Grace to you and peace, from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ! Reading the Bible can be a challenging experience, and particularly when there are stories that feel at odds with what we know of God’s love and believe of God’s mercy. This is especially true of this and next week’s lessons from Genesis. So, I invite you to listen to familiar stories with a new lens and to bring your own questions. With Abraham’s “servant Hagar” and their son Ishmael, we especially have a different lens for understanding one of the great religious divides in the world even today. How might we come to a place of wide welcome and greater mercy ourselves with some closer reading? Our burgeoning summer choir is something wonderful to hear, as well!
Blessings and peace, Lisa
Worship at Home Materials: We will be offering worship in-person as well as on Zoom this coming Sunday. Coffee & tea are available after the church service. We ask that if you have not yet been vaccinated you attend worship via Zoom
# 677 NCH Psalm 86 1-10; 16-17
A Reading from the Hebrew Bible Genesis 21:8-21
Message “Family Relations” Pastor Lisa
Below you will find materials to accompany this week’s Sunday Morning Worship via Zoom. An order of service with scripture readings, to accompany the service, are available by clicking the following links.
Helpful Hint: If you are planning to join the Sunday morning worship Zoom call, you might wish to print the following documents prior to joining the call, if you have that capability.
*A link to the sermon will be shared on our website during the week following the service.
Worship Bulletin:
June 25, 2023
Service of Worship for Home
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Whether or not you choose to set up an account, when it’s time for the meeting, click the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81037568782
Meeting ID: 810 3756 8782
Passcode: 382777