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\"\"
\nclouds and vapour trails through a grubby train window<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

… whatever you do,
      whether in word or deed,
do it all
      in the name
\n            of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks
      to God the Father
            through him.<\/div>\n

Colossians 3:17<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Call to Worship<\/h3>\n

We gather this morning
\nin the name of the Creator,
\nwho creates time and space,
\ngalaxies and stars and planets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the name of Jesus Christ,
\nborn on planet Earth,<\/strong><\/p>\n

and in the name of the Spirit
\nwho fills Earth with his presence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creator God,
\nin this time we call \u2018now\u2019
\nin this space we call \u2018here\u2019
\nwe worship you.
\nMake your presence felt among us.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
\n~ from Third Space<\/strong>, posted on re:Worship<\/a><\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nTheme: Still small voice<\/a>  [prayer sheet<\/span>]
\nPlanted together<\/a>
\nGrace notes<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

clouds and vapour trails through a grubby train window   … whatever you do,      whether in word or deed, do it all       in the name             of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks       to God the Father             through him. Colossians 3:17 Call to Worship We gather this morning in the name of the Creator, who creates time and … Continue reading “In the name”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,72],"tags":[286],"class_list":["post-17680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-call-to-worship","tag-name"],"yoast_head":"\nIn the name - 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