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Women of the OT, Part 5: Sophia

  WE GATHER   PRELUDE  BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST  WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS  *HYMN Go, Make of All Disciples UMH# 571  *CALL TO WORSHIP  L: It was easy to come to worship this morning.  P: We feel welcome and look forward to the worship service. L: How hard it is to enter God’s kingdom.  P: We have to be ready to let go of the things that tie us down. L: Get ready. God is waiting for you.  P: Open our hearts and our spirits, Lord, to receive your word for us. AMEN.  *OPENING PRAYER (IN UNISON)  Lord, you have called us here this day for healing, hope, and transformation. As we listen to the Scripture, pray our prayers, sing our hymns, and hear the words of wisdom, open our hearts to hear your claim on our lives; that we may fully and joyfully serve you. AMEN.  *HYMN Come, Thou Almighty King UMH# 61  WE PROCLAIM GOD'S WORD   CHILDREN’S CHAT  OLD TESTAMENT READING  Proverbs 1: 20-33  The Call of Wisdom 20  Wisdom cries out in the street;     in the squares she raises her voic
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Women of the OT, Part 4: Esther

  WE GATHER   PRELUDE  BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST  WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS  *HYMN Majesty, Worship His Majesty UMH# 176  *CALL TO WORSHIP  L: Praise be to God who has called us together.  P: We come here seeking healing and hope.  L: Open your hearts to God’s redeeming love.  P:Help us to hear your words, O Lord, and follow your ways.  All: AMEN.  *OPENING PRAYER (IN UNISON)  Eternal God, long ago you spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets; but in these last days, you have spoken to us by a Son. May we become again like children and receive your kingdom in our midst, that we may walk in your ways without faltering, and trust in your Spirit without wavering. Amen.  *HYMN Where the Spirit of the Lord Is FWS# 2119  WE PROCLAIM GOD'S WORD   CHILDREN’S CHAT  OLD TESTAMENT READING  Esther 4: 6-8, 12-16  6 Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king’s gate, 7 and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him and the e
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