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Moment of Sharing

Moment of Sharing. Think about the last meal you planned – who did you invite? Who did you not invite? When was the last time you received hospitality? When was the last time you received an invitation, but because of the person who sent it you said no?. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

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Moment of Sharing

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  1. Moment of Sharing • Think about the last meal you planned – who did you invite? • Who did you not invite? • When was the last time you received hospitality? • When was the last time you received an invitation, but because of the person who sent it you said no?

  2. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

  3. For Everyone Born Global Praise II #34 Words: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1898 Music: Emily D. Wilson, 1898

  4. Merciful Friend and Savior, we confess that, while your love and grace free us to live as new creations, we too often cling to and are weighed down by the old.

  5. We hold on to grudges and hurts rather than forgive; we justify our envy and greed rather than embrace

  6. Self-sacrifice and the common good; we turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the needs of the world rather than accept “the least of these” as our neighbor.

  7. For those times when we have been angry instead of kind, self-absorbed instead of thoughtful, fearful

  8. Instead of bold, we ask your forgiveness. Renew in us a heart of pure devotion and outrageous delight in serving you and your purposes in this world. Amen.

  9. Leader: The love of Christ urges us to live for him who died and was raised for us.People: Thanks be to God! In Jesus Christ we are forgiven! Amen.

  10. We affirm that all persons are individuals of sacred worth, created in the image of God.The United Methodist Book of Discipline, ¶161.f

  11. With so many causes that need support, why should people focus on hunger?

  12. What would a commitment to justice mean to you personally? Physically?

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