Welcome Opening Litany[1]: When the world was young at that first sunrise and the new light held a promise of new days and fresh mornings, the Word spoke… When the Word spoke and creation sparked and the alleluias unfolded the dawn was set free… When the dawn was set free the trees clapped hands […]
Sisters and brothers in Christ, on this most holy night when our Savior Jesus Christ passed from death to life, we gather with the church throughout the world in vigil and prayer. This is the passover of Jesus Christ. Through light and the word, through water and oil, bread and wine, we proclaim Christ’s […]
Psalm 22 1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? 2O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest. 3Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. 4In […]
Welcome Confession & Forgiveness: Friends in Christ, in this Lenten season we have heard our Lord’s call to struggle against sin, death, and the devil – all that keeps us from loving God and each other. This is the struggle to which we were called at baptism. Within the community of the church, God never […]
Welcome Opening Prayer: Let us pray. We praise you, O God, for redeeming the world through our Savior Jesus Christ. Today he entered the holy city in triumph and was proclaimed messiah and king by those who spread garments and branches along his way. Bless these branches and those who carry them. Grant us […]
Welcome Responsive Prayer[1]: Seeking peace in a broken world, but also knowing od’s peace through God’s presence, we pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Seeking peace in suffering, illness, and pain, but also feeling God’s peace through healing, prayer, and those who help, we pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Seeking peace through our […]
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: We each have a right to be here, a right not based on our righteousness but on God’s free grace. O give thanks to our God who is good, whose saving love endures forever. Let those who are redeemed by God declare it, rescued from trouble and gathered from many lands; From the […]
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: Truth be told, Jesus, there are lots of tables that need overturning in our lives; beneath the veneer of respectability the tidy rows and neat regulations hide dark addictions and angry judgements hungry greeds and heartless rejections. We know the pain—and so do those around us—of keeping up the facade; What a […]
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: We come to worship this morning from different places. O God, do not be far from us. We come to worship this morning for different reasons. O God, do not be far from us. We experience the presence of the Spirit in different ways. O God, do not be far from […]
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: Here, at the outer limits of Lent, we are called to journey: to the paper-thin edges which cut us to the soul; to the workplaces which weary us; to the people who confuse us; to the faith which threatens us. Here, at the corner of Steadfast Love and Faithfulness, we are called […]
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: Beyond our busyness, above the cold winter floor, there is a glory rising born of heaven and reaching out to each one of us, a light that shines through the clouds an invitation seeking all of who we are that transfigures the world that transforms darkness into hope; that brings life […]
Scout Sunday
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: The invitation is given to every person by Jesus Christ: “Come to me! Follow me! Be my disciples!” We come to this place, to this time, at the invitation of Jesus Christ. In the name of Christ, we accept the invitation to discipleship. In the name of Christ, as his disciples, we […]
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: God of the prophets, call to us today. Call us into your ways of love, justice and righteousness. God of the poets, remind us again how much you love us. Sing to us your ways of love, justice and righteousness. God of the disciples, teach us how to follow you. Teach […]
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: The heavens open. The Spirit descends. Jesus emerges from the water. And a voice echoes through the blue expanse. “This is my child, the Beloved, with whom I am well-pleased.” Jesus is named. Jesus is claimed. We come to the water. We remember we are named. We are claimed. Can it be […]
Welcome Opening Litany: Let us go, in heart and mind, to see what has come to pass. Let us go with the shepherds: Let us go to find the Savior! Let us go with the wise ones: Let us go to find God’s promise, born for us! Let us go with the poor […]
Welcome Confession and Forgiveness: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who was in the beginning, who makes a dwelling among us, who covers us with justice and mercy. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Silence is held for reflection. […]
Welcome Confession and Forgiveness: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, Whose forgiveness is sure and whose steadfast love endures forever. Amen. Together, let us honestly and humbly confess that we have not lived as God desires. Silence is held for reflection. Loving and forgiving God, we confess that we are held captive by […]
Welcome Confession and Forgiveness: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, Whose forgiveness is sure and whose steadfast love endures forever. Amen. Together, let us honestly and humbly confess that we have not lived as God desires. Silence is held for reflection. Loving and forgiving God, we confess that we are held captive by […]
Welcome Confession and Forgiveness: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, Whose forgiveness is sure and whose steadfast love endures forever. Amen. Together, let us honestly and humbly confess that we have not lived as God desires. Silence is held for reflection. Loving and forgiving God, we confess that we are held captive […]
Welcome Confession and Forgiveness: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, Whose forgiveness is sure and whose steadfast love endures forever. Amen. Together, let us honestly and humbly confess that we have not lived as God desires. Silence is held for reflection. Loving and forgiving God, we […]
