Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1-13
1In the beginning when God created* the heavens and the earth, 2the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God* swept over the face of the waters. 3Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. 4And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
6 And God said, ‘Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.’ 7So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. 8God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
9 And God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so. 10God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11Then God said, ‘Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.’ And it was so. 12The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
Scripture: Genesis 1:20
And God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.
Scripture: Genesis 1:24
And Gods Said, "let the earth bring forth living creatures of every king: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every king." And it was so.
Scripture: Genesis 26-27
26 Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind* in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth,* and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’
27So God created humankind* in his image,
in the image of God he created them;*
male and female he created them.
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Sermon Text: John 21:1-19
The Regional Minister for Arizona will be delivering the Message on July 12: The Right Reverend Denny Williams.
Scripture Selection:
John 21:1-19
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’ They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you have no fish, have you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ He said to them, ‘Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the lake. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.
When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.’ So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Jesus and Peter
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’ A second time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Tend my sheep.’ He said to him the third time, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ And he said to him, ‘Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.’ (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, ‘Follow me.’
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Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34
24 ‘No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.*
Do Not Worry
25 ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink,* or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?* 28And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31Therefore do not worry, saying, “What will we eat?” or “What will we drink?” or “What will we wear?” 32For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But strive first for the kingdom of God* and his* righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
34 ‘So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
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Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah* took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. 20But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.’ 22All this took place to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
23‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel’,
which means, ‘God is with us.’ 24When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, 25but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son;* and he named him Jesus.
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SPIRIT OF PENTECOST CONTINUES
July 5, 2009
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
10:15 a.m. Worship Service
Message delivered by Dave Groves
Sermon Title: The Four Steps of Creation: Fact or Fiction
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-13,20, 24, 26-27
Weekly Lectionary Readings: Year A
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 David was afraid of the LORD that day; he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come into my care?"
Psalm 48 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised. . .
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained?
Mark 6:1-13 Then Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without honor, except on their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house."
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The Call to Worship for Sunday, July 5, 2009:
Call to Worship
Leader: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
People: He was in the beginning with God
Leader: All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything
made that was made.
People: In Him was life, and the Life was the Light of men.
Leader: The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not over come it.
People: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.
All: We have beheld His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
Amen!
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Call to Worship for July 12
One: Come, let's sing for joy to the Lord.
Many: LET US SHOUT PRAISES TO THE ROCK WHO SAVES US.
One: Let's come to him with thanksgiving and sing songs to Him.
Many: BECAUSE THE LORD IS GREAT AND THE KING OF KINGS.
One: Come, let's worship Him and bow down, let's kneel before the Lord who made us.
Many: BECAUSE HE IS OUR GOD AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE HE CARES FOR.
One: Sing to the Lord a new song because He has done miracles.
Many: SHOUT WITH JOY TO THE LORD, ALL THE EARTH; BURST INTO SONGS AND MAKE MUSIC.
One: Let the world and everyone in it sing.
All: LET US SING BEFORE THE LORD FOR HE IS GREAT. AMEN!
Call to Worship for Sunday, July 19, 2009
One: Stand up and bless the LORD, Your God for ever and ever.
Many: Blessed be thy glorious name O God.
One: Your have made the heavens, the earth, and all things therein.
Many: Blessed be our creator and protector.
One: You have made us to worship You.
Many: Let us worship you, O God, with all the hosts of heaven.
One: Praise be to God whose compassion, grace, and mercy endures forever.
Many: Come, let us worshjip and bow down. Praise be to God. Amen.
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