Theme: Signs of the end - The return of Christ symbolized by the fig tree.

Liturgical Color: Green

THE COMMUNITY GATHERS

Consider this: Welcome to the party! How have you prepared for this party today? How we prepare for this weekly party will determine partly, how we prepare for the final one. The Scripture gives us signs; God gives us Spirit; the Church gives us symbols.

Continue with this litany between pastor and people:

Pastor: Here is God's Word to us. Don't get stuck in the past; Update your faith. God keeps on doing new things. Do you perceive them?
People: Yes, we come to worship to be healed of the memories which rob us of freedom, to remember the gracious love of God, and to discover the new thing that God is ready to do in and through us.
Pastor: Our time together today ca…