After Pentecost | Saturday 17 Aug 2024
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening:
Almighty God, give us the increase
of faith, hope, and love; and,
that we may obtain what you have promised,
make us love what you command;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Jesus: “In fact, the water I will give them
will become in them a spring
that gushes up to eternal life.”
(John 4:14b)
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From Psalms: Psalm 34 – Poor Bishop Hooper
no shadow of shame will darken our faces
we will be radiant radiant with joy
in desperation i prayed and the lord he listened
would you see could you taste taste and see that the lord is good
taste and see that the lord is good
come my children and listen
listen to me
for i will teach you
the fear of the lord is a perfectly good thing
the eyes of the lord watch over the righteous
and his ears are turned to your very lips
the lord he is close so very close to the broken hearted
and he rescues those who are crushed in their spirits
come my children and listen
listen to me
for i will teach you
the fear of the lord is a perfectly good thing
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OT Reading: Job 13:1-19 (GW)
Job Continues: You Are Not Listening to Me
13:1 “My eye has certainly seen all of this!
My ear has heard and understood it.
After all, I know it as well as you do.
I am not inferior to you.
However, I want to speak to the Almighty,
and I wish to argue my case in front of God.
But you are smearing me with lies.
All of you are worthless physicians.
I wish you would keep silent.
For you, that would be wisdom.
Please listen to my argument,
and pay attention to my plea.
Your Wisdom Misrepresents God
13:7 “Will you talk wickedly for God
and talk deceitfully on his behalf?
Will you favor him
⌞as⌟ if you were arguing in court on God’s behalf?
Will it go well when he cross-examines you?
Will you try to trick him as one mortal tricks another?
Will he really defend you
if you secretly favor ⌞him⌟?
Doesn’t his majesty terrify you?
Doesn’t the fear of him fall upon you?
“Your recollections are worthless proverbs.
Your answers are absolutely useless.
Be quiet, because I want to speak.
Let whatever may happen to me ⌞happen⌟!
I am biting off more than I can chew
and taking my life in my own hands.
If God would kill me, I would have no hope ⌞left⌟.
Nevertheless, I will defend my behavior to his face.
This also will be my salvation
because no godless person could face him.
Job Speaks to God
13:17 “Listen carefully to my words.
Hear my declaration.
I have prepared my case.
I know that I will be declared righteous.
Who can make a case against me?
If someone could, I’d be silent and die.
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We choose the fear of the lord 얘노을남성합창단 | Yaenoeul Men’s Choir / Daegu
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NT Reading: John 4:7-26 (GW)
4:7 A Samaritan woman went to get some water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink of water.” (His disciples had gone into the city to buy some food.)
The Samaritan woman asked him, “How can a Jewish man like you ask a Samaritan woman like me for a drink of water?” (Jews, of course, don’t associate with Samaritans.)
Jesus replied to her, “If you only knew what God’s gift is and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him for a drink. He would have given you living water.”
The woman said to him, “Sir, you don’t have anything to use to get water, and the well is deep. So where are you going to get this living water? You’re not more important than our ancestor Jacob, are you? He gave us this well. He and his sons and his animals drank water from it.”
Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks this water will become thirsty again. But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.”
The woman told Jesus, “Sir, give me this water! Then I won’t get thirsty or have to come here to get water.”
Jesus told her, “Go to your husband, and bring him here.”
The woman replied, “I don’t have a husband.”
Jesus told her, “You’re right when you say that you don’t have a husband. You’ve had five husbands, and the man you have now isn’t your husband. You’ve told the truth.”
The woman said to Jesus, “I see that you’re a prophet! Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain. But you Jews say that people must worship in Jerusalem.”
Jesus told her, “Believe me. A time is coming when you Samaritans won’t be worshiping the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. You don’t know what you’re worshiping. We ⌞Jews⌟ know what we’re worshiping, because salvation comes from the Jews. Indeed, the time is coming, and it is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. The Father is looking for people like that to worship him. God is a spirit. Those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything.” (Messiah is the one called Christ.)
Jesus told her, “I am he, and I am speaking to you now.”
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All Who Are Thirsty [Official Lyric Video] | Vineyard Worship
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+ O God, the light of the minds that know you, the life of the souls that love you, and the strength of the wills that serve you: Help us so to know you that we may truly love you, and so to love you that we may fully serve you, whom to serve is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
+ Almighty God our Savior, you desire that none should perish, and you have taught us through your Son that there is great joy in heaven over every sinner who repents: Grant that our hearts may ache for a lost and broken world. May your Holy Spirit work through our words, deeds, and prayers, that the lost may be found and the dead made alive, and that all your redeemed may rejoice around your throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
+ Sovereign Lord: We pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
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- Protect Israel from the fiery darts of the evil one coming from every direction, both within and without.
- Grant your heavenly wisdom to those guiding Israel militarily, politically, and diplomatically;
- Give them hearts to receive, and the courage to do, what’s right in your sight.
- Comfort those who grieve and mourn the loss of loved ones;
- Rebuke those who would use grief for evil purposes.
- Bring swift and certain justice to all those complicit in the October 7th atrocities;
- Deliver the hostages from captivity, and restore their souls.
- Destroy every stronghold of the evil death cult terrorizing the Middle East.
- Strengthen the Messianic communities – Jew and Arab alike – bind them together in love, that they may be a source of help, and healing, and hope;
- Use them in the restoration of your people to their proper place in your Kingdom.
- We pray in Jesus’ Name. 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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