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FIRST WORSHIP February 21, 2021 | 9:00 AM welcome song Jericho bible illumination Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 children’s moment message song Te Amo communion Please see insert for communion liturgy. benediction worship leaders Patrick Messer, Jim Keck, Hollie Schmidt, and Daniel Martinez firstplymouth.org

scripture Exodus 16:2-4,16:9-15 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’” While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud.The Lord said to Moses,“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat. 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.