Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The Regent community gathers for Chapel through Zoom on Tuesdays at 11 am (PDT). You can find Zoom login details in the Weekly Announcements email. If you don’t currently receive our Weekly Announcements email, you can subscribe by clicking the 'Subscribe’ button on this page.

If you are unable to join us at that time the recording of Chapel will be available on Moodle.

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Adapted from Psalm 148 (MSG)

Praise the Lord
O sun and moon,
You morning stars;
Praise the Lord, high heaven,
O heavenly rain clouds;
Praise, oh let them praise the name of God—
ho spoke the word, and there they were!
Praise God from earth,
you sea dragons, you fathomless ocean deeps;
Fire and hail, snow and ice,
hurricanes obeying his orders;
Mountains and all hills,
apple orchards and cedar forests;
Wild beasts and herds of cattle,
snakes, and birds in flight;
Earth’s kings and all peoples,
leaders and rulers,
Men and women in their prime,
graybeards and little children.
Let them praise the name of God—
it’s the only Name worth praising.
The Lord's radiance exceeds anything in earth and sky;
he’s built a monument—his very own people!
Praise the Lord

All Creatures of Our God and King

German hymn tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen Words by St. Francis of Assisi (Translated by William Henry Draper)

All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing
Oh praise Him, Alleluia
Thou burning sun with golden beam
Thou silver moon with softer gleam
Oh praise Him, oh praise Him,

Alleluia, alleluia, alle - lu - ia!

Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in heaven a long
Oh praise Him, Alleluia
Thou rising morn in praise rejoice
Ye lights of evening find a voice
Oh praise Him, oh praise Him,

Alleluia, alleluia, alle - lu - ia!

Let all things their Creator bless
And worship Him in humbleness
Oh praise Him, Alleluia
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit, three in one,
Oh praise Him, oh praise Him,

Alleluia, alleluia, alle - lu - ia!

Oh praise Him, oh praise Him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alle - lu - ia!

Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer

Lyrics: William Williams | Translation: Peter Williams Tune (Cwm Rhondda): John Hughes

Guide me O thou great Redeemer
Pilgrim through this barren land
I am weak but thou art mighty
Hold me with thy pow'rful hand
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven
Feed me now and ever more
Feed me now and ever more

Open thou the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream doth flow
Let the fiery cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer
Be thou still my strength and shield
Be thou still my strength and shield

When I tread the verge of Jordan
Bid my anxious fears subside
Death of death and hell's destruction
Land me safe on Canaan's side
Songs and praises, songs and praises
I will ever give to thee
I will ever give to thee

Testimony

Prayers of the People

Response to testimony:
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make his face shine upon you
The Lord turn towards to you and give you peace

Lord, may you bless us and keep us
Lord, would you make your face shine upon us
Lord, would you turn towards us and grant us your peace

Lord, would you bless your creation and keep it
Lord, would you shine your renewing light upon it
Lord, would you guide us in turning toward your creation and bringing your shalom

Lord, would you bless and keep the strangers in our midst
Lord, would you allow us to see them as you do
Lord, would you turn us toward them that we may serve one another in your peace

Lord in your mercy,
Hear our prayer

Your Labour Is Not In Vain

Credit: Isaac Wardell, Paul Zach, Wendell Kimbrough

Your labour is not in vain
Though the ground underneath you is cursed and stained
Your planting and reaping are never the same
Your labour is not in vain

Your labour is not unknown
Though the rocks they cry out and the sea it may groan
The place of your toil may not seem like a home
But Your labour is not unknown

I am with you, I am with you
I am with you, I am with you
For I have called you, called you by name
Your labour is not in vain

The vineyards you plant will bear fruit
The fields will sing out and rejoice with the truth
For all that is old will at last be made new
The vineyards you plant will bear fruit

The houses you laboured to build
Will finally with laughter and joy be filled
The serpent that hurts and destroys will be killed
And all that is broken be healed

Scripture | Genesis 9:8-17 (NRSV)

Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

Homily | The Divine Covenants: Land and Peoples

Mark Glanville – Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology

Be My Guide

Be my guide, God of Abraham
Lead me by your hand, you are strong and wise
I want to trust in you
And in all I do bring you honour and praise

How I love you, great and mighty King
You are faithful
Through the ages you never change

Be my guide in the dark of night
Set all fear to flight, you are hope and truth
I want to trust in you
And in all I do bring you honour and praise

Be my guide for the road ahead
And should I feel misled you are just and good
I want to trust in you
And in all I do bring you honour and praise

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