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WELCOME
At Engadine Uniting we believe all people are created lovingly and wonderfully in the image of God, and we welcome everyone to this church and worship time regardless of race, age, ability, sexuality and gender. We love sharing our love and care to everyone sitting in our pews or watching on Zoom or other devices. Please feel very welcome here this morning.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
LIGHTING THE CANDLE
The light of the world is Jesus who shares our worship today.
The joy of the Lord be with you all.
And also with you.
We have come here to sit at the feet of Christ and learn from him.
I am like a green olive tree in the house of God.
He has convened this group of people , and by the Spirit is among us.
I will proclaim your name, O God, for it is good.
By Christ’s grace we gladly worship the God whose glory
will always stretch far beyond our comprehension
yet whose love is as simple and available as the air we breathe.
I will trust the steadfast love of God forever and ever.
PRAYER OF APPROACH
God our most holy Friend, we come to you with gratitude and awe. You are a God whose glory fills heaven and earth! Praise belongs to you forever!
Loving God, you are able to do new things when we least expect it. Whenever we become stuck in a rut, staying put and complaining, please firmly call our names.
Show us again the vision of Jesus going on ahead of us, beckoning us to follow and share in the all-inclusive worship and service. In Jesus name and to your honour.
Hymn Come in Come and Sit down
CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE
It’s time to confront ourselves. It’s time to make a good confession.
Lets pray.
Because at times we feel neither awe in the vicinity of your love nor shame in the presence of your light; Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Because it is not in your nature to let us get away with self deceit, or allow us to drift in the shallows of triviality and indifference; Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Because we are neither as good as we publicly pretend, or as hopeless as we privately feel when we are down in the dumps; Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Holy Friend and Saviour, meet with us beneath the currents and eddies of our inner lives; beneath the strata of either our shame or our excuses.
Meet us with your mercy that forgives and redeems at measureless cost, wanting nothing more than our health and happiness.
Meet us that we may know that even when we have fallen badly, there is more than enough grace to put things right and create a better future.
Meet us with that loving Word which can make the blind see and the deaf to hear.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen!
My friends in the family of God it is written for our benefit:
Where sin multiplies, grace much more multiplies.
Hear again Christ’s liberating word of grace.
Your sins are forgiven.”
Thanks be to God!
Children time and song I wish I were a Butterfly
Interview Andrew
Hymn 164 The Great Love of God
THANKSGIVING
With thanksgiving in our hearts and minds, let us pray.
Holy Friend, Source and Sustenance of your people, we want to say ‘thank you’ for the gift of life and all the joys that enhance it.
We are grateful for the multiplicity of sounds, scents and tastes, that enrich every waking moment.
We are blessed by those who love us enough to comfort us when we are wounded and confront us when we are being wilful.
We are grateful for your gift of the church, which in spite of its obvious imperfections, has nurtured our spirits and raised our sights
We thank you for outstanding personalities, some famous some obscure, whose lives shine like beacons of encouragement.
We give praise for the Nazarene we know as Christ Jesus, who goes beyond all others in lifting us out of frustration and defeat into the light of a glorious destiny.
We give thanks for your intimate friendship, your own Holy Spirit helping us to befriend others as we journey towards the fulfilment of your purposes.
Thanks is too small a word, O God. But you know our hearts and accept the profound gratitude that stirs there whenever we stop and take stock. Wonderful are you, joy of the universe!
Amen!
Hymn TIS 581 Happy the Home
BIBLE READING Luke 10 38 – 42 Robert
Martha and Mary
38 The Lord and his disciples were traveling along and came to a village. When they got there, a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat down in front of the Lord and was listening to what he said. 40 Martha was worried about all that had to be done. Finally, she went to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it bother you that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to come and help me!”
41 The Lord answered, “Martha, Martha! You are worried and upset about so many things, 42 but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen what is best, and it will not be taken away from her.”
May God help us to gain a new understanding of this passage.
Sermon: with thanks to Bruce Prewer and other sources for this message compiled by Jan. You can view the bible readings and the message from 22mins 04sec.
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SENDING OUT
Go your way with thanksgiving.
Enjoy those who love you most and pray for those who dislike you most.
Be compassionate in the face of human need and patient in the presence of stupidity.
Let the love of Christ be your map and goal, your pride and your strength.
The grace of Jesus of Nazareth , the love of the eternal God, and the fellowship of the Spirit of liberty, be with you now and always.
Amen!
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