August 29, 2021 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Shallowford Presbyterian Church
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August 29, 2021
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Shallowford Presbyterian Church is a welcoming community dedicated
to spiritual growth and service to all
in the manner of Jesus Christ.
office.shallowfordpresbyterian@gmail.com
336.766.3178
www.spcnc.org
1200 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Lewisville, NC 27023
WORSHIP LEADERS
Rev. Jeff Sockwell, Pastor
Sally Gant, Director of MusicGATHERING
Welcoming
Gathering Music “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” Arrangement: Marilyn Ham
Joanne Inkman, piano
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with Thee.
Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not.
As thou hast been, thou forever wilt be.
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed thy hand hath provided.
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed thy hand hath provided.
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed thy hand hath provided.
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Text: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923
Prayer of the Day (Unison) Jackie Rountree
Loving God, as I break the fast of evening rest give me an appetite for your good gifts.
Let my hunger be satisfied with the nourishing bread of life you offer in Jesus Christ,
that I may receive strength for the journey this day holds. Amen.Hymn “As a Chalice Cast of Gold” Hymn # 429
Tom Carlton, baritone
As a chalice cast of gold,
burnished, bright and brimmed with wine,
make me, Lord, as fit to hold
grace and truth and love divine.
Let my praise and worship start
with the cleansing of my heart.
Save me from the soothing sin
of the empty cultic deed
and the pious, babbling din
of the claimed but unlived creed.
Let my actions, Lord, express
what my tongue and lips profess.
When I bend upon my knees,
clasp my hands, or bow my head,
let my spoken, public pleas
be directly, simply said,
free of tangled words that mask
what my soul would plainly ask.
When I dance or chant your praise,
when I sing a psalm or hymn,
when I preach your loving ways,
let my heart add its Amen.
Let each cherished outward rite
thus reflect your inward light.
Music: Carol Doran, 1984. Tune: INWARD LIGHT
Text: Thomas H. Troeger, 1984.
© 1984 Oxford University Press.
Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-701687. All rights reserved.
Prayer for New Beginnings Liz Jenkins
God of the morning watches, my soul waits for you, and I hope in your word. Bread
of life, nourish, strengthen, and accompany me throughout this day, that I may labor
In love, share with the needy, and imitate your love. Amen.THE WORD
Prayer for Illumination Nancy McKay
God of daybreak, our souls wait for your light more than those who watch for the
morning. Let your Holy Spirit illumine our hearts with the light of your redemption, a
new day, a new life in Christ. Amen.
1st Reading Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Sally Gant
So now, Israel, give heed to the statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to observe,
so that you may live to enter and occupy the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors,
is giving you. You must neither add anything to what I command you nor take away
anything from it, but keep the commandments of the LORD your God with which I am
charging you. You must observe them diligently, for this will show your wisdom and
discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, “Surely this
great nation is a wise and discerning people!” For what other great nation has a god so near
to it as the LORD our God is whenever we call to him? And what other great nation has
statutes and ordinances as just as this entire law that I am setting before you today? But
take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have
seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your
children and your children's children—
Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.
2nd Reading Mark: 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Rev. Steve Pharr
Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered
around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that
is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they
thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not
eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other
traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) So the
Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the
tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied
rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but
their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as
doctrines.’ You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.” Then
he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand:
there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out
are what defile.” For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come:
fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy,
slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.Sermon Rev. Steve Pharr
Solo: “I Need You to Survive”
Diana Tuffin, vocalist; Sally Ann Morris, piano
I need you, you need me.
We're all a part of God's body.
Stand with me, agree with me.
We're all a part of God's body.
It is his will, that every need be supplied.
You are important to me, I need you to survive.
I pray for you, You pray for me.
I love you, I need you to survive.
I won't harm you with words from my mouth.
I love you, I need you to survive.
It is his will, that every need be supplied.
You are important to me, I need you to survive.
Words and Music: David Frazier
EMI Christian Music Group
© Copyright 2003 God's Music Inc. / Li'l Dave's Music Inc. (ASCAP).
Reprinted under CCLI License # 11144687. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
THANKSGIVING
Prayers of Intercession (Responsive) Jackie Rountree
Let us pray for the needs of the world God so loves, saying,
We wait for you, Lord, in your word we hope.
Attentive God, we lift our voice to you. Drawn by your steadfast love and confident
in your great power to redeem, we pray for the church, those in need, and all your
creation.
We wait for you, Lord, in your word we hope.
Bless your church to extend mercy to the outcast, kindness to the stranger, and
forgiveness to the erring.
We wait for you, Lord, in your word we hope.
Restore justice with mercy and truth with trust in our nations and neighborhoods.
We wait for you, Lord, in your word we hope.Raise up those who cry from the depths of poverty, oppression, illness, and despair. We wait for you, Lord, in your word we hope. Help us to put away bitterness and wrath, anger and slander, and be kind to one another, living in love as you have loved us. We wait for you, Lord, in your word we hope. Let your love embrace those we now remember in our hearts. We wait for you, Lord, in your word we hope. Thank you for our ancestors, who ate your living bread and live forever. We wait for you, Lord, in your word we hope. Nourishing God, to you we commit our prayers through Christ, the bread of life. Amen. Lord’s Prayer (Unison) Ecumenical Version Nancy McKay Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen. Affirmation of Faith (Unison) From a Brief Statement of Faith Jackie Rountree We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father. In sovereign love God created the world good and makes everyone equally in God's image, male and female, of every race and people, to live as one community. In everlasting love, the God of Abraham and Sarah chose a covenant people to bless all families of the earth. Hearing their cry, God delivered the children of Israel from the house of bondage. Loving us still, God makes us heirs with Christ of the covenant. Like a mother who will not forsake her nursing child, like a father who runs to welcome the prodigal home, God is faithful still. Invitation to the Offering Liz Jenkins Christ loved us and sacrificed for us. As beloved children, let us be imitators of God, presenting our gifts as a fragrant offering and sacrifice, through Christ our Lord. Prayer of Thanksgiving/Dedication Nancy McKay Generous, transforming God, thank you for the blessing of labor, through which you have provided these gifts for our hands to share with those in need. We dedicate them now as an expression of your love for the world, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
SENDING
Charge Jackie Rountree
Drawn by the Father, nourished by Christ, and sealed by the Holy Spirit, go now to
imitate God’s love, feeding the hungry, forgiving the hateful, and spreading the
fragrance of grace wherever there is need.
Hymn “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian” Hymn # 729
Tom Carlton, baritone
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of God’s grace!
The name of Jesus charms our fears
and bids our sorrows cease,
sings music in the sinner's ears,
brings life and health and peace.
Christ speaks, and listening to his voice
new life the dead receive;
the mournful waken to rejoice;
the poor in heart believe.
My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honors of thy name
To God all glory, praise, and love
be now and ever given
by saints below and saints above
the Church in earth and heaven.
Text and Music: African American Spiritual
Blessing Liz Jenkins
God feeds us forever with the bread of life and upholds us with steadfast love. You are
blessed, redeemed, and gifted with grace through Christ our Lord!____________________________________________________________________________
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