August 21st, 2022 - Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Welcome to St. Andrew’s Church, in St. John’s Newfoundland.
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ORDER OF SERVICE
Prelude: “God Sees The Little Sparrow Fall” - S. W. Straub
Entry of the Bible
Welcome and Introduction
WE ENTER THE DIVINE PRESENCE
Call to Worship: Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not a single sparrow falls to the ground without your heavenly Father’s knowing about it. So, never be afraid. Truly, I tell you: you are of much more value than many sparrows. (Matthew 10: 29, 31)
Hymn of Approach: Stand up and bless the Lord / # 411 (Book of Praise, 1997)
Prayer of Adoration
Confession of Sin:
Most 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. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon: If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just; he will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1: 9)
Children’s Talk: “A Pelican in the Wilderness, an Owl in the Desert, and a Sparrow alone upon a house top”
Solo: “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”, Soloist: Ruth Wakeham
Weekly Announcements (Rob Henderson)
GOD SPEAKS TO US
Responsive Reading (Psalm 84):
Leader: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
All: My soul longs, indeed it faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
L: Even the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts.
A: Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise, for a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.
L: I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
A: For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor.
L: No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.
A: O Lord of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.
Scripture Readings (Rob Henderson):
Jeremiah 1: 4-10
Luke 13: 10-17
Hymn: God of the sparrow / # 307 (BoP, 1997)
Sermon: Individuals MUST Come First Rev. Bob Rowlands
Reflection Hymn: As pants the hart / # 26 (BoP, 1997)
IN FAITH WE RESPOND
Prayers of Thanksgiving, Intercession, Supplication
The Lord’s Prayer (Sung, # 831, BoP 1997, R. Langdon)
Offering and Doxology:
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Statement of Belief (Living Faith, Chapter 2.2: Our Creation):
2.2.1 The mystery of human existence
is that we belong to God
and have been made in the divine image.
In God we live and move and have our being.
Therefore, we know ourselves
only when we know God.
Our lives must reflect
the Creator's love and purpose for all creation.
We acknowledge God as Creator and Lord.
Dismissal Hymn: Lord of the dance / # 250 (BoP, 1997)
Benediction
Threefold Amen (Danish)
Postlude: “This Is My Father’s World” (English Traditional Melody)
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