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Worship Service March 19, 2023
Worship Service March 19, 2023
Posted by Elk Grove Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 19, 2023
Next Week’s Sermon:
“Asking Different Questions”
This morning our theme of Seeking takes us to ask the question, “Who Sinned?” It’s an innocent question that arrives out of one’s desire to understand how this world works and at the same time is arrives out of one’s own fears and worries about why things go awry, why bad things happen, and in our passage this morning we are faced with a specific question of why a baby is born blind. What is the cause of this? As we hear this passage, we must remember that medical care, illness, and disabilities were thought of in a whole different way in those days.
Worship is the most important aspect of our existence as a community of faith.
At the start of worship God is invoked to join the congregation for the service. Through worship we realize together that God’s presence brings special meaning to all that we do and say during worship. God’s word is read at least twice in every service, once by a worship leader from the congregation and again by the pastor. The pastor’s sermon for the day is based on the scripture readings.
The Sacraments
The sacraments are important to Elk Grove Presbyterian Church. COMMUNION is served on a monthly basis. The congregation is invited to approach the communion table to receive communion. BAPTISM is performed occasionally. The baptism bowl is filled with water and sometimes stones so the recipient may be reminded of baptism and all it means.
Music
Music is important to the worship service. We sing several hymns related to the service each Sunday. The choir provides music for nine months of the year including the performance of a cantata just before Christmas. In the summer we have Hymn Sings around a theme or book of old favorites. We also use the musical gifts of various church members, as EGPC is a body of wonderfully talented people.
The Sanctuary
The sanctuary enhances our worship. The large stained glass cross focuses our worship. We purchased a new communion table and pulpit just a few years ago, New table cloths were made to decorate the table with the appropriate color for the season of the church year. We have the usual candles with special candles and lighting throughout the year. Flowers further adorn the sanctuary on Christmas and Easter. Our usual “windows” on God’s kingdom our banner, remind us of various events and celebrations and theological ideas.
Recent Sermons
“Asking Different Questions”
This morning our theme of Seeking takes us to ask the question, “Who Sinned?” It’s an innocent question that arrives out of one’s desire to understand how this world works and at the same time is arrives out of one’s own fears and worries about why things go awry, why bad things happen, and in our passage this morning we are faced with a specific question of why a baby is born blind. What is the cause of this? As we hear this passage, we must remember that medical care, illness, and disabilities were thought of in a whole different way in those days.
“What Are You Truly Thirsting For?”
Seeking: Will you give me a drink? Wells, water, and God’s presence, all have been a part of our spiritual heritage since the beginning of the recording of experiences with God. The Old Testament passage verifies this connection when the Israelites are thirsty, and Moses hits the rock with his staff and water flows. The people are thirsty, and God again reveals God ‘s care of the people
“Who Will You Listen To?”
During this Lenten Season we are following a general theme titled: Seeking, Seeking honest questions for deeper faith. This worship resource is created by the group Sanctified Arts. We will be looking at scripture through the eyes of people who are seeking something. Each scripture passage will contain a story that will reveal a unique kind of seeking, really a pursuit for understanding, maybe a new way to see God and who God is in one’s life, or maybe who we are as believers of the living God.