Seattle Metro Church

The theme for the month of February is the letter (sermon?) to the hebrews, with one week off for Lent. See our calendar for details regarding time and location. Visitors are always welcomed!

4th - Survey of Hebrews
11th - Sacrifice in Hebrews
18th - Preparation for Lent
25th - Faith in Hebrews

Jesse Cox will be organizing our gatherings this month, so be sure to respond quickly if he emails you with a chance for service.

We’re toying with the idea of adding a flexible liturgy to our Sunday gatherings for several reason, including:

• Provide some continuity from one gathering to another
• Provide a somewhat predictable order to our worship
• Provide an avenue to achieve a more sacred tone to our worship, should the organizer so choose
• Allow the delegation of smaller tasks

We are a well mixed group of people. Some like scheduled gatherings while other prefer less structure. I predict we will have a good mix of the both since we take turns organizing our Sunday gatherings.

My favorite part of this liturgy is the Profession of Faith that directly follows the Homily. The Homily is intended to prod us toward spiritual maturity. This can be difficult and set people at odds with one another. The Profession of Faith is a reminder that, no matter what our differences, we are one in Christ.

Meal

Call to Worship

• A focusing action welcoming people into the presence of God
• Examples: Psalm 66, Psalm 148, Come Now is the Time to Worship, Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee

Sacred Reading

• A reading from both the Hebrew and Christian scriptures
• Examples: See Book of Common Prayer, Church calendar, personal preference

Worship

• Giving praise and glory to God
• Examples: Singing, Music, Art, Silence, Testimony, Prayer, Scripture Reading

Homily

• A sermon or discussion for the building up of believers
• Examples: Topical discussions, study of scripture, debate, creativity and arts, lectio divina

Profession of Faith

• Affirming our common faith of God and love for one another
• Examples: Nicene Creed, Philippians 2:5-11, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, The Jesus Creed

Holy Communion

• Celebrating the Body of Christ – a commemoration and making present of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection through fellowship with God and with each other
• Examples: Scripture reading, singing, music, prepared thoughts, or discussion with the meal

Prayer

• Communication with God to request help for the needs within our community, to praise him, to thank him, and to ask for guidance
• Examples: Scriptural prayers (1 Chronicles 10b-13), liturgical prayers (Book of Common Prayer), and spontaneous prayers

Doxology

• Marks the conclusion of our gathering
• Examples: The Doxology, Gloria Patri, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, Acts 20:32

January 20th – An Inconvenient Truth (Myhan/Drake)
February 3rd – Dancer In the Dark (Baeder)
February 17th – Jesus Camp (Martin)
March 3rd – I Am David (Myhan/Drake)
March 17th – Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher (Baeder)
March 31st – Half Nelson (Martin)

All gatherings are at 7:30 on Saturdays. Click here for location information.