Order Worship Ash Wednesday February 10, 2016 7:00 pm
Worship Service Sundays 1300 E Aloha St First Service 9:00 AM Second Service 11:30 AM Ash Wednesday 2016 Tonight s Nursery 6 months 3 years What if this Lent you chose not to give up chocolate or Facebook, but chose to give up blindly sleepwalking through life? What if that meant entering in to a hard conversation with great intentionality? Reading a book that will challenge your perspective, a book on racial injustice, for instance? Creating a space for 20 min contemplative prayer in the morning evening? Praying for someone who disgusts you? There is an "easy" Lent a "costly" Lent. For some, Lent has become God's yearly weight loss or sobriety program. For some, it is the Ispendtoomuchtimeonsocialmedia guilt appeasement program. But Lent invites us to enter into a very hard conversation with ourselves. Our own choice will likely not mirror another's choice, because ours is deeply personal. This means that we ought not judge another's choice. But it ought not keep us from engaging each other honestly, with hard questions about what we need in this significant liturgical existential moment. It is a personal act repentance, which means not just turning away but turning toward which may be much harder. Turning toward uncertainty. Turning toward a hard conversation. Turning toward Flint. Turning toward a spouse who has become a stranger. Turning toward a healthy sexuality. Turning toward a forgotten stranger. Turning toward a need you've rejected. Turning toward an old gift you had that you've lost in the busyness life. Turning toward being known. Turning towards Jesus away from a more convenient God. What do you need to turn toward? Who? Chuck DeGroat
FOR REFLECTION Being unable to cure death wretchedness, people have decided not to think about these things. Pascal, Pensées Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Stard Version (ESV ), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 'Remember you are dust, to dust you will return.' There s something shocking powerful about speaking the truth aloud in public this way, about the deep hunger all kinds people have to hear it. Will Hocker, a priest chaplain, told me that he sometimes gets asked for ashes by those who aren t conversant in Christian ritual. I think they sort realize it s an invitation to acknowledge limits. To bow down in public say, I m not in charge; I m not going to live forever. Sara Miles, The Daily Episcopalian blog Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom heaven. Jesus, Matthew 5:3
ASH WEDNESDAY OPENING WORDS Psalm 103:812 NIV Please silence all mobile phones electronic devices for the duration the worship service. The LORD is compassionate gracious, Slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is his love for those who fear him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has he removed our transgressions from us. The song text below is given for reflection. Come All Ye Hymns from Nineveh written by Jonas Peterson 2011 Come all ye who are heavy burdened. Come all ye who are in pain. Come all ye who are heavy burdened. Come all ye who are in pain. Refrain And you may sleep in my gardens, You may stay in my house, Even forever forever, And on on! So come all ye who say "we cannot find our way." Come all ye who say "we've survived another day." Come all ye who are tired weary. Come all ye who run, trip fall. Refrain 1
Sting CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 103:1314 (NIV) As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. Text in bold is read together by the entire congregation. Plain text is read by one the worship service leaders. HYMN OF INVITATION Come, You Sinners, Poor Needy & # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 1. & # 2. 3. 4. Come, Let Come, Come, weak nor lost he will you not you a sin cons wea rise, wound ed fit ness ru ined take you ners, cience ry, sick fond by in ly the his poor make heav go sore; dream; fall; arms; you y to Je all if in need lin lad Je sus read that he you tar the love y, ger, en, sus, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ 4 2 œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ y re ry 4 Joseph Hart 1759 W. Walker s Southern Harmony 1835 sts to quires as till you're your dear & # 4 power. him. all. larms. Ó save fit bet Sav you, ness ter, ior full is you you to will are 1. 3. 2. 4. pit know nev safe y, your er from 9 love, need come all at a CONFESSION OF SIN Merciful Lord, please forgive our sins set us free from them. We confess to the sin pride: We have been sure our own goodness importance have looked down on others. Help us to appreciate the true worth other people. The prayer confession is based on the Seven Deadly Sins. This catalog sins has been used for centuries to help people underst the depth to which sin is embedded into our hearts minds. We confess to the sin envy: We have been displeased when others have been more successful or sought after than we have been. Help us to be glad when others prosper. (continued) 2
We confess to the sin anger: We have lost our tempers nursed grievances. Help us to be patient understing with everyone. We confess to the sin gluttony: We tend to want to best food, technology life experiences. In our excesses, we have neglected the needs others. Help us to deny ourselves so that others may not be in want. We confess to the sin lust: In one way or another we have used sex wrongly. We have used it to escape, to gain power or to assert autonomy from you. Help us to rejoice in the sexuality you have given us order our lives accordingly. We confess to the sin greed: We have let money material wealth define us. Forgive us for the things we have done in pursuit more riches. Help us to be content with what you have given us. We confess to the sin sloth: We have been lukewarm in our faith in our lives. We have allowed a veneer busyness to cover areas laziness. Make us eager to do your will. (You are invited to personalize your confession as you pray silently.) Ben Kilgore, David Gungor, Evan Wickham, Ian Cron, John Arndt You Hear Us Calling q & # # & # # & # # 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. 1. 2. D.S. 3. Œ Ó œ œ & # # % Ó œ œ Ó œ œ 4 2 & # # Ó œ 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
