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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Today’s Meditation Verse: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, O LORD.” —Psalm 19:14, NRSV
Welcome...Pastor Charles
Prelude...Kyle Dacon
*Call to Worship (Psalm 19:1-4)...Amy Abshire
Leader: The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork.
People: Day to day pours forth speech, and night tonight declares knowledge.
Leader: There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard;
People: Yet their voice goes out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world.
*Hymn...“Christ for the World We Sing” (UMH #568)
Invitation to Follow...Amy Abshire
Abandon the illusion you’re a self-contained individual.
Be a part of this wounded world and find yourself with Christ.
Set aside your own desires, give yourself fully for others; be the hands and heart of Jesus.
Renounce self-protection, accept your brokenness, and reach out for love.
Let go of your own plans. Join in the healing of the world. You will not be alone.
Follow your soul, not your ego. Follow it right into people’s suffering.
Follow it right into the heart of God.
Pour yourself out; let the world pour in; then you are one with the Beloved.
—by Rev. Steve Garnaas-Holmes, www.unfoldinglight.net
First Lesson: James 3:1-12...Amy Abshire
Hymn...“Lord, Speak to Me” (UMH #463)
Community prayer concerns and celebrations
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer...Pastor Charles
Second Lesson: Mark 8:27-38...Pastor Charles
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon...Pastor Charles / “With a single word”
*Hymn...“Living for Jesus” (TFWS #2149)
*Words for the Journey...Pastor Charles
Postlude...Kyle Dacon / “He Is Exalted,” arranged by Cindy Berry
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