May 31 Worship @ Home Resources
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​Pentecost Sunday
"Witnesses of the Spirit of God"

​Today is Pentecost Sunday (50 days after Easter). We remember the day that the Spirit of God was poured out on every kind of people because God desires that all people would receive the gift of His grace in Jesus Christ.  
It marks a new beginning for God's people to go into all the world proclaiming salvation for all who would believe.  
This is still the church's work today: through the power of the Holy Spirit within us to make Jesus known!

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Gathering

​Prepare for Worship

As you prepare for this time of worship find a time and space that will allow you to focus on God. (I encourage you to find an hour that can be devoted to uninterrupted worship.)

​​Perhaps, you could light a candle to mark this as a sacred time. ​​​

Note: the Province issued guidelines on Friday May 29 for places of worship. Trinity's leadership will review these guidelines and will work toward resuming in-person worship as early as June 14.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus!
Come, Holy Spirit!

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Worship in Song
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Sing Together:  
Come, Now is the Time to Worship

Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time to give your heart
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God
Come

One day ev'ry tongue will confess You are God
One day ev'ry knee will bow
Still the greatest treasure remains for those
Who gladly choose you now

Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time to give your heart
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God. Come.
​Brian Doerksen. © 1998, Vineyard Songs (UK/EIRE) (PRS), admin. In North America by Music Services. CCLI License # 11133666

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Confession of Sin & Reminder of our Forgiveness

Confess responsively:

“Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Acts 2:21
Come, then, let us confess our sins to the one who is faithful to forgive.
Come, then, let us adore the one who is mighty to save! 

Merciful and gracious God, 
Our hearts cry out for you to make us whole again.
Even as we celebrate that you have come to dwell within us,
We have sinned against you and abandoned your commandments.
We have been jealous, possessive, ambivalent, and impulsive.
We have not heeded your Word and we have not cherished your covenant.
Help us to glorify you in all times and in all places.
As our souls thirst for your living waters,
Quench our needs and satisfy our love.
That we may come back to you and be sent forth
To fill the world with your mercy and grace.
In the name of your son, Jesus Christ,
And by the power of the Holy Spirit who is at work within us,
Amen.
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Almighty God, have mercy on us,
forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ,
strengthen us in all goodness,
and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. 

Adapted from the Reformed Church in America: https://www.faithward.org/pentecost-sunday-prayer-and-liturgy-ideas/

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Worship in Song

Sing together: 
All Who Are Thirsty

All who are thirsty, all who are weak
Come to the fountain dip your heart in the stream of life.
Let the pain and the sorrow be washed away
In the waves of His mercy, as deep cries out to deep. 
(We sing)

Come Lord Jesus come. Come Lord Jesus come.
Come Lord Jesus come. Come Lord Jesus come.

All who are thirsty, all who are weak
Come to the fountain dip your heart in the stream of life.
Let the pain and the sorrow be washed away
In the waves of His mercy, as deep cries out to deep. 
(We sing)

Holy Spirit come, Holy Spirit come.
Holy Spirit come, Holy Spirit come.

All who are thirsty. 
Brenton Brown and Glenn Robertson © Copyright 1998 Vineyard Songs (UK/EIRE)(PRS)(admin. in North America by Music Services, Inc.). CCLI License # 11133666

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Children's Time
Watch this video illustrating our sermon theme! 

Downloadable & Printable Children's Resources

Pentecost Coloring Sheet

Pentecost Word Search 

​Children's Bulletin (Ages 3-6)
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​Children's Bulletin (Ages 7+)

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Memory Verse
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Read aloud (and make up actions to help you remember!)

For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. 
Isaiah 41:13

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Confession of Faith

Confess aloud:

(We repeat these words each week to remind us of the central tenants of our faith; those things which are non-negotiable to us as followers of Jesus)

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
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I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.  

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Worship in Song
Sing Together: Spirit Song

1. Oh let the Son of God enfold you
   With His Spirit and His love
   Let Him fill your heart and satisfy your soul
   Oh let Him have those things that hold you
   And His Spirit like a dove
   Will descend upon your life and make you whole
   
   Chorus
   Jesus oh Jesus, come and fill Your lambs.
   Jesus oh Jesus, come and fill Your lambs.
   
   
2. Oh come and sing the song of gladness
   As your hearts are filled with joy
   Lift your hands in sweet surrender to His name
   Oh give Him all your tears and sadness
   Give Him all your years of pain
   And you'll enter into life in Jesus' name
   Chorus

​John Wimber © 1979 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing; admin. by Music Services.  CCLI License# 11133666

Word

Scripture Reading from Numbers 11:24-30

​Read aloud carefully and attentively

24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord. And he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tent. 25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it.
26 Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, stop them.” 29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” 30 And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

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Scripture Reading from John 7: 37-39

​Read aloud carefully and attentively.

37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Scripture Reading from Acts 2:1-21

​Read aloud carefully and attentively.

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” 12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17 “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
    and your young men shall see visions,
    and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants and female servants
    in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 the sun shall be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood,
    before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

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Sermon: Witnesses of the Reign of God

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Response to the Word

May this song be an inspiration as you pray for God's Spirit to move in your life and our church!

Prayer

Prayers of the Church

Take some time to pray for the needs of the church, your family, our community, and the world. 

- Pray for Lynne Resch
- Pray for God to reveal opportunities for our church in these days. 
- Pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on our church!
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This week we also remember to pray for:
1. Pray for Church Family– Wayne & Debbie Wenzel
2. Pray for Healing –Mark Ehrman, Emmett, Florence, Joyce, Joe, Kristen, Colette, Scott, Carol, Finn (Joyce's Great-Grandson) 
3. Pray for those in WSCH– Esther,  Leonard, Ted
4. Pray for Church Ministries – Computer Operators
5. Extended Church Body – Hope Church, Burstall
6. Pray for all affected for Covid-19
7. Pray for our Government Leader – R.M. Council

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The Lord's Prayer:
Pray aloud:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Sending

Benediction

Speak these words of blessing over yourself and your family as a reminder that you have been sent out in the power of our living Lord

​And now may the Lord bless us and keep us.
May the Lord make His face shine upon us and be gracious to us.
May the Lord look on us with favour and give us His peace. Numbers 6:24-26

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Worship in Song:
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​Sing together: Spirit of Gentleness

Refrain:
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness, blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.

1. You moved on the waters, you called to the deep,
   then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep;
   and over the eons you called to each thing;
   "Awake from your slumbers and rise on your wings."
   Refrain
   
   
2. You swept through the dessert, you stung with the sand
   and you goaded your people with a law and a land;
   and when they were blinded with idols and lies,
   then you spoke thorugh your prophets to open their eyes.
   Refrain
   
   
3. You sang in a stable, you cried from a hill,
   then you whispered in silence when the whole world was still;
   and down in the city you called once again,
   when you blew through your people on the rush of the wind.
   Refrain
   
   
4. You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes.
   from the bondage of sorrow all the captives dream dreams;
   our women see visions, our men clear their eyes.
   With bold new decisions your people arise.
   Refrain

Text and Music: James K. Manley ©1978 James K. Manley. With One Voice Hymn# 684 CCLI License # 11133666