The Hebrew word for life is "hiyah" it's a picture of a fresh flowing river. This Sunday we're going to talk about James 3.1-11 and how our tongues can either give us or rob us of a life that is a fresh flowing river (see also Ps. 34.12-14).
The service starts with the joy of dance. In a video byte from "Riverdance" we see people who find joy in taking part in the dance. Watch the faces of the people, watch for those moments of sheer joy as they join the dance. For those who long for joy in the dance of life, in the dance of God there's a path to follow to get there--it has to do with our words.
We move from the opening to songs. Come thou fount is a call to worship God but also to ask God to attach us to him like a fetter (i.e. chain me to you God, make me your servant). This song flows into a song that celebrates the reign of God and from there to the song "freedom reigns". The freedom that reigns comes through Jesus Christ as he gives us that river of life.
We will continue our worship with a celebration of giving.
The message begins with some fun with words that people wish they could take back. For those words we can't take back we get some wisdom from the 8th and 9th steps of AA.
We conclude our worship with a prayer and a new song that celebrates the glory of God.
May your Saturday get you ready to worship God who wants to give us a river of life.
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