Epiphany Season | Saturday 10 Feb 2024
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening:
O Lord, our heavenly Father,
keep your household the Church
continually in true faith and practice,
that we who trust in the hope of your heavenly grace
may always be defended by your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever. Amen.
When [Jesus] came closer and saw [Jerusalem],
he began to cry. He said,
“If you had only known today
what would bring you peace!
But now it is hidden, so you cannot see it.”
(Luke 19:41-42)
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From Psalms: Psalm 50 – Poor Bishop Hooper
mighty one our god the lord
speaks and summons all the earth
rising sun to setting place
from zion our god shines forth
our god comes his voice is heard
wind around him fire before
bring to me my sacred ones
the heavens obey for god is judge
hear o people as i speak
i don’t need your food or drink
make your vows and see them through
you honor me i deliver you
hear o wicked as i speak
what right have you to talk of me
you hate instruction join the thief
your mouth and tongue fit for deceit
i’ve seen everything you do
you thought i was just like you
i’ve kept silent yes it’s true
you thought i was just like you
but you will receive rebuke
you thought i was just like you
to your face i will accuse
you thought i was just like you
you thought i was just like you
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OT Reading: 1 Kings 16:1-7 (GW)
The Lord Condemns King Baasha
16:1 The Lord spoke his word to Jehu, Hanani’s son, against Baasha. He said, “I raised you from the dust and made you leader of my people Israel. But you have lived like Jeroboam. You have led my people to sin, and their sins make me furious. So I will destroy Baasha and his family. I will make his family like the family of Jeroboam (Nebat’s son). Dogs will eat anyone from Baasha’s ⌞family⌟ who dies in the city. Birds will eat anyone from his ⌞family⌟ who dies in the country.”
Isn’t everything else about Baasha—what he did and his heroic acts—written in the official records of the kings of Israel? Baasha lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah succeeded him as king. In addition, the Lord spoke his word to the prophet Jehu, Hanani’s son, against Baasha and his family because of all the things Baasha did which the Lord considered evil. Baasha’s actions, which made the Lord furious, were like ⌞the sin of⌟ Jeroboam’s family. The Lord was also furious because Baasha destroyed Jeroboam’s family.
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/ Jerusalem of Gold / ירושלים של זהב – Israel Police – משטרת ישראל
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NT Reading: Luke 19:41-44 (GW)
19:41 When [Jesus] came closer and saw the city, he began to cry. He said, “If you had only known today what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden, so you cannot see it. The time will come when enemy armies will build a wall to surround you and close you in on every side. They will level you to the ground and kill your people. One stone will not be left on top of another, because you didn’t recognize the time when God came to help you.”
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In Christ Alone | Hebrew – Arabic – English | Garden Tomb | One for Israel Music
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+O God, our heavenly Father: Pour out your Spirit on your faithful people in the Middle East, that your Son’s life-giving Gospel may be preached to every tribe and nation. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
+ Lord of Heaven’s Armies, we pray for swift and total victory over all evil in the Holy Land. Bring home the hostages, and deliver from bondage every person captivated by the evil death cult terrorizing the Middle East. And finally, grant heavenly wisdom to those guiding Israel militarily, politically, diplomatically, and especially to those who will restore Israel spiritually, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
+ Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill our petitions, we pray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our sinfulness, but as you know and love us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch
The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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