God Gathers Us
Call to Worship - Psalm 25:1-7
To be read aloud by someone in your home
Psalm 25:1-7
In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.2 I trust in you;
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous without cause.4 Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, Lord, are good.
Opening Prayer
Take a moment to talk together about the things you are thankful for from this week. How has God blessed you and taken care of you this week?
Pray a prayer of thanksgiving, thanking God for His character and care.
God Saves Us
Congregational Singing
We encourage you to sing - make a joyful noise! If you play an instrument, play! If you have some favorite hymns or choruses, pick one or two and sing! Or make use of other technology to play some music, and listen and sing along.
Below are some hymns you can make use of, including one played by our own Brendan Wilson.
Congregational Prayer
As we all know, these are difficult days, with many difficult decisions required. Take a few moments to list out some of the local and national leaders who have hard decisions to make in the coming days and weeks.
These are also challenging days for churches across Maine and across the country and across the world. Take a few moments to think of some of the other church communities you know of in the Augusta area and beyond.
And then think of your household as well, and the needs that you have, the decisions you have to make.
Now, take some time to pray for these you have thought of, asking God for His wisdom for all of these leaders and situations, and for God to humble and strengthen leaders, to depend on the Lord and to stand strong in doing what is right.
Offering
During this time when we can't gather on Sundays, we can still receive your offerings a couple of ways:
you can drop them in the locked mailbox outside the church office entrance
or
you can mail them to the church at 393 Water Street, Augusta ME 04330.
Thank you for your continued support of Penney and its ministries.
Scripture Reading - Luke 13:1-5
Read aloud this morning’s Scripture reading:
Luke 13:1-5
1 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”