Ascension Celebration
for the Community.
Modern Song Focus on Contemporary Church Artists
performing hymns of traditional foundation.
Everyone is Welcome!

Ascension Celebration Introduction:
Acts 1: Embrace Ascension! Believe in the words Christ left Earth as we know it, I will send you the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 47: Our world may sometimes be a nasty place. Take solace in the fact that our Lord is watching over us! Pray and Listen. How we wish He will rescue us in the apparent worst of times. Listen to His response to our prayers.
John 17: Reflect for a moment. Can you imagine being an Apostle of Christ (I pray that you are today!) back in Jerusalem in 33 AD? You gave up everything to follow Jesus Christ, you trust in Him and love Him; you fall down when He is crucified; you find Him resurrected; and He returns after Death and Resurrection to be with you, surely as He was before. Now He must ascend to heaven, promising to send the Holy Spirit. What an emotional roller coaster!
The Spirit is among us today! Let us embrace the Spirit, walk in Its light and enjoy the blessing of Its love. Amen.

I Love to Tell the Story
Catherine Hankey (1866).
performed by the Chuckwagon Gang

I love to tell the story of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love.
I love to tell the story, because I know ’tis true;
It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.

Ascension Celebration Scripture:
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8.
Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy. Ps. 47:1.
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him. Eph. 1:17.
He opened their minds to understand the scriptures. Luke 24:45.

Prayer:
Risen and ascended Christ,
you surround us with witnesses and send us the Counselor,
who opens our minds to understand your teaching.
Bless us with such grace that our lives may become a blessing
for the world now, and in the age to come. Amen.

Here I am to Worship

Prayer:
We offer our prayers on behalf of our neighbors whose needs are known to us.
We pray both for the sisters and brother we know and for those who are strangers.
Open our minds to understand the scriptures, O God,
so that when sin cripples our hope, we may discover the freedom of your forgiveness;
when suffering and death overtake our lives, we may know the joy of the risen Christ;
and when we feel abandoned, we may comprehend the power of the promised Spirit,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Wind Upon the Waters
Marty Haugen (1986).
performed by Woodmont Church Choir

Wind upon the waters,
voice upon the deep;
rouse your sons and daughters,
wake us from our sleep.
Breathing life into all flesh,
breathing love into all hearts,
Living wind upon the waters of my soul.

Prayer:
Precious love, your ascended Son promised the gift of holy power.
Send your Spirit of revelation and wisdom, that in the blessed freedom of hope,
we may witness to the grace of forgiveness and sing songs of joy
with the peoples of earth to the One who makes us one body. Amen.

Will You Come and Follow Me The Summons
John Bell
performed by the Iona Community

Will you come and follow me
If I but call your name?
Will you go where you don’t know
And never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
Will you let my name be known,
Will you let my life be grown
In you and you in me?

We are all stewards spreading the Word of Jesus’ blessings for His people.
Picnic Fellowship Activities for the Entire Family!

Of course lively discussion and activities will be available!
Perhaps you may prefer to sit and visit!
Please Contact Us with Special Requests!

Advocate Celebration Shalom
for the Community.
Modern Song Focus on Contemporary Church Artists
performing hymns of traditional foundation.
Everyone is Welcome!

Advocate Celebration Shalom Introduction:
In Acts, the Holy Spirit will announce to Paul when and where it is time to preach the Word.
Our Psalm of David brings us Benediction, Blessing and Saving in our mission. What a wonderful prayer in song to begin the week!
In Revelations, we visit the new heaven and earth. What a splendid decorated place!
Jesus tells his disciples that though the world will no longer see Him, they will see Him because He will reveal Himself to them. Peace be with them, not the peace that we may settle for in the meaning of the absence of conflict, but rather Shalom, the peace can can only be found in and with the Father. The Holy Spirit will teach us that God is always there for us.
Shalom. Peace be with you.

Advocate Celebration Shalom Scripture:
The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul. Acts 16:14.
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us. Ps. 67:1.
The angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. Rev. 22:1.
The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. John 14:26.
Ps. 67:
Christ in Me Arise
Trevor Thompson

Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness. Christ in me arise with your power and your strength. Christ in me pour out your blessing and healing. Christ in me arise and I shall rise with you.
Prayer:
Dear Lord, Mighty God,
in whom we know the power of redemption,
you stand among us in the shadows of our time.
As we move through every sorrow and trial of this life,
uphold us with knowledge of the final morning
when, in the glorious presence of your risen Son,
we will share in his resurrection,
redeemed and restored to the fullness of life
and forever freed to be your people. Amen.
Acts 16.
Trust and Obey
Lyn Alenjendrino Hopkins

Prayer:
O Lord God, your Son remained with his disciples after his resurrection,
teaching them to love all people as neighbors.
As his disciples in this age,
we offer our prayers on behalf of the universe
in which we are privileged to live
and our neighbors with whom we share it.
Open our hearts to your power moving
around us and between us and within us,
until your glory is revealed in our love of both friend and enemy,
in communities transformed by justice and compassion,
and in the healing of all that is broken. Amen.
Rev. 21.
Crown Him with Many Crowns
Matthew Bridges (1851).

Crown Him with many crowns,
The Lamb upon His throne;
Hark! How the heav’nly anthem drowns
All music but its own!
Awake, my soul and sing
Of Him Who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity.
Prayer:
O Lord, Gracious God,
through a vision you sent Paul forth to preach the gospel
and called the women to the place of prayer on the Sabbath.
Grant that we may be like Paul and be found like Lydia,
our hearts responsive to your word and open to go where you lead us. Amen.

John.
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
St Francis of Assisi

Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me bring your
love.
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord
And where there’s doubt, true faith in
you.
We are all stewards spreading the Word of Jesus’ blessings for His people.
Picnic Fellowship Activities for the Entire Family!

Of course lively discussion and activities will be available!
Perhaps you may prefer to sit and visit!
Please Contact Us with Special Requests!