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April 17 Communicator
Saturday, April 16, 2011
April 17, 2011 Becoming human
Called to worship
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called to dissent
You shall take the fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God. Leviticus 23:40 Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a justman is also a prison. … If any think that their influence would be lost there, and their voices no longer afflict the ear of the State, that they would not be in an enemy with its walls, they do not know by how much truth is stronger than error, nor how much more eloquently and effectively he can combat injustice who has experienced a little in his own person. Henry David Thoreau GATHERING Prelude Call to Worship Leader: O give thanks to Yahweh, for God is good. God's steadfast love endures forever! Open the gates of justice that I may enter through them. People: Save us, we beseech you, O God! All: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of God! (from Psalm 118:19, 25-26) HEARING THE WORD Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11 STS 74 Hosanna! Hosanna HWB 237 All gl ory, laud, and honor A time for all God's children : Henry Climbs a Mountain by D.B. Johnson Reading : From An Essay on Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau Offering And the gift of our p alms at the alta r Scripture: Luke 19:37-40 Sermon RES PONDING TO THE WORD HWB 185 Hail to the Lord's anointed Sharing our prayers, sharing our lives Benediction STS 16 Peace before us Return |
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