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FIRST WORSHIP February 7, 2021 | 9:00 AM welcome song Be Still My Soul bible illumination Malachi 2:17-3:4 children’s moment message song Lift Your Eyes Up - Mona Reeves communion Please see insert for communion liturgy. benediction worship leaders Patrick Messer, Jim Keck, Hollie Schmidt, Mona Reeves, and Jack Rodenburg firstplymouth.org

scripture Malachi 2:17-3:4 You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God of justice?” See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The mes- senger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years. communion litrugy Holy God, we joyfully give thanks to You; for You created us in your image and gave us life with your breath. You love does not falter and we meet you here at this table with open hearts. Amen. You are Creator of All and through Your Spirit Jesus proclaimed good news to the poor healed the sick, fed the hungry, befriended sinners and liberated the enslaved. Through Him, we come to this table knowing that the same Spirit dwells in us so that we might follow in his footsteps, showing this same compassion to all people. With joy, and with all of Creation, we proclaim: Holy, Holy, Holy God of Power and Grace Heaven and Earth are full of your glory Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest

communion litrugy continued This bread is made from many grains from many fields, yet was formed into a single loaf. Because there is one God we, though many, and in many places, are one body. On the night in which Jesus gave himself over, he took bread, gave thanks to you, O God, and said, “take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” This fruit of the vine is made by many hands, from many places, yet pours freely for all people in all times and in all places. After dinner, Jesus took the cup, gave thanks, and said, “This is my cup of the new covenant. Drink from it in remembrance of me.” In remembering the mighty acts of Jesus, we offer ourselves as a living witness, proclaiming the mystery of faith: Christ has died Christ has risen Christ will come again Pour out your Spirit on all those gathered together across this Holy space, and on the gift of the elements in each of your homes. Your Spirit makes us one with Christ and one with each other. It binds, blends, and multiplies us, as we minister to the world, as one beloved community of faith.