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image : Garden of Signs, Silviu Oravitzan (1998)
Preparation for Worship
“People who are no longer sure that God loves them and accepts them in Jesus, apart from their present spiritual achievements, are subconsciously radically insecure persons…Their insecurity shows itself in pride, a fierce, defensive assertion of their own righteousness, and defensive criticism of others.” —Richard Lovelace
“What more can He say than to you He hath said?” —John Rippon
Jesus Lover of My Soul (Charles Wesley, 1740) [bandcamp track=1026515912 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
All Things New (Horatius Bonar, 1846) [bandcamp track=2373436171 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
Give Me Jesus (Traditional African-American Spiritual) [bandcamp track=893825801 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
Abide With Me (Henry Francis Lyte, 1847) [bandcamp track=1465399194 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
In The Hours (H .L. Parmelee, 1871) [bandcamp track=1747787770 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
Call to Worship Psalm 36:7-9
How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your delights. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light do we see light.
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 51:1-3
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
you who seek the Lord:
look to the rock from which you were hewn,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Look to Abraham your father
and to Sarah who bore you;
for he was but one when I called him,
that I might bless him and multiply him.
For the Lord comforts Zion;
he comforts all her waste places
and makes her wilderness like Eden,
her desert like the garden of the Lord;
joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and the voice of song.
Sermon Mark 8:1-21
1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.” 4 And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?” 5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. 7 And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. 8 And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. 9 And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. 10 And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13 And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.
14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” 20 “And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.” 21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
Preparation for the Lord’s Supper I Corinthians 11:23-26
“For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.”
We Confess Our Sin Together
Almighty God, We seek blessings, but have not sought You. You love us, but we have not loved You. We demand a sign, but miss Your compassion. We are unable to perceive or understand You unless You graciously give us new eyes, new ears and new hearts. Heavenly Father, help us to admit our sin and need of You. Teach us to trust and remember our faithful Savior Jesus Christ. By Your Holy Spirit, teach us to rest in You and receive forgiveness and freedom. Amen.
God Declares Our Forgiveness Ephesians 1:7
In Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, according to the riches of his grace.
Benediction
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