Welcome Opening litany[1]: Christ Jesus, friend of the poor, the meek and the merciful, has been enthroned above all authority and power in this world and in the world that is to come. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth, serve the Lord with gladness come into his presence with singing. […]
WELCOME OPENING LITANY[1]: There is a richness here – a richness that greets and grows and holds and challenges and keeps. There is a richness here – a richness that surrounds and brings and delivers and gives. The richness holds us in our weakness, fills us in our hunger, finds us when we’re […]
Welcome Opening Litany[1]: Are you awake? Are you alert? Christ is coming into our lives in a new way. Are you watching the signs? Are you interpreting what is happening today? Christ is coming into our lives in a new way. Do you see opportunities for ministry? Do you see the poor, the […]
Welcome Opening Litany: In all our weakness and strength, with our youth-filled spirits and aging bodies, we come to be your people, O God. Strong in faith and eager with questions, singing our praise and whispering our prayers, we come to be your people, O God. Filled with saintly determinatione yet mindful of our […]
https://www.facebook.com/unitedinchristlutheran/videos/3340027859383962/ <iframe src=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Funitedinchristlutheran%2Fvideos%2F3340027859383962%2F&show_text=0&width=560″ width=”560″ height=”315″ style=”border:none;overflow:hidden” scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ allowTransparency=”true” allowFullScreen=”true”></iframe> Welcome Opening Litany[1]: In a world that cries out, “Fear me!” we will listen to Jesus’ words, “Do not be afraid!” In a world that wants us to hate the other… We will live Jesus’ call to “Love God. Love your neighbor, as you love yourself.” […]
Online Worship – 10/18/20 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Full disclosure: as if we haven't had enough lately, this week Jesus gets political. Join us as we hear what it means to render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's. What we learn may just surprise us! Come and see!You can place […]
Online Worship – 10/04/20 Join us Sunday morning at 10:00am as we gather together to met by the cornerstone of our life together! No matter where we have been broken down and found liable for rejecting those God has placed among us, here we are met by the sure foundation that builds us into […]
Online Worship – 09/27/20 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00am as we bear witness to the Christ who makes good on his word by wielding the full authority of God to render life and love for the least expected in the world around us! Come catch a glimpse […]
Online Worship – 9/20/20 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Running a little late? No worries this week! Join us at 10:00am Sunday to hear the promises of God's abundance no matter when we arrive to the labor of God's love! After all, in God's grace we will find the topsy-turvy truth that even the first can […]
Online Worship – 9/13/20 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00am as we gather to ask alongside Peter just what the limits of our forgiveness can be in the world. Forewarned is fairwarned, though! Jesus' response might just be more challenging than we realize, but this is good news! Come […]
Online Worship – 08/30/20 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Come lose yourself in worship this Sunday morning at 10:00am as we follow Jesus on the difficult road of discipleship to which he calls us. Come see what it means to confess this Jesus as Messiah and watch how this Son of God uses that station to […]
Online Worship – 8/23/20 Esther Join us Sunday morning at 10:00am as we gather for our final journey through "NOT Your Parents' Sunday School" with Esther! Come and bear witness to Esther's incredible resolve in the face of danger and be reminded that you too may be prepared for just such a time as this! […]
Online Worship – 08.16.20 Samson Join us Sunday morning at 10:00am as we continue our journey through "NOT Your Parents' Sunday School!" This week we revisit Samson and his superhero strength only to realize — his story may not be as clean as we thought! Buckle in and join us for worship! Come and see!If […]
Online Worship – 08.09.20 Noah's Ark Join us Sunday morning at 10:00am as we continue our journey with "NOT Your Parents' Sunday School!" This week we all get out of the rains and board the ark with Noah and his family to bear witness to God's covenant being brought to fruition for the life of […]
Online Worship – 8/2/20 The Beginning Join us for worship Sunday morning at 10:00am as we continue our "NOT Your Parents' Sunday School" series! This week we go all the way back to the begnning with the creation poem of Genesis 1 to be reminded of the God who creatively works in this world […]
Online Worship – 7/26/20 Christmas in July Merry Christmas (in July)! Grab a cup of cocoa and join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00am as we celebrate the surprise of God's entrance into our world with our Christmas celebration. Come by in for carols, special music, and of course to hear the promises of […]
Online Worship – 7.19.20 The Walls of Jericho Join us Sunday at 10:00am for week two of "NOT Your Parents Sunday School!" This wee we revisit the story of Joshua and the Israelites marching around the city of Jericho! Come and gather as we are met by the God who continues to offer deliverance for […]
Online Worship – 07.12.20 Welcome to our first week of "NOT Your Parents Sunday School!" Join us at 10:00am this Sunday for worship as we dive into the first of our stories revisited with David and Goliath! You won't want to miss out on the details we get to hear with grown ears in this […]
Online Worship – 7/5/20 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Join us for worship at 10:00am Sunday morning! If you are feeling worn down and whiplashed these days, come gather alongside people of faith seeking out the direction and rest that Christ himself offers here. Join us as we walk alongside the one whose yoke is easy […]