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1 Timothy 6:6-19 Mosaic Gathering Prayer: February 23, 2020 Every generation has found its home in you, God our provider, and we discover that every moment spent in your holy presence lasts beyond all imaginable time. You watch over us in the night, protecting and leading, encouraging us to trust and to take courage in following your Son’s teachings. Full of wisdom, Creator of grace, you humbled y...

Mosaic Gathering Liturgy: February 16, 2020 Children of the Living God, what is our Father’s greatest desire for us this day? That we should love our King with all our hearts, with all our souls, with all our minds and with all our strength. And how would we show this love? By remembering him at all times. By cultivating thankfulness for his many blessings, and trusting his good providence for the...

1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 Mosaic Gathering Prayer: February 9, 2020 Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood...

Some principles for ‘doing unto others’ who are strongly opposed to us include… 1| I do not want to be physically attacked, hurt or killed by my opponents. Therefore, I will not engage in violence against them. 2| I do not want people to dismiss what I believe as so obviously wrong that it is not worth a hearing. So I will take time to listen and to understand what my opponents are saying, even if...

Mosaic Gathering Prayer: December 22, 2019 God of kings and shepherds, God of teenage mothers and step-parents, God of angel choruses and starlight— We confess to waiting. We have waited to extend grace. We have waited to say, “I love you.” We have waited to apologize. We have waited to be just, Choosing comfort and convenience over the needs of our neighbors. We have waited— Waited for someone el...

Mosaic Gathering Prayer: December 15, 2019 When the sun rises what shall we sing? “My soul magnifies the Lord.” And when chaos and violence echo on the screen? “My soul magnifies the Lord.” For our God is a God of justice and peace. “My soul magnifies the Lord.” So when all is wrong, or all is right, “My soul magnifies the Lord.” Yes, when all is wrong, or all is right, We will sing with joy and d...

Mosaic Gathering Prayer: December 8, 2019 Creator God, Not a day goes by when you do not invite us to be peacemakers and advocates, Listeners and good Samaritans. Not a day goes by when we are not asked to be a friend to a stranger And a neighbor to those in need. Not a day goes by when we are not asked to be the people you call us to be, And yet, day after day, we lose sight of your hope for this...

Isaiah 42:1-9

Galatians 2:19b-20 More than a passionate commitment to God and a set of beliefs so as to win the world for Jesus, faith is a willingness to enter into negation to see an all new reality open before us in the midst of our utter weakness and childlike trust so the love of God wins us and the world.

Eric Smith, Founder of Pillar Seminary in Omaha, NE, shares with us part of his journey and the ways in which God has always been in the midst of it as provider.

Eric Smith, Founder of Pillar Seminary in Omaha, NE, shares with us from Matthew 11

Colossians 3:3-4:1 Mosaic Gathering Prayer/Proclamation: October 27, 2019 What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we are called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he’s up to. But friends, that’s exactly who we are: loved children of God. Dear loved ch...

Colossians 2:20-3:4 Mosaic Gathering Prayer: October 20, 2019 We believe in God, the Great Sewist— Who weaves us together in community, Collecting our loose ends and turning them into belonging. We believe in the Holy Spirit— Who hems us in before and behind,  Catching us when we fall and writing us into God’s holy story.  And we believe in Jesus Christ— Who loved and claimed the people society ha...

Colossians 2:6-19 Mosaic Gathering Prayer: October 13, 2019 Gracious God, For the morning dawn, which promises new life; And for your love, which knows our name, We give you thanks. For a place to belong—for this place to belong— And for grace that is always bigger than we deserve, We give you thanks. For the promise of justice that will roll down like a mighty stream And light that shines in the...

Colossians 1:1-20, 28-2:3 What does the letter want to convey? A reality enveloped in Jesus the Christ is a reality saturated in liberation and love. "We need to know that God can not help because he is the God who was, is, and is to come. God does not have to help us in the ways we think we need him to help because the help he can offer is exceedingly better. We are asking for finite helps....

John 1:43-51 Mosaic Gathering Prayer: September 29, 2019 God of the seasons— You hold together the past, present and future. Help us to let go of the need for certainty, So that we can hold onto you. Help us let go of fear and comparison, So that we can hold onto you. Help us to let go of to-do lists and anxiety, So that we can hold onto you. God of the seasons, as we enter this space, We strive t...

"I have come that (whoever comes to me) may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10b Mosaic Gathering Prayer: September 22, 2019 Father, as we gather here in each other’s presence today, we bear witness to ourselves and to each other that You are among us.  You are God for us, and that is the Gospel Jesus, clothed in human flesh to experience Union with us, we assent that You hav...

0:00-13:05: Interview with Liana McCain about Young Life at Lincoln High. 13:05-46:53: The Story of Good News -Acts 3:11-21 -Acts 10:34-43 Mosaic Gathering Prayer: September 15, 2019 Lord, we come to You today from many places. Some of us come from places of brokenness and hurt, some from places of overflowing gratitude, and others of us come from places somewhere in-between extremes. Whatever pla...

Betsy Miller shares her story of evangelism. Mosaic Gathering Prayer: September 8, 2019 God, we come to you this morning, seeking your voice. Through the fog and the noise of life, we seek clarity. May we know you in the darkness and may we find you in the light.  Synchronize our hearts to the rhythm of your love. There are times for everything, times to rejoice and times of sorrow In these times,...

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion - to bestow...

They will rebuild the ancient ruins And restore the places long devastated; They will renew the ruined cities That have been devastated for generations. Isaiah 61:4 . . . . . "This is my Father's world. O let me ne'er forget That though the wrong Seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet. ___ This is my Father's world, The battle is not done: Jesus who died shall be satisfied, ...

Bill, our former pastor during Mosaic's transitional period who moved to Florida in 2018, shared with us about his journey and what he has learned from then to now.

Again and again, the ancient and often ambiguous scriptures challenge and cheer us on as we walk our difficult paths of faith. They open windows and unlock doors inviting us to risk and to venture beyond what is familiar to seek God directly. They invite us to see through the words on the page to see what God is up to in the here and now so we can embrace wisdom and participate with God's wor...

Again and again, the ancient and often ambiguous scriptures challenge and cheer us on as we walk our difficult paths of faith. They open windows and unlock doors inviting us to risk and to venture beyond what is familiar to seek God directly. They invite us to see through the words on the page to see what God is up to in the here and now so we can embrace wisdom and participate with God's wor...

Eric Smith, Founder and President of Pillar Seminary, shares from one of his favorite passages of scripture.