Description
Mark 6:1-13
In His hometown, Jesus preached and performed miracles. However, the people had trouble believing in Jesus’ divinity and took offense as they remembered him only as the son of Joseph and Mary. Because of their lack of faith, Jesus only healed a few sick people. Instead, Jesus went from village to village teaching as His disciples also preached repentance and performed miracles by the authority given them from Jesus.
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
O Come to the Altar
Chris Brown. Mack Brock, Steven Futick, Wade Joye, ©2015 Music by Elevation Worship Publishing (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC)
Stand in Your Love
Ethan Hulse | Josh Baldwin | Mark Harris | Rita Springer, © 2018 Be Essential Songs (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) EGH Music Publishing (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) Gateway Create Publishing (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music Publishing LLC]) Gateway Worship Publishing (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music Publishing LLC]) Coastal Lyric (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) Kindred Joy Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) Bethel Music Publishing
Your Love Awakens
Chris Quilala & Phil Wickham, © Capitol CMG Genesis (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Jesus Culture Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Phil Wickham Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) Seems Like Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) Sing My Songs (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.)
[Traditional Options]
Lord of All Hopefulness
EH 482; ELW 765; HS 98 886; LBW 469; LSB 738; TFWS 2197; WC 369; WAR 489
On Galilee’s High Mountain
LSB 835; LW 320
The God of Abraham Praise
BH 75 25; BH 91 34; CH 23; CHH 24; EH 401; ELW 831; HWC 34; HFG 332; HLC 36; LBW 544; LSB 798; LW 450; NCH 24; PH 488; RS 685; STTL 73; WC 66; UMH 116; WAR 16; WHM 26
Invocation
Pastor / Worship Leader
We extol the Lord! We praise His holy name!
Worshipers
Alleluia to King Jesus!
Pastor / Worship Leader
His grace is sufficient for us- we will boast in the Lord.
Worshipers
May Christ’s power rest on us in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, and in difficulties. For although we are weak, Christ is strong!
Pastor/ Worship Leader
He has given us authority in His name to do miracles, to trample serpents, to cast out demons, and to go boldly into this world and proclaim the truth of the Gospel by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Worshipers
We worship King Jesus who has supreme authority over all!
Opening Prayer / Theme Introduction
Pastor / Worship Leader
Lord Jesus, we believe in You, and that You are seated at the right hand of Father God. We believe that You will one day return for Your Bride, the Church, which You have established on this earth to spread the Good News of Your Kingdom. We ask that we would be quick to believe in all that You are. We ask that You would give us open and soft hearts to obey Your commands, and that we would follow You wholeheartedly on this earth. Give us Your heart for this broken world, and grant us the authority by the blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus to do Your life-changing work on earth. May we be faithful servants of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Worshipers
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, amen.
Time of Confession and Forgiveness
[Alternate location: following Message]
Pastor / Worship Leader
Jesus, we confess that we are so much like the people of Nazareth.
Worshipers
We are quick to cast judgments and we are skeptical when we hear stories of Your miracles.
Pastor / Worship Leader
We claim to follow You when we choose to follow ourselves instead.
Worshipers
We confess and we are sorry. We ask for Your forgiveness and mercy.
Pastor / Worship Leader
Wash us clean with Your redemptive blood that cleanses us from all sin and unrighteousness.
Worshipers
We turn our hearts toward You, eyes up and hopeful, for You’ve given us Your Spirit to guide us. May our hearts be softened once again unto You.
Pastor / Worship Leader
We are forgiven by the blood of the Lamb and washed clean. We are made righteous in the Lord’s eyes by Jesus Christ alone.
Worshipers
Hallelujah, and Amen!
We Hear God’s Word
[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]
First Reading Ezekiel 2:1-5
The Israelites had a track record of being a stubborn and rebellious people. So God called the prophet Ezekiel to the nation of Israel.
He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2 As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3 He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day. 4 The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’ 5 And whether they listen or fail to listen—for they are a rebellious people—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
