Moving Day
Gathering in the Parking Lot
(Remembrance & Gratitude)
Psalm 90:1–2
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Psalm 126:1–3
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.
Litany: Sow Your Word, O Lord
Leader:
As the rain and snow come down from heaven
and do not return without watering the earth—
People:
So shall Your Word be, O Lord;
it will not return to You empty. (Isaiah 55:10–11)
Leader:
You give seed to the sower and bread to the eater.
You make what is planted spring up with life.
People:
Sow Your Word in us, Lord.
Let it take root and bear fruit for Your Kingdom.
Leader:
We do not lift up proud hearts or busy ourselves with things too great for us.
People:
We quiet our souls like a child at rest with its mother.
We trust in You, O Lord, now and forever. (Psalm 131:1–2)
Leader:
The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
People:
Send us, Lord of the harvest.
Make us faithful workers in Your field. (Matthew 9:38)
Leader:
You promise that when Your Word goes forth,
the hills will sing and the trees will clap their hands.
People:
We will go out in joy and be led forth in peace.
Let righteousness and praise spring up in this place. (Isaiah 55:12; 61:11)
All together:
Sow Your Word in us, O God.
Root us in Your love, grow us by Your grace,
and send us into the world for Your harvest.
Amen.
105A / Entering the New Building
(Homecoming & Dedication)
Psalm 84:1–4
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
My soul longs, indeed it faints, for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young—
at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
Blessed are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise.
Isaiah 43:19
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
Come to the Table - Communion
Litany: Send Us from the Table
Leader:
Stay with us, Lord, for evening draws near and the day is not yet done.
People:
You make Yourself known to us in the breaking of the bread.
Our hearts burn within us as You speak Your Word.
Leader:
You are the vine; we are the branches.
Apart from You, we can do nothing.
People:
Root us in Your love, Lord.
Let the life of Christ flow through us.
Leader:
We tasted the bread of heaven
and drank from the cup of salvation.
People:
Now send us out as living bread for a hungry world.
Let our light rise in the darkness.
Leader:
You call us Your friends and send us as Your witnesses.
People:
We will go where You send us.
We will make disciples in Your name.
Leader:
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
All together:
May the seed You plant in us today
grow into mercy, peace, and joy for the world.
Amen.
Isaiah 55:8–13
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I desire,
and succeed in the purpose for which I sent it.
For you shall go out in joy,
and be led back in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,
for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Questions to Consider:
- Have you given much thought to the value of sacred space in your life?
- What does having a place where the church gathers mean to you?
- Is sacred space important? If so, why?
- Do you think having our own space will be good for Wayfinders?
- What dream do you have for Wayfinders?
- How do you need to experience God this week?
