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Sunday, July 26 ~10 a.m.
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Order of Worship
Sunday, July 26, 2020
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Gathering & Prelude:
"Kyrie Eleison Have Mercy" by Stuart Townend & Keith Getty
Words and music: CCLI #2723293
- As we come before You with the needs of our world, We confess our failures and our sin; For our words are many yet our deeds have been few, Fan the fire of compassion once again. Refrain
- When the cries of victims go unheard in the land, And the scars of war refuse to heal, Will we stand for justice to empower the weak Till their bonds of oppression are no more? Refrain
- If we love our God with all our heart, mind and strength, And we love our neighbours as ourselves, Then this law of love will heal the nations of earth And the glory of Christ will be revealed. Refrain
- Lord, renew our vision to be Christ where we live, To reach out in mercy to the lost; For each cup of kindness to the least in our midst Is an offering of worship to the throne. Refrain
Greeting & Announcements
Call to Worship
- Come with confidence before our God.
- For nothing can separate us from the love of God.
- Can hunger?
- No!
- Can hardship?
- No!
- Can people who are against us?
- No!
- Can death?
- No!
- Can anything in all creation?
- No!
- Then let us worship this most amazing God.
Opening Prayer
Our gracious and ever loving God, we come in the midst of summer looking for refreshment. We rest in the knowledge of the wonderful works you have done for us, and of the deep and abiding love you have for us and for all God’s people. Search our hearts. Fill our soul with your indwelling Spirit who whispers to our soul that all will be well if we but trust in you. Shine your light before us, that we may see our path to you and to your kingdom on earth. Amen.
Opening Hymn:
"
Si tuvieras fe / If You Only Had Faith
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; Tune:
Si Tuvieras Fe;
Words and music: One license #A-727358
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- Words: If you only had faith, just like a little seed of mustard: this is what Jesus had said. If you only had faith, just like a little seed of mustard: this is what Jesus had said. You would be able to tell this mountain: Move away! Move away! You would be able to tell this mountain: Move away! Move away! And then the mountain will move away, will move away, will move away. And then the mountain will move away.
Prayer of Confession
We pause this morning, O God, with heavy hearts. We live in the midst of great and abiding love, but also in the midst of deceit and lies. May we be found faithful in all we do. May we speak the truth in love and live lives of love each day. Too often we seek you in the spectacular and otherworldly. May we see the many inbreakings of your kingdom in the everyday, ordinary things of life: in mustard seeds, yeast, treasures in fields, and fish gathered in nets. May we be able to answer with a full-throated yes when asked if we have understood your teachings and your call. Amen.
Words of Assurance
When we are not sure how to pray, or if we are even able to address God in prayer, the Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. Know that no matter what, nothing, absolutely nothing can ever separate us from God’s presence and God’s love.
Sermon Series:
"Jacob"
Sermon Title:
"Oh, the irony!"
Sermon Hymn #121b:
"There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy"
; Tune:
In Babilone
; Words and music: Public Domain
- There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea; there’s a kindness in God's justice, which is more than liberty. There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good! There is mercy with the Savior; there is healing in his blood.
- For the love of God is broader than the measure of our mind; and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. If our love were but more simple, we should rest upon God's word; and our lives would be illumined by the presence of our Lord.
A Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada
We are not alone, we live in God's world.
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the church:
to celebrate God's presence,
to live with respect in Creation,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death,
God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
Prayer for Intercession
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father,who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power,and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Offering
Doxology #2081:
"Tino Tenda Jesu";
Tune: Tino Tenda; Words and music:
One license #A-727358
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- Words:
- Tino tenda Jesu. Tino tenda Jesu. Tino tenda Jesu. Hallelujah, amen!
- Phonetics: Tee-noe tayn-dah Yay-zoo.
- English: Thank you, Jesus, amen! Thank you, Jesus, amen! Thank you, Jesus, amen! Alleluia, amen!
Love Feast
- Prayer
- Hymn: "For Everyone Born" by Brian Mann; Words and music: One license #A-727358
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- Words:
- 1. For everyone born, a place at the table, for everyone born, clean water and bread, a shelter, a space, a safe place for growing, for everyone born, a star over head,
- Refrain: And God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace; yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy.
- 2. For woman and man, a place at the table, revising the roles, deciding the share, with wisdom and grace, dividing the power, for woman and man, a system that's fair, Refrain
- 3. For young and for old, a place at the table, a voice to be heard, a part in the song, the hands of a child in hands that are wrinkled, for young and for old, the right to belong, Refrain
- 4. For just and unjust, a place at the table, abuser, abused, with need to forgive, in anger, in hurt, a mind-set of mercy, for just and unjust, a new way to live, Refrain
- 5. For everyone born, a place at the table, to live without fear, and simply to be, to work, to speak out, to witness and worship, for everyone born, the right to be free, Refrain
Closing Hymn #540:
"I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord"
; Tune:
St. Thomas
; Words and music:
Public Domain
- I love thy kingdom, Lord, the house of thine abode, the church our blest Redeemer saved with his own precious blood.
- I love thy church, O God! Her walls before thee stand dear as the apple of thine eye, and graven on thy hand.
- For her my tears shall fall, for her my prayers ascend, to her my cares and toils be given, till toils and cares shall end.
- Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, her sweet communion, solemn vows, her hymns of love and praise.
Benediction
Postlude
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Daily Prayer Starter
Please set aside time each day to pray for 2-3 minutes. This week's prayer starter is:
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Help me, my God, to seek first your kingdom rather than for everyone and everything to meet MY expectations…
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"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."
-Matthew 11:28
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