After Pentecost | Saturday 29 Aug 2026
+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen
Opening prayer:
Let your continual mercy, O Lord,
cleanse and defend your Church; and,
because it cannot continue in safety without your help,
protect and govern it always by your goodness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
“He took our sicknesses
and removed our diseases.”
(Matthew 8:17)
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Psalms: Psalm 26: Poor Bishop Hooper
test me oh lord come try
i’ve lived a blameless life
please remember my trust
never wavered or lied
i love the house where you live
i love the place where your glory is alive
don’t take me with the sin
of the blood thirsty men
schemes and bribes fill their hands
while i walk innocent
i love the house where you live
i love the place where your glory is alive
as i seek purity
won’t you show me mercy
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OT Reading: Jeremiah 15:10-14 (NLT)
Jeremiah’s Complaint
15:10 Then I said,
“What sorrow is mine, my mother.
Oh, that I had died at birth!
I am hated everywhere I go.
I am neither a lender who threatens to foreclose
nor a borrower who refuses to pay—
yet they all curse me.”
15:11 The Lord replied,
“I will take care of you, Jeremiah.
Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf
in times of trouble and distress.
+ Can a man break a bar of iron from the north,
or a bar of bronze?
+ At no cost to them,
I will hand over your wealth and treasures
as plunder to your enemies,
for sin runs rampant in your land.
+ I will tell your enemies to take you
as captives to a foreign land.
For my anger blazes like a fire
that will burn forever.”
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God Will Take Care of You | Songs and Everlasting Joy
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NT Reading: Matthew 8:14-17 (NLT)
Jesus Heals Many People
8:14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.
8:16 That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick. This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said,
“He took our sicknesses
and removed our diseases.”
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“Jesus Healer” – Bluetree / Integrity Music
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O God, the creator and preserver of all mankind, we humbly pray for all sorts and conditions of men; that you would be pleased to make your ways known unto them, your saving health unto all nations.
+ More especially we pray for your holy Church universal, that it may be so guided and governed by your good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life.
+ Finally, we commend to your fatherly goodness all those who are in any ways afflicted or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; that it may please you to comfort and relieve them according to their several necessities, giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.
O God, our heavenly Father, you manifested your love by sending your only begotten Son into the world, that all might live through him:
+ Pour out your Spirit on your Church, that we may fulfill his 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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