Mark 10:17-31

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Easter Vigil Video: Exodus 14:10 - 15:1

Audio transcription: Last week on The Exodus God chose Moses to lead the Israelites who are known in our story as the forgetful, ungrateful grumpy people. With the Israelites trapped in slavery in Egypt, God teaches Moses a few tricks more impressive than the Pharaoh’s magicians. Finally God struck the Pharaoh with ten plagues designed to use natural disasters, attack the Egyptians fertility and demonstrate that the Israelites' God was more powerful that the gods of the Nile.

Now, I’m sure you remember all ten plagues, so feel free to shout them out now.[pause]

Church geeks and those good at reading, good for you. Now everyone else, here’s a recap.

First, water is turned to blood and the fish die.

Frogs. Cute, but also smelly and slimy.

Lice, not just in their hair, but everywhere. *cough* STD

Flies. Doesn’t sound scary, but it worked… until God hardened Pharaoh’s heart again.

Diseased livestock, probably from germs on the flies.

Boils that never heal *cough* STD

Hail, fire and thunder rained down from the sky. This works too until God again hardens Pharaoh’s heart. Whose side is God on anyway? [video of Locusts plague on screen]

Darkness. So dark you could feel it. Pharaoh says that the Israelites can go, but he wants to keep their stuff. Moses says “no.”

Death of the firstborn humans and animals. Pharaoh finally lets the Israelites go, because he’s afraid he may be killed next.

And now back to our story…

On their way out of Egypt, the Israelites turn back (like Lot’s wife in Sodom) and in their fear they cry out to God, which in this story means, they grumbled to Moses.

They said, ‘Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us, bringing us out of Egypt? Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, “Let us alone and let us serve the Egyptians”? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.’

Which was essentially the Israelites snarky way of mocking Moses by saying: Did we really have to go on such a long hot trecherous walk if we were just going to suffer the same fate as everyone we watched die in those plagues? This guy he never listens, we tell him over and over and he never listens. I’d rather be a slave than be dead.

Moses responds to them saying: “Do not be afraid” and “peace be still.” These words will later be plagiarized by another prophet when his 12 forgetful, ungrateful grumpy disciples become scared of the sea, but that’s another story.

Moses tells the Israelites the Egyptians will all be killed by God if they can manage to stand completely still and get out of God’s way.

Then God responds to the Israelites, which in this story means he talks to Moses, and says why are they grumbling to me? Keep them moving. Then you will lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, say hocus-pocus, divide the sea, and have the Israelites walk through it on the dry ground. Well, maybe God didn’t say the bit about hocus-pocus. But God did say that God would harden the hearts of the Egyptians so they will chase the Israelites and God will show the Egyptians, the Pharaoh, the chariots and the chariot drivers who is boss. There was an angel of God walking in front and behind the Israelites. Did I forget to mention that before? Well there was. And, it was super dark. And there was a pillar of cloud, which then moved both in front and behind them and lit up the night and kept the Israelites and the Egyptians separated all night long.

Then Moses stretched his hand over the sea and God divided the water all night long with a strong East wind. The Israelites walked across the sea, on dry land, with walls of water on both sides of them. The Egyptians went into the sea after them.

Then, either on the last military watch of the night, or the first watch of the morning, God in a pillar of fire looked at the Egyptians and it freaked them out and they began to panic and try to run away from the Israelites. But God clogged the wheels of their chariots. It does say how, but I think it was really muddy. Never the less it was really heard for the chariots to turn around and they were heard screaming “Run away, run away God is fighting for the Israelites against Egypt.

Then God told Moses to stretch out his hand in order to dump the water back on the Egyptians. So, he did and by dawn the water had returned to normal. As the Egyptians ran away from the water, God tossed the Egyptians into the sea and the water returned to its normal depth and covered them completely. Every single Egyptian died. But the Israelites were saved because they had walked on the dry ground with the water on either side of them. And that’s how God saved the Israelites and the Israelites saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.

Israel saw what God did to the Egyptians, so like the Pharaoh who had been afraid God would kill him, the people saw God’s great works and were very afraid. But it also caused them believed in God and God’s slave Moses.

And so this episode ends with Moses and the Israelites singing this song to God: I will sing God, for he has triumphed gloriously, horse and rider he’s thrown in the sea.

Or perhaps it was it bit more like: Nanner, nanner, nanner our God is cooler than yours.

