Welcome to Selahסלה

It’s really good to have you here. Thanks for coming.

Enter the season of light, the season after the Epiphany.

The Carnival Season

Living on the Edge Of heaven and earth

Trying to be the church as we learn to live life with God in this

world.

The Invitatory:

I see you.

- God

See me.

Christ has come. Christ is here. The Light has shone. Lead us on.

God revealed to us. God present in our world.

All that I am Lord, I place into your handsAll that I do Lord, I place into your hands

All that I work for Lord, I place into your handsAll that I hope for Lord , I place into your hands

The troubles that worry me Lord, I place into your handsThe worries that weary me Lord, I place into your hands

All that I care for Lord , I place into your handsAll that I pray for Lord, , I place into your hands

 7The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.

8And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She said,

"I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.“ 9The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to

her." 10The angel of the LORD also said to her, "I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot

be numbered for multitude…

 13So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her,El Roi,

"You are a God who sees me," for she said,"Would I have looked here for the one who sees me?."

From Ch 16 of Genesis.

The Versicle: Letting God have the first word this evening.

Step out of the traffic…

What is it you need to step out of so you can be fully present?

What is it you need to step towards?What do you need from God this evening?

Step out of the trafficAnd take a long loving look at God

Be still and be here. Be still and be with each other Be still and know God.

The lighting of the Candles

Praying with the Church:

Almighty God, give us wisdom to perceive you,

intelligence to understand you,diligence to seek you,

patience to wait for you,vision to behold you,

a heart to meditate on you,a life to proclaim you;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the Holy

Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen

Being Thankful

The DoxologyPraise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise Him all creatures here below.Praise Him above the heavenly host.Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Gathering around

the table

Being the church:

Give thanks for each other being here.

theSearching

Hear God’s invitation to seek, to search, to look, to see, to listen, to reason, to know

To find and to be found, because

God wishes to be seen, and He wishes to be sought,

and He wishes to be expected, and He wishes to be trusted

(Julian of Norwich).

Psalm 105:4

 Keep your eyes open for GOD, watch for his works; be alert for signs of his presence. Remember the world of wonders he has made, his miracles, and the verdicts he's rendered

Who is it that we seek? We seek the Lord our God.

We seek you with all of our heart.Come Holy Spirit Come.

We seek you with all of our mindCome Holy Spirit Come

We seek you with all of our strengthCome Holy Spirit Come

We seek you with all of our soulCome Holy Spirit Come

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My Hope Is In You (Psalm 25)

You are God, my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.

a practiceof praying

for windows.

Lord You Have My Heart

Lord you have my heart

And I will search for yours

Jesus take my life and lead me on.

Lord you have my heart

And I will search for yours

Let me be to you a sacrifice.

And I will praise you Lord(echo)

And I will sing of love come down(echo)

And as you show your face(Show your face)

We’ll see your glory here.

Holy and Loving God

There is no place you do not dwell.

And every place where you are is

holy. Extend our vision

Amplify our hearing

Deepen our knowing

Open to us the Gates of Heaven

“Come let us reason together” says the Lord. From the prophet Isaiah, Ch 1.

In search of: ekklessia.

Seven Chosen to Serve

1Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." 5And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. 6These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them. 7And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.

From the Acts of the Apostles, Ch 6

The Word of God Prospered 1-4 During this time, as the disciples were increasing in numbers by leaps and bounds, hard feelings developed among the Greek-speaking believers—"Hellenists"—toward the Hebrew-speaking believers because their widows were being discriminated against in the daily food lines. So the Twelve called a meeting of the disciples. They said, "It wouldn't be right for us to abandon our responsibilities for preaching and teaching the Word of God to help with the care of the poor. So, friends, choose seven men from among you whom everyone trusts, men full of the Holy Spirit and good sense, and we'll assign them this task. Meanwhile, we'll stick to our assigned tasks of prayer and speaking God's Word." 5-6The congregation thought this was a great idea. They went ahead and chose—

Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, Nicolas, a convert from Antioch.

Then they presented them to the apostles. Praying, the apostles laid on hands and commissioned them for their task.

From the Acts of the Apostles, Ch 6

Our Response to God’s words to us

The poor show us who we are and the

prophets tell us who we could be, so we

hide the poor and kill the prophets.

- Philip Berrigan

the call to deaconos

The 30 Hour Famine reborn.

The Fasts & the Prayers1. Fast from bottled water

• BloodWater Mission• Praying for those who don’t have it

2. Fast from fancy coffees• The Mocha Club• Praying for those who don’t have enough food

3. Fast from drive-thru’s• Paws-On-Wheels• Praying for those who don’t have cars & for Haiti Pets

4. Fast from styrofoam• Cool People Care• Praying for the beauty of the world around us

5. Fast from texting, messaging or emailing one person/day• The Lost Boy Foundation• Praying for the Lost Boys who have no place to call.

6. Fast from closing our eyes to the • The Prison-Exchange Program• Praying for Prisoners.

The Fasts & the Prayers•Weekly at all four services, beginning next Sunday.•The very last part of the Prayers of the People•We’ll give you what to say•Sign up with Brett - we need help with the 7:30 & 6pm services, too.

The Retreat• Two weeks from now, Feb 26-28th

•We need registrations by next Sunday•$35 plus money for lunch on the way home•Leaving 4:30pm from the church, be back Sunday after lunch.• We are going to Pines. •Expect the usual: creative ways of prayer &worship, fabulous big games, service projectson Saturday, conversation, music, sabbath

•Expect the unusual: Fasting. Eat a snack afterschool on Friday and a good lunch.

•We’ve got some money to raise and we have to decide what to raise money for.

•Registration Form and even more info can be downloaded from the website!

Announcements:

• Registrations for Silhouettes by next Sunday!• Mardi Gras TUESDAY!!!!

• Ash Wednesday help … with the children 6pm -8pm.

• Mtn TOP!!!!!!

Our Offering.

The Blessing

May you go from here with the strength and joy to be the church out there in the world.

May you live believing that the same Spirit that was given to the first Christians is given to you.

May you live believing that God needs you and has given you very specific gifts to help.

May you live as prophets, as poor and as deaconos!

The PEACE OF THE LORD be always with you!