Description

Mark 7:1–13

Ever know someone who would promise to do something in order to gain praise an adoration but either never went through with the deed or went and did something completely different?  Has that been you?  Have we said we want to honor God and follow His path for our lives and gone another direction?  Yes, we have.  And today we have the chance to be forgiven, renewed, and learn how we can do what we say as God’s people.

 

… 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

Cornerstone

Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan, William Batchelder Bradbury, ©2011 Hillsong Music Publishing (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing)

I Want To Know You (In the Secret)

Andy Park, ©1995 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing (Admin. by Music Services)

Come As You Are

Ben Glover, David Crowder, & Matt Maher, ©2014 9t One Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Ariose Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) sixsteps Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (Admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing)

[Traditional Options]

Glory Be To God The Father

HFG 574; HLC 8; LBW 167; LSB 506; LW 173; STTL 16; WC 11

Christ is Made the Sure Foundation

BH91 356; CH 403; CHH 275; EH 518; ELW 645; HS98 865; HWC 276; HFG 557; LBW 367; LSB 909; NCH 400; PH 416,417; STTL 671; WC  699; UMH 559; WOV 747

 All Depends on Our Possessing

ELW 589; LBW 447; LBS 732; LW 415

Invocation and Introduction of Today’s Theme

 

Pastor              We come together this day in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

ALL                  Amen!

  

Opening Prayer 

Pastor              Lord God, care for us this day.  Open our hearts and minds to Your Holy Word. 

ALL                  We praise You Lord for gathering us today.  Bind us together as Your people. Amen. 

  

Time of Greeting

 

Time of Confession and Forgiveness

[Alternate location:  following Message] 

Pastor              Gathered as people whom God has brought together, let us first confess our unworthiness to be in His presence.  Spend some time recalling who you are in the                                             presence of the Holy God. 

Pastor              We pray,

ALL                  Holy and merciful Lord, we have not honored You with our lives.  We have sinned and erred from Your ways.  We call ourselves Your disciples,                            but often in our lives we turn away from You.  Yet, we come to You asking for forgiveness and trusting in Your promises.  Have mercy on us                                    Lord. 

Pastor            Our Lord Jesus Christ hears our confessions.  He knows our hearts and loves us.  By His death you have been freed from your sins.  In the stead and by the command of                            my Lord, I forgive you all of your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

ALL                  Amen! 

  

… We Hear God’s Word …

[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]

First Reading       Isaiah 29:11–19

The Lord speaks against the leaders of the people who do or teach things in the darkness and against Him.  Their deceit is destructive.  However, the Lord will deal as He desires and in the end the least among them with be exulted.

 

11And the vision of all this has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed. When men give it to one who can read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.” 12And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot read.” 13And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, 14therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.” 15Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?” 16You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, “He did not make me”; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding”? 17Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? 18In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. 19The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

 

A     This is the Word of the Lord.