in us such trust and love that we may walk in your ways and delight in doing your will. Amen. Standing (You are invited to confess your sins silently.) Ben Kilgore, David Gungor, Evan Wickham, Ian Cron, and John Arndt 2015 Integrity Worship Music/ The Brilliance Music/ASCAP You q Hear Us Calling & # # & # # & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ j You hear us cal ling; you hear us cal ling, Ab ba, Fa ther; You hear us calling; you hear us cal ling, Ab mer mer ba, Fa ther. Lord, have cy; Christ, have mer cy; Lord, have mer cy; Christ, have mer cy D.S. 3. Œ Ó œ œ & # # % Ó œ œ Ó œ œ & # # Ó œ 4 2 œ 4 & # # œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j cy. Lord, have mer cy. Ó 4 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ j 4 6 w 3

7 RECEIVING OF GRACE Based on Psalm 91:1415 (NRSV) Those who love me, I will deliver, says the Lord; I will protect those who know name. When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them and show them salvation. Receive the good news of the gospel: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. May the peace of Christ be with you! And also with you! HYMN OF GOD S LOVE Amazing Grace Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. John Newton, 1779 New Britain, 1831 (last stanza author unknown) Twas grace that taught heart to fear, And grace fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed. PRAYING THE PSALMS Psalm 91:12, 916 When we ve been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun, We ve no less days to sing God s praise Than when we d first begun. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, My refuge and fortress, God, in whom I trust. Praying through the Psalms each week teaches us how to pray, using the prayer book of ancient Israel. As we pray, there will be pauses for reflection. Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place the Most High, who is refuge no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. (Continued on the next page). 4

8 Jonathan Ogden, Nathan Stirling, and Caleb Choo 2018 Rivers & Robots Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him salvation. My Refuge & b 3 4 &b Ó Œ œ œ œ œ œ 1. Though Though When the seas king anx may doms ious rage fall thoughts œ œ œ œ and and take earth sea hold may sons of shake fade, me Ó Œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ r œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ & b &b &b &b &b &b &b moun Those place stead they You Your I re œ œ œ tains move who call of rest fast rock will not will be rock, rock, rock, œ œ God you're you're I stead mem in up and don't fast ber to on have love you re the your es to will the be neath be put to hi ding God you're you're sea, name, cape rock. rock. rock. strength. strength. strength. be ne Prince feet: shame. place. a ver of fraid. change. Peace. God You're You're God You're You're Though the You re you re Fa a ther strength, strength, strength, Fine I will take re fuge in the sha dow of your wings, oh God. I will take œ œ œ œ Ó Œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ r œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó Ó œ œ œ œ œ Ó Ó œ œ œ œ œ Ó Ó œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó (Go to "I will take refuge" below) œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ re fuge in the sha dow of your wings, oh God. 8 D.C. al Fine Œ œ œ 5

9 WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS Seated PASSING THE PEACE As recipients of God's grace, we gladly receive peace from him. In response to his grace, we also extend that grace to one another with a handshake or a hug. Traditionally, Christians have greeted one another during this time in the service with the phrase, "May the peace of Christ be with you" and receive back the greeting "And also with you." GOSPEL LESSON Cultivating Financial Dependence Deuterono 26:114 Rev. John Haralson Sermons can be streamed and downloaded at graceseattle.org/resources. Prayer of Belief Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying debt, bearing punishment on the cross, and offering forgiveness and new life. Knowing that you have been raised from the dead, I turn from sins and receive you as Savior and Lord. Amen. Prayer for Those Struggling with Sin Lord Jesus, grant that I may see in you the fulfillment of all need and may turn from every false satisfaction to feed on you, the true and living bread. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely, and run with perseverance the race set before me, looking to you, the author and perfecter of faith. Amen. INTERLUDE Prayer for Those Searching for the Truth Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth, and the life. Grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following you as I consider the reasons for doing so. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent, convincing, and that leads to the life that you promise. Amen. OFFERING The offering is a way for members and friends of Grace Church Seattle to support the church s mission and ministry. If you are our guest today, please let us know you ve joined us today, as well as any comments or prayer requests, by placing your welcome card in the offering basket. For online giving options, please go to graceseattle.org/giving To give via text message, text GODISLOVE to To give via the Grace app, look up Grace Church Seattle on the App Store or Google Play, click download, and click the giving tab within the app to give. 6

