This Sunday’s Worship: August 2
(Sunday, August 2 at 10 AM, Live-Streamed on Zoom)
Scripture:
Genesis 32:22-31; Matthew 14:13-21
Hymns:
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Fight the Good Fight
Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Service Preview (Online):
Sermon: “Wrestling with God” by Rev. Jim Reisner
The lesson from Genesis for this Sunday is the story of Jacob wrestling with an angel in the night. Jacob comes out of the battle with a limp. He also receives a blessing in the form of a new name, Israel: “for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed.”
Frederick Buechner calls Jacob’s striving ‘the magnificent defeat.’
“In a way, what Jacob experienced was a magnificent defeat. A defeat because Jacob is left with a limp for the rest of his life, and magnificent in his ability to prevail. From that day forward Jacob limped every day to show others (and remind himself) that there are no untroubled victories with the Holy One.”
We invite you to prepare your own table for communion. Find a piece of bread, fill your cup, and join in the celebration of the sacrament.
About Online Worship
We will gather by ZOOM (feed available starting about 9:45 AM). At the moment, Pastor Reisner and a few others broadcast from the church sanctuary while worshipers will be invited to sign on ZOOM.
Directions on how to connect and participate in virtual worship will be sent via a group.io e-mail. If you are unfamiliar with ZOOM we recommend you read up a little before the service. We will set an informal and experimental mood, ask forgiveness as we stumble along our way in a new medium. It will be fun.
We will set an informal and experimental mood, ask forgiveness as we stumble along our way in a new medium. It will be fun.
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