5.22.2022 ANG

Welcome and Intro to the Day

Worship around the table

Baby dedications

Elder appointments

HC story sharing

2 workshops

Worship

Call to Worship

Songs

All who are thirsty

There's something about that name

Song

Great are you Lord

Communion

Passover: celebration of deliverance from death and slavery.

Jesus with his disciples: I want to eat this meal with you before I suffer.

Understand my sacrifice (I am the lamb) in the depth of meaning of this meal - there is coming a deliverance from a deeper slavery of all humanity to the power of sin and death.

I will soon confront and defeat the powers that hurt, destroy, kill (resurrection)

Paul - this meal is communion, fellowship, participation in the risen Christ.

Acts 2:42–46 NIV

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

For most of church history, the table was the center, the focal point of worship.

TODAY Jesus is hosting us. He is communing with us with his presence.

Through this meal, Christ makes us participants in his nature and character.

His presence feeds us.

• It is food for this life; kingdom life.

• It is a taste of what is to come.

Because the Lord himself communes with us in this bread and wine, we too are to commune with one another.

In that communion, we allow Jesus to speak to our need for restoration to the Father, to one another because of sin - attitudes and actions that have damaged ourselves and one another and respond - acknowledge it, seek forgiveness, offer forgiveness. Begin the process of repenting.

SPEND THE NEXT FEW MOMENTS LISTENING AND RESPONDING.

Responsive Prayer

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To You, all our hearts are laid open. We come as we are when we sing. From You, no secrets are hidden. In worship, we'll bring you EVERYTHING.

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We thank You, Father, for Your Son who knows us. You made it possible for us to know Him.

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You created all things for Your purposes, giving us all we need for life together as Your people; and we thank You.

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Leader: The Lord is here.

All: His Spirit is with us.

Leader: Lift up your hearts.

All: We lift them up to the Lord.

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When we went our own way, You did not reject us. You came to meet us in Your Son.

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You embraced us as your children and welcomed us to sit and eat with You.

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In Christ, You shared our life that we might live in Him and He in us.

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He opened His arms of love on the cross, sacrificing Himself to erase sin that keeps us distant from the Father.

Bread

Jack: Last Supper Bread

On the night he was betrayed, at supper with his friends he took bread, and gave thanks; he broke it and gave it to them, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.

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All: Father, we do this in remembrance of Him: His body is the bread of life.

[EAT THE BREAD]

Cup

At the end of supper, taking the cup of wine, he gave thanks, and said: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins; do this in remembrance of me.

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All: Father, we do this in remembrance of Him; His blood is shed for all.

[DRINK THE CUP]

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All: Father, make us one in Christ, our risen Lord. Amen.

Baby Dedication

by coming forward before God and his people, do you hereby declare your desire to dedicate yourselves and CHILD to the Lord? If so, please respond by saying "we do." ("We do.")

Having come freely, I ask now that you enter into the following commitment in the presence of God and his people

So that (CHILD may walk in the abundant life that Christ offers, do you (PARENTS) vow by God's help and in partnership with the church, to provide (CHILD) a Christian home of love and peace, to raise him/her in the truth of our Lord's instruction and discipline, and to encourage him to one day trust Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord? ("We do.")

Finally, I ask that the House church make a vow as well. As believers in the body of Christ, we have a responsibility to teach the Gospel story to our younger generation.

So that (CHILD) may walk in the abundant life that Christ offers, do you vow by God's help, to be faithful in your calling as members of the body of Christ, to help (PARENTS) be faithful to God, and to help teach and train (CHILD) in the ways of the Lord so that he might one day trust him as Savior and Lord? If you accept this responsibility, please respond by saying "we do."

Elder Appointment - Jeremy and Katie

To The Elders

Do you affirm your trust in Jesus Christ your Savior, acknowledge him Lord of all and Head of the Church, and through him believe in one God eternally existing in three persons, the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?

I do.

Do you trust the scripture consisting of both Old and New Testaments, to be the Word of God, inspired of the Holy Spirit, fully authoritative for life, the church and the mission she has been given?

I do.

Do you align yourselves the VMV and beliefs of the Ypsilanti Friends Network and the EFCER Faith and Practice?

I do.

Will you fulfill your calling and responsibilities as and elder and HC leader in obedience to Jesus Christ, being continually guided by the Holy Spirit in your life and conduct?

I will, with God’s help.

Do you promise to be mutually submissive to, support and love your fellow Elders.

I do.

Do you promise to be humble and faithful in promoting the Kingdom of God and its gospel, devote yourselves to listening to Jesus as you serve your HC and those God is calling you to love in your community?

I do, with God’s help.

To The HC

Do you, the members of The Willis HC, acknowledge and publicly receive Jeremy and Katie as Elders and gifts from God to your House church to lead in the way of Jesus Christ?

We do.

Will you love them and pray for them and work together with them humbly and cheerfully, so that by the grace of God you may together serve Jesus and his mission?

We will.

Prayer

Brunch and HC Story Share

Doxology and Sending