After Pentecost | Saturday 07 Sep 2024
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening:
O Lord, we pray that your grace
may always precede and follow after us,
that we may continually be given to good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Then Jesus answered her,
“Woman, you have strong faith!
What you wanted will be done for you.”
(Matthew 15:28)
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From Psalms: Psalm 146 | Poor Bishop Hooper
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OT Reading: Isaiah 33:1-9 (GW)
The Lord Will Rescue Jerusalem from Assyria
33:1 How horrible it will be for you, you destroyer,
although you haven’t been destroyed.
How horrible it will be for you, you traitor,
although you haven’t been betrayed.
When you’ve finished destroying, you will be destroyed.
When you’ve finished being a traitor, you will be betrayed.
O Lord, have pity on us.
We wait with hope for you.
Be our strength in the morning.
Yes, be our savior in times of trouble.
People flee from the noise of ⌞your⌟ army.
Nations scatter when you attack.
You nations, your loot is gathered as grasshoppers harvest a crop.
Like swarming locusts, people rush for your loot.
The Lord is honored because he lives on high.
He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.
He will be the foundation of your future.
The riches of salvation are wisdom and knowledge.
The fear of the Lord is ⌞your⌟ treasure.
Heroes cry in the streets.
Messengers of peace cry bitterly.
Highways are deserted.
Travelers stop traveling.
Agreements are broken.
Witnesses are rejected.
People are no longer respected.
The country grieves and wastes away.
Lebanon is ashamed and is decaying.
Sharon has become like a wilderness.
Bashan and Carmel are shaken.
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Holy Forever in Hebrew | Kadosh Lanetzach – Emanuel Roro (Official Music Video)
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NT Reading: Matthew 15:21-31 (GW)
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
15:21 Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
A Canaanite woman from that territory came ⌞to him⌟ and began to shout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.”
But he did not answer her at all. Then his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away. She keeps shouting behind us.”
Jesus responded, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.”
She came to him, bowed down, and said, “Lord, help me!”
Jesus replied, “It’s not right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.”
She said, “You’re right, Lord. But even the dogs eat scraps that fall from their masters’ tables.”
Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, you have strong faith! What you wanted will be done for you.” At that moment her daughter was cured.
Jesus moved on from there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain and sat there.
A large crowd came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, disabled, those unable to talk, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he cured them. The crowd was amazed to see mute people talking, the disabled cured, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.
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Jesus Is My Healer (Chapel Sessions) | ft. Jessie Harris | Gateway Worship
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+ O Father of mercies and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need: We humbly beseech you to behold, visit, and relieve your sick servants for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon them with the eyes of your mercy; comfort them with a sense of your goodness; preserve them from the temptations of the enemy; and give them patience under their afflictions. In your good time, restore them to health, and enable them to lead the remainder of their lives in your fear, and to your glory; and grant that finally they may dwell with you in life everlasting; 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.
+ O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through 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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