10 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: A LENTEN PRAYER Based on Psalm 121 Maker of heaven and earth, you are our help; we lift our eyes to you. As we walk this Lenten journey, you watch over our coming and our going both now and forevermore. You are our shade and our protection; you keep us from all harm. We ask that you strengthen and guide us as we do your work in your world. Convict us of our disobedience, and enable us to obey your call in our lives. Open our ears to the cry of the poor. Teach us to seek and to do justice, to stay in the path of understanding, to pursue righteousness and love in the strong name of your Son, our Savior. Amen. Standing Henri A. Cesar Malan, 1827 Frances R. Havergal, 1874 Take My Life And Let It Be & # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 5 9 & # Take Take Take Take life hands sil will and and ver and let it let them and make it Take mo ments and Take feet and let them Take in tel lect and Take heart; it is Thine let them flow in swift and beau ti ev 'ry pow'r as it shall be Thy be move gold; Thine; days be use own; ceaseless ful for Thou shalt roy al con se cra ted, Lord, at the im pulse of Not a mite would I It shall be no long let them flow in cease swift and beau ti ful ev 'ry pow'r as Thou It shall be Thy roy 2 4 & # 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 Ó praise. Thee. choose. throne. to Thy with ger less for shalt al Thee; love; hold; mine; œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ praise, Thee, choose, throne, 7

11 THE SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION Seated Communion, also called the Lord s Supper or the Eucharist, is the family meal of Christians. We invite all baptized followers of Jesus Christ who acknowledge their sins against God and their neighbors and confess their need for the grace of Christ to partake of this meal. If you are a Christian and haven t been baptized, please talk with one of our pastors. We would be honored to baptize you. We hope that this time is helpful to you as you consider your relationship with Jesus Christ and with his people, the church. If you would like prayer during communion, intercessors will be available at the front of the sanctuary to pray with you. The Sursum Corda The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is meet and right to do so. Prayer for Receiving Communion Lord Jesus, your perfect life, death, and resurrection are the source of all blessing in this life and the life to come. As I eat this bread and drink this cup, renew me in the joy and glory of knowing and serving you. I come to this table on the basis of your merit only and not own. As you have completely and fully offered yourself for me, I now completely and fully offer self to you as a living sacrifice. Amen. Allergenfree communion elements (wafer ingredients: organic brown rice flour, organic white rice flour) are available at the center of the communion table. To partake, please dip in the wine cup on the table, then proceed through the line. It is right, our duty and our joy, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: The Sursum Corda (Latin: Lift up your hearts ) is an opening dialogue in the Eucharistic liturgy of the Christian Church and dates back (at least) to the third century. This text encourages the church to come with thankfulness and joy to the Lord s table. Sanctus 3 & bb & bb 2 œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ho Hea Bles and is ven sed God Ho Ho of ly, earth he pow san san are who er na na ho full comes of in ly, ho your the and in in glo name of œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ the the might. high high ly Lord, ry, the Lord. est! est! Standing 2 Jess Alldredge 2018 Grace Church Seattle The Sanctus (Latin: Holy ) is a Christian hymn text, typically sung in response to The Sursum Corda. It is an invitation to join the voices of the church with the heavenly host, who are continually proclaiming the Father s glory (Isaiah 6:13; Matthew 21:9). 8

12 Together we proclaim the stery of the faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. The Words of Institution Seated Jess Alldredge 2012 Grace Church Seattle The Ministration of Communion BENEDICTION 2 Corinthians 13: & b b b 6 8 &b b b &b b b 13 &b b b 17 &b b b 21 &b b b fel 2. Œ œ œ J œ œ œ j œ œ œ j œ œ The grace of the Lord Je sus Christ Œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ j and the love of God and the œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ j œ œ j œ œ œ Œ low ship of the Ho ly Spir it be with 1. œ œ œ Œ you all. A men. Œ œ œ J Œ A A men, A men, A men. Œ œ œ J Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ men, A men, A men. Œ œ œ J Œ Œ Standing SENDING Let us go forth and serve the world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thanks be to God! Members of the prayer team will be available to pray for you at the front of the sanctuary at the conclusion of each service. 9

