May 3, 2020 – Worship Service

The worship service for this week is below.  If you prefer, you can download the same information in a Microsoft Word document. 
 
 
Worship Service
 

Preparing for our Time Together

 
Message from Leadership Council
 

 
Announcements
 

 

Greeting

This week, check in with two different people or households.  One should be from DBIC and the other should be someone you know who doesn’t go to DBIC.  Ideally, this second connection would be with someone who does not go to any church.  Tell them you are thinking about them, and see if they have any particular needs that we as a church can help with, then let us know. 

 
Scripture – John 14:16-26
 

 
Hymn – We Gather Together
 
In some ways this is a strange hymn to be singing while we are apart.  But we are gathering in Christ today even if we cannot take up the same space.  All of the things mentioned in this song still apply to us as we seek to follow Christ.
 

 
Moment for Kids of All Ages
 
Thanks Rudy’s for sharing your gifts!
 

 
Prayer
 

 
Worship
 
When we gather in person, we try to rotate the musical elements of our worship so that the kids experience the variety that we have at DBIC before they are dismissed for the children’s programs.  I thought I would move it to keep us accustomed to the change.  Actually, I moved it because Be Thou My Vision is such a beautiful song and fitting conclusion to the service.
 

 

Offering

If you wish to make your offering at this time, you can do so at https://app.easytithe.com/App/Giving/dbic
 
Sermon
 
Part 1 .

 
Part 2: Hearing God

Part 3

Part 4: Hearing God in Covid-19

 
Hymn – Be Thou My Vision
 
Be Thou My Vision is a wonderful poem from the middle ages in Ireland.  It is asking God to be our everything.  The middle verse that is left out of our (and most) hymnals is a prayer about spiritual warfare:
 
Be Thou my Breastplate, my Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my whole Armor, be Thou my true Might;
Be Thou my soul’s Shelter, be Thou my strong Tow’r,
O raise Thou me heav’nward, great Pow’r of my pow’r
 
As we conclude our service this week on the Holy Spirit, remember that he is our true might and the great Power of our power.
 

 
Additional Materials
 
Of course, the week that I point out these additional links is the week that I have the least amount to offer you.