Aug 9th 2020

Please note, we are attempting to develop this online system, if there were technical issues please let us know and we can work towards a solution. Thank you for your understanding in this time.

We will continue to use Zoom for joining the service via audio only.
Dial: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 991 631 5530

We Gather Together to Worship

Welcome

Call to Worship (Responsive)

Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!
Let the nations be glad and sing with joy,
for you guide the nations upon earth.
Let the people praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!

*Hymn of Praise “Great is they Faithfulness”

Call to Reconciliation

Prayer of Confession (Unison)

Merciful and wise God,
In your presence we confess that we have not lived as you taught us to live.
Forgive us those times we have not welcomed others into our community;
and those times we have avoided others
because something about them made us uncomfortable.
Forgive us the ways we have judged unfairly.
Reveal to us our own prejudice which separates us from others
and our failure to seek your goodness in those who seem different from us.

Assurance of Pardon

Dear friends, while it is true that we have all sinned, it is a greater truth that we are forgiven through God’s love in Jesus Christ. To all who humbly seek the mercy of God I say, In Jesus Christ our sin is forgiven. Be at peace with God, with yourself and with one another.

Proclaim God’s Word

Prayer for Understanding ( Unison)

God of all the ages, as we gather to listen to your Word today, silence the thoughts that distract us. Open our hearts to hear the challenge and the comfort you offer us in the name of Jesus Christ, your Living Word. Amen.

First Scripture Lesson: Genesis 45:1–15

Creed

Passing of the Peace

(There is no need to shake hands or touch one another. Merely turn to one another and offer the “Peace of Christ” to one another.)

Second Scripture Lesson: Matthew 15:10–20, 21–28

Sermon -Rev. Russ Roth

*Hymn “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”

Give Thanks to God

(Offerings are to be left in the offering plate at the front of the church on the radiator or near the rear entrance

Prayer of Dedication (unison)

O God, we place our hope and trust in your loving kindness, leaning on you for all our needs. Because we want to praise you with more than mere words, we bring our gifts to support Christ’s mission in the world. Bless these gifts and use our energy for your good purposes, so that all the world will know your loving kindness. Amen.

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Living Christ, so many different people reached out to you in times of desperation with so many different needs. Yet you had compassion for them all. Lord Jesus, we know both struggle and joy in our lives, too.
This day we set before you our many different hopes and concerns.
Fill us with your compassion as we pray.

For all that we are and all that we do, all we wish we could do and all we long for…
(silence for 10 seconds …)

We pray for everything we work for in our church and community, and everything we hope for in the face of so much change…
(silence for 10 seconds)

We pray for the choices we face in our country and community, in our homes and workplaces, and for all the responsibilities we bear in our different roles…
(silence for 10 seconds)

We pray for the troubles that weary us, the situations that puzzle us and the uncertainty that surrounds us…
(silence for 10 seconds)

We remember before you each situation that worries us and each person we care about…
(silence for 10 seconds)

Living Christ, you are the Source of peace and new possibility for us all.
Help us trust in your grace for today and tomorrow. Fill us with the strength and hope we need to walk with you, united in your love.
For it is as your loyal followers we dare to pray the words you taught us:

Prayers of the People

The Lord’s Prayer

Life In the Church

*Closing Hymn “O God, our help in ages past”

Benediction

The Worship is over, Let the Service begin.

* Please stand all those who are able.