Liturgy Heavenly Father, our Provider and Healer, we come to you and thank you, hoping to find words worthy of your praise. 1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. 2 Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has […]
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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.02.11
Liturgy God of all, You call us together from north, south, east, and west; from places of joy and sorrow; young and old alike: sinners who desperately need your grace. As your Holy Spirit gathers us together, unites us as a community, and gives us strength, we humbly set this time apart from anything normal, routine, or worldly. We dedicate […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.25.11
Liturgy Living God, thank you for never leaving us alone in the work you call us to do. We thank you for leading each of us here to Austin and everyone who works and is connected within our small community. Thank you for the richness of experience, the diversity of gifting, the depth of hope, the quality of commitment all […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.18.11
Liturgy It is truly right always and everywhere to praise you, Lord God our Father, Lover of all. Your wind swept the waters when our world began, and you spoke the Word that was always your Word. Through him all things came to be, and his life lightened every life with the light, darkness could not swallow. And when sin’s […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.11.11
Liturgy Let us pray that by growing in love this season we may bring the peace of Christ to our city. God our Father, your Word, Jesus Christ, spoke peace to a sinful world and brought mankind the gift of reconciliation by the suffering and death he endured. Teach us, the people who bear his name, to follow the example […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 07.31.11
Liturgy God is eternal, From year’s beginning to its end. God is faithful, In each day, he is present, In each action, he comes close Through all eternity. God is trustworthy, Yesterday, today and forever, Sustaining, enlivening, making all things new, God is eternal We give thanks in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 07.24.11
Liturgy Lord, you made all things, and you made us in your image, and saw that it was good. We thank you for your work of creation, for the beauty we enjoy, for human skill and artistry. We thank you for community, friendship and love, for family and marriage, for the privilege of parenthood. And above all we thank you […]