Order of Worship for Sunday, July 28, 2024
Order of Worship – July 28, 2024
* stand as you are comfortably able
Welcome Words
* Entrance Hymn The God of Abraham Praise Hymnal 401
* Praising God and Preparing for Worship
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit. That we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord, Amen.
* Words of Praise Hymnal 362
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee:
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
* The Collect
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
O God, you provide for all who trust in you, without you, nothing is strong, nothing is holy. Increase and multiply in us, we pray, your mercy and your spirit, that, with you as our leader and guide, we may live in this life with the fullness of the eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
First Reading I Kings 4:42-44
A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing food from the first fruits to the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.” But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred people?” So he repeated, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’” He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 78:12-25
In the sight of their ancestors God worked marvels
in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
The Holy One divided the sea and let them pass through it
and made the waters stand like a heap.
In the daytime God led them with a cloud
and all night long with a fiery light.
The Almighty split rocks open in the wilderness
and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.
Yahweh made streams come out of the rock
and caused waters to flow down like rivers.
Yet they sinned still more,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
They tested God in their heart
by demanding the food they craved.
They spoke against God, saying,
Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
Even though God struck the rock so that water gushed out
and torrents overflowed, can God also give bread
or provide meat for the people?”
Therefore, when the Lord was full of rage;
a fire was kindled against Jacob,
God’s anger mounted against Israel,
because they had no faith in God
and did not trust the Holy One’s saving power.
Yet God commanded the skies above
and opened the doors of heaven;
The Lord rained down on them manna to eat
and gave them the grain of heaven.
Mortals ate of the bread of angels;
The Holy One sent them food in abundance. Hallelujah!
* Gospel Mark 8:1-10
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he called his disciples and said to them, “I have compassion for the crowd because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way—and some of them have come from a great distance.” His disciples replied, “How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?” He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd. They had also a few small fish, and after blessing them he ordered that these, too, should be distributed. They ate and were filled, and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. Now there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon Please be seated at the invitation of the preacher.
* Profession of Faith (taken from the Iona Prayer Book)
We believe in God above us.
Maker and sustainer of all life.
of sun and moon,
of water and earth
of all humanity.
We believe in God beside us.
Jesus Christ, word made flesh,
born of a woman, servant of the poor,
tortured and nailed to a tree.
A man of sorrows, he died forsaken.
He descended into the earth
to the place of death.
On the third day he rose from the tomb.
He ascended into heaven
to be everywhere present,
and his kingdom will come on earth.
We believe in God within us,
the Holy Spirit of Pentecostal fire,
life-giving breath of the church,
Spirit of healing and forgiveness,
source of resurrection and of eternal life.
Amen.
* The Prayers of the People
Because in love and mercy,
You hear us.
* Confession of Sin
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
* Pronouncement of forgiveness
God loves and has mercy on you, through the cross of Christ pardons you and sets you free. God forgives you. Forgive others. Forgive yourself; in the name of the Source, the Word and the Spirit. Amen.
* The Peace
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Announcements
Offertory/Offering/Setting of the Altar for Communion
The Offerings are honored
All things come from you, O Lord.
And of your own we have given to you.
* The Great Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
It is important, good, and wonderful to praise you, God of Grace,
For you are the creator of this world,
the source of all goodness,
the restorer of our lives.
In the person of Jesus, you reveal your nature,
calling forth justice, equity, and love.
Through Jesus, we know the path we should take.
Through your Spirit, we are equipped for the journey.
For these things we give you endless thanks.
Joining our voices with saints and angels as we say/sing:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest.
Loving Father, you created all things and called them good.
But we turned away, abused, and wounded your good creatures,
We perverted your good intentions for our welfare and joy.
Humanity suffers. Earth suffers.
We live in a world beset by sin and death.
But you, in your mercy, never give up.
In your love and faithfulness,
You were born into poverty.
King of the universe,
you became a servant of all.
You died a criminal on a cross,
Through death and resurrection
you proclaim that nothing can separate us from your love.
This you did to restore what was lost.
To bring us home to you.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death,
Our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks
to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said,
“Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine
and when he had given thanks,
he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you:
This is my Blood of the new Covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it,
do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
As we honor the mystery of your presence in our lives,
we hold this bread and wine as a covenant and promise,
that in these gifts of earth, we are nourished by the gifts of heaven.
And we give thanks!
Send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts.
Let them be for us the Body and Blood of your Son.
Nourish us, through them, that we may be Jesus in the world,
serving you in unity, consistency, and courageous faith
until the day we lay aside this world,
and enter the fulness of joy with all your saints.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ.
By Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory are yours,
Almighty God, now and for ever. AMEN.
As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
Therefore let us keep the feast, Alleluia
The Gifts of God for the People of God.
Take them in remembrance that Christ is for you, not against you,
Come, be nourished by the life that is truly life.
Communion – All are welcome to receive!
Communion Song I need you to survive Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir
Reading To begin with, the sweet grass (Parts 1-3) Mary Oliver
Post Communion Prayer
Let us pray.
Eternal God, heavenly Father,
you have graciously accepted us as living members
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,
and you have fed us with spiritual food
in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Send us now into the world in peace,
and grant us strength and courage
to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing of the People
God grant you grace to name the power of the wind and waves
And never let them steal your joy or confidence in Christ’s presence.
And the blessing of the Triune God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer,
be upon you and remain with you, always. Amen.
Closing Hymn Crown him with many crowns Hymnal 494
Dismissal
Go forth in the name of Christ.