13 ONGOING EVENTS & GROUPS Moms In Prayer Group South Seattle Moms In Prayer is an international group with the sole purpose of praying for our kids while they attend school. This is a structured hour of prayer that focuses on a different attribute of God every week with time dedicated to intercessory prayer for our children. Open to all moms and all school structures including homeschool. One Moms in Prayer group meets in South Seattle (Hillman City) every Thursday starting September 20th from 1 pm to 2 pm at Rainier Avenue Church. This group is led by Heidi Slater and Lisa Konick. Childcare is available and is a shared cost. To join, please contact Heidi Slater at hydijo@gmail.com. To find a Moms in Prayer group that meets in your area, please go to momsinprayer.org Women s Gatherings Contact: Jo Taniguchi at taniguchijo@gmail.com. Grace Kids Facebook Page For the latest news, messages and resources, check out the Grace Kids Facebook page at: Seattle / GraceLifeSeattle ListServ The GraceLifeSeattle Listserv is an group designed to foster spontaneous generosity and hospitality among anyone and everyone who regularly attends Grace. The Listserv will allow anyone who signs up to send out an to the larger group. It is designed to be used to let others know about a party you d like to invite others to join, a game night you d like to host, a request to borrow something, a post to give goods away, a need you d like to ask for help from the larger group, etc. Contact: Danielle Taniguchi at danielle@graceseattle.org. Prayer Ministry We are looking for people who are feeling called to our prayer ministry team. Each Sunday, intercessors from the prayer team will be stationed at the front of the sanctuary to pray with you during communion time and immediately after the service. The prayer team also meets quarterly to pray together for the needs of our church, city, and world. Contact: Heather Andrews prayer@graceseattle.org Sunday Night Dinner Brad and Kirstin McAuley s Home Come join us for food and fellowship every Sunday night at 5:30pm at Brad and Kirstin McAuley s home in Shoreline! An RSVP is helpful for food prep but last minute dropins are always welcome! Brad s Cell: ; Kirstin s Cell: Lifelong Grace Seattle delivers premade meals once a week to individuals living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS and/or other chronic diseases. If you would like more information or would like to be part of the delivery team, Paige Lively at paigelively@gmail.com. Meals Ministry We serve Grace community members with food delivery in case of shortterm needs, such as injuries, illnesses, and new children. Volunteers are added to an list and asked to serve as they are able when needs arise. Currently additional volunteers are needed to help serve the community in this practical way. Contact: Rebecca Ifland rebecca@graceseattle.org YCG Youth Night Fourth Sunday of Each Month Grace has just kicked off a new tradition centered around our middle and high school age youth. The fourth Sunday of every month our teens and YCG leaders will gather for a time of food, games and fellowship from 5:308pm (with the exception of 4/28, due to the YCG Retreat 4/262/28). Our hope is to build a stronger community amongst our young people at Grace, so a substantive amount of time will revolve around table fellowship, prayer, and games. We are still shaping the schedule for the year, so input from youth and parents are welcome! Young people plan on meeting at the church on March 24, 5:30pm! If you have any questions, please send an to Pastor Jason, at jason@graceseattle.org. SILENT RETREAT SCHEDULE 2019 March 23rd Lenten ½ day retreat (9 AM to noon) June 15th ½ day retreat (9 AM to noon) August 24th ½ day retreat (9 AM to noon) October 12th ½ day retreat (9 AM to noon) November 810th Weekend silent retreat December 7th Advent ½ day retreat (9 AM to noon) *Note: All locations are TBD and more details will be announced for each upcoming date. To register, please Danielle Taniguchi at danielle@graceseattle.org. 10

