“Zion Signal” – a call to the faithful wherever they are scattered.
Order of Worship
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” – 1 Corinthians 14:40
Welcome & Call to Worship
Psalm 104
1 Let all that I am praise the Lord. O Lord my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty. 2 You are dressed in a robe of light. You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens; 3 you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds your chariot; you ride upon the wings of the wind. 4 The winds are your messengers; flames of fire are your servants. 5 You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved. 6 You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains. 7 At your command, the water fled; at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away. 8 Mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed. 9 Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth. 10 You make springs pour water into the ravines, so streams gush down from the mountains.
Scripture Reading
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Genesis 1:1–5
The Account of Creation
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
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Gospel: John 1:1–5
Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word
1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He existed in the beginning with God.
3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.
4 The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.
Prayer of the People
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Prayer of the People ~
Responsive prayer and intercession for our community, nation, and world.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried.
The third day He rose from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Church Universal,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.Amen.
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Benediction
“24 ‘May the Lord bless you and protect you. 25 May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. 26 May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.’ ” – Numbers 6:24–26
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Preamble: The Waters Were Already There
In the beginning, before God said anything—there was water. It wasn’t created, it was just there. Ancient. Unshaped. Deep. Scripture doesn’t open with a clean slate, it opens with a mystery. And the first move of God wasn’t to erase the chaos, but to hover over it. To move gently. To breathe purpose into the dark.
This is the rhythm of creation—God doesn’t fear the deep. He speaks into it. He separates. He fills. He brings light without needing to destroy the night. And that same Spirit still hovers today—over every place in us that feels formless, empty, or hidden.
This isn’t just about how the world was made. It’s about how we are remade.