Lady Gaga Mass

Arranged by Pastor Megan Rohrer

For the Community of Travelers 3/6/2011

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Gathering Song

To the Tune of Paparazzi: No Capo

We’re gathered around
Our hymnals are out
Got my stole on it's true
Need that icon of you
It's so mystical
We are so religico

collar and jeans
Your cross so glamorous
Not sure what it means
But in this room tonight
We’ve got water, bread and wine
There’s even candle light
'Cause baby you know that


God’s your biggest fan
The bible says God loves me
Papa-son and Spirit
Baby there's no other God above
You know that I'll be your-
Faithful clergy

Promise I'll be kind
God became man but stayed devine
Baby you'll be saved
Even if you don’t feel worthy
Papa-son and Spirit

Welcome

Prayer of the Day

Gospel Acclamation

To the tune of Poker Face : Capo 1

Ha-lle- lu-jah, hallelujah
Praise be to Christ, hear these holy words
Ha-lle- lu-jah, hallelujah
Praise be to Christ, hear these holy words

Please read my
Please read my
deacon read the Gospel of the day
(this week it comes from Matthew)

Please read my
Please read my
deacon read the Gospel of the day
(this week it comes from Matthew)


ga-ga Gospel of the day, gospel of the day
ga-ga Gospel of the day, gospel of the day

The Gospel is Read

Ha-lle- lu-jah, hallelujah
Praise be to Christ, hear these holy words
Ha-lle- lu-jah, hallelujah
Praise be to Christ, hear these holy words

 

Prayers of the People

where there is charity
there is our heart
we do all things with love

To the Tune of Bad Romance: No Capo

[PART ONE]

Ohhh ohh ohhh
ohhhh ohhhh
Let us do all in love

Ohhh ohh ohhh
ohhhh ohhhh
Let us do all in love

Ubi caritas
Est cor nostrum
Omnia nos amore
Let us do all in love

[PART TWO]

We pray for the hungry
We pray for disease
We pray for outcasts and
For all to be free
May you feel loved
Love love love
We want God’s love

We pray for the lonely
and for the depressed
We pray for all workers
And those who are stressed
We want God’s love
Love love love
We want God’s love


PART THREE: x2

Live and love
the best you can
You and me were gonna live forgiven


[REPEAT PART ONE]

[PART FOUR]

We pray for children
And for their parents
We pray for teachers
And all who pay rent
May you feel loved
Love love love
We want God’s love

We pray for the war torn
And those who bring peace
for politicians
And the whole diocese
May you feel loved
Love love love
We want God’s love


[REPEAT PART THREE]

[REPEAT PART ONE]


The offering is gathered as the table is prepared.

Communion

To the Tune of Telephone: Capo on 3rd

Raise your hearts and minds to God who’s above all
with the saints, and prophets have followed the call

Holy, holy, holy, we lift our voice to you
Blessed be your name, keep us forever true

On the night he was betrayed, Christ took the bread
Broke it, gave thanks, and give it for all to eat

Then after supper, he took the cup and gave thanks
Gave it for all to drink, said this is my blood, eh

The cup of the new covenant, I’ve shed for all of you
Each time you eat or drink this meal, think of me too

Chorus:
Our God in heaven, hallow’d be your name
Your kingdom come, will be done, on earth as in heaven
Save me from temptation and keep me from all sin
all power and glory is yours again and again

Bridge:
A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, men
(Christ Body!) A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, men
(And Blood!) A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, men
(Now were one body!) A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, men



Come now Holy Spirit and put your blessings here
Gather us into one and take away our fear




[the bread is broken]




[chanted]
Sin all you want, but believe even more, love your neighbor and help the poor
Out in the streets, or in the store, God loves you forever more

Sin all you want, but believe even more, love your neighbor and help the poor
Out in the streets, or in the store, God loves you forever more

Sending

To the tune of Just Dance: Capo 4

This is the end of our worship (oh oh oh, oh)
And soon we will all start to rush, start to rush babe
Going to a club or to your home (home, home, home)
Where are my keys, don’t forget your phone, phone

Bridge:
But, before you head out the door
Remember that God loves you and won’t keep score
So go love your neighbor and serve the poor
You are blessed by Christ forever more


Chorus:
Go in peace, be safe da doo doo doo
Go in peace, don’t forget to pray da doo doo doo
Go in peace, come back next Sunday duh duh duh duh
peace, peace, peace, go in peace

Please share a sign of God’s peace with each other before departing.

Gaga Mass - Preview - Prayers of the People

Prayers of the People

Sermon: Not Worth Waiting For

Mark 5:21-43


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Date: 06-28-2009
Description: Sermon that asks: What is so important to you that you would not wait, that you would reach out and grab it?...
Sermon : First Congregational, San Francisco