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September 29, 2024 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:30 A. M.
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Prelude Lighting of the Candles
*Opening Prayer Pastor
*Call to Worship: Responsive Reading, Psalm 124 and Numbers 11
Leader: If the Lord had not been on our side, we would have been overcome when people rose against us in anger, when raging waters threatened to sweep over us, when illness ensnared us, when our burdens were too heavy.
All: Come all who are weary and oppressed. God hears our prayers and answers us. God offers relief from suffering; he gives strength for each challenge.
Leader: We come together in praise and thanksgiving for God’s wondrous deeds. He blesses us with hope through the saving sacrifice of Christ. He equips us with his Spirit to help us carry one another’s burdens.
All: Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth.
*The Hymn Tell Me the Story of Jesus No. 343
(All Verses)
Call to Confession
Unison Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, we confess our selfishness and worldliness. We have lived for ourselves and apart from you. We have turned away from our neighbors and refused to bear the burdens of others. We confuse our preferences with your good and holy intentions. In your great mercy, forgive our sins and heal us, return our saltiness, and grant us purity through Jesus Christ our Savior. In his name we seek to be restored, Amen.
Silent Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon Pastor
Those who turn to God in repentance, God pardons. Those who turn to God in faith, God receives. Those who turn to God in trust and hope, God restores.
*Hymn of the Month: Surely the Presence of the Lord No. 146
(All Verses)
Our Giving to the Lord Pastor
Like salt that enhances the flavor of food, Christians are called to share with the world the hope and joy of relationship with Jesus Christ. We dedicate ourselves and our offerings to further Christ’s ministry, to the glory of God.
*Offertory, Doxology and Offertory Prayer
*The Hymn More About Jesus No. 182
(All Verses)
Sharing of Blessings and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer Pastor
Followed by The Lord’s Prayer
Old Testament Scripture Reading Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
New Testament Scripture Reading Mark 9:38-50; James 5:13-20
Leader: This is the Holy Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God for His Holy Word.
Sermon “A Salty Sacrifice” Rev. Cindy Barton
*The Hymn Open Our Eyes, Lord No. 132
(All Verses)
*Benediction
*Retrieval of the Light
Leader: The Peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.
*Postlude