Lectionary
1 Samuel 8:4-11(12-15) 16-20, 11:14-15 Appoint for us a king to govern us
Psalm 138 I give thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 If this earthly tent is destroyed we have a building from God
Mark 3:20-35 A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand

Possible Hymns
147 To God be the glory, great things he has done
139 O love of God how strong and true
105 Let all the world in every corner sing
217 Love divine, all loves excelling
508 Jesus we thus obey
530 Now let us from this table rise
563 Let him to whom we now belong

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Order of Service Pentecost +2 (Ordinary 10) Year B

The Gathering of the People of God

CALL TO WORSHIP

Let us worship God who calls us all into his community:
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD;
and all the families of the nations shall worship before him. - Psalm 22:27

HYMN 139 O love of God how strong and true

PRAYER OF ADORATION

Eternal God, Lord of heaven and earth, we praise you for your greatness. Your wisdom is seen in all your works. Your grace and truth are revealed in Jesus Christ your Son. Your presence and power are given to us through the Holy Spirit. Therefore, O blessed Trinity, we worship and adore you for ever and ever. Amen.

CONFESSION

Loving God, Lord of the Church, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed: we have not loved you with all our heart or served you with all our strength; we have been blind to the vision of a renewed world and deaf to your call to costly discipleship; we have been indifferent to the suffering of others and unwilling to forgive one another. In your mercy, Lord, pardon and restore us, that together in the ministry of Christ we may serve you with joy all the days of our life. Amen.

DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS

In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. (2 Corinthians 5:19)
Hear then Christ's word of grace, 'Your sins are forgiven'
Thanks be to God

DOXOLOGY: Hymn 771 Now to him who is able

Service of the Word

INTRODUCTION OF THEME: Our eternal home
Psalm 138 I give thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart
EPISTLE 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 If this earthly tent is destroyed we have a building from God
GOSPEL Mark 3:20-35 A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand

HYMN 217 Love divine, all loves excelling

SERMON
THE CREED p. 62

OFFERING AND DEDICATION
SHARING TIME [Notices, celebrations, requests for intercessions]
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

The Lord's Supper

THE PEACE

The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.

HYMN 508 Jesus we thus obey

Liturgy for the Lord’s Supper: Uniting in Worship pp 65-71

The Sending Forth of the People of God

HYMN 563 Let him to whom we now belong
WORD OF MISSION
BLESSING
DISMISSAL Go in peace to love and serve the Lord:
In the name of Christ. Amen.
Shalom 778