Lord, who throughout these forty days for us did fast and pray, teach us with you to mourn our sins and close by you to stay.

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1 Lord, who throughout these forty days for us did fast and pray, teach us with you to mourn our sins and close by you to stay. As you with Satan did contend, and did the victory win, O give us strength in you to fight, in you to conquer sin. As you did hunger and did thirst, so teach us, gracious Lord, to die to self, and so to live by your most holy Word. And through these days of penitence, and through your Passiontide, forevermore, in life and death, O Lord, with us a bide. Abide with us, that through this life of doubts and hope and pain, an Easter of unending joy we may at last attain! Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days Claudia Frances Hernaman (1873) Lent

2 SUNDAY SCHEDULE 1300 E Aloha St First Service 9:00 am Second Service 10:45 am Christian Formation 10:45 am FIRST SERVICE 9:00 AM Nursery 6 months 2 years Toddlers (2&3): Room 117 PreK: Room 119 SECOND SERVICE 10:45 AM Nursery 6 months 2 years CHRISTIAN FORMATION 10:45 AM Grace Kids Toddlers: Room 117 PreK: Room 119 Kinder/1st grade: Room 103 2nd grade: Room 120 3rd/4th grade: Room 110 5th/6th grade: Fellowship Hall (Left) YCG: Room 102 Adults: Fellowship Hall (Right) 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 We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. George Washington Dream on Dream on Stop saying the game is sold and not be told Try to help the child that's only 4 years old Why, why would you sit back and relax And watch them kids fall off the tracks? How, how can we sit on the sideline And watch it go down You, you need to make someone feel really proud Rhythm is the key, can't you see? Just don't do it for publicity It's all coming back to me now See, when I was growing up There was a lot of people raising me I didn't know at the time But I listened to everything I heard Every man, every woman Every teacher, every preacher Yes, I listened too And you gotta do the same things Oh yes, you do March to the drums, look all around you Help somebody find their way We gotta show 'em the way Do it today, show 'em the way Show 'em the way Don't let 'em find out the hard way Show them the way Show them the way Raphael Saadiq, The Answer All things are permissible for me, but not all things are beneficial. All things are permissible for me, but I will not be dominated by anything. Paul, 1 Corinthians 6:13

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. THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 95 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Seated Standing Today, if only we would hear his voice, Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness, where your ancestors tested me; they tried me, though they had seen what I did. So I declared on oath in my anger, They shall never enter my rest. 1

5 All Creatures of Our God and King & 4 & & & & & & All Thou All Let lift ye for and lu praise prais praise Thou Thou Ye Praise, thou ye praise and crea tures of rush ing wind ye who are all things their up your voice clouds that sail giv ing oth wor ship him ia, him, es, him, burn ris who praise ing ing long the sun morn pain Fa and in ers, in sil ver moon with of eve ning and on him the Spir it, lights God praise our that of Cre God art ten a with heaven take hum Al Al Al Al with in and ther, us a your ble le le le le gold praise sor praise soft find cast Three and so der tor sing long, part, ness, lu lu lu lu en re row the King, strong, heart, bless, beam, joice, bear, Son, er gleam, a voice, your care, in One, ia! ia! ia! ia! Al O sing O O le praise him, O praise him, Al le lu ia, Al le lu œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ œ w Ó œ œ Ó œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ œ w Ó œ œ Ó œ œ Ó œ œ w w w ia, Alle lu ia! 3 7 his Ó œ œ Ó œ œ Words: St. Francis of Assisi ca., 1225 Trans. William H. Draper, 1926 Music: Lasst Uns Erfreuen LECTIO SACRA Isaiah 55:19 Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. Seated 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. (Continued on the next page.) 2

6 Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. This is the Word of the Lord Thanks be to God! INTERLUDE 3

7 CONFESSION OF SIN Psalm 95 & 130 Out of the depths we cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear our voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of our pleas for mercy! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. Standing 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. Deliver us from our competing affections! Father, save us from every temptation! O Lord, have mercy! Soften our hard hearts to heed your instruction! Free us from our many idols! Christ, have mercy! Gracious Father, hear our silent prayers for mercy and grace! Amen. (You are invited to confess your sins silently.) AGNUS DEI Lamb of God & Lamb of God, you take a way the & Œ œ J œ œ & œ œ œ Œ œ j œ œ j œ œ j & œ œ œ j sin of the world. % # Œ œ j œ œ œ j œ j œ œ Œ O have mer cy on us. œ j œ j œ œ Œ Lord have mer cy on us. 4 *back to top Jess Alldredge 2011 Grace Church Seattle & & 2. 2 Œ œ œ œ Grant us peace Lo rd. 2 D.S. Œ œ œ œ œ œ Grant us peace Lo rd. Œ œ œ Œ 4

