Treehouse Living Room Worship
“Who am I”
Welcome to worship. God welcomes you here, as does this community. In tonight’s worship, you will be invited to offer a song, poem, essay, reflection, photograph, story, or letter (no more than one minute) around the theme of “Who am I.” Be brave! This community is enriched by your sharing.
Welcome & Opening Prayer
Opening song
We come to share our story,
We come to know our rising from the dead.
We come as your people,
we come as your own
united with each other,
love finds a home.
We are called to heal the broken,
to be hope for the poor,
we are called to feed the hungry at our door.
In our dying and rising,
may your kingdom come.
You will lead and we shall follow,
you will be breath of life;
living water, we are thirsting for your love.
We will live and sing your praises,
“Alleluia” is our song.
May we live in love and peace
our whole life long.
We come to share our story,
We come to know rising from the dead.
Reading: Romans 13:8-14
8 Don’t be in debt to anyone, except for the obligation to love each other. Whoever loves another person has fulfilled the Law. 9 The commandments, Don’t commit adultery, don’t murder, don’t steal, don’t desire what others have, and any other commandments, are all summed up in one word: You must love your neighbor as yourself. 10 Love doesn’t do anything wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is what fulfills the Law.
11 As you do all this, you know what time it is. The hour has already come for you to wake up from your sleep. Now our salvation is nearer than when we first had faith. 12 The night is almost over, and the day is near. So let’s get rid of the actions that belong to the darkness and put on the weapons of light. 13 Let’s behave appropriately as people who live in the day, not in partying and getting drunk, not in sleeping around and obscene behavior, not in fighting and obsession. 14 Instead, dress yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, and don’t plan to indulge your selfish desires.
Time of Sharing
As we hear in the reading tonight, Paul told the Romans, you must love your neighbor as yourself. In our time of sharing tonight, reflect on the theme of “Wha am I.” What does it mean to love others by knowing who I am?