This Sunday’s Worship: January 24
(Sunday, January 24 At 11 AM, Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture:
Jonah 3:10-4:11; Ephesians 4:25-32
Hymns:
Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven
Inspired by Love and Anger
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
Service Preview (Online):
Sermon: “Angry Enough to Die” by Rev. James Reisner
“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We all know the beginning of the Book of Jonah – the whale and all that. The end of the book is a good read, too. When Jonah preaches “Repent or Die” in the streets of Ninevah the people believe him. They repent. And so God relents, and does not destroy the city. This makes Jonah angry – angry enough to die. He had preached destruction and now he wants to see it. He wants to be vindicated.
What do we do with our anger and the hard feelings we carry as we watch insurrection in our Capitol building, and the callous behavior of people who refuse the simple tasks of wearing a mask and practicing social-distancing. Does our anger overtake us? Are we angry enough to die?
A congregational meeting is called for this Sunday, January 24 following worship live-streamed on Zoom for the sole purpose of electing church officers.
About Online Worship
We will gather by ZOOM (feed available starting about 10:45 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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