4th Sunday of Easter | April 25, 2021 with Pine UMC
Welcome to the Fourth Sunday of the Easter Season. We explore the popular Christian symbolism of Shepherd and Sheep. Being a community far removed from sheep and shepherding, what meaning does this story have for us today? What is prophetic about this story? THIS SEASON'S THEME: Roll the Stone Away: Finding & Cultivating Our Prophetic Voice. Continuing on the lessons from our previous theme, we now move towards a season of practicing faith in action. How are we called as people of faith to proclaim the prophetic message in the face of increasing injustice, violence, and unpeace in our world? How are you being called to testify as a witness of those who have gone before us in loving and serving the poor and oppressed in our world? CONTENT LIST: 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - Centering Music 2:40 - Welcome 4:47 - Call to Worship & Opening Prayer 7:53 - Hymn "Make Us One" 9:01 - Scripture Reading 10:40 - Collective Message 36:48 - Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer 41:19 - Announcements 44:19 - Offertory & Reflections on Prophetic Voice Ann shared about volunteering with the work and ministry of IM4HI (Interfaith Movement 4 Human Integrity) as a way of using her prophetic voice, witness, and action. Hear from a IM4HI Faith Organizer, Hilda Cruz, on the importance of this work: • CA border 2021 To learn more about IM4HI and to find ways to take action, visit https://www.im4humanintegrity.org/who... Offertory music was Bach, Invention No. 4 played by one of our Accompanists, Masae Nagai. 50:27 - Prayer of Thanks 51:23 - Hymn "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love" 53:50 - Benediction & Passing the Peace God's peace be with you! Join us LIVE on Sundays at 11AM PT / 2PM ET: Register at http://tinyurl.com/pinesundayworship or email [email protected]. ---------------- Pine UMC is a historically Japanese American church that is intergenerational and a Reconciling Congregation - We are open and affirming of LGBTQIA+ people! We strive to be a church that practices radical welcome. Our English Sunday worship services are traditional and social justice-oriented. We build our sermons collectively, as community sharing our knowledge, insights, and wisdom. Important Pine Links: To give online: http://offering.pineumc.org For Prayer Requests & Visitation with Pastor Jeanelle: http://tinyurl.com/pineprayersvisits
