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Fruit of the Spirit of Jesus Christ is a worship service from the Vital Worship Grants Colloquium in June 2014. Most of the songs are found in the hymnal Lift Up Your Hearts.
Faithfulness of Christ / Gathering
Uyai mose / Come, All You People
Choir anthem, congregation joins as directed. Music by Gerald Custer.
Greeting: Revelation 1:4-5
Welcome
Love of Christ / Praise
Ephesians 3:14-19
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Solo. Arranged by Mark Miller.
For the Fruit of All Creation
Summary Prayer
Joy of Christ / Thanksgiving
Hebrews 12:1-3
Luke 15: Parables of the Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son
Scripture Team
Summary Prayer
Patience of Christ / Confession
2 Peter 3:8-9
Perdón, Señor / Forgive Us, Lord
Summary Prayer
Goodness and Kindness of Christ / Assurance
Ephesians 2:1-10
Total Praise
Summary Prayer
Gentleness of Christ / Intercession
Matthew 11:28-30
Prayers of the People
Self-Control of Christ / Dedication
Philippians 2:5-11
Take My Life and Let It Be
Choir, congregation joins as directed.
Take, O Take Me as I Am
Peace of Christ / Sending
Benediction: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
May the Love of the Lord
Download projection slides from the service.
View the script for the Luke 15 reading
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Read more about the 2014 Grants Colloquium
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.
