Dear Maranatha Family,
The Lord be with you!
Today marks the fourth Sunday already that we worship together though apart due to "social distancing". I suspect that with me you are eager for the day when we can gather together again in the sanctuary. May the Lord bring about that day in his good timing.
Until then, we will continue to provide resources for you to worship at home. This week we are attempting a more user-friendly way for you to access our service. We are making the same "moves" we've made in previous weeks, but instead of moving back and forth between a liturgy and video links we have created a single YouTube playlist. Once you click on the link, the service should proceed on its own. In the playlist are several videos that help us move through the liturgy and facilitate our singing. To access the playlist, click here (and then click "Play All").
For an overview of the service, and a quick way to access specific parts of the service, here is the order with individual links:
Prelude: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
Call to Worship (Led by the Klinkmans)
Opening Song: Hosanna, in the Highest
Our Cry (Led by Brent & Karmen Pollema)
Song of Response: Hosanna (Hillsong)
Scripture Reading: John 12:20-36 (Read by Toni Larson)
Poem (Read by Chris Larson)
Message: "Seeking Greater Glory and Honor"
Closing Song: Hosanna (Paul Baloche)
One element that is not incorporated into this order is a time of prayer. With that in mind, we encourage you to spend some time today praying for the Church, for the world, and for the needs of our community. In particular this week, we lift up Art Wyma as he grieves the passing of Joyce and anticipates a private graveside service on Monday morning.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Matt