Gabby Alzate Sermon

Call to Worship

To all who are weary and in need of rest

To all who are mourning and longing for comfort

To all who fail and desire strength

To all who sin and need a Savior

We, Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church, open wide our arms

With a welcome from Jesus Christ.

He is the ally to the guilty and failing

He is the comfort to those who are mourning

He is the joy of our hearts

And He is the friend of sinners

So Come, worship Him with us.

Scripture Reading & Reader

Scripture Reader: Brandon Morrow

Habakkuk 1:12–2:1 NIV

Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, you will never die. You, Lord, have appointed them to execute judgment; you, my Rock, have ordained them to punish. Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? You have made people like the fish in the sea, like the sea creatures that have no ruler. The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad. Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food. Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy? I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

Benediction

Gloria Patri.

Family Gathering

Call to Order/Quorum from Brandon

Prayer from Brandon

Brief Update from Brandon

Staffing Updates:

Joshua Randle

Next Gen Position

Aligning staff around our Strategy

Belong, Transform, Engage

Branding Update

We recently changed our logo as a church to help refresh the story that God is writing in our community. You’ll probably notice that the most prominent feature of our old logo, the Cross and the Upper Part of our building aren’t there — any maybe you might be wondering, why? Any time we talk about a logo, we talk about a story that is being told. In this next season, we’ve felt as if God is calling us to think beyond our campus, and to hills and the community that surrounds us. We think the layered approach center us on the story that God wants to write through this church in our community. A new logo does not mean that we’re removing the cross off of our campus, it just means that we have a new of reminding us of what God is calling us to as a church. If you’d like to see a short video about it, it’s available on our YouTube page.

Future Plans

Generosity Initiative/Capital Campaign

New Elder and Deacon Nominations & Approval - Rich Wells

Pastoral/Elder Prayer from Julie