God Gathers Us
Call to Worship - Psalm 63:1-5
To be read aloud by someone in your home
Psalm 63:1-5
1 You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
Opening Prayer
Take a moment to think or talk together about the power and glory of God. What stories from the Bible demonstrate God’s power and glory? What aspects of His character do you think of when you think of God’s power and glory?
Pray a prayer of thanksgiving, praising God for His power, glory and love.
God Saves Us
Penney Families - First Question
Congregational Singing
We encourage you to sing - make a joyful noise! If you play an instrument, play! If you have some favorite hymns or choruses, pick one or two and sing! Or make use of other technology to play some music, and listen and sing along.
Below are some hymns you can make use of if these would be a help to you:
Congregational Prayer
Take a few moments to think about some of the others in the church body who you worship with each week. List them by name, either writing them down or sharing the names with others. You may want to scroll through the church directory if you have one.
Remember all those in our church and in our community who are working in the medical profession and their families. Again, if you think of particular names, write them down or share them with others.
Remember those who may be particularly vulnerable at this time - either physically vulnerable, or vulnerable to loneliness, anxiety, or temptation.
Now, take some time to pray for these you have thought of, and any others who the Holy Spirit brings to mind, thanking God for His care and for these precious brothers and sisters and lifting them up to the Lord.
Offering
During this time when we can't gather on Sundays, we can still receive your offerings a couple of ways:
You can drop your offering in the locked mailbox outside the church office entrance
Or, you can mail them to the church at 393 Water Street, Augusta ME 04330.
Thank you for your continued support of Penney and its ministries!
Scripture Reading - John 1:1-13
Read aloud this morning’s Scripture reading:
John 1:1-13
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.