14 COMMUNITY GROUPS Community groups are places of care and community where we learn more about living the Christian life together. Each group is unique and has its own "personality," and yet all groups are focused on growing in relationship with God and with each other. Groups meet on different nights in various neighborhoods around the city, and include time for fellowship, study and reflection, and prayer together. If you have any questions about community groups, contact Debbie (Smith) Tacke at Parish # Contact Time Meeting Information 1 Bennett Sorbo bsorbo@gmail.com 4 Daniel Rogers graddy462@gmail.com 4 Danielle Taniguchi danielle@graceseattle.org 4 Erika Schuyler erikaschuyler@gmail.com 9 Susan Rose susanguppy@gmail.com 10 Gwen St. John gwenstjohn@hotmail.com 6:30 pm Tuesdays 7:30 pm Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm Thursdays 7 pm 8:30 pm 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:30 pm 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 6:30 pm 8:30 pm Tuesdays Mixed group of adults & kids. Potluck dinner. Mixed group of adults & kids. Potluck dinner. Mixed group of adults. Light Snacks. Mixed group of adults & kids. Mixed group of adults & kids. Light dinner. Mixed group of adults & kids. Potluck dinner. Parish Number Key Parish # Neighborhood Parish # Neighborhood 1 Ballard, Fremont, Greenwood, Bitterlake, Broadview 9 Arbor Heights, Burien, Delridge, Fauntleroy, Highland Park, South Park, West Seattle, Westwood 4 Lake City, Maple Leaf, Northgate, Pinehurst, Lake Forest Park, N. View Ridge, Woodinville, Wedgwood 8 Eastlake, Lower Capitol Hill, South Lake Union 10 Beacon Hill, Columbia City, Hillman City, Kent, Mt. Baker, Rainier Valley, Renton, Seward Park, Tacoma 11

15 ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS See our full calendar at graceseattle.org/events/calendar Sign up for our list by ing One Service at 9 AM TODAY We will have one service at 9 AM as it is the weekend of the women s retreat. There will be no Christian Formation Classes. Grace Kids Drop Off/Pick Up Logistics Parents, please note that Grace Kids Christian Formation classes do not start until 10:45. Please keep an eye on your children until their class opens. For those attending the 10:45 service, PreK and up should be picked up in the Fellowship Hall following the sermon. Toddlers will be brought up to the nursery at 11:30 and may remain there until the end of service. Congregational Meeting March 17th, Immediately Following Second Service Sanctuary Everyone is invited to our congregational meeting where we will: Provide a 2018 financial update Present the 2019 budget Discuss the change in worship service times Dinner for Six Sign up Sunday, March 17th Dinner for 6 is a dinner hosted by a Grace attendee, who will then welcome 4 to 5 other attendees into their home (a total of 6 adults) as an opportunity to get to know other Grace Seattle people. All adults, single or married, are encouraged to sign up! Please come by the Connection in the foyer for more information and for the opportunity to sign up. We will be collecting signups starting on Sunday, March 17th through April 14th. Evening Prayer Service Wednesday, March 78 PM 1300 E Aloha St Join us for a simple and reflective service that will guide us in conversation with God through corporate prayer, private prayer, scripture reflection, and music. This service will provide space to seek and commune with God in the middle of the week, when so many things can pull us away from him. Lenten Silent Retreat Saturday, March 23, 9 AM to Noon Bethany Presbyterian, Queen Anne Lent is a season where we prepare and open our hearts to receive the gift of Jesus resurrection life. This morning retreat which will be an opportunity to slow down and be with Jesus. The retreat will include introduction to a scripture reflection and other reading and time for solitude and reflection. Register by ing Danielle Taniguchi at danielle@graceseattle.org. Grace Artists' Group Thursday, March 79 PM Grace Office 400 East Pine The Grace Artists' Group is a gathering for anyone at Grace who considers themselves and artist or is artisticallyinclined (whether or not it's their day job!). We'll be reading, sharing work, discussing inspiring art, and praying together as we explore how art and faith intersects and impacts our lives. We meet every third Thursday of the month from 79 PM at the Grace Church Office. If you have any questions or would like more information, Jess Alldredge at jess@graceseattle.org. Me, a Seminary Student? Saturday, March 30th at 9 AM Grace Church Office If you belong to Christ, he is calling you to some kind of good work in the world. Maybe your calling is vocational ministry, or maybe you are being called into the marketplace or a stayathome parent seeking to disciple children. Would you like to get indepth training to more faithfully and effectively pursue this calling, but don't want to move out of Seattle? Covenant Theological Seminary, the denominational seminary of the PCA, has recently launched three new degree programs that you can complete while staying rooting in Seattle and at Grace. On Saturday, December 1st at 9:00am at the Grace Church Office, Dr. Mike Higgins, Dean of Students at Covenant, will be hosting a breakfast for anyone wanting to find out more. For more information, go to Covenant's website at covenantseminary.edu or John Haralson at john@graceseattle.org. Intro to Grace 400 E Pine St, Suite 215 April 1213th Intro to Grace is a Friday night/saturday course offered semiannually for people who are new to Grace and want to learn more about the vision and ministry of Grace Church Seattle. We discuss our beliefs, practices, our denomination, and what it means to be a member of Grace. The course does not obligate you to become a member, but is necessary for membership, and it is where you will learn about the process of becoming a member. The next class will be offered on April You can contact our Administrator, Danielle Taniguchi at danielle@gracesesattle.org, to register to attend. Grief and Loss Support Group First Sunday of the month 9:0010:20 AM Classroom #218 (down the hallway to the left of the sanctuary) This ministry provides a time and space to share our grief and loss with one another, so that we can be consoled in knowing that we are not alone in our suffering. If you are experiencing grief over the death of a loved one, infertility, the loss of health, difficult family dynamics, the loss of a job, or another loss, join us. There is no grief or loss too big or too small. The participants simply listen to, and pray for, each person that shares. A moderator describes the group guidelines at the start of each meeting. We meet on the first Sunday of the month from 9:00 to 10:20 am; please come as often or as seldom as you need. If you have questions please 12 contact Lisa Behringer at cozycottage@mac.com.

