It would be especially appropriate for use on Trinity Sunday (the first Sunday after Pentecost). Leader: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Leader: Speaker, Word, and Breath of Life: Leader: Font of Blessing, Living Water, Flowing River: Leader: Sun, Light, and Burning Ray: Leader: Giver, Gift, and Giving: Leader: Lover, Beloved, and Love itself: Leader: God who was, God who is, God who is to come: All: Let us worship our triune God! And hope does not put us to shame, because Gods love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. [A] time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. Not at all. . Ephesians 3:12, 3I thank my God every time I remember you. so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christto the glory and praise of God. Paschal says that we do not worship a stingy God who grudgingly gives gifts and who grants forgiveness as a divine grump. (inspired by John 3:14-21 and Ephesians 2:1-10). [W]e constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. You have made us whole time and again. Here are some indexes that might be helpful: INDEXES: For a complete list of all the indexes on this blog, click here. Leader: Holy, Holy, Holy Spiritmove us to action. posted on March 1, 2006. Our fervent hope is that you experience the presence of God among us. Gene Tucker steps back for the big picture here: he claims that this text helps us with the larger question of how an almighty, transcendent (and therefore distant) God can also be present and active and known right here, in the physical creation that we can see and toucha thorny question for theologians in every age. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Does the universe make sense to you? Its not like I can betray myself and reveal him for all to see. Certainly, as with the church of all ages, we express our faith in the Divine, recognizing its Mystery with the awareness that words are not sufficient. Now if we are children, then we are heirsheirs of God and co-heirs with Christ . 21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. That we may truly share one faith, have one calling, 6But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. Worship Elements: June 15, 2014 (Option 1) - Ministry Matters 23[A] time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. Trinity Sunday is an acknowledgement of the mysterious and wondrous God we worship. 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, 4[W]hen the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. 27And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. . And Jesus has come to you and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Ephesians 5:19b-20*. 2 John 9, 2We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. They are deeper than the depths belowwhat can you know? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The Lord is majestic and sovereign over all the earth! And his kingdom will have no end. 2 Thessalonians 3:5. People: God in three persons, blessed Trinity! PDF Sunday 7th June 2020 - Trinity Sunday - methodist.org.uk 5For when we were in the realm of the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death. 17Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. John 7:16-17, 49[T]he Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. Being observant. We find ourselves unable or unwilling to embrace the love through which you sent Christ to live among us. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with You. Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah., When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, Brothers, what shall we do?. The third day he rose again from the dead. 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 11-12*, And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever. idols of our own imagining. Trinity Sunday is an acknowledgement of the mysterious and wondrous God we worship. Assurance of PardonWe trust in these promises: that the Triune God, in each of its persons, promises us newness of life, a gift of new birth. Romans 8:11, And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever, Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. In accordance with the Scriptures; Titus 3:4-7, Other Assurances of Pardon, Declarations of Gods 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever17the Spirit of truth. John 14:15-17a*, 1 [S]ince we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. Thomas Merton, 20th centuryLife is this simple. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. In love, he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 16Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight. The Divine Trinity invites us to testify to its Being as the foundation for reconciliation all of Gods people and for Creation. On the third day he rose again Ephesians 1:17, 18[T]hrough him [Christ Jesus] we . 5, 2023 8:15 & 10:45 A.M. Posted on the United Church of Christs Worship Ways website. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all Gods people. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. If you haven't previously submitted something but would like to, you can find my email address by clicking on my name in the "About Me" section below. 6Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, Abba, Father. 7[A]nd since you are his child, God has made you also an heir. Romans 15:30, 5May the Lord direct your hearts into Gods love and Christs perseverance. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. This is your day Written by Eileen Klassen Hamm (second line by Dori Zerbe Kornelson). Call to ConfessionAs heirs of God, let us come to lay before God our sin and wrongdoings and lack of faith. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Make yourself known to us new ways through our worship, our prayers and our understanding of your Word today. Wise people do not have to be certain what they believe before they act. 1 John 3:23, 16Jesus answered, My teaching is not my own. 12In a loud voice they were saying: Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise! 13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever! 14The four living creatures said, Amen, and the elders fell down and worshiped. Here's a beautiful call to worship and opening prayer for the second Sunday after Pentecost (Trinity Sunday). Ephesians 1:3. The glory of God is above the heavens! . The best scriptures from the NIV Bible that can be used in a Trinity Sunday Worship Service are listed for the 17 different ways that are given below. There we will find God, wherever we may be and whatever we may be doing., And Taylor writes evocatively of twelve different ways that we might encounter God in our everyday lives, in the embodied lives we lead, including practices like walking on the earth (groundedness), paying attention (reverence), getting lost (wilderness), and waking up to God (vision). . Trinity Sunday honors the Trinity (God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Leader: Take away all guilt; accept that which is good. SURFACE: Place a 10" riser at the center back of the worship table. A Note about Trinity Sunday and Language about GodOn Trinity Sunday we remember with solemnity and praise the foundation in which we live and worship throughout the year. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. John 14:23, 21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. It was written by Rev. Newell writes: God is to be found not by stepping aside from the flow of daily life into religious moments and environments, or by looking away from creation to a spiritual realm beyond, but rather by entering attentively the depths of the present moment. Out of the mouths of babes and infants 9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christto the glory and praise of God. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Posted on the website of the Superb Mennonite Church. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ALL: Move us toward blessedness, O God. FABRIC: Cover the worship center with white fabric. Psalm 14:1, 1The fool says in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. The Father receives our worship, the Son perfects it, and the Spirit prompts it. Lord God Almighty! This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Nothing could be simpler or more democraticafter all, everyone has a heart., The spiritual practice of paying attention, We might also read this text as a starting point and inspiration for a spiritual practice that is much neglected in our frantic, overly-electronic, preoccupied world: paying attention to creation in order to deepen our relationship with God. The doctrine of the Trinity helps us realize that God is not simply the passive receiver of our worship, but the active agent who makes it possible. Romans 7:4-6. 22But now he has reconciled you by Christs physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. Being. Let us come with hearts that seek newness. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far offfor all whom the Lord our God will call. Acts 2:36-39, Other Confessions of Sin and Their Introductionsto Consider Using, 1 Woe to the obstinate children, declares the LORD, to those who carry out plans that are not mine, . 22But now he has reconciled you by Christs physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation Colossians 1:19-22, 3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all Gods people Colossians 1:3-4, 7[I]f we walk in the light, as he [God] is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. Colossians 1:21-23a*.