world communion sunday

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from October 2, 2022, the Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost and World Communion Sunday! Our scripture is read by Cindy Plate  (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Chris Pierson is entitled “There's Still Room” (01:47). At Gary Church our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world!

• Luke 14:15-24
• Revised Common Lectionary
• Video of the entire October 2, 2022 Worship Service at Gary Church

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We would love to have you worship with us! You may find more information about our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon from October 3rd, 2021– World Communion Sunday!  Our scripture is read by Holly Trueblood  (00:05) and the sermon by Rev. Dr. Chris Pierson is entitled “In Remembrance of Me” (01:28). At Gary Church our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world!

•   1 Corinthians 11:17–26 
• Revised Common Lectionary
• Video of the entire October 3rd, 2021 Worship Service at Gary Church

Hey, y’all! Welcome to the Gary Church Podcast . . . from Gary Church, here in Wheaton, IL. We are only able to gather 50 people a day in our sanctuary with masks on and social distanced for safety. However, we would love to have you worship with us! You may register for our next worship service at www.garychurch.org. This is the scripture and sermon by our Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Chris Pierson from October 4th, 2020 the 18th Sunday After Pentecost and World Communion Sunday. The sermon is called “The Stone That The Builders Rejected” and our scripture is read by Paula Wayland. At Gary Church our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world!

• Matthew 21:33-46
• Revised Common Lectionary
• Video of the entire October 4th, 2020 Worship Service at Gary Church

May you have a blessed World Communion Sunday! This is a Supplemental Episode made for the Gary Church congregation taking Holy Communion on World Communion Sunday from our cars in the parking lot separated by an empty parking spot! Because of COVID-19 here in Wheaton, IL and the greater Chicagoland area we are only able to meet 50 people a day in our sanctuary. Today is World Communion Sunday, where Christians around the world celebrate the sacrament together. We want everyone in our congregation who is able to receive Holy Communion, not just the 50 allowed in our sanctuary. So, we are having Drive-In Communion for all who desire to worship through the sacrament.  We are gathering and receiving the sacrament of The Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, or Eucharist while “Doing No Harm.” The sacraments are a gift God gave to empower us by the Holy Spirit to faithfully live as disciples of Jesus Christ. We made this podcast so folks can still hear the words and prayers of Holy Communion as they are being said at the same time as Pastor Brian and Pastor Chris in the parking lot, even though we are in separate vehicles. If you are not a part of Gary Church you are still welcome to listen to the prayers as they are scriptural and powerful. However, as you know, this does not make any bread or juice/wine around you at the time you listen to this the sacrament . . . that’s not how it works!!! :) Yet, we would love to partake in this Holy Meal with you if you are ever in Wheaton, IL on a Sunday!

Music featured today:

• "Drip" by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

This teaching was offered at Knox United Church in Lanigan on October 6, 2019 by our pastor Mitchell Anderson. The teaching text was John 17:1-10, 20-23

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You can also learn more about the Christian Church (Disiples of Christ) in the United States and Canada here: Learn more about the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada

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Scripture Reference:
"Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.'"
-- Matthew 28:16-20