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19 SERMON TEXT Deuterono 26:114 [1] When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, [2] you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there. [3] And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lordswore to our fathers to give us. [4] Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God. [5] And you shall make response before the Lord your God, A wandering Aramean was father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. [6] And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor. [7] Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. [8] And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders. [9] And he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. [10] And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me. And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God. [11] And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you. [12] When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled, [13] then you shall say before the Lord your God, I have removed the sacred portion out of house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, nor have I forgotten them. [14] I have not eaten of the tithe while I was mourning, or removed any of it while I was unclean, or offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord God. I have done according to all that you have commanded me. 16

20 SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE 3/10 First Sunday of Lent One Worship Service 9 AM No Christian Formation Classes No Grace Kids & Youth 3/17 Second Sunday of Lent Worship Service 9 AM and 10:45 AM Christian Formation Classes 10:45 AM Grace Kids & Youth 10:45 AM Congregational Meeting 12:30 PM 3/24 Third Sunday of Lent Worship Service 9 AM and 10:45 AM Christian Formation Classes 10:45 AM Grace Kids & Youth 10:45 AM 3/31 Fourth Sunday of Lent Worship Service 9 AM and 10:45 AM Christian Formation Classes 10:45 AM Grace Kids & Youth 10:45 AM STAFF Rev. John Haralson, Pastor john@graceseattle.org Rev. Jason Davison, Pastor of Children, Youth, and Families jason@graceseattle.org Debbie (Smith) Tacke, Community Formation Director debbie@graceseattle.org Jess Alldredge, Worship Arts Director jess@graceseattle.org Danielle Taniguchi, Administrator, danielle@graceseattle.org Nicole Herring, Grace Kids Ministry Administrator, nicole@graceseattle.org Noni Wilson, Bookkeeper bookkeeper@graceseattle.org Jasmine Amador, Grace Kids Host Milena Gordillo, Grace Kids Host MINISTRY COORDINATORS Jason Davison, YCG jason@graceseattle.org Rebecca Ifland, Meals Ministry rebecca@graceseattle.org Brian & Jessica Youtzy, Connection Center bjyoutzy@gmail.com Abby St. Hilaire, Serving the World abby@graceseattle.org Jo Taniguchi, Premarital Mentoring taniguchijo@gmail.com ELDERS Dan Huie dan@graceseattle.org Darik Taniguchi darik@graceseattle.org Nat Taylor nat@graceseattle.org Adam Schuyler adam@graceseattle.org DEACONS Heather Andrews heather@graceseattle.org Rebecca Ifland rebecca@graceseattle.org Coleen Marta coleen@graceseattle.org Tamarack Randall tamarack@graceseattle.org Grace Weigel grace@graceseattle.org REFORMED UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP(RUF) Rev. Drew Burdette drew.burdette@ruf.org MAKING DISCIPLES. SERVING THE CITY. Grace Church Seattle is a worshipping community in Capitol Hill, Seattle rooted in the belief that the historic Christian gospel is true, compelling, and transformative. Worship Location 1300 E Aloha St Seattle, WA Office Location 400 E Pine, Suite 215 Seattle, WA graceseattle.org office@graceseattle.org