The child with the star on his head

It's that time of the year - Hooray! Nothing but Sufjan Stevens all day everyday until Christmas!

Here are the lyrics to "The Child with the Star on His Head"

Once in a while, you may think you see better than the others
Scrambling around in the dark with your drum
There is a time when young men must grow up and be brothers
Are you afraid of growing too fast?

And the child with the star on his head
All of the world rests on his shoulders
And the mother with the child on her breast
Blessed is she among women

And the trust we put in things
In small ideas, in engineering
The world of sports and second best
In consequences we will not put to rest

Why crawl around in the snow 
When you know I am right here
Waiting for you to expect something more?

For I am warm, I am calling you close to my table
Where I have made us a feast 
For the year of troubles, they have gone
The winter brings a Christmas song

And the child with the star on his head
All of the world rests on his shoulders
And the mother with the child on her breast 
Blessed is she among women

Does all the world know better than
When Christmas comes the troubles end
The troubles end, the troubles end

And by the time there’s nothing left
An empty tree, a winter vest
A winter vest, a winter vest

And all the trust we put in things
In dictionaries, in engineering
In calendars, and television
And father’s friends, and consequences

Service

Transformed Living - 

Final week of Series - Service

"You're gonna serve somebody."

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Freely Receive - Freely Give

Series - Transformed Living

Gifts. 

As you have so freely received - freely give. 

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Metaphors for Transformation

Metaphors for Transformation

by Nancy Thomas

I like a quick miracle - 

the slap-dash comedy

of a here's-mud-in-your-eye healing, 

the hilarity of the lame man's leap,

the now-you-see-it-now-you-don't vanishing act 

of the leper's sores, 

the amazing multiplied bread.

I love to see him pull death 

from his black forever hat, 

and instantly change it to a pidgeon

or a sun-flower.

I wish all transformations were so quick, 

so silver-slick and sudden

The deeper changes move slowly.

The Maker nudges, 

and root hairs grope in the dark,

grubbing the soil

for the words that bring life.

Sap swims slowly up the trunk, 

heavy, thick, resisting the downward pull.

In a narrow path it feels its way,

searches all trajectories,

inches out to the tips of the smallest twigs.

As it goes it hums a subtle song, 

a dim but certain gospel.

The tree hushes in anticipation,

waits for spring.  

Presence

Transformed Living 

Ecclesiastes 4

Two are better than one. 

A message on the presence of God and the presence with one another. 

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Invitation to Transformed Living

Dear Tabernacle member and friend:

Exciting days are upon us!

Last week we introduced a life-changing opportunity for our church family, and it’s a chance for us to dive deeper into all that God has for us, both individually and as a congregation.

In the month of November we will be going through a sermon series entitled, “Transformed Living.”  This is a time where we will be looking at four major areas: our prayers, presence, gifts, and service.  If those four words sound familiar to you they should, they are the four areas of the membership vow that describe how we will support the church.  This is a stewardship series that looks at the full picture of the life of a disciple of Jesus Christ. 

To deepen your experience, I want to encourage you to participate in each of the Sundays of worship and even join in one of our small group/Sunday school classes.  This Sunday we are launching new classes for adult small groups!  Please do your best to attend worship services in the coming weeks, I’d hate for you to miss a moment as we all embark on this journey together.    

At the end of the study, we’ll all take part in Commitment Sunday, when we’ll have a chance to put our faith into action. For now, let’s focus on the task of praying for one another as we begin this journey together.  And please, join me in prayer that God would indeed “throw open the floodgates of heaven,” as he promises in Malachi 3:10, and pour out so much blessing individually and corporately that we don’t have room to contain it.

There’s so much more to God than we can even imagine. Over the course of this stewardship study, however, we’ll have an opportunity to see Him—and His presence in our lives—in an entirely new way.  Join us for this special time together.    

Sincerely, 

Pastor Michael Smith

Prayers

Transformed Living Sermon Series

Living from the inside out - by our prayers. 

Luke 18

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