Thanks be to God!
* stand as you are comfortably able
Welcome Words
* Entrance Hymn The God of Abraham Praise Hymnal 401
* Praising God and Preparing for Worship
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit. That we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord, Amen.
* Words of Praise Hymnal 362
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee:
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
* The Collect
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
O God, you provide for all who trust in you, without you, nothing is strong, nothing is holy. Increase and multiply in us, we pray, your mercy and your spirit, that, with you as our leader and guide, we may live in this life with the fullness of the eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
First Reading I Kings 4:42-44
A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing food from the first fruits to the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.” But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred people?” So he repeated, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’” He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 78:12-25
In the sight of their ancestors God worked marvels
in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
The Holy One divided the sea and let them pass through it
and made the waters stand like a heap.
In the daytime God led them with a cloud
and all night long with a fiery light.
The Almighty split rocks open in the wilderness
and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.
Yahweh made streams come out of the rock
and caused waters to flow down like rivers.
Yet they sinned still more,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
They tested God in their heart
by demanding the food they craved.
They spoke against God, saying,
Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
Even though God struck the rock so that water gushed out
and torrents overflowed, can God also give bread
or provide meat for the people?”
Therefore, when the Lord was full of rage;
a fire was kindled against Jacob,
God’s anger mounted against Israel,
because they had no faith in God
and did not trust the Holy One’s saving power.
Yet God commanded the skies above
and opened the doors of heaven;
The Lord rained down on them manna to eat
and gave them the grain of heaven.
Mortals ate of the bread of angels;
The Holy One sent them food in abundance. Hallelujah!
* Gospel Mark 8:1-10
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he called his disciples and said to them, “I have compassion for the crowd because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way—and some of them have come from a great distance.” His disciples replied, “How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?” He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd. They had also a few small fish, and after blessing them he ordered that these, too, should be distributed. They ate and were filled, and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. Now there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon Please be seated at the invitation of the preacher.
* Profession of Faith (taken from the Iona Prayer Book)
We believe in God above us.
Maker and sustainer of all life.
of sun and moon,
of water and earth
of all humanity.
We believe in God beside us.
Jesus Christ, word made flesh,
born of a woman, servant of the poor,
tortured and nailed to a tree.
A man of sorrows, he died forsaken.
He descended into the earth
to the place of death.
On the third day he rose from the tomb.
He ascended into heaven
to be everywhere present,
and his kingdom will come on earth.
We believe in God within us,
the Holy Spirit of Pentecostal fire,
life-giving breath of the church,
Spirit of healing and forgiveness,
source of resurrection and of eternal life.
Amen.
* The Prayers of the People
Because in love and mercy,
You hear us.
* Confession of Sin
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
* Pronouncement of forgiveness
God loves and has mercy on you, through the cross of Christ pardons you and sets you free. God forgives you. Forgive others. Forgive yourself; in the name of the Source, the Word and the Spirit. Amen.
* The Peace
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Announcements
Offertory/Offering/Setting of the Altar for Communion
The Offerings are honored
All things come from you, O Lord.
And of your own we have given to you.
* The Great Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
It is important, good, and wonderful to praise you, God of Grace,
For you are the creator of this world,
the source of all goodness,
the restorer of our lives.
In the person of Jesus, you reveal your nature,
calling forth justice, equity, and love.
Through Jesus, we know the path we should take.
Through your Spirit, we are equipped for the journey.
For these things we give you endless thanks.
Joining our voices with saints and angels as we say/sing:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest.
Loving Father, you created all things and called them good.
But we turned away, abused, and wounded your good creatures,
We perverted your good intentions for our welfare and joy.
Humanity suffers. Earth suffers.
We live in a world beset by sin and death.
But you, in your mercy, never give up.
In your love and faithfulness,
You were born into poverty.
King of the universe,
you became a servant of all.
You died a criminal on a cross,
Through death and resurrection
you proclaim that nothing can separate us from your love.
This you did to restore what was lost.
To bring us home to you.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death,
Our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks
to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said,
“Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine
and when he had given thanks,
he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you:
This is my Blood of the new Covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it,
do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
As we honor the mystery of your presence in our lives,
we hold this bread and wine as a covenant and promise,
that in these gifts of earth, we are nourished by the gifts of heaven.
And we give thanks!
Send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts.
Let them be for us the Body and Blood of your Son.
Nourish us, through them, that we may be Jesus in the world,
serving you in unity, consistency, and courageous faith
until the day we lay aside this world,
and enter the fulness of joy with all your saints.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ.
By Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory are yours,
Almighty God, now and for ever. AMEN.
As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
Therefore let us keep the feast, Alleluia
The Gifts of God for the People of God.
Take them in remembrance that Christ is for you, not against you,
Come, be nourished by the life that is truly life.
Communion – All are welcome to receive!
Communion Song I need you to survive Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir
Reading To begin with, the sweet grass (Parts 1-3) Mary Oliver
Post Communion Prayer
Let us pray.
Eternal God, heavenly Father,
you have graciously accepted us as living members
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,
and you have fed us with spiritual food
in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Send us now into the world in peace,
and grant us strength and courage
to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing of the People
God grant you grace to name the power of the wind and waves
And never let them steal your joy or confidence in Christ’s presence.
And the blessing of the Triune God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer,
be upon you and remain with you, always. Amen.
Closing Hymn Crown him with many crowns Hymnal 494
Dismissal
Go forth in the name of Christ.
Thanks be to God!