Church guide

| Labor Day Weekend Brunches | THIS Sunday! . . . NO Sunday Gathering at LHS this week. We’re giving our serving teams a needed rest and we’re intentionally engaging the places we live and the people who fill those spaces. Grab a few friends from Mosaic, invite some neighbors/guests and share tables knowing Love is present in your midst. Feel free to leave a comment with any information if you'd like to invite others to a brunch you're hosting. We look forward to gathering again as a Mosaic family on Sunday, September 8 at Lincoln High. . . . Let's remember living locally as Jesus displayed is an opportunity to enter a labyrinth of life and culture in our neighborhoods that needs to be recognized, respected and reoriented around. Let’s do that this weekend, Mosaic.

Hope to see you tomorrow, Mosaic! . . Remember our special gathering time of 4:30pm at LHS and shared dinner following the gathering. We'll be serving Rutabaga's Vegan Comfort Food Nachos (100% plant based and are loaded with ground shrooms, Mexican street corn & black beans, nacho cheese, pineapple guac, & sour cream) for $10. And, for those who need their meat, BBQ pork sandwiches are available on the house. Come and join us as we share in faith, hope and love!

Good morning, Mosaic! . . . We’re preparing to sing and pray ourselves forward this morning, 10am @ Lincoln High. Jesus is continually inviting us to receive his Kingdom that is present among us. We’d love to have you with us.

| Sundays in June, Lincoln High @ 10am . . . Again and again, the ancient and often ambiguous scriptures challenge and cheer us on as we walk our difficult paths of faith. . . . They open windows and unlock doors inviting us to risk and to venture beyond what is familiar to seek God directly. . . . They invite us to see through the words on the page to see what God is up to in the here and now so we can embrace wisdom and participate with God's work. It's been said the beginning of awe is wonder, and the beginning of wisdom is awe. Together, let's discover our place in these ancient scriptures filled with stories of wonder, awe and wisdom. Wherever you might be on your journey of faith, we invite you to join us.

We all need to eat and drink to stay alive. But having a meal is more than eating and drinking. It is celebrating the gifts of life we share. A meal together is one of the most intimate and sacred human events. Around the table we become vulnerable, filling one another’s plates and cups and encouraging one another to eat and drink. Much more happens at a meal than satisfying hunger and quenching thirst. Around the table we become family, friends, community, yes, a body. That is why it is so important to “set” the table. Flowers, candles, colorful napkins all help us to say to one another, “This is a very special time for us, let’s enjoy it!” ~Henri Nouwen Enjoy yourselves this morning, Mosaic, as you gather around your tables set for brunch. Remember, no gathering at Lincoln High this morning, and we look forward to gathering as one family next Sunday.

...for all the women in our community who guide us with God's unfailing love daily

| Raised to New Life | Baptism Celebration - May 5, 2019 . . We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. . . Thank you, Andrea, for sharing your life and story with us. May you continue to delight in your weaknesses. For when you are weak, Jesus in you is strong. His grace is sufficient for all of us, and his power is made perfect in our weakness.

| THIS Sunday, May 5! ... 4:30pm Gathering at Lincoln High . . . NOT 10am! Join us for a Baptism Celebration and Taco Food Truck dinner after the celebration. Bring $ for your tacos!

As we clock our weekly hours, as we recount our past years, Lord there’s such temptation to look back with dissatisfaction, to compare our journeys with others’. Even as we follow You, God, self-doubt and fear of insufficiency follow us. They creep in like thieves and misdirect our attention. A million little moments we nearly miss and yet, in this brokenness... Lord, we welcome You here. Spirit, give us eyes to see You and the paths You’ve called each of us to uniquely follow. Lord, we welcome You here. As we stumble, as we compare, as we doubt, Lord clarify our vision. It’s so easy to lose sight of Your quiet presence in our lives when we seek something special and glimmering. In the ordinary moments of Your living resurrection... Lord, we welcome You here. God, remove the scales from our eyes. Remove the dust and specks. Help us to see You clearly. Stir in us a patience and a mindfulness for all You have in store for us now and in the moments to come. Lord, we welcome You here and we invite You to stay here, now and forever. Amen.

