BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
March 16, 2025
Second Sunday of Lent
 
Christ Candle Lighting  
 
Centering Music—As the Deer Runs to the River (Uehlein)–Karen Unruh
 
Call to Worship—Mary Ann Boschmann
 
 Leader: In the wilderness we gather
Congregation: with friends and strangers,
      All: forming a community of support.
 Leader: In the wilderness we struggle
Congregation: against forces of violence,
      All: conspiring together for life.
 Leader: In the wilderness we wander
Congregation: through unfamiliar landscapes,
      All: seeking a faithful path.
 Leader: In the wilderness we worship
Congregation: our God of love and life,
      All: opening ourselves to the power of the Spirit.
 
*Hymn—Spirit of God! Descend—VT 557
 
Children’s Conversation— Brad Kohlman
 
*Hymn—With Mary Sing Magnificat–VT 208
  
One-Minute Meditation
 
Scripture Reading—Exodus 1:22-2:10; Acts 7:17-22—Jim Robb
 
Sermon—Ground-level God—Nathan Koontz
 
*Hymn—O Healing River—VT 706
 
Prayers of God’s People
 
*Hymn—Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song—VT 581
 
*Benediction
  
Postlude–He Comes to Us as One Unknown (Weber)–Karen Unruh
 
*You are invited to stand
VT—Voices Together
Audio-Visual–Ken Lamp