Jesus was Jewish
August 13, 2023
Prelude
I’ll Fly Away
MetroGnomes
Greeting
Rev. David Petty
*Threshold Song
Word of God Speak
Mercy Me
Peter Kipley and Bart Millard
© 2002 Wordspring Music, LLC, Songs From the Indigo Room and Simpleville Music
1. I’m finding myself
at a loss for words
and the funny thing is
it’s okay.
The last thing I need
is to be heard,
but to hear
what You would say.
Word of God, speak.
Would you pour down like rain, washing my eyes to see
your majesty,
to be still and know,
that you’re in this place?
Please let me stay and rest
in your holiness.
Word of God, speak.
2. I’m finding myself
in the midst of you,
beyond the music,
beyond the noise.
All that I need
is to be with you,
and in the quiet,
I hear your voice.
Word of God, speak.
Would you pour down like rain, washing my eyes to see
your majesty,
to be still and know,
that you’re in this place?
Please let me stay and rest
in your holiness.
Word of God, speak.
Would you pour down like rain, washing my eyes to see
your majesty,
to be still and know,
that you’re in this place?
Please let me stay and rest
in your holiness.
Word of God, speak.
Word of God, speak.
*Call To Worship
Lu Petersen
Leader: Word of God in Christ, speak to us this day.
People: May your guidance lift us up and open us to new ways of living.
Leader: Let us gather in praise and worship.
People: Open our eyes, ears, and hearts, O Lord!
This is the day that the Lord has made.
People: We shall rejoice and be glad in it!
*Gathering Song
Open My Eyes, That I May See
UMH #454
WORDS: Clara H. Scott, 1895
1. Open my eyes,
that I may see
glimpses of truth
thou hast for me,
place in my hands
the wonderful key
that shall unclasp
and set me free.
Refrain
Silently now
I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
2. Open my ears,
that I may hear
voices of truth
thou sendest clear;
and while the wave-notes
fall on my ear,
everything false
will disappear.
Refrain
Silently now
I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my ears, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
3. Open my mouth
and let me bear
gladly the warm
truth everywhere;
open my heart
and let me prepare
love with thy children
thus to share.
Refrain
Silently now
I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my heart, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
Mystery Box
Moment for Missions
Assistance League
Prayer Song
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193
WORDS: Ken Medema
MUSIC: Ken Medema
© 1973 Hope Publishing Co.
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.
Pastoral, Silent and, The Lord’s Prayer
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.
Amen
Prayer Response
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193
WORDS: Ken Medema
MUSIC: Ken Medema
© 1973 Hope Publishing Co.
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.
Invitation to Offering
Lu Petersen
Offertory
Gloryland Way
MetroGnomes
Prayer of Thanks and Dedication
Rev. David Petty
*Doxology
Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Scripture Reading
Luke 4:16-30
Lu Petersen
When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” He said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Doctor, cure yourself!’ And you will say, ‘Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.’ ” And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months and there was a severe famine over all the land, yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. There were also many with a skin disease in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way.
Anthem
Daddy Sang Bass
MetroGnomes
Prayer for Illumination
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
Message
Jesus was Jewish
Rev. David Petty
*Hymn
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
UMH #117
WORDS: Isaac Watts, 1719 (Ps. 90)
1. O God, our help
in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from
the stormy blast,
and our eternal home!
2. Under the shadow
of thy throne,
still may we dwell secure;
sufficient is thine
arm alone,
and our defense is sure.
3. Before the hills
in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting,
thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages,
in thy sight,
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch
that ends the night,
before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an
ever rolling stream,
bears all who breathe away;
they fly forgotten,
as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6. O God, our help
in ages past,
our hope for years to come;
be thou our guide
while life shall last,
and our eternal home.
*Benediction Song
Irish Blessing
MetroGnomes
*Benediction
Rev. David Petty
Postlude
Stephanie Shorden
Prelude
I’ll Fly Away
MetroGnomes
Greeting
Rev. David Petty
*Threshold Song
Word of God Speak
Mercy Me
Peter Kipley and Bart Millard
© 2002 Wordspring Music, LLC, Songs From the Indigo Room and Simpleville Music
1. I’m finding myself
at a loss for words
and the funny thing is
it’s okay.
The last thing I need
is to be heard,
but to hear
what You would say.
Word of God, speak.
Would you pour down like rain, washing my eyes to see
your majesty,
to be still and know,
that you’re in this place?
Please let me stay and rest
in your holiness.
Word of God, speak.
2. I’m finding myself
in the midst of you,
beyond the music,
beyond the noise.
All that I need
is to be with you,
and in the quiet,
I hear your voice.
Word of God, speak.
Would you pour down like rain, washing my eyes to see
your majesty,
to be still and know,
that you’re in this place?
Please let me stay and rest
in your holiness.
Word of God, speak.
Would you pour down like rain, washing my eyes to see
your majesty,
to be still and know,
that you’re in this place?
Please let me stay and rest
in your holiness.
Word of God, speak.
Word of God, speak.
*Call To Worship
Lu Petersen
Leader: Word of God in Christ, speak to us this day.
People: May your guidance lift us up and open us to new ways of living.
Leader: Let us gather in praise and worship.
People: Open our eyes, ears, and hearts, O Lord!
This is the day that the Lord has made.
People: We shall rejoice and be glad in it!
*Gathering Song
Open My Eyes, That I May See
UMH #454
WORDS: Clara H. Scott, 1895
1. Open my eyes,
that I may see
glimpses of truth
thou hast for me,
place in my hands
the wonderful key
that shall unclasp
and set me free.
Refrain
Silently now
I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
2. Open my ears,
that I may hear
voices of truth
thou sendest clear;
and while the wave-notes
fall on my ear,
everything false
will disappear.
Refrain
Silently now
I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my ears, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
3. Open my mouth
and let me bear
gladly the warm
truth everywhere;
open my heart
and let me prepare
love with thy children
thus to share.
Refrain
Silently now
I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my heart, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
Mystery Box
Moment for Missions
Assistance League
Prayer Song
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193
WORDS: Ken Medema
MUSIC: Ken Medema
© 1973 Hope Publishing Co.
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.
Pastoral, Silent and, The Lord’s Prayer
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.
Amen
Prayer Response
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193
WORDS: Ken Medema
MUSIC: Ken Medema
© 1973 Hope Publishing Co.
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;
Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.
Invitation to Offering
Lu Petersen
Offertory
Gloryland Way
MetroGnomes
Prayer of Thanks and Dedication
Rev. David Petty
*Doxology
Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Scripture Reading
Luke 4:16-30
Lu Petersen
When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” He said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Doctor, cure yourself!’ And you will say, ‘Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.’ ” And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months and there was a severe famine over all the land, yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. There were also many with a skin disease in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way.
Anthem
Daddy Sang Bass
MetroGnomes
Prayer for Illumination
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
Message
Jesus was Jewish
Rev. David Petty
*Hymn
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
UMH #117
WORDS: Isaac Watts, 1719 (Ps. 90)
1. O God, our help
in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from
the stormy blast,
and our eternal home!
2. Under the shadow
of thy throne,
still may we dwell secure;
sufficient is thine
arm alone,
and our defense is sure.
3. Before the hills
in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting,
thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages,
in thy sight,
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch
that ends the night,
before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an
ever rolling stream,
bears all who breathe away;
they fly forgotten,
as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6. O God, our help
in ages past,
our hope for years to come;
be thou our guide
while life shall last,
and our eternal home.
*Benediction Song
Irish Blessing
MetroGnomes
*Benediction
Rev. David Petty
Postlude
Stephanie Shorden
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