After Pentecost | Thursday 30 Jul 2026
+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen
Opening prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God,
you are always more ready to hear than we to pray,
and to give more than we either desire or deserve:
Pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy,
forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid,
and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask,
except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
” I can do everything through Christ,
who gives me strength.”
(Philippians 4:13)
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Psalms: Psalm 145 (NLT) – “The Hand of the Lord Feeds Us” | Francesca LaRosa
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OT Reading: Proverbs 10:1-5 (NLT)
The Proverbs of Solomon
10:1 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child brings joy to a father;
a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
+ Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
but right living can save your life.
+ The Lord will not let the godly go hungry,
but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
+ Lazy people are soon poor;
hard workers get rich.
+ A wise youth harvests in the summer,
but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.
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Contentment | The Chorus In The Chaos
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NT Reading: Philippians 4:10-15 (NLT)
Paul’s Thanks for Their Gifts
4:10 How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn’t have the chance to help me. Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty.
4:15 As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this.
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Yet Not I, But Through Christ In Me | Selah / christiansonglyrics6
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Most loving Father, you will us to give thanks for all things, to dread nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all our care on the One who cares for us. Preserve us from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may hide from us the light of that love which is immortal, and which you have manifested unto us in your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God of peace, who has taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength: By the might of your Spirit lift us, we pray, to your presence, where we may be still and know that you are God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, our heavenly Father: Pour out your Spirit on your Church, that we may fulfill Christ’s command to preach the Gospel to all people. 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.
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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