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Difficult Passages #8: Job

02/23/2025 - 10:25 am

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CENTERING MUSIC I Want Jesus to Walk with Me Trad. Spiritual
Arr. John Carter

MOMENT OF HOPE

CALL TO WORSHIP

God, since you are always present to us, enfolding us in your love, we may sometimes be perplexed, but we don’t despair.

We thank you that you have come to us in Jesus the Christ, healing and liberating, showing us who you are.

Your light, shining in the face of Christ, is reflected in our hearts.

As we see you in Jesus, may others see Christ in us, to the glory of your name. Amen.

When peace like a river attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll,

Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

It is well (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)

It is well; it is well with my soul!

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,

Let this blest assurance control,

That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,

and hath given his love for my soul.

It is well (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)

It is well; it is well with my soul!

Lord, hasten the day when our faith shall be sight

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,

The trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend,

Even so, it is well with my soul.

It is well (it is well) with my soul (with my soul)

It is well; it is well with my soul!

PRAYER CONFESSING OUR NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE

One: Surely the sufferings of the present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

People: All creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God.

One: We groan inwardly as we wait;

People: And as we wait, we hope for what we do not see.

All: God, come quickly and answer our hopes with the gift of new life!

MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER

SONG OF RENEWAL #740 Lead Me, Guide Me (chorus)

Lead me, guide me, along the way

For, if you lead me, I cannot stray.

Lord, let me walk each day with thee.

Lead me, O Lord, lead me.

CELEBRATION OF GOD’S GRACE

God’s timing is different than our own, but God’s grace is bigger than we can imagine. As we wait we can indeed trust and have faith in God’s eternal love and vision for our lives!
Alleluia, Amen!

*PASSING THE PEACE

Pastor: The peace of Christ be with you.

People: And with you also.

Pastor: Let us pass the peace of Christ.

People: The peace of Christ be with you. (To one another)

ANTHEM Over My Head Trad. Spiritual
Arr. Adam and Matt Pond

BLESSING THE CHILDREN AND SINGING TO GODLY PLAY

This Little Light of Mine

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

Today’s Story “Jesus Heals Two Women”
Kathleen Krentz & Joyclyn Van

Leader: And as we continue our worship…

Congregation: May God be with you there.

Children: May God be with you here.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Leader: God in your grace,

People: Hear our prayer

PASTORAL PRAYER

THE LORD’S PRAYER

As we pray together the Lord's Prayer, you are invited to say this in whatever version is most comforting and meaningful to you. Here is one possible version (ecumenical version) that you can use:

Our Father, who is in heaven, holy be your name.

Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

SCRIPTURES: Job 1 & Job 38:1-11

RESPONSE

Reader: The word of the Lord

People: Thanks be to God

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION, from Psalm 19 - responsively

Pastor: May the words of my mouth

People: And the meditations of our hearts

All: Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord,

Our rock and our redeemer. Amen

SERMON Difficult Passages 8 - Job

MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION

*HYMN OF RESPONSE #634 To God Be the Glory

To God be the glory; great things he has done! So love he the world that he gave us his Son,

Who yielded his life an atonement for sin, and opened the life-gate that all may go in.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the earth hear his voice!

Praise the Lord, praise the lord; let the people rejoice!

O Come, to the Father through Jesus the son,

And give him the glory; great things he has done!

Great things he has taught us; great things he has done,

And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;

But purer and higher and greater will be our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the earth hear his voice!

Praise the Lord, praise the lord; let the people rejoice!

O Come, to the Father through Jesus the son,

And give him the glory; great things he has done!

MOMENT OF THANKS

OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS

OFFERTORY Deep River Trad. Spiritual
Arr. Marianne Kim

*DOXOLOGY

Praise God from whom all grace flows forth.

Praise Life, all creatures here on earth.

Praise Light who guides us no our way.

Praise Love who forms us day by day.

*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Thank you, God, for the beauty of the living things around us: the plants, the animals, the earth. They remind us that You are alive, helping to make our lives beautiful. Thank you for sharing your presence with us. Thank you for choosing us to carry on your work in the world. We bring our gifts of ourselves to help in that work. Bless all we give so that it may be used to do good here and around the world. Amen.

*CLOSING HYMN #175 Seek Ye First vs. 1, 2

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and its righteousness,

And all these things shall be added unto you,

Allelu, alleluia!

Ask and it shall be given unto you; seek, and you shall find;

Knock and the door shall be opened unto you,

Allelu, alleluia!

*POSTLUDE Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Trad. Spiritual Arr. Marianne Kim

*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION