Description
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Having ministered often, the apostles and Jesus withdrew to a quiet place. However, when they saw the lost people of the crowds following them, they had compassion on them and healed many. Doing the Lord’s work can be wearisome, but drawing on His strength produces miraculous power!
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)
Open Up the Heavens
Andi Rozier, James McDonald, Jason Ingram, Meredith Andrews, & Stuart Garrard, ©2012 Word Music, LLC (a div. of Word Music Group, Inc.) HBC Worship Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) Open Hands Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) Sony/ATV Timber Publishing (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) Stugio Music Publishing (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing)
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
Matt Redman & Jonas Myrin, ©2011 Thankyou Music, Said And Done Music, sixsteps Music, SHOUT! Publishing (Admin EMI CMG Publishing)
[Traditional Options]
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
BH 75 216; BH 91 54; CH 139; CHH 86; ELW 733; HS 98 889; HWC 43; HPW 14; HFG 98; HLC 37; HGP 12; LSB 809; NCH 423; PH 276; RH 8; STTL 44; WC 80; UMH 140; WOV 771; WAR 72; WHM 519; WIS 86
Now the Silence, Now the Peace
CHH 415; EH 333; ELW 460; HS98 848; LBW 205; LSB 910; UMH 619; WR 700
Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs
BH 75 126; EH 374; ELW 847; LBW 254; LSB 812; LW 204
Invocation
Pastor How wonderful it is to have the Lord as our Great Shepherd.
ALL We are the sheep of His pasture.
Pastor He leads us and refreshes our souls.
ALL Guide us, Lord.
Opening Prayer / Theme Introduction
Pastor Father, your goodness and love follow us all the days of our lives. Your compassion for
us never fails. You are with us and you comfort us. As we follow you, give us the eyes to
see the world as you see it. In your name, Jesus, we pray,
ALL Amen.
Time of Confession and Forgiveness
[Alternate location: following Message]
Pastor We come to your throne with confidence only because of Jesus Christ. We confess…
ALL of overfilling our lives with tedious tasks and neglecting our relationship with You.
Pastor We admit…
ALL that we don’t rest as you’ve commanded and end up running our lives on empty.
Pastor We lack…
ALL compassion to serve, give, and love as you did.
Pastor Forgive us, Lord! We need your grace.
ALL Forgiven we are because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Give us
strength to chase after you rather than the whims of the world.
Pastor Jesus, it’s in your name we pray, Amen.
We Hear God’s Word
[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]
First Reading Jeremiah 23:1-6
God compares Israel to sheep in His pasture. He promises to gather a remnant of His flock and return them to their pasture as shepherds have led them astray.
“Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. 2 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,” declares the Lord. 3 “I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. 4 I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord. 5 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safe. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.
