Peanut Gallery: “Christians are bad tippers.” That’s the reputation we have among waitstaff who work the Sunday lunch shift. John Ellis explains the problem in his article: Why are Christians Bad Tippers? | PJ Media
“Of all people, Christians should be the most generous with their resources, including the resource of money, above and beyond owed wages. Through faith in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Christians have been given new life, adopted into the family of God, and will one day enjoy all of God’s blessings throughout all eternity. Being stingy when eating out reveals a heart that has yet to grasp the immeasurable grace that is being poured into the Christian’s life.”
+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!
Opening Sentence
Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
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Reading: Psalm 25:8-9 (NLT)
The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way.
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Reading: Isaiah 6:8 (NLT)
Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?”
I said, “Here I am. Send me.”
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Reading: John 20:21-22 (NLT)
Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
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Prayer: (Aidan of Lindisfarne, ca 600 AD)
Then I heard a voice in heaven saying, ‘Whom shall I send? and who will go for us?’
Then I said, ‘Here I am: send me.’
Lord, see what evil the prince of this world is devising. Let the wind of Your Spirit blow and reverse the works of darkness: and Your fire will cover the earth.
Deliver us, Lord, from every evil and grant us peace in our day.
In Your mercy, Lord, keep us free from sin, and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Let Your Kingdom come. Lord, in me.
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“Here I Am, Send Me” – Drew Cline
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Blessing
You are the light of the world;
let your good deeds shine out for all to see,
so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!
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