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Matthew 15:(10-20) 21-28

Matthew gives an account of a Canaanite woman pleading for Jesus to help her daughter, who is possessed by a demon. Jesus at first seems to refuse, saying He was sent only for the lost of Israel. The woman has faith and states that even she, a Canaanite, a dog, can receive food from her master. Jesus says she has great faith and heals her daughter.

 

                               …  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

This is Amazing Grace

Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, & Phil Wickham, ©2012 Bethel Music (Admin. by Bethel Music 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.) Warner Chappell Music (Admin. by Unaffiliated Admin (UA))

What Faith Can Do

Scott Davis & Scott Krippayne, ©2008 Word Music, LLC (a div. of Word Music Group, Inc.) Life Of Rhyme Music Publishing (Admin. by Word Music Group, Inc.) Pirk Music

Beautiful One

Tim Hughes, ©2002 Thankyou Music

 

[Traditional Options]

God Loved the World So That He Gave

BH75 445; ELW 323; LBW 292; LSB 571; LW 352; NCH 208

We Walk By Faith And Not By Sight 

BH75 357; EH 209; ELW 635; LSB 720; NCH 256; PH 399; TFWS 2196; WOV 675

May God Bestow On Us His Grace

LBW 335; LSB 823/824; LW 289

 

 

Invocation

 

Pastor / Worship Leader

   With joy and delight we gather to praise our Holy God! With reverence and awe, we approach our Gracious God.

 

Worshipers

We give thanks that God understands us, and does not want us to be that which we were never created to become!

 

Pastor / Worship Leader

Creating God, you call us to worship you as your children, made in your image, with a divine spark within each of us.

 

Worshipers

We give thanks that God understands us, and encourages us to grow in our knowledge of God’s awesome holiness.

Pastor / Worship Leader

Glorious God, you invite us to sink our roots deep into your love and holiness, and to grow stronger each day in our faith in you.

Worshipers

We give thanks that God understands us, and that the fruits we bear are consistent with what God created us to become. We gather to worship and praise our supporting and caring God.

Pastor / Worship Leader

   Amen.

 

Worshipers

   Amen!

 

 

Opening Prayer / Theme Introduction

 

 

Pastor / Worship Leader

With open arms You welcome all who call on Your name—who acknowledge You as Lord and look to You in faith. No one stands outside the circle of Your mercy and love. And so we come to offer You our worship— to declare that You are our God and that we are Your people, called and chosen by You from the very beginning. Through the presence of Your Holy Spirit open our eyes to see You here; open our minds to receive Your truth, and our mouths to speak and sing Your praise. For You alone are God—

worthy of all praise and worship, now and to the end of time. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

 

Worshipers

   Amen!

 

 

Time of Confession and Forgiveness

[Alternate location:  following Message]

 

Pastor / Worship Leader

Merciful God, we confess that, just like Jesus’ disciples, we too sometimes lose patience with people who need our help and support.

 

Worshipers

 Like the disciples, we find ourselves wishing that they would just go away and leave us in peace.

 

Pastor / Worship Leader

   In Your mercy, forgive us.

 

Worshipers

Remind us again of the deep love You showed toward us when we were still in need—a love so deep that it sent You willingly to the cross on our behalf.

 

Pastor / Worship Leader

Show us how to love others as You have loved us.

 

Worshipers

  Teach us Your compassion, so that we may be Your hands and feet to those in need.

 

Pastor / Worship Leader

   Thanks be to you, God of grace and glory! Through Christ Jesus our Savior.

 

Worshipers

   Amen!

 

 

…  We Hear God’s Word  …

[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]

First Reading                                  Isaiah 56:1, 6-8

The Lord, speaking through the Prophet Isaiah, assures his people that salvation is near, and His righteousness will soon be revealed. And others including foreigners and exiles will also be gathered, will also be saved.

1 This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed. 6 And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant—these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” The Sovereign Lord declares—he who gathers the exiles of Israel: “I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.”