This Sunday’s Worship: March 7
(Sunday, March 7 At 11 AM, Third Sunday in Lent, Communion, Live-Streamed On Zoom)
Scripture:
Hymns:
God the Sculptor of the Mountains
Bread Was Broken, Words Were Spoken
In the Cross of Christ I Glory
Service Preview (Online):
Sermon: “Disorderly Conduct” by Rev. James Reisner
In the Gospel of John, the cleansing of the temple occurs at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, not on the evening of Palm Sunday as it does in the other three gospels. Another difference unique to John is that he does not accuse the moneychangers of defrauding the people. John sees the whole system of temple sacrifice as corrupt. The ritual formalisms have become more important than the essence of faith in God – the love of God and neighbor. We always need to keep in front of ourselves the question of whether our religion is getting in the way of our relationship to God.
“The people who hanged Christ never accused him of being a bore -on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left to succeeding generations to muffle up that shattering personality with an atmosphere of tedium . . . a fitting household pet for pale curates and pious old ladies. he was tender to the unfortunate, patient with honest inquirers, humble: but he insulted clergymen, ... referred to the king as “that fox,” went to parties in disreputable company, ... assaulted indignant tradesmen and threw them and their belongings out of the temple ... Officialdom felt that the established order of things would be more secure without him, so they did away with God in the name of peace and quietness”
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 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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