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Mark 12:38-44

It’s not about the amount or the percentage actually it’s not about dollars at all.  Jesus calls us to live lives devoted to Him while we love the people around us.  In Jesus’ day the religious leaders had lost sight of that and were living as elite members of society.  Today we are reminded that in Christ we are all equal and called to worship God with all we have.

… We Lift Our Hearts in Worship …

[Preservice options include videos (countdowns, worship music, welcomes), worship music CD, or live music by worship band.]

 

Time of Praise and Worship

Lay Me Down

Chris Tomlin | Jason Ingram | Jonas Myrin | Matt Redman, © 2012 S. D. G. Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Said And Done Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) SHOUT! Music Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) sixsteps Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Sixsteps Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Worship Together Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Sony/ATV Timber Publishing (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) West Main Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) Spirit Nashville Three (Admin. by Spirit Music Group)

Remaining portion is unaffiliated

All Because of Jesus

Steve Fee, © 2007 Sixsteps Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Worship Together Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)

Glory To God Forever

Steve Fee | Vicky Beeching, © Sixsteps Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol  CMG Publishing) Worship Together Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)

[Traditional Options]

We Plow the Fields and Scatter

EH 291; ELW 680,681; HFG 395; HLC 566; LBW 362; PH 560

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

CH 377; CHH 377; EH 460,461; ELW 392; HS98 851; HWC 223; HLC 174; LBW 158; LSB 821; NCH 257; PH 144; STTL 273; WC 263; WAR 320

Oh, That I Had A Thousand Voices

ELW 833; LBW 560; LSB 811; LW 448; PH 475

  

Invocation and Introduction of Today’s Theme

Pastor              Welcome! Let us gather and call upon the Lord our God.

ALL                  We begin in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen!

 

Opening Prayer 

Pastor              Holy Lord God,

ALL                  Bless us in our time together. Lift us up as Your people and remind us of all the goodness we receive from You.  Grant us Your                                Spirit and direct our paths, for we are Yours now and forever. Amen.

 

Time of Greeting

  

Time of Confession and Forgiveness

[Alternate location:  following Message]

Pastor              Now gathered in the name of the Lord, let us pause and remember His mercy promised to us.  We are people who have strayed from our Lord but by                               His grace have been gathered in His presence.

                                                                                                          Silence for reflection and personal confession 

Pastor                 Holy Lord,

ALL                  We have done wrong in what we have done, what we have not done, and by what we have said.  By our sin we have harmed                                         ourselves and one another while pulling ourselves away from You.  Care for us Lord.  Forgive our sins and draw us to Yourself.                              We trust in Your promises and rely on Your love and grace.

Pastor              By the love of God Jesus Christ was given in place of You so that you would never suffer the consequences of your sin.  Rejoice knowing that Jesus will                            never forsake you.  Your sins are forgiven in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

ALL                  Amen!  God is good!

 

… We Hear God’s Word …

[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]

 

First Reading      1 Kings 17:8–16

In the midst of the drought, the Lord provides for Elijah through the faithfulness and kindness of a woman. When resources are sure to run out, the Lord continues to provide.

 

8Then the word of the Lord came to him, 9“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” 10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” 11And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” 12And she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.” 13And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. 14For thus says the Lord the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.’” 15And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. 16The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.

 

Reader           This is the Word of the Lord.

ALL               Thanks be to God.