Worship July 10

 Sermon – July 10, 2022

 

Luke 10:25-37

“The Hard Is What Makes It Great”

 

Hymns:

#22 – “God of the Sparrow

#726 – “Will You Come and Follow Me”

 

 

CENTERING PRAYER

 

Holy God, you call us to live out your justice and righteousness. Help us to walk in your footsteps, so we never lose our way. Enable us to live and love in the way you teach us, so we can act in grace, even with those we consider our enemies. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP

 

Love the Lord your God,                              

with all your heart, and with all your soul,

and with all your strength, and with all your mind!

Love your neighbor as yourself,

with all your heart, and with all your soul,

and with all your strength, and with all your mind!

Do this and you will live!

Let us worship God!

 

 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

 

Holy God, we are your children, descendants of the God most high, yet, we do not honor you and our actions belittle the love you have for us. We do not defend the weak or those without fathers or mothers. We do not uphold the poor or the oppressed. We do not commit to efforts to rescue the weak and the needy; we sometimes deliver them into solitude and neglect. Rise up to judge us, O God. We prefer your merciful justice over living with guilt and fear. Straighten our path,

so that we can be guided as a parent guides beloved children. (Silent Confession)

 

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed

 

 

OFFERING

 

As redeemed people, we live for giving thanks. Everything we do and everything we have, comes from God whose unconditional love lifts us up each day. Let us offer our gifts with thanksgiving as we pray...

 

Thank you, God: you are our soil, our food, our water, our sun, everything we need to grow. We offer these gifts to you, asking for direction as we work each day so that your kingdom of light becomes more and more of a reality in this world. Amen.