Good Morning, Devonshire Church!
It’s week nine of our weekly Worship Home Edition. This week, we’ll be led by our team in our worship, and you’ll hear about our care team that I want to ask you to participate with.
Following the greetings and time of worship, we continue our Waiting Room series with a message from 1 Samuel 3 entitled, “Learning to Listen,” which will be followed by a brief interview with Dr. Todd Felix. I pray that you’ll be blessed through this week’s home edition.
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/waKMBe4LL14/ Audio: see below
WEEKLY BULLETIN
INFORMATION & RESOURCES
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY – CARE TEAM
Would you be interested and willing to serve on our care team this week? The goal for this week’s care team is to extend love and care by connecting with individuals and families in our church family through making phone calls.
If you would like to join this team, please sign up today at devonshire.church/care.
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.
There is still some beef available 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! Let’s rally around God’s word, and hear how the Psalmist describes our steady and constant father and Lord:
1 We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near;
people tell of your wonderful deeds.
2 You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.
3 When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. -Psalm 75:1-3 NIV
Let’s sing!
SONG: You Never Let Go
CONFESSION/LAMENT
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 NIV
How do we respond? … again, we may turn to his word for guidance:
8 But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously – take God seriously. – Micah 6:8 The Message
SONG: Yet Not I
ASSURANCE | GIVING
My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me.
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
-Lamentations 3:20-24
As we have just read, the love that God our Father has for us never ends, and he has great faithfulness towards us, his children. It is the steadfast love of the Lord that gives us hope, knowing that we can trust in our Father who knows you, loves you, and keeps you.
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/waKMBe4LL14 / 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?
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