Celebration Service
Happy Mothers’ Day
May 9, 2021 1:30 pm
Prelude Chris Vigneau
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship
Prayer of the Day (In Unison)
Come, Lamb of God, light our path as we gather today. Open the gates of our minds and our hearts that your word may penetrate to the depth of our being. Lead us to the river of the water of life And refresh us for the work you have set for us. Sit us down under the tree of life And let us rejoice in the diversity of its fruit and witness to the healing of nations. Show us your glory, Sovereign One as we come to worship you. Amen.
Singing
Love Like This
Here I Am To Worship
Verse 1
Light of the world
You stepped down into darkness
Opened my eyes let me see
Beauty that made
This heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You
Chorus
So here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You’re my God
And You’re altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
Verse 2
King of all days
Oh so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came
To the earth You created
All for love’s sake became poor
Bridge
And I’ll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
And I’ll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
CCLI Song # 3266032
Tim Hughes
CCLI License # 3077632
A New Hallelujah
Verse 1
Can you hear there’s a new song
Breaking out from the children of freedom
Ev’ry race and ev’ry nation
Sing it out sing a new hallelujah yeah
Verse 2
Let us sing love to the nations
Bringing hope of the grace that has freed us
Make it known and make Him famous
Sing it out sing a new hallelujah yeah
Chorus
Arise let the church (song) arise
Let love reach to the other side
Alive come alive
Let the song arise
Verse 3
Africa sings a new song
Reaching out with a new hallelujah
Ev’ry son and ev’ry daughter
Ev’ryone sing a new hallelujah
Bridge
Woh (woh) yeah (yeah)
Let the song arise
(Let the song arise)
Yeah (yeah)
Let the song arise
(Let the song arise)
Ending
Ev’ryone sing a new hallelujah
Ev’ryone sing a new hallelujah
CCLI Song # 5285860
Deborah D. Smith | Michael W. Smith | Paul Baloche
CCLI License # 3077632
New Wine
Verse
In the crushing in the pressing
You are making new wine
In the soil I now surrender
You are breaking new ground
(You are breaking new ground)
Pre-Chorus
So I yield to You and to Your careful hand
When I trust You I don’t need to understand
Chorus
(So) Make me Your vessel
Make me an offering
Make me whatever You want me to be
(God) I came here with nothing
But all You have given me
Jesus bring new wine out of me
Tag
Jesus bring new wine out of me
Jesus bring new wine out of me
Bridge
‘Cause where there is new wine
There is new power
There is new freedom
And the kingdom is here
I lay down my old flames
To carry Your new fire today
CCLI Song # 7102397
Brooke Ligertwood
CCLI License # 3077632
Love Like This
Verse 1
When I am a wasteland
You are the water
When I am the winter
You are the fire
That burns
Verse 2
When I am a long night
You are the sunrise
When I am a desert
You are the river
That turns to find me
Chorus 1
What have I done to deserve love like this
What have I done to deserve love like this
Verse 3
Your voice like a whisper
Breaking the silence
You say there’s a treasure
You look ’til You find it
You search to find me
Chorus 2
What have I done to deserve love like this
What have I done to deserve love like this
I cannot earn what You so freely give
What have I done to deserve love like this
Bridge
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Hallelujah
CCLI Song # 7090451
Jason Ingram | Lauren Daigle | Paul Mabury
CCLI License # 3077632
Readings
I John 5:1-6
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[a] has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, 4 for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. 5 Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.
John 15:9-17
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 I do not call you servants[a] any longer, because the servant[b] does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. 16 You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. 17 I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
Message
“Abide in My Love” Rev. Peter Hammond
Giving
To Her With Love. – Mark London
Song
Rescue
Verse 1
You are not hidden
There’s never been a moment
You were forgotten
You are not hopeless
Though you have been broken
Your innocence stolen
Pre-Chorus
I hear you whisper underneath your breath
I hear your SOS your SOS
Chorus 1
I will send out an army to find you
In the middle of the darkest night it’s true
I will rescue you
Verse 2
There is no distance
That can not be covered
Over and over
You’re not defenseless
I’ll be your shelter
I’ll be your armor
Chorus 2
I will never stop marching to reach you
In the middle of the hardest fight it’s true
I will rescue you
Bridge
I hear the whisper underneath your breath
I hear you whisper you have nothing left
CCLI Song # 7117256
Jason Ingram | Lauren Daigle | Paul Mabury
CCLI License # 3077632
A Good Word
Postlude
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Calendar of Events
Our 9:30 traditional worship service is open for fully vaccinated church members and friends only, no visitors in May. An RSVP, including contact information, will be required to attend the in-person service. The form will be available on the SCC Website and in the Quest.
Our 9:30 am and 1:30 pm Sunday services continue to be Live Streamed through our web site www.stowechurch.org.
Monday, 5/10 3:15 kids connection in Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, 5/11 8:00 pm weekly AA meeting in Fellowship Hall
Wednesday 5/12 Noon Music in May please register to attend through the Stowe Performing Arts website. This week Peter Sykes will be playing our organ.
Happy Birthday this week to:
Diane Lee today 5/9
Jackson George Lendemer on 5/11
Charles Alekson and Alexis Hall on 5/14
Announcements
Of course, many individuals and organizations have deep financial needs in the midst of the Covid-19 Crisis. Stowe Community Church can certainly use your donations at this time. Click here to donate: http://stowechurch.org/donate/
If you, or someone you know, would like prayers for comfort or healing, the members of the Prayer Team are ready to support you. Please call the church office, 253-7257, with your prayer request.
Please do not forget our neighbors in need by donating food for the Lamoille Community Food Share. You can leave them in the basket in the Narthex or in the box downstairs in the hall or leave them at the local grocery store in their food deposit sights. Thank you.