Welcome to
Garden Church!!!
●Please practice safe distancing throughout the yard
●Port-a-John for your use.
●Please do not enter the houses
●There will be no communion today
●Tithes and offering can be placed in the jar or give online @ anchorwilmington.org under the “giving” tab
Psalm Reading: Psalm 104:24-35b
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-10 New International Version (NIV)
1 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 3 Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. 7 Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, 9 for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory
Prayer for a Pandemic
May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable.
May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent.
May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their schools close remember those who have no options.
May we who have to cancel our trips remember those that have no place to go. May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market remember those who have no margin at all.
May we who settle in for a quarantine at home remember those who have no home. During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other, let us yet find ways to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbors.
We ask this through Christ the Healer. Amen.
Source: Mepkin Abbey, SC
https://mepkinabbey.org/prayer-resources-in-a-time-of-crisis/
Music:
Tremble ♫♪♩
Peace, bringing it all to peace
The storm surrounding me
Let it break at Your name
Still, call the sea to still
The rage in me to still
Every wave at Your name
chorus:
Jesus, Jesus, You make the darkness tremble
Jesus, Jesus, You silence fear
Jesus, Jesus, You make the darkness tremble
Jesus, Jesus
Breathe, then call these bones to live
Call these lungs to sing
Once again, I will praise
Chorus
Your name is a light that the shadows can’t deny
Your name cannot be overcome
Your name is alive forever lifted high
Your name cannot be overcome
Great Are You Lord →→→
You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are You, Lord
Chorus:
It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only
You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are You, Lord
Chorus
And all the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord
Soul on Fire ♫♪♩
Chorus:
God, I’m running for Your heart
I’m running for Your heart
Till I am a soul on fire
Lord, I’m longing for Your ways
I’m waiting for the day
When I am a soul on fire
Till I am a soul on fire
Lord, restore the joy I had
I have wandered, bring me back
In this darkness, lead me through
Until all I see is You
Chorus
Lord, let me burn for You again
Let me return to You again
And Lord, let me burn for You again
And let me return to You again
Chorus
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The Anchor is called to embody hope and real and tangible ways throughout our city. Please visit our website for more information and to give offerings. www.anchorwilmington.org/giving
Stay tuned for more information about worship gatherings.
Pastor, Philip Chryst – 910-524-5676
(Returns from Sabbactical June 2, 2020)
Interim Pastor, Meg McBride – 910-523-9739
(*Pastor, Hope Recovery Church, July 1, 2020)
www.anchorwilmington.org POB 1642, Wilmington NC 28402