GATHERING TO PRAISE GOD Sunday, August 7, 2022
Prelude
Praise Song
Welcome
The People Gather
L: This day we come to praise and thank God for all that God has done for us.
P: We gather to celebrate God’s love and to offer our lives in service.
L: Come, let us open our hearts to the Lord!
P: Let us rejoice in God’s goodness and love. AMEN.
Hymn
The People Pray
Loving God, open our hearts today to hear your words so that we may focus on the ways in which you intend us to live and be of service to you. Help us to see the opportunities for ministry all around us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. AMEN.
Special Music
Children’s Moment
The Word of God for the People of God
*Scripture *
1 Samuel 16:1-
The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to grieve over Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and get going. I’m sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have found[a] my next king among his sons.”
2 “How can I do that?” Samuel asked. “When Saul hears of it he’ll kill me!”
“Take a heifer with you,” the Lord replied, “and say, ‘I have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord.’
1 Samuel 16:12-13
So Jesse sent and brought him in. He was reddish brown, had beautiful eyes, and was good-looking. The Lord said, “That’s the one. Go anoint him.” 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him right there in front of his brothers. The Lord’s spirit came over David from that point forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.
1 Samuel 16:21-22
21 That is how David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked David very much,[a] and David became his armor-bearer. 22 Saul sent a message to Jesse: “Please allow David to remain in my service because I am pleased with him.” 23 Whenever the evil spirit from God affected Saul, David would take the lyre and play it. Then Saul would relax and feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him alone.
Message Not that one, the other one
Pastoral Prayer
The People Bring Their Gifts
There are baskets in the back or use your online app
The People Come to the Table
Blessing of the Sacraments
Sharing the meal
The People Go into The World
Praise Song
Benediction
Postlude
God sees
In what ways do we still often judge possible
leaders in any field mainly on outward show, and miss other important qualities for good or ill?
How can you learn from the Bible’s human characters when they weren’t flawless or
super-human?