8 RECEIVING OF GRACE Psalm 130:7; 1 Cor 10:12 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. In our many sins and diverse temptations, we are not left to ourselves. Family, say with me these words of Grace and Faithful Love in Christ: No temptation has overtaken us that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let us be tempted beyond our ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that we may be able to endure it. This is the Gospel! Amen! Praise the Lord! May the peace of Christ be with you! And also with you! HYMN OF GOD S LOVE We Are Not Overcome Isaac Wardell & Robert Heiskell 2011 Bifrost Arts Because of his great love, we are not overcome! Because of his great love, we are not overcome! (Repeat) 5

9 PRAYING THE PSALMS Psalm 63 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. 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. My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. 6

10 Zach Bolen and Brian Eichelberger 2016 Citizens & Saints How Majestic œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Mo Fa Sin sis bro Suf heads, dawned, well, thers thers ners ters thers ferers come shout come raise feast rise taste and death has mer cies Hea ven Mer cy bur dens a dore the vic be hold your hands up on with hope see been are to is all his tor's your in his and all o new earth on met name, cry, king. praise; life. sing: has it's with he's ver this Lift Joy All done ; thrown; day; Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J (to verse 2) s œ come. throne. grace. your has is Lord, our lord, how ma je stic is your name in all the earth! O Lord, our lord, how ma 3 œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ j j œ œ œ œ œ Œ Ó je stic is your name in all the earth! œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ j œ j œ Œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ Œ Ó Œ œ J All All help fear less, less, all all se a cure; fraid; All thank All doub ting, less and all poor; all as sured; Œ œ œ œ J œ œ 3. all all all all hope ful and an gry, all all re O O bro joic ken. ing. peace joy ful and ful and all vi all mourn olent. ing. Come gaze up on his glo ry, come re ceive his love and mer cy. D.S. Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J J 3 His grace de clares his glo ry; you are loved, for ever whol ly! O 3 Œ Ó 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 J œ Œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ Œ Ó 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 œ œ œ 7

11 Be Thou My Vision Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art Thou my best thought, by day or by night Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word I ever with Thee, and Thou with me Lord Thou my great Father, I Thy true son Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one Riches I heed not, nor man s empty praise Thou mine inheritance, now and always Thou and Thou only, first in my heart High king of heaven, my treasure Thou art High king of heaven, my victory won May I reach heaven s joys, O bright heaven s sun Heart of my own heart, whatever befall Still be my vision, O ruler of all 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." Traditional Celtic Hymn 8th Century 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 my debt, bearing my punishment on the cross, and offering forgiveness and new life. Knowing that you have been raised from the dead, I turn from my 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 my 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 my faith. Amen. GOSPEL LESSON Written For Our Instruction 1 Corinthians 10:113 Rev. Jason Davison Sermons can be streamed and downloaded at graceseattle.org/resources. 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. 8

12 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. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Hebrews 11 Standing, Seated, or Kneeling As Pilgrims making our way home, what do we believe about our way of faith? We believe faith is the assurance of things hoped for, and the conviction of things not seen. Then as Sojourners, our prayer is that we live deeper lives of faith, for without faith in God, it is impossible to please him. God increase our faith and trust in you! Yes, Father, hear our prayer! Prayer, that like Abel, we may tithe acceptably to you. Yes, Father, hear our prayer! Prayer, that like Enoch, we may walk with you in every detail of our lives. Yes, Father, hear our prayer! Prayer, that like Noah, we may esteem your Word over the words of everyone else. Yes, Father, hear our prayer! Prayer, that like Sarah, we might yield our very bodies to the lifegiving promises of God. Yes, Father, hear our prayer! Prayer, that like Abraham, we might look and labor for that Distant City, our Home. Yes, Lord, hear our prayer! 9 God, we long for our true Home. May we use this season of Lent to fast with our hearts, priorities and labors. We thank you for this road of faith, believing that you are not ashamed to be called our God, for you have prepared for us a heavenly city. Amen.

13 Trinity Song & bb b & bb b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ho Ho ly Fa ther, Son, and Spi rit. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ly Commu nion, Three in One. & bb b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Come with your peace, with your in vi ta & bb 2 b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Bind us to ge ther in ho ly love. 2 tion. Standing Sandra McCracken 2016 Drink Your Tea Music 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. 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: 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 my own. As you have completely and fully offered yourself for me, I now completely and fully offer myself 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. 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. 10

14 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). Sanctus & # 6 8 Ho ly, ho ly, ho ly Lord, God of pow'r and might, heav'n and earth are full of your glo ry. Ho san na in the high est! œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ j Œ œ 6 œ œ œ œ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Ho san œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ na in the high est! Œ Standing Œ œ j œ j Together we proclaim the mystery of the faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. The Words of Institution Seated "Ministration" is the action of administering the sacrament (Communion) The Ministration of Communion 11

15 The Solid Rock # 4 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 1. My hope is built on noth When darkness veils his love ing less than Je ly face, I rest sus' blood 2. on his # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & right chang eous ness; I ing grace; in whol ly lean an chor holds on with dare not ev ery trust high Je sus' name. in the veil. the and sweet storm est frame, y gale un and but my On Christ the sol id # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Rock I stand; all oth er ground is sink ing sand; all # # 8 # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & & & other ground is sinking sand. 3. His oath, his cov e nant his blood sup port me in the whelming flood; when all around my soul gives way he then is all my hope and stay. 4.When he shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in him be found, dressed in his righteous # # 3 # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ness a lone, fault less to stand be fore the throne. 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 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 Ó œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ On Christ the sol id Rock I stand; all oth er ground is œ œ œ œ œ œ œ sink ing sand; all oth er ground is sink ing sand. Standing Edward Mote, 1834 William B. Bradbury, 1863 BENEDICTION Hebrews 13:2021 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 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. 12

16 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 46pm (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, 4pm! If you have any questions, please send an to Pastor Jason, at jason@graceseattle.org. SILENT RETREAT SCHEDULE 2019 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. 13

17 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 14

18 ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS See our full calendar at graceseattle.org/events/calendar Sign up for our list by ing 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. Dinner for Six Sign up by April 14th 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 table set up in the foyer for more information and for the opportunity to sign up. We will be collecting signups until April 14th. Me, a Seminary Student? Saturday, March 30th at 10 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, March 30th at 10 am 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. Fellowship Sunday Brunch Downstairs Fellowship Hall Sunday, April 7th at 10:30 AM In a few weeks, we will have one worship service at 9 AM followed by a churchwide fellowship lunch for everyone after the service. Our menu will include pulled pork sliders, coleslaw and homemade mini pies. You are invited to bring any sides to go with the main dish. This will be an opportunity to set aside time to fellowship with one another, eat great food and celebrate God s goodness to our congregation. We hope you will join us. 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 DATE CHANGE: April 14th 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 will meet on the second Sunday of the month in April from 9:00 to 10:20 am; please come as often or as seldom as you need. If you have questions please contact Lisa Behringer at cozycottage@mac.com. Men's Retreat Returns to Rainbow Lodge May 3rd5th While the weekend theme will be Doubt, Confidence, & Standing Taller, there can be no mistaking the glory of waking up in a lodge surrounded by Douglas Firs at the base of Mt. Si. You'll be in good company this is a great way to connect with other men, whether you have recently visited Grace or you've attended for years. Save the date for May 35 and register by going to and selecting the registration link from the announcement on the home page. Please Orion Ifland for more information at orion@ifland.net. Save the Date: All Church Retreat 2019 September 2729th Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center Save the date! We will be having a churchwide retreat at the Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood. This is a great time to build existing relationships and form new ones. For more information about the retreat, please Danielle at danielle@graceseattle.org. More details to follow in early

19 SERMON TEXT 1 Corinthians 10:113 [1] For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, [2] and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, [3] and all ate the same spiritual food, [4] and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. [5] Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. [6] Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. [7] Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. [8] We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twentythree thousand fell in a single day. [9] We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, [10] nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. [11] Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. [12] Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. [13] No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 16

20 SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE 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 Rev. Dr. Mike Higgins Preaching Worship Service 9 AM and 10:45 AM No Christian Formation Classes Grace Kids & Youth 10:45 AM Mike and Renee Higgins Discussion 12 PM 4/07 Fifth Sunday of Lent One Worship Service 9 AM Fellowship Sunday Brunch 10:30 AM No Christian Formation Classes No Grace Kids & Youth 4/14 Palm Sunday 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 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