Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
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Scripture: Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
Reverend Dr. Desi Larson
- Prelude: “Andante Sostenuto,” music by Robert Lau; Pauline Olsen, organ
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ONE LICENSE #A-741127 - Introit: “Here I Am, Lord,” music and words by Dan Schutte, adapt. by Carlton R. Young; Trinity Singers
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ONE LICENSE #A-741127 - Hymn 71: “Glory Be to the Father (Gloria Patri),” music by Henry W. Greatorex, 1851
- Hymn 533: “We Shall Overcome,” African-American Spiritual adapt. by William Farley Smith (1986)
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ONE LICENSE #A-741127 - Hymn 418: “We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder,” African-American Spiritual adapt. by William Farley Smith (1986)
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ONE LICENSE #A-741127 - Offertory: “Sweet is the Name of Jesus,” music by George F.Handel from the Opera “PTOLEMY” arr. By John F. Wilson; Pauline Olsen, organ
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ONE LICENSE #A-741127 - Celebrating Our Faith: Andy Pitts
- Hymn 95: “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow”, words by Thomas Ken, 1674, music attr. to Louis Bourgeois, 1551
- Special Music: “Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits,” music by Christoph Willibald Gluck, arr. by Donald Peck; Carlos Xavier, flute; Donna Grubbs, piano
© 1984 Carl Fischer, Inc. - Scripture Reading: Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24; Neva Smith
- Sermon: “Close Encounters of the God Kind,” Pastor Desi Larson
- Hymn 206: “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light,” words and music by Kathleen Thomerson
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CCLI # 2564464 - Benediction Hymn 338: “Where He Leads Me,” music by John S. Norris, words by E. W. Blandy, 1890; Trinity Singers
- Postlude: “Acclamation,” music by Lyndell Leatherman; Pauline Olsen, organ
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Sermon Outline
Close Encounters of the God Kind
Key Scriptures
Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place–and I did not know it!” (Genesis 28:16)
O LORD, you have searched me and known me. Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? (Psalm 139:1, 7)
I. Unexpected Encounters
• Family stories
• Dreams
• Thin spaces
II. Unexpected Places
• בית אל “Beth-El” God’s house
• Dwelling Places
III. Kinds of Encounters
• Close encounters
• Unexpected encounters
IV. Unexpected Calls
• Abram and Sarai
• Jacob
• Moses and Miriam
• Paul – 1st Corinthians 2:1-5
• You! Us!
V. Discerning Divine Encounters and Calls
• Wesleyan Quadrilateral
• Spiritual Senses
• Blessings: All things work for good….