RECEIVING OF GRACE Adapted from Psalm 32 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, has given his only Son to die for us for his sake forgives us all our transgressions covers all our sins. In Christ, we are forgiven. In Christ, we have been washed clean. Amen. HYMN OF GOD S LOVE What Wondrous Love Is This Alexer Means, American Trad. ca. 1835 (Arr. Adam Behringer 2011) Seated 4
HOMILY A Blessed Limp Genesis 32:2232 Rev. John Haralson [22] The same night he arose took his two wives, his two female servants, his eleven children, crossed the ford the Jabbok. [23] He took them sent them across the stream, everything else that he had. [24] And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking the day. [25] When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, Jacob's hip was put out joint as he wrestled with him. [26] Then he said, Let me go, for the day has broken. But Jacob said, I will not let you go unless you bless me. [27] And he said to him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. [28] Then he said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God with men, have prevailed. [29] Then Jacob asked him, Please tell me your name. But he said, Why is it that you ask my name? And there he blessed him. [30] So Jacob called the name the place Peniel, saying, For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been delivered. [31] The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because his hip. [32] Therefore to this day the people Israel do not eat the sinew the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket Jacob's hip on the sinew the thigh. Musical interludes are included in our service in order to provide space for reflection worship. INTERLUDE If you do not wish to receive the ashes, please feel no burden to do so. You may remain seated or kneel for prayer reflection. For those desiring to receive ashes, you may come forward by rows, starting with the front row. After returning to your seat, you may be seated or kneel for prayer reflection. INVITATION TO LENT OBSERVANCE Dear People God: I invite us to set apart this season Lent. Let it be a time turning away from sin death, turning towards God the new life he has for us in Christ. IMPOSITION OF ASHES 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit. Let us pray. Almighty God, we have sinned against you in thought, word, deed. But let these ashes be a reminder to us Christ s sacrificial love for us. Christ became one us suffered death, So that through his death we may receive life. Amen. The song text on the following page is given for reflection 5
Dust We Are And Shall Return From dust we ve come dust we are shall return Be still my soul let it go, just let it go John Arndt, Kate Gungor, Michael Gungor Glory to God, glory to God in the highest Glory to God, glory to God in the highest Naked we came shall return into the grave Be still my soul let it go, just let it go Glory to God, glory to God in the highest Glory to God, glory to God in the highest Be still my soul, Lord make me whole, Lord make me whole Be still my soul, Lord make me whole, Lord make me whole, Lord make me whole Be still my soul, Lord make me whole, Lord make me whole Glory to God Sting PRAYER FOR GOD S BLESSING Father in heaven, meet us during this season Lent. Give us great confidence in your love for us in Christ. In the presence our sins failures: Give us humility honesty. In the presence the sins failures others: Give us patience compassion. In the carrying out the mission you have given us: Give us courage great joy. In our attempts to love others work for justice: Give us endurance bless our labors. Amen. 6
HYMN OF HOPE Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing Robert Robinson 1758, John Wyeth 1813 & # # 4 6. œ œ 'Ebenezer' means 'stone help' in Hebrew. It was a stone marker that the prophet Samuel used to remind God's people how God had helped them. See I Sam 7:12. songs to wan ar d ring loud rive heart est at to Come, Here O Thou I to & # # œ œ w œ œ heart to sing Thy grace; Streams by Thy help I m come; And I I m constrained to be; Let that & # # œ œ œ w & # # œ œ œ œ œ son stran feel net, ger, it, Sung by Wan d ring Prone to praise, home. Thee. Teach Je Prone œ œ Fount raise grace my how ev ry Eb great œ œ en a mer cy, nev er hope, by Thy good grace now, like a œ œ me sus to œ œ fla from leave ming the the tongues fold God œ œ blessingez er; Hith er Tune my debt or Dai ly œ œ ceasing, Call for pleasure, fett er, Bind Saf ely my œ œ some sought wan a I mel me der, w bove; God: love; od when Lord, œ ious a I œ Praise the He, to Here s my & # #. œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó w mount! res heart, I m cue O fixed me take up from it, ger, it, Mount In Seal ter it on danseal God s un chang ing posed His prec for Thy courts ious a love. blood. bove. CLOSING PRAYER And now, as our Savior taught us, let us humbly pray: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, the glory, forever. Amen. BENEDICTION Adapted from I Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God peace, sanctify you through through. May your whole spirit, soul body be kept blameless at the coming our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 7
STAFF Rev. John Haralson, Pastor john@graceseattle.org Debbie Smith, Community Formation Director debbie@graceseattle.org Jess Alldredge, Worship Arts Director jess@graceseattle.org Heidi Hansen, Grace Kids Director heidi@graceseattle.org Mary McMurray, Ministry Administrator mary@graceseattle.org Emily Tacke, Sunday Facilities Coordinator emily@graceseattle.org Noni Wilson, Bookkeeper bookkeeper@graceseattle.org Hannah Gaskins, Grace Kids Host MINISTRY COORDINATORS Jessica Jakubiak, YCG jakubiak.jessica@gmail.com Sara Huey, Meals Ministry meals@graceseattle.org Renée Huie, Connection Center reneethuie@comcast.net Coleen Marta, Serving Seattle coleen@graceseattle.org Abby St. Hilaire, Serving the World abby@graceseattle.org Jo Taniguchi, Premarital Mentoring taniguchijo@gmail.com ELDERS Dan Huie dan@graceseattle.org Matt Parzybok matt@graceseattle.org Adam Schuyler adam@graceseattle.org Darik Taniguchi darik@graceseattle.org Nat Taylor nat@graceseattle.org DEACONS Lee Grooms lee@graceseattle.org Bob Montgomery on sabbatical DIACONAL ASSISTANTS Heather Andrews heather@graceseattle.org Erika Schuyler erika@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, transformative. Worship Location 1300 E Aloha St Seattle, WA 98102 Office Location 400 E Pine, Suite 215 Seattle, WA 98122 graceseattle.org fice@graceseattle.org