Good Morning, Devonshire Church!
It’s Mother’s Day and week eight of our weekly Worship Home Edition. This week, we begin our time with some children sharing some of their favorite verses, a time of singing, an update from Austin Masser, who serves with Rhodes Grove Camp.
Following the greetings and time of worship, be encouraged by a message from Psalm 13 entitled, “The Waiting Room.” To conclude the service we’ll say thank you to all our mother’s and the blessing they are to us in our lives.
Church, let’s sing, pray, recite Scripture, give, listen, and reflect/discuss together.
Below you’ll find a guide for use with this week’s home edition. Please read through the announcements below.
**If you have any prayer concerns/needs, that you would like to share with me, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I and your church leadership love you and are here to serve you.
Your Brother in Christ,
Pastor Derek
Click Here to watch this week’s Home Edition: https://youtu.be/mPChUgeVcwo / Audio: see below
WEEKLY BULLETIN
INFORMATION & RESOURCES
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY – GROUND BEEF
During these days, the financial strain for many is greater than usual and help with some food costs may be appreciated.
A member of our Devonshire family has donated a large portion of fresh ground beef to the church intended for disbursement to individuals and families that would appreciate the encouragement and blessing in this way.
If you or someone that you know in our community would be blessed and benefit by receiving some ground beef, please contact Pastor Derek and we will get it distributed to you.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Please note the dates for this year’s VBS have been moved to Sunday, August 2 – Thursday, August 6, 2020 in the evenings from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. For children ages 4 years old through fifth grade.
Rocky Railway VBS — Climb aboard for mountains of fun at Rocky Railway! On this faith-filled adventure, kids discover that trusting Jesus pulls them through life’s ups and downs. Each day at Rocky Railway VBS, kids track through field-tested rotations that reinforce relevant Bible Points and immerse kids in new adventures.
THE ART OF NEIGHBORING
All of our lives have been significantly altered in an effort to limit the spread and impact of the cornavirus. Being deligent to practice social distancing and following the guidelines established by public officials is vital to our own safety and to the safety of others. However, as we engage in physical distancing practices, it’s important to note that there is a big difference between social distancing and social isolation. As the Church, we called to love our neighbors. If you are looking for some creative and safe ways to connect with your neighbors, click here.
DEVONSHIREKIDS | CHILDREN’S RESOURCES
Parents, I want to encourage you to check out https://studio252.tv/ and https://orangekidmin.com/coronavirus/ there are resources to the curriculum that we use. Resources such as videos for the lessons that our children would be learning at Children’s Church, and cues for you as a parent to take the lessons further throughout the week. Resources have also been posted on the DevonshireKids FB page.
Also, for our preschool children, I encourage you to check out Mrs. Hannold’s Storytime Playlist on Youtube. Each week she’s telling a Bible story for our little ones: Click Here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7GJpzfndlNRs6qBES9f_jwmciK73DPeE
NEED PRAYER/HELP?
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) affects an increasing number of people in our community. As much as we are able, we want to provide care and help. Please reply to this email if you have any prayer concerns/needs, please don’t hesitate to contact me ([email protected] or 717.545.8485).
GIVING
As part of our worship, we respond by giving our tithes and offerings to God. You are able to give online at devonshire.church/give. There you will see a number of options for giving.
Praise God for His provision demonstrated through His people’s generous giving towards the special Easter Offering to provide Bibles and practical assistance to our brothers and sisters in Sierra Leone. To date, we have raised over $4,300!
WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING (online)
This Wednesday, from 7 to 7:30pm, we’ll be holding our weekly prayer meeting online using Zoom. All are welcome to join this time of praying for our church family, our community, country and world. Please plan to attend if you are able. You can join via computer or phone at this link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/326845993
DISCIPLESHIP EXPLORED COURSE
While fear grips our world – there is nothing better than reminding ourselves of the gospel and growing in our love of it. I want to encourage you to join in on a study through Paul’s letter to the Philippians over these coming weeks entitled, “Discipleship Explored.”
This course helps followers of Jesus turn up the gospel soundtrack to their lives, and goes beyond simply teaching the right moves – go to church, pray, read the Bible, share the gospel – and focuses on the music which drives discipleship: the love of Christ. The greatest love anyone can ever know.
This is ideal for believers at any stage of the Christian life.
If you are interested in joining this study online using Zoom, please sign up by clicking on the appropriate button below for login details.
FOR TEENS: Tuesday Lunch Break at 12:15 pm | Click Here
FOR ADULTS: Wednesday Evenings at 7:45 pm | Click Here
FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Friday Mornings at 10 am | Click Here
SONG PLAYLIST
Looking for some music that you can sing or pray through as you lead into your time of worship? Spotify Link (no video/lyrics)
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Use the liturgy below as your guide while you watch this morning’s Home Edition …
CALL TO WORSHIP
Good morning! Welcome to Devonshire from wherever you are watching. We’re so grateful to worship together with you today! We want to invite you to join us in worshiping our Living God who has a universe to run, yet he sees you and knows you and is inviting you to be a part of His story. He hears and sees our praise and adoration whether we are in a church building or at home.
1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
Let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song
3 For the LORD is the great God,
the great King!
6 Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care. – Psalm 95:1-7
Let us praise the One that meets us where we are and delights in us.”
SONG: Living Hope
CONFESSION/LAMENT
The Father’s love is indeed deep for each and every one of us, yet we so easily turn our attention to lesser things… we forget the good things he’s JUST done, our understanding is confused, and we do things out of our own selfishness.
2 God looks down from heaven on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand, and who seek God.
3 Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good, not even one. -Psalm 53:2-3 NIV
Yet God pursues us. He meets us where we are and draws us to himself. His goodness and mercy draws our hearts to his.
SONG: Sovereign Over Us
ASSURANCE | GIVING
Our lives are filled with ups and downs and God delights in hearing from us… he loves and cares for each one of you! Let’s turn our eyes to our only true source of help:
I lift up my eyes to the mountains-
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
The Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip –
He who watches over you will not slumber -Psalm 121:1-3
Thanks be to God!
When we give sacrificially, we recognize that the Father is the giver of every good and perfect gift. He wants to partner with us when the storehouses are filled or are empty. As we take a moment to give with a grateful heart, let us lift our voices and sing to the LORD, our provider.
As God’s prized possessions, let’s take a moment and pass the virtual giving baskets. You can give online via Devonshire’s website or snail mail.
SERMON
Video: https://youtu.be/mPChUgeVcwo / Audio: see below
BENEDICTION
The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face to shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace.
—Numbers 6:24-26, NIV
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION
- How did the Holy Spirit speak to you today?
- What are the implications of this passage for our church family? For our community?
