Description
John 6:1-11
Jesus performed a miracle and fed about five thousand men with only five small loaves of bread and two small fish. Before He passed out the food, He gave thanks to God, acknowledging His Father as the ultimate Provider. We have nothing to fear when our master is God alone. He takes care of His children’s needs for His glory.
We Lift Our Hearts in Worship
[Preservice options include video countdowns, worship song videos, welcomes), CDs, or live music.]
Welcome & Time of Greeting
Time of Praise and Worship
Forever
Chris Tomlin, ©2001 Worshiptogether.Com Songs
Grateful
Chris Brown, Matthew Ntlele, Stefan Green, Steven Furtick, ©
Music by Elevation Worship Publishing (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC), Shout Music Publishing (Admin Capitol CMG)
What Can I Do
Graham Kendrick & Paul Baloche, ©2005 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music; Make Way Music
(Admin. by Music Services, Inc.)
[Traditional Options]
Now Thank We All Our God
BH 75 234; BH 91 638; CH 788; CHH 715; EH 396,397; ELW 839,840; HWC 556; HFG 525; HLC 564; HGP 13; LBW 533,534; LSB 895; LW 443; NCH 419; PH 555; RH 717; STTL 766; WC 374; UMH 102; WAR 14; WHM 333; WIS 88
Invocation
Pastor Bless the name of the Lord! Give thanks to God in which everything belongs!
ALL We praise the Lord for His abundant blessings and steadfast love. Amen!
Opening Prayer / Theme Introduction
Pastor Gracious God, You cover us with Your feathers and supply all of our needs. How could
we search elsewhere for satisfaction? You have entrusted us with this life that belongs to
You and have been faithful all the days of our lives. We thank You, Jehovah Jireh, our
loving provider.
ALL Amen.
Time of Confession and Forgiveness
[Alternate location: following Message]
Pastor God of freedom, we look to You to set us free from the traps of sin into which we have foolishly fallen.
ALL Set us free from greed and covetousness. Free us from shame and from materialistic comparison.
Pastor In You we have life to the full. Forgive us for distracting ourselves with empty pleasures.
ALL Of these sins we confess and accept your grace and forgiveness. Thank you Jesus! Amen.
We Hear God’s Word
[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]
First Reading Genesis 22:6-14
In obedience to the Lord, Abraham was preparing a sacrificial altar. In perfect timing, God provided the sacrifice.
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. 9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” 13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
