July 5th 2020
The Worship Service will live stream here
You can also join up this Sunday at 10:30 via Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9916315530 You can also log in by Phone at 1-646-558-8656
You will be prompted for the meeting ID followed by the # sign
It will then request a form of user ID, just press the # sign again and you will be able to hear the service by phone; please note, everyone else can hear you too.
Meeting ID: 991 631 5530
May God continue to bless the Church of Christ in this land.
We draw near to the God who rules over all nations
May God continue to bless our country and all the countries in the world.
We seek to live in harmony and peace together with all peoples on the earth.
May God continue to establish peace on earth and help us understand that it begins in our hearts.
Come, let us worship the Lord!
God of Grace, hear our prayers
From the “mountains to the prairies”, from “sea to shining sea” we are privileged to draw from a treasure trove of the world’s natural resources. We confess that we have too often taken our freedom for granted and we have too frequently been slack in living up to the responsibilities of our citizenship.
God of Mercy, hear our prayers
We confess that at times we are too quick to judge and quicker to criticize. We confess that we are slow to intercede and slower to trust in your sovereignty; that our self-interests have too often taken priority over the best interest you have in mind for our nation and for our world.
Savior, hear our prayers
As we approach this Independence Day, we ask you to forgive our sins and to heal our land. On this day, we pray for the leaders of our nation, our state, and our community that they will lead with wisdom and courage. We pray for the men and women who serve in our military that they will fulfill their humanitarian mission and return home safely and soon. We pray for the churches, cathedrals, and temples of our community and our world that they will be lighthouses of grace and peace, ever pressing toward the mark of our high calling.
Lord God, in your mercy hear our prayers
Because you are the freedom-loving God, lead us to exercise our freedom responsibly and to pursue “liberty and justice for all” people around the globe. We pray in the strong name of the One who came to set us free.
Amen.
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Praise be to God!
Look, he comes,
leaping upon the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
9My beloved is like a gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he stands
behind our wall,
gazing in at the windows,
looking through the lattice.
10My beloved speaks and says to me:
“Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away;
11for now the winter is past,
the rain is over and gone.
12The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing has come,
and the voice of the turtledove
is heard in our land.
13The fig tree puts forth its figs,
and the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away.”
17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
25At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28 “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
You can also join up this Sunday at 10:30 via Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9916315530 You can also log in by Phone at 1-646-558-8656
You will be prompted for the meeting ID followed by the # sign
It will then request a form of user ID, just press the # sign again and you will be able to hear the service by phone; please note, everyone else can hear you too.
Meeting ID: 991 631 5530
Welcome
Call to Worship
We gather this morning appreciating our freedom to worship God.May God continue to bless the Church of Christ in this land.
We draw near to the God who rules over all nations
May God continue to bless our country and all the countries in the world.
We seek to live in harmony and peace together with all peoples on the earth.
May God continue to establish peace on earth and help us understand that it begins in our hearts.
Come, let us worship the Lord!
Hymn: America the Beautiful
Prayer of Reconcilliation
God of all grace and mercy, as we celebrate our nation’s Independence Day, we are thankful for the privilege of living in “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” We are grateful for liberties that allow us to freely make choices about our work, our worship, our ideology. We are indebted to past and present veterans who risked life and limb in the pursuit and protection of these liberties.God of Grace, hear our prayers
From the “mountains to the prairies”, from “sea to shining sea” we are privileged to draw from a treasure trove of the world’s natural resources. We confess that we have too often taken our freedom for granted and we have too frequently been slack in living up to the responsibilities of our citizenship.
God of Mercy, hear our prayers
We confess that at times we are too quick to judge and quicker to criticize. We confess that we are slow to intercede and slower to trust in your sovereignty; that our self-interests have too often taken priority over the best interest you have in mind for our nation and for our world.
Savior, hear our prayers
As we approach this Independence Day, we ask you to forgive our sins and to heal our land. On this day, we pray for the leaders of our nation, our state, and our community that they will lead with wisdom and courage. We pray for the men and women who serve in our military that they will fulfill their humanitarian mission and return home safely and soon. We pray for the churches, cathedrals, and temples of our community and our world that they will be lighthouses of grace and peace, ever pressing toward the mark of our high calling.
Lord God, in your mercy hear our prayers
Because you are the freedom-loving God, lead us to exercise our freedom responsibly and to pursue “liberty and justice for all” people around the globe. We pray in the strong name of the One who came to set us free.
Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Friends “your guilt is removed and your sins are forgiven” believe the Good NewsIn Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Praise be to God!
Unison Prayer of Illumination
We gather here today, one body of Christ, ready to hear and feel your Word. With hearts open this morning, we come with anticipation for the Holy Spirit to descend on these readings and let these readings come alive for us this morning.Scripture Reading Song of Solomon 2:8-13
8The voice of my beloved!Look, he comes,
leaping upon the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
9My beloved is like a gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he stands
behind our wall,
gazing in at the windows,
looking through the lattice.
10My beloved speaks and says to me:
“Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away;
11for now the winter is past,
the rain is over and gone.
12The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing has come,
and the voice of the turtledove
is heard in our land.
13The fig tree puts forth its figs,
and the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away.”
Hymn: God Bless America
Scripture Reading Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
16 “But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
25At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28 “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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