He is Risen, Mosaic! We hope to have you with us this morning at The Graduate, 10am, corner of 9th and P in downtown Lincoln.

How strange it sounds, Mosaic, that we worship a crucified God! This is truly the scandal of our Christian faith. God isn’t distant from us, but he takes on our flesh and endures suffering brought by human hands as he forgives our sin. At the cross Jesus reveals God as Savior of the world. Amen. On this Good Friday, may you know that you are included in the forgiveness God extends through his sacrificial death as a crucified God. And, may you consider the ways you can participate with Jesus in taking on a cruciform life in order to extend self-emptying love, abundant grace, forgiveness and beauty to our broken world. For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. ~Titus 2:11-14

| Sunday, April 14, 2019 ... Let us pay attention to your meticulous detail and care as the robust colors of Spring reveal themselves . . . God, Creator of our world, artist of our hearts, author of our stories, we come to you with tired bones and white knuckles, as we attempt to hold on so tightly to what isn’t ours. We acknowledge your presence as it fills this room through the breath from our lungs. You are the beginning and the end, we come to You. You feel our anxieties and you see our struggle. You know the weight of what we carry, let us let You lighten this load. Lord, relieve us. Help us to see You in every space of our hearts, stories, and individual worlds. In the spaces that may be seen but also in the unseen. Lord, reveal to us. Let us be in awe of the immensity of your Spirit. Let the vastness of your love, overwhelm us. Lord, inspire us. Meet us in the darkness where our questions cast shadows, may the light of your love draw us in close. Lord, lead us. As we come together with others in community, reveal to us your beauty through the hearts you gave them. Lord, pursue us Let us pay attention to your meticulous detail and care as the robust colors of Spring reveal themselves Lord, show us May we never take for granted your intimate nearness. May we see, hear, and feel you all around us. Unite us together through the shared struggles and joys of our lives. As we seek, we find our identities in You, everlasting strength and infinite love. Amen

| Mosaic Gathering Prayer: April 7, 2019 Father of us all We bring our hearts, minds and bodies before You this morning. Anything that is anxious and scattered within us, we still. We center ourselves in this place, in our chairs, in our bodies. And we open ourselves to You. Holy Father, You created our hearts and You know our hungers. Sweet Spirit, You dwell within us and You see our thirst. Strong Brother, You walked among us and You know our pain. We invite You into the broken places in our hearts; Dear Lord, bring healing. We invite You into the anxious places in our minds; Dear Lord, bring calm. We invite You to bless anything unloved in our bodies; Dear Lord, bring affirmation. We invite You to touch any strife in our relationships; Dear Lord, bring grace. We invite You to hold any pain in our lives; Dear Lord, bring peace. We invite You into our homes, our neighborhoods, our city, our country; Dear Lord, bring restoration. We invite you into our world; Dear Lord, bring love. Together, we affirm the reality of the abundant life You offer. Together, we pray for an ever-increasing experience of this abundance. We lay our doubts and our frustrations in Your hands. And receive from You, Joy.

May each of us love unreasonably, wastefully and unjustifiably. Let there be whimsy and improvisation in the grace of our gifts-- spontaneous, joyful, laughable and unpredictable. Love weirdly in ways that surprise and subvert. Stand before the calculus of this world and be accounted a shock and an embarrassment, the circus of our lives a scandal among those with proper, tamer tastes. Mosaic, may our love be wrong in all the ways that are right. And may our Lord Jesus Christ, who was broken open for the sake of the world, grant us peace.

How strange it sounds, Mosaic, that we worship a crucified God! This is truly the scandal of our Christian faith. God isn’t distant from us, but he takes on our flesh and endures suffering brought by human hands as he forgives our sin. At the cross Jesus reveals God as Savior of the world. Amen. On this Good Friday, may you know that you are included in the forgiveness God extends through his sacrificial death as a crucified God. And, may you consider the ways you can participate with Jesus in taking on a cruciform life in order to extend self-emptying love, abundant grace, forgiveness and beauty to our broken world. For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. ~Titus 2:11-14

| So Lent Begins ‘Return to me, and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty. ~Malachi 3:7 . What’s the purpose of lent? To give up. To cease striving. To wait. To welcome the grace of God. Lent is a season inviting us to discover the way God’s resources meet our needs. Lent ushers us into the access to something we can’t make happen on our own. Lent invites us to continually acknowledge our weakness so we can experience the strength of God’s power in our lives. So let’s forget about seeing Lent as a season to prove our piousness, righteousness or a way to suffer for God. This lenten season, let’s look for God’s grace to meet us in all kinds of ways. We invite you to join us for our Sunday gatherings during lent as we worship, explore and discover together.

Join us in giving generously to our Advent of Disruption Offering. We're supporting the work of Adam and his team as they equip and resource local Tijuana churches ministering to the growing migrant caravan. Too, part of our offering will go to support the local work of the Center for Legal Immigration Assistance as they open doors of equal opportunity by providing quality, affordable immigration-related legal services to immigrants and refugees in Nebraska. You can give online at mosaiclincoln.com or through our Mosaic App. Choose 'Advent of Disuption' as the appropriate fund when giving.

For the past 2 months we've been peeling back the curtian of MOSAIC. Who are we, what makes us tick, where is God calling us, and who are the people that make up this unique tribe? This Sunday was the culmination. A day where we invtied you to say yes to sharing this collective calling. To not just exist as an institution but a people and be a part of MOSAIC CORE. This balloon launch is a celebration of those who said yes!! WE ARE… a community following Jesus in practicing rhythms of grace. WE EXIST… to come together as a people unencumbered by the cultural and religious expectations of our time, instead we will focus on receiving and extending the grace of God. WE HOPE… to cultivate safe spaces within our church family, our neighborhoods and our shared networks where people can lean into each other’s stories and experience the restoration of Jesus together. AND… as we go, we will listen, learn and recognize what God’s Spirit is doing among us, living out our shared and individual callings one step at a time. www.mosaiclincoln.com/core - Honestly... it's not for everyone ;-)

Mosaic: Following Jesus in Practicing Rhythms of Grace | Resting | Listening | Sharing Tables | Blessing | Celebrating We believe Jesus is present and working in a community practicing these rhythms. God's grace will be received and extended in fresh ways. We invite you to come and join us in the movement. Please let us know if you're ready to lean in with 'yes' by visiting www.mosaiclincoln.org/core/

The entire narrative of Scripture portrays a God who is inviting people to participate in his reign, not by statically worshiping him but by worshipfully working with him in the here and now. We invite you to explore and join our future movement together.

OUR STORIES | Rachel Often times we see tragedies in life as curses. Things that hold us back from our calling in life. But what if God can use our tragedy and turn it into a calling? The beauty of Rachel's story is how it shows a God of restoration. Turning brokenness into something beautiful.

OUR STORIES | Katie You can find our podcast from last Sunday's message on our app, website, and here (https://www.buzzsprout.com/3142/787804-mosaic-our-stories-our-practices-wk-2-learning-from-jesus.mp3)

“I just remember laying in bed that night, looking. At you and saying, ‘I think we just lost everything we own.’” . OUR STORIES | BROOKE AND STEFAN CARLSON . This morning we will hear a powerful story perseverance in the midst of tragedy from our friends Brooke Carlson and Stefan Carlson. See you at 10am.

“I just remember laying in bed that night with you and I leaned over and said, ‘I think we just lost everything we own.’” OUR STORIES | BROOKE AND STEFAN CARLSON This morning we will hear a powerful story of perseverance in the midst of tragedy from our friends Brooke Carlson and Stefan Carlson. See you at 10am.