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“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” How do these words of Jesus, according to the Gospel of John, speak to our Enduring Principle of “Responsible Choices”?
We are called to make responsible choices. Yet while God gives humanity the capacity to choose, many people face conditions that limit their freedom. When our ability to choose is constrained, should we rely on a strict list of dos and don’ts? That’s not what Jesus calls us to do. In John’s Gospel, every time Jesus mentions “commandments,” it’s always about love—or framed by love.
How can we, in both the everyday decisions and the life-changing ones, put love first? How can love guide us to make choices that are truly responsible?
Beyond the Walls – Responsible Choices. We invite you to share this hour of reflection, prayer, meditation, music, and fellowship with the Beyond the Walls global community on 📅 Sunday, October 19. You can participate via live video as usual or join us in person at: 💒 320 Richmond Street East, Suite 101, Toronto, ON M5A 1P9.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Prelude: Prelude in E-flat Major (BWV 852) from Well-Tempered Clavier Book I by Johann Sebastian Bach
Greetings: John Hamer — Toronto Centre Place
Call to Worship: Michael Stearman — Shawnee, OK
Opening Hymn CCS 234: “There Is a Balm in Gilead”
Invocation: by invitation
Living Church Lesson: Corleen McLean — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Global Welcome: Leandro Palacios — Toronto Centre Place
Hymn CCS 170: “In the Crossroads of This Moment”
Focus Scripture (John 14:15-24): by invitation
Sermon: Gwendolyn Blue — Kansas City, Missouri
Meditation on the Message: Leandro Palacios — Toronto Centre Place
Closing Hymn CCS 577: “Called by Christ to Love Each Other”
Sending Forth: John Hamer — Toronto Centre Place
Postlude: Gigue from Suite in G Major (HWV 441) by George Frideric Handel
All music performed by the Beyond the Walls Choir and Michael Karpowicz.
Late Edition Host: Noelle Gaffka
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” How do these words of Jesus, according to the Gospel of John, speak to our Enduring Principle of “Responsible Choices”?
We are called to make responsible choices. Yet while God gives humanity the capacity to choose, many people face conditions that limit their freedom. When our ability to choose is constrained, should we rely on a strict list of dos and don’ts? That’s not what Jesus calls us to do. In John’s Gospel, every time Jesus mentions “commandments,” it’s always about love—or framed by love.
How can we, in both the everyday decisions and the life-changing ones, put love first? How can love guide us to make choices that are truly responsible?
Beyond the Walls – Responsible Choices. We invite you to share this hour of reflection, prayer, meditation, music, and fellowship with the Beyond the Walls global community on 📅 Sunday, October 19. You can participate via live video as usual or join us in person at: 💒 320 Richmond Street East, Suite 101, Toronto, ON M5A 1P9.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Prelude: Prelude in E-flat Major (BWV 852) from Well-Tempered Clavier Book I by Johann Sebastian Bach
Greetings: John Hamer — Toronto Centre Place
Call to Worship: Michael Stearman — Shawnee, OK
Opening Hymn CCS 234: “There Is a Balm in Gilead”
Invocation: by invitation
Living Church Lesson: Corleen McLean — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Global Welcome: Leandro Palacios — Toronto Centre Place
Hymn CCS 170: “In the Crossroads of This Moment”
Focus Scripture (John 14:15-24): by invitation
Sermon: Gwendolyn Blue — Kansas City, Missouri
Meditation on the Message: Leandro Palacios — Toronto Centre Place
Closing Hymn CCS 577: “Called by Christ to Love Each Other”
Sending Forth: John Hamer — Toronto Centre Place
Postlude: Gigue from Suite in G Major (HWV 441) by George Frideric Handel
All music performed by the Beyond the Walls Choir and Michael Karpowicz.
Late Edition Host: Noelle Gaffka
