Scripture for November 14

 

Genesis 9:8-17

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”

17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.”

Read full chapter

Photo by Lucie Dawson on Unsplash

Daily Prayer November 12

You, O Lord, are full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger, and rich in kindness.

Daily Readings for Friday, November 12, 2021

• Morning Psalms 130; 148
• First Reading Nehemiah 12:27-31a, 42b-47
• Second Reading Revelation 19:11-16
• Gospel Reading Matthew 16:13-20
• Evening Psalms 32; 139

God our creator, you made all things in your wisdom, and in your love you save us. We pray for the whole creation. Overthrow evil powers, right what is wrong, feed and satisfy those who thirst for justice, so that all your children may freely enjoy the earth you have made, and joyfully sing your praises. Take all our doubts and uncertainties, O God, and fill us with such faith that we may be confident of your love and loyal in the service of him who died and yet lives for us, Jesus Christ the Lord. Merciful God, you bear the pain of the world. Look with compassion on those who are sick; cheer them by your word, and bring healing as a sign of your grace. God of comfort, stand with those who sorrow; that they may be sure that neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come, shall separate them from your love. (Add your prayers.) Amen.

As God's own, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, and patience, forgiving each other as the Lord has forgiven you, and crown all these things with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

(Opening sentences, prayers, and blessings are from the Book of Common Worship. Readings are from the daily lectionary in Daily Prayer. Both are published by Westminster/John Knox Press.)

Order of Worship for November 7

 CENTERING PRAYER 

Bless us, O God, with a reverent sense of your presence, that we may be at peace and may worship you with all our mind and spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

PRELUDE (Sunday Worship) I’ll Praise My Maker      Page 

WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP (Isa. 40:31) 

Those who wait for the Lord, shall renew their strength. 

They shall mount up with wings like eagles, 

They shall run and not be weary, 

They shall walk and not faint. 

† HYMN      “For All the Saints”      Hymnal #326

PRAYER OF CONFESSION 

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 and mind and strength; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name.   (Silent Confession) 

ASSURANCE OF GRACE 

† SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST 

The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. 

†GLORY TO GOD      Hymnal #582 

TIME WITH CHILDREN (Sunday Worship) (Children 5th grade and younger may leave to attend Sunday School) 

SCRIPTURE Genesis 8:1-20

SERMON “Standing on the Promises: Remembering” 

Rev. MP Panco

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Col. 1:15-20 

We believe that Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; In him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible. All were created through him; all were created for him. He is before all else that is. In him everything continues in being. It is he who is head of the body, the church! He who is the beginning, the firstborn of the dead, so that he may be first in everything. It pleased God to make absolute fullness reside in him and, by means of him, to reconcile everything in his person, both on earth and in the heavens, making peace through the blood of the cross. 

OFFERING Offertory Beck      Chancel Choir

John Lesh - soloist 

† THE DOXOLOGY     Hymnal #606 

REMEMBERING THE SAINTS (A list of those that have passed can be found on the last page of the bulletin.) 

THE CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION 

Invitation to the Table 

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving and the Lord’s Prayer 

Words of Institution   

Sharing of the Bread & Cup   

Prayer After Communion † 

HYMN    “God of the Sparrow”     Hymnal #22

† CHARGE AND BLESSING 

† BENEDICTION      “Standing on the Promises”     Hymnal #838 Verse 3 

POSTLUDE (Sunday Worship)      Sing to the Lord      Smith 

† You are invited to stand, as you are able

 

Daily Prayer November 5

Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Daily Readings for Friday, November 5, 2021

• Morning Psalms 51; 148
• First Reading Ezra 7:27-28, 8:21-36
• Or alternate First Reading Ezra 5:1-17
• Second Reading Revelation 15:1-8
• Gospel Reading Matthew 14:13-21
• Evening Psalms 142; 65

God, our creator, you have given us work to do and call us to use our talents for the good of all. Guide us as we work, and teach us to live in the Spirit who made us your sons and daughters, in the love that made us sisters and brothers. Remember, O God, your church. Unite it in the truth of your Word and empower it in ministry to the world. Remember the world of nations. By your Spirit renew the face of the earth; let peace and justice prevail. Remember our family and friends. Bless them and watch over them; be gracious to them and give them peace. Remember the sick and the suffering, the aged and the dying. Encourage them and give them hope. Rejoicing in the communion of saints, we remember with thanksgiving all your faithful servants, whom you have called from this life. We are grateful that for them death is no more, nor is there sorrow, crying, or pain, for the former things have passed away. (Add your prayers.) Amen.

Go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.

(Opening sentences, prayers, and blessings are from the Book of Common Worship. Readings are from the daily lectionary in Daily Prayer. Both are published by Westminster/John Knox Press.)