Come and Find the Quiet Center -

Come and find the quiet center

in the crowded life we lead,

find the room for hope to enter,

find the framer where we are freed:

clear the chaos and the clutter,

clear our eyes, that we can see

all the things that really matter,

be at peace, and simply be.

Silence is a friend who claims us,

cools the heat and slows the pace,

God it is who speaks and names us,

knows out being, touches base,

making space within our thinking,

lifting shades to show the sun,

raising courage when we’re shrinking,

finding scope for faith begun.

In the Spirit let us travel,

open to each other’s pain,

let our loves and fears unravel,

celebrate the space we gain:

there’s a place for deepest dreaming,

there’s a time for heart to care,

in the Spirit’s lively scheming

there is always room to spare!

They’ll Know We Are Christians- 494

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord,

we are on in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord,

and we pray that all unity may one day be restored:

And they’ll know we are Christian by our love, by our love,

yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand,

we will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand,

and together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land:

And they’ll know we are Christian by our love, by our love,

yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

We will work with each other, we will work side by side,

we will work with each other, we will work side by side,

and we’ll guard each one’s dignity and save each one’s pride:

And they’ll know we are Christian by our love, by our love,

yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

All praise to the Father, from whom all things come,

and all praise to Christ Jesus, God’s only Son,

and all praise to the Spirit, who makes us one.

And they’ll know we are Christian by our love, by our love,

yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

Let Us Break Bread Together- 425

Let us break bread together on our knees; (on our knees)

Let us break bread together on our knees; (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,

O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Let us drink wine together on our knees; (on our knees)

Let us drink wine together on our knees; (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,

O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Let us praise God together on our knees; (on our knees)

Let us praise God together on our knees; (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,

O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart- 265

Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;

wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;

stoop to my weakness, mighty as thou art,

and make me love thee as I ought to love.

I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,

no sudden rending of the veil of clay,

no angel visitant, no opening skies,

but take the dimness of my soul away.

Teach me to feel that thou art always nigh;

teach me the struggles of the soul to bear:

to check the rising doubt, the revel sigh;

teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.

Teach me to love thee as thine angels love,

one holy passion filling all my frame;

the baptism of the heaven-descended Dove.

My heart an altar, and thy love the flame.

The Deltona Disciple May 2016

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Welcome to Deltona Christian Church! Please silence your cell phones and take a  few moments to center you heart in worship.

  Greetings & Announcements                                                                  Pastor Susanna

Gathering in God’s Presence

  Prelude                                                                                                 Valentine Agranovsky

  Acolytes bring the light of God into our worship space

*Call to Worship (Read Responsively)                                               Brenda Morales

One: We gather in the name of the living Christ to worship God.

Many: Surely, God is in this place and calls us to worship in spirit
and in truth.

One: God’s love is for you and for all people everywhere.

Many: That we may share God’s love and life,
may we be renewed in the refreshing Spirit of the living Christ.

One: The living Christ is with us.

Many: Praise the Lord!

*Opening Hymn                   When Morning Gilds the Skies                         100  

Click here to read the words of the song                    

*Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer                                  Brenda Morales

(using debts and debtors)

Proclaiming God’s Word

  Scripture Reading                                                              Melissa Rivera

New Testament Lesson                                                 Revelation 21:1-6

Hebrew  Lesson                                                             Psalm 148 

Click here to read the scripture

One: The Word of God for the people of God

Many: Thanks be to God!

  Time for God’s Children                                                        Pastor Susanna

(Children aged k-8th grade can come up to the steps for this lesson.    

      After, the kids can go next door to Kids Central.)

  Choir Anthem                         For the Beauty of the Earth

 

  Prayer of Intercession

  Sermon                                                Beginning, Middle, and Beginning           Pastor Susanna

Responding to God’s Word

  Prayer of Commitment                                                                                 Pastor Susanna

*Invitation Hymn                Creating God, Your Fingers Trace                  335
Click here to read the words of the song 

 (come forward at this time to unite with our church family,

for a prayer, or to commit your life to Jesus Christ.)

  Communion Meditation                                             Pastor Susanna

  Communion Hymn              Come Share the Lord                                        408
Click here to read the words of the song 

  Prayer for the Bread and Cup                                                 Brenda Morales

  Distribution and Sharing of Emblems                       The Diaconate

(Eat the Bread when served. Please hold the Cup

and we will drink together. Gluten Free is available upon request.)

  Offering Meditation and Prayer of Dedication
  *Doxology        Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow                          46

Taking God’s Word to the World

*Parting Hymn                 This is my Father’s World                                      59
 Click here to read the words of the song

*Acolytes take the light of God out into the World

*Benediction                                                                          Pastor Susanna

*Postlude                                                                        Valentine Agranovsky

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Scripture Reading Sunday, April 24, 2016 Rachel Orensky

Revelation 21:1-6New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The New Heaven and the New Earth

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth

had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2  And I saw the holy city, the new

Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for

her husband. 3  And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

“See, the home [a] of God is among mortals.

He will dwell [b] with them;

they will be his peoples, [c]

and God himself will be with them; [d]

4  he will wipe every tear from their eyes.

Death will be no more;

mourning and crying and pain will be no more,

for the first things have passed away.”

5  And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things

new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6  Then

he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the

end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.

Psalm 148

Praise for God’s Universal Glory

1  Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD from the heavens;

    praise him in the heights!

2  Praise him, all his angels;

    praise him, all his host!

3  Praise him, sun and moon;

    praise him, all you shining stars!

4  Praise him, you highest heavens,

    and you waters above the heavens!

5  Let them praise the name of the LORD,

    for he commanded and they were created.

6  He established them forever and ever;

    he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed. [a]

7  Praise the LORD from the earth,

    you sea monsters and all deeps,

8  fire and hail, snow and frost,

    stormy wind fulfilling his command!

9  Mountains and all hills,

    fruit trees and all cedars!

10  Wild animals and all cattle,

    creeping things and flying birds!

11  Kings of the earth and all peoples,

    princes and all rulers of the earth!

12  Young men and women alike,

    old and young together!

13  Let them praise the name of the LORD,

    for his name alone is exalted;

    his glory is above earth and heaven.

14  He has raised up a horn for his people,

    praise for all his faithful,

    for the people of Israel who are close to him.

